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GRAINGER RETURNS FOR KNIGHTS IN HOME GAME AGAINST CORNISH PIRATES ON SATURDAY
For their match against Cornish Pirates at Castle Park on Saturday, Doncaster’s Director of Rugby Lynn Howells makes three changes from the team that beat Coventry last weekend.
The Knight’s team is:
Carter, W. Davies, Tonga'uiha, Armitage, Van Vuuren, Lennard, Albinson, List, Boden, Tau, Smith, Kenworthy, Griffiths, Grainger, Afu.
Replacements: T.Davies, Toke, Cusack, Cochrane, Hallam, Warnock, G.Hughes.
The three changes that the Knights make are all within their 22 man match day squad with Jamie Albinson comes in for Chris Hallam at scrum half; Tongan international prop Ngalu Ta’u replaces Michael Cusack at prop and Simon Grainger gets the call over Neil Cochrane at flanker. Knights winger Wes Davies faces his former club whilst former Doncaster player Tom Luke is expected to be included at centre in the Pirates team. In addition, Rhys Jones, son of former Knights Director of Rugby Kingsley Jones is expected to play for the visitors at flyhalf.
Saturday will present the Knights with the opportunity to get a “monkey off their backs” as they have lost all seven games (including one cup game) against Pirates since they gained promotion into National Division One. The last three home games have all been very close with the Knights losing by 29 points to 23; 13 points 10 (cup) and 16 points to 12. It is to be hoped that the Knights will continue with the improved form that they showed against Coventry last weekend and take advantage of a Pirates side that is struggling to get into its stride. Once thing is certain however Pirates will bring with them probably the most colourful set of supporters – the Press Gang - of any team in this league.
Cornish Pirates team news for todays game.
A. Winnan, B. Tuohy, P. Devlin, T. Luke, R. McAtee, R. Jones, E. Fairhurst, B. Bedes, I. Motusaga, C. Morgan, B. Gulliver (capt), H. Senekal, S. Heard, R. Elloway, A. Paver.
Replacements:
D. Dawidiuk, S. Franklin, P. Cook, M. Burak, N. Griffiths, S. Winn, J. Moore.
Live Updates to follow.
1 mins: Doncaster have the first line out of the afternoon and Glen Kenworthy wins the ball setting up a nice play with Hudson breaking through, however the move ends as Bevan Armitage is penalised for holding on.
5-8 mins: The pirates have a scrum midway in the Doncaster half after a knock by a Doncaster player, the pirates retain the ball and are starting to spread the ball across the pitch nicely, Doncaster are now penalised giving Rhys Jones the first chance to score today, which he kicks left of the post.
10 mins: Doncaster awarded a penalty, after some good team play which came about after a bit hit on Tom Luke by Ngalu Tau. Jamie Lennard steps up to make his first penalty attempt of the game, which he makes to give the knights the lead.
12 mins: Rhys Jones makes amends for his early penalty miss and makes the scores level after the pirates had started well from the restart.
15 mins: Tom Luke makes a crushing tackle on Bevan Armitage earning a scrum for the pirates, who are now attacking well across the field, but Donavan Van Vuuren forces the player into touch giving Doncaster a scrum.
18 mins: A good break from Simon Grainger is ruined after Hudson knocks on following a loose pass by Jamie Lennard. However the pirates have conceded possession giving Doncaster a scrum to defend well into their own half.
22-25 mins: After a few minutes of exchanging kicks, Jamie Lennard finds touch deep in the Pirates half, giving the Doncaster forwards a line out to attack, which they do & win and push over for the first try of the game, coming through Simon Grainger. Jamie Lennard makes the conversion.
27 mins: Doncaster awarded a penalty after the Pirates pack are penalised for pulling the scrum down. Jamie Lennard has a penalty attempt, which he misses as the ball goes just to the right.
30 mins: Doncaster win a scrum and break well up field, but loose possession allowing the Pirates to break, but in turn they lose possession. Giving Donavan a chance to run, but his run is brought to an end & the Pirates are awarded a penalty after a little bit of an on field fracas.
32 mins: The pirates won the line out & are now attacking through Tom Luke down the left, who has passed it on to the forwards, who are penalised for holding on.
34 mins: Wes Davies intercepts a long pass but passes the ball into touch, giving the Pirates a scrum in the Doncaster half, which they win & have spread the ball nicely into the midfield, but lose giving Doncaster a scrum to defend.
37 mins: Doncaster won the scrum and Jamie Lennard kicked the ball downfield, the Pirates fullback returned the ball, which has resulted in a scrum to Doncaster again midway in their own half.
40+ mins: Doncaster are penalised on the half way line & Rhys Jones finds touch. The pirates retain the ball at the line out and attack down the centre again, but the referee blows his whistle for half time
Second Half.
43 mins: Try scored by Jamie Lennard after some good team play, Doncaster really have started the second half brightly.
46 mins: Doncaster are defending a scrum in their half, and now Jamie Lennard has kicked downfield. After exchanging kicks, its Antony Carter who kicks the ball out on the full, giving the pirates a line out to the Pirates.
48 mins: McAtee scores a try for the Pirates after breaking through a couple of Doncaster players. Rhys Jones converts the try to reduce the defecit.
51-54 mins: Wes Davies picks a loose ball for Doncaster, but Doncaster are penalised & now the Pirates have a scrum to defend. Doncaster are awarded a penalty at the scrum & Jamie Lennard has a chance to increase the knights lead, which he does.
56-58 min: The pirates win a line out, but lose possession giving Doncaster a scrum on half way, Doncaster win the scrum & kick down field forcing the pirates to defend a line out deep in their half. Which they do & manage to clear the ball up field.
60 mins: Neil Cochrane charging to line & is brought to an abrupt end illegally by a pirates player giving Jamie Lennard a simple penalty kick, which he makes.
63 mins: The Pirates make a really good break & look certain to score but a stray pass by the man breaking gives the ball back to Doncaster who have a line out.
67 mins; McAtee scores his second try finishing off a nice move by the pirates. Jones makes the conversion to reduce the defecit.
70 mins: The pirates have a scrum just short of half way, which they win and break nicely into the Doncaster half, the forwards are now taking it on but the game has stopped & the Knights now have a scrum to defend.
72 mins: Pirates attacking again down the middle of the park, but this move comes to and with Doncaster coming out with a scrum, which they win & Jamie Albinson got through a tight gap, but couldn’t meet his kick & chase & now the pirates have the ball back.
75-78 mins: Line out won by the Pirates who kick down field, only for Jamie Lennard to kick it back to their number 8 who takes the ball up the field. Doncaster have just been penalised on the half way. The pirates win their line out & are not attacking the Doncaster line & one of their forwards goes over to score. Rhys Jones makes the conversion.
80 mins: Doncaster awarded a penalty as a pirates player has been penalised at the break down, Jamie Lennard has the chance to make the scores equal, which he makes successfully to make the scores level.
80+ mins: The pirates win a line out deep in the Doncaster half after being awarded a late penalty, after spreading the ball well to the centre one the pirates players who's number I didn't catch went for the drop goal but the attempt was charged down well. Doncaster manages to hand on after the pirates retained the ball until the referee blew his whistle for full time.
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