Thacker’s dream double on debut

By JOHN ALLANSON
Bishop’s Sto 30
Rotherham T 14
THE least said about the first half the better in this one, as both sides struggled to string together any coherent rugby.
Stortford had enjoyed the bulk of possession without really threatening to break through, eventually scored after 21 minutes through a Brad Burr penalty.
Almost inevitably, it was one of a number of poor Stortford passes that led to the first try of the game, as Rotherham pounced on a loose ball in midfield and three phases later Elliott Ward touched down under the posts with Morgan Bunting converting.
The visitors s...

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