Knights vs Exeter

Here are the teams are in for this afternoon's 3pm kick off at Castle Park.

Doncaster Knights: A Carter, A Wright, C Briers, B Armitage, O Goss, J Brooks, C Hallam, T Toke, S Boden, N Tau, G Kenworthy, G Townson, N Cochrane, S Grainger, A Boyde.
Replacements: M Cusack, S Lawrie, L Thiede, B Griffiths, S McColl, N Griffiths, A Kettle.

Exeter Chiefs: P Dollman, M Jess, N Sestaret, B Rennie, M Foster, D Gray, H Thomas, B Sturgess, N Clark, C Budgen, T Hayes (C), J Hanks, T Johnson, J Scaysbrook, R Baxter.
Replacements: S Alcott, H Tui, D Gannon, A Miller, C Stuart-Smith, M Cornwell, S Jones.

Live Updates to follow.

2-3 mins: Brett Sturgess penalised for holding on after a good passage of play for Exeter. Brooks finds touch all the way back into Exeter's 22. The line out is won and the Doncaster forwards have the ball, the ball is worked quickly to Goss on the wing, who loses possesion as he is caught by the Exeter flanker. (0-0)

5-6 mins: Doncaster have the ball again in the Cheifs 22, with the forwards really putting in the effort doing the hard yards of picking and going & after a good drive by Toma Toke the ball is fed back to Brooks who goes for the cross field kick, but puts too much weight on the kick and the ball goes dead into touch. (0-0)

9 mins: Exeter secure their line out on halfway and have the ball in midfield and the ball is fed back to Danny Gray who kicks right into the hands of Antony Carter who kicks back downfield winning that little territory battle. (0-0)

12 mins: Glen Townson steals the ball from the Exeter line out but as the play went down the line the ball is knocked on and Exeter now have it back under possesion. (0-0)

13 mins: James Hanks penalised for the visitors for going over the top, Knights set the line out midway back into Exeter’s half. The line out is won and play is switched to left but again the ball is lost forward, this time by Chris Hallam & Exeter can set their scrum. (0-0)

18-20 mins: Knights forwards on the front foot attacking deep in Exeter’s half, having reached the 22 Hallam spins the ball out to the backs and they’ve caught Exeter offside to earn a penalty. James Brooks has stepped up to take the penalty & his kick is good. (3-0)

23-25 mins: Knights penalised for bringing down the Exeter maul. The Chiefs now have a line out inside the Knights 22, whichs is collected by Richie Baxter and shortly after the Knights are penalised again. From here I was a little unsure why, but this time Exeter have decided to for the points to level it up & Gray's kick only just squeezes inside the posts. (3-3)

28 mins: Exeter penalised twice inside the matter of minutes, the second time  for not rolling away and from only metres inside their half James Brooks has stepped up to take this penalty attempt & his kick sails over the bar. (6-3)

31-35 mins: Knights penalised at their own scrum ten metres inside Exeter's half, Gray finds touch for a line midway back inside the Knights half. The Exeter line out is won at the back and their forwards have it in midfield and Steve Boden has been penalised. Exeter have a second line out a few yards further down the touchline, which is won and now the Chiefs pack are driving to towards the Knights line, the ball comes out to Gray who finds Bryan Rennie on his inside who runs in on the angle to score. Gray step up and converts. (6-10)

39 mins: Knights enjoy their best spell of the game, moving down field down the left flank at pace, the final play is fed to on running Ngalu Tau who unfortunately knocks on only metres short of the line. (6-10)

40+ mins: Knights have a line out in the closing minutes midway into the Chiefs half but Exeter have defended it well and earnt a line out of their own, which is won but theres no time to play on so Haydn Thomas kicks the ball into touch to bring the half to an end. (6-10)

HALF TIME at Castle ParK: Doncaster Knights 6 Exeter Cheifs 10

Second Half:

41 mins: Exeter have an early line out in the Knights 22, but the ball is stolen and the Knights counter attack, the move is short lived as Andy Wright is put into touch on the wing. (6-10)

43 mins: TRY time. Antony Carter beats his opposite number and collects the kick over the Exeter defense and gets the ball away to Oli Goss who runs in down the left flank to score for the second weekend in a row. Brooks steps up  and puts the kick wide of the posts. (11-10)

47 mins: Knights penalised deep inside their own 22 when it looked like they'd just turned over the ball, but the referee has deemed it to be done illegally. Gray steps up and puts the penalty over. (11-13)

49 mins: Andy Wright steals the ball outwide for the Knights and earns his side a penalty. Brooks fails to find touch and Exeter return the kick Antony Carter who in turn counter attacks. (11-13)

51-53 mins: Exeter on the attack, midway into the Knights half & the ball comes back inside from the right & Exeter attack down the left with their centre Nic Sestaret scoring. The try wasn't given immediately but after a discussion with his touch judge the try is given. I must say from where I'm sat it looked like a double movement, but obviously it wasn't as the try was given. Gray fails to convert. (11-18)

56 mins:  Chris Budgen knocks on at the line out & now the Knights have a scrum in Exeter's 22. Chris Hallams puts the ball in and the Knights are awarded a penalty. Brooks has decided to for the points & his kick is good. (14-18)

63 mins: Hallam's box kick is charged down and the ball ricoshays into touch allowing the Knights to restart on their 22. Exeter's replacement full back's kick return goes out on the full and the Knights have a line out just past half way, which is won. Hallam box kicks again and the mark is called by Exeter's left wing. (14-18)

66 mins: Another superb flowing move from the Knights, this time as the ball had made its way out wide to Oli Goss the move is ended as the winger is put into touch. (14-18)

69 mins: Another wave of attack from the Knights is finished off in the corner by Andy Wright, after some superb work from Tongan prop Toma Toke. Brooks steps up the conversion and the wind just drags it wide. (19-18)

74 mins: James Brooks wins the kicking territory battle with Danny Gray and finds touch past half way for Exeter line out, but the Knights have managed  to steal the ball and kick downfield. (19-18)

75 mins: Knights penalised for holding on, when it looked like the turnover had been completed. Gray has stepped up to take the kick from roughly 405 metres & his kick is good. (19-21)

78-80+  mins: Exeter have a scrum just into the Knights half over on the left hand side of the pitch and the Knights have been penalised. Gray finds touch right on the Knights 22, Exeter win their line out their forwards have it in midfield. Now we're in the final minutes of the game with 3 added minutes to be played and Exeter aren't allowing Doncaster a sniff of the ball. The Cheifs forwards are just picking and going in an attempt to run the clock down and have now been awarded a penalty by the referee. Baxter boots the ball into touch to end the game.

FULL TIME at Castle Park: Doncaster Knights 19 - Exeter Chiefs 21