23 September 2019
Having had a great start to the tour the boys were very keen
to get on the paddock and have a good hit out. Playing on a very impressive
synthetic 4G field we were blessed with fine weather, for at least the majority
of the game.
Receiving the kick off we managed to make a meal of it which
resulted in a scrum to Langton on the 20m line – result, grubber kick and down
seven nil due to the resulting converted try. Poor start but a chance to
regroup and put this behind us. Matching it well up front and willing to throw
the ball around both sides played some exciting and expansive rugby. While IPC
was doing well by trusting their systems and defending well we were not
protecting our own ball at the breakdown causing us to turn the ball over on
several occasions cheaply.
These cheap turnovers made the boys work extremely hard to
weather the storm but at the same time made them sit up and assess the
situation. Realising what needed to be done IPC shortened up their support
lines and accuracy at the attacking breakdown and began to make large inroads
into Langton’s defence. Having adapted well the boys managed to dominate field
position and came away at half time in front by two tries, Ethan Woods and
Terrence Rooney, to one.
Starting the second half well, IPC found themselves up
against a new look Langton team which was prepared to shift the ball from edge
to edge to challenge our defence and really put us under the pump, having to
scramble in defence on several occasions. Another challenge was just around the
corner with the weather deciding to test the skills of the Townsville lads and
challenge them it did.
With the wet weather came the call from coaching staff to
tighten it up and be direct, something that did not happen straight away. Still
playing as if it was a bright sunny day, IPC backed themselves out wide which
resulted in a number of more than pleasing outcomes. While there were moments
that were quite comical the boys worked extremely hard and ran in an additional
three tries to two in the second stanza to come away eventual winners 31 to 21.
Tries: Ethan Woods, Terrence Rooney, Zac Thomson, Darcy
Walters and Harrison Keir.
Conversions: Nic Pearce (6)
MVP’s: (3) Zac Thomson – (2) Ethan Woods – (1) Harri Keir
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