Watt shines as OA’s stuff Geese
Old Albanian …56
LI Wild Geese …0
DAN Watt scored a try and eight conversions in a superb individual display as Old Albanian put London Irish Wild Geese to the sword.
Had the OA lineout functioned more than fitfully and had the hosts not made a series of handling errors, the margin would doubtless have been greater than the eight converted tries to no reply.
The lineout was the only facet of play which gave solace to a game that outmatched an visiting side who, having won clean possession from the throw, were hard pressed to decide what then to do with it.
OA’s tight scrum generated power all afternoon, often stealing the Irish put in. In loose play Albanians were almost unchallenged throughout and, though there was little sunshine, Tom Bednall and Dan Watt made hay from start to finish.
Indeed, Watt opened the scoring with his third probing run of the day after six minutes. Charlie Hughes came next followed by Pete Warne on the end of a classic move.
Alex Chalcraft came in off the other win for the bonus-point try. Bednall ended the half with a charge down.
Jamie Townsend, Chris West and Bednall again brightened up the the second half. Incredibly, Watt converted all eight tries.
TEAMS
OLD ALBANIAN: Ricci, Chalcraft, Holdsworth, Watt, Warne, Bednall, Thompson, Hughes, Townsend, Chamnaoui, Napier, Bond, Scopes, Mundy, West. Replacements: White Martinez, Morgan, Brown, Stevens, Calder
LIWG: Owen, Fadahunsi, Meeson, Prescott, Amadi, Turner, Parsons, Ajuchi, Townsend, Baber, Haggett, Hobbins, Day, Cooke, Browne
Replacements: Atkins, Byrne, Donegan, U’Chong, Henry
REFEREE: Andrew Smith
ATTENDANCE: 110
Star man
Dan Watt – Old Albanians
