Canterbury RFC let lead slip and lose at Shelford in National League 2 South
Canterbury allowed an 11-point lead to slip as they went down
40-31 at Shelford in National 2 South on Saturday.
The city club made an impressive start and after just three
minutes scrum half Dave Marshall scored his fourth try in as many
games.
The hosts replied with a penalty try but fit-again skipper Pete
Kelly finished a superb driving maul with a second Canterbury
score.
However, Shelford edged ahead before the break with a converted
try and a penalty but after the break, Canterbury put themselves
into a potentially match-winning position as Ricky Mackintosh’s run
and kick ahead was chased down by Martyn Beaumont to score and
three minutes later, the full-back returned the favour, handing
Mackintosh a clear run through.
Tony Browne added the extras but Shelford responded with a catch
and drive try, only for Beaumont to power onto a pass from Alex
Veale and score, with Browne’s third conversion making it
31-20.
However, the hosts began to pile on the pressure and scored
twice to take a 32-31 lead.
Wim Baars then received a sin-binning less than 15 minutes from
time, with Shelford kicking the subsequent penalty and despite
battling on a man short, a second penalty try took the hosts out of
sight.
The city club did secure a try bonus point and stay eighth while
Shelford remain fifth.
04/03/13
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