Canterbury…………..36
Havant…………………. 31
CANTERBURY just did enough in the tightest of contests.
Early dominance from the hosts led to Havant giving away penalties and a three-point lead through Frank Reynolds’ boot.
Havant then came back into the game by putting phases together and with strong offloads scored in a corner.
Canterbury then responded well with a good maul try and a good conversion.
Some poor discipline then allowed Havant back into the game with a try under the posts taking the game to 12-10 to Havant.
After a yellow card for Canterbury, they responded with a great try using the ball out wide for Aidan Moss to finish.
Canterbury responded again with a finish from Eoin O’Donoghue. The hosts started the second half well, scoring 14 points unanswered, then Canterbury received a red card, and with a man already in the bin this led to Havant putting big pressure on Canterbury.
As a result, Havant scored three tries, although it was too little to late for Havant, and Canterbury managed to hold out to take the win.
Discipline will be an area of work for Canterbury with three yellow cards and one red card. However it was still a win.
TEAMS
CANTERBURY: Copper, O’Donoghue, Herriott, Irvine, Stephens, Rodgers, Furneaux, Thomas, Williams, Reynolds, Moss, Waddington, Morgan, Jones, Heatherley Replacements: Morris, Forstwick, Kenny, Farrance, Campbell HAVANT: Jenkinson, Shepherd, Morgan, Young, Parkins, Vince, Dugan, Read, Holt, Lewis, Carr, Knight, Knight, Rudder, Phillips Replacements: Smith, Yesilmen, Durnin, Cuffe, Griffin
REFEREE: Tom Bird ATTENDANCE: 303
Star player
Aidan Moss -Canterbury
