Sheppey Rugby Club hit by the loss through injury of New Zealander Dylan Davies
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Sheppey's Luke Barker is
stopped in his tracks against Beccehamanian on Saturday
Sheppey Rugby Club's 27-11
victory over Beccehamian on Saturday was soured by the loss of New
Zealand import Dylan Davies with a double leg fracture.
Davies was making only his third
appearance for the Island side and had been a key player in the
club’s recent resurgence.
The win at The Ditch was Sheppey’s
fifth from their last six Kent 1 matches – a remarkable turnaround
in a season which took them eight league outings to record their
first success.
Head coach Frank Davis was happy
with the win but the injury to his No.8 left that achievement under
a cloud.
He said: "It took a massive shine
off the achievement.
"It’s part and parcel of the game,
but it doesn’t matter how many years you have been involved it does
take the enjoyment out. We just hope he now has a speedy
recovery.
"They were clean breaks and
fortunately there was no ligament damage. His leg was put back
together and plated, and fingers crossed for him.
"He is quite an influential player
for us and he’ll be sadly missed."
Saturday's win came a week after
losing 26-23 at Ashford. It leaves Sheppey four points clear of the
bottom two but, with their final four games against top five sides,
Davis knows they can’t afford to become complacent.
"The mark of a good team is how you
bounce back from a defeat," said Davis.
"We’re not out of it yet and there
are some hard games coming up.
"We’re physically and mentally
strong and every game we go into we’re looking to win and that will
especially be the case against Sittingbourne on Saturday.
"Mathematically we are going to
need a result somewhere along the line and I hope we don’t leave it
until the last game."
Wednesday, March 10 2010
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