Bishop’s S…………… 10
Blackheath …………39
STORTFORD were brought down to earth with a thud by a strong, Blackheath side who, after going 7-0 down early on proceeded to dominate the game.
Stortford went ahead after six minutes with a try to Jack Biard, set up by winger Josh Stannard stepping outside a challenge to set his centre clear under the posts.
The visitors steadily took control, repeatedly stripping the ball in contact and using it to great effect with a fast, offloading game.
With livewire scrum-half Jordan Burns calling most of the shots, Blackheath clocked up five tries before half-time. He scored the first himself after 12 minutes and other scorers were Tom Ffitch and Jake Lloyd, in between two from Noah Sloot.
Mike Cooke kicked a penalty goal for Stortford after 17 minutes and Ffitch completed the first-half scoring with three conversions.
Stortford were much more competitive after the break, allowing only one further try to Jake Hennessey after 68 minutes, adding to a Ffitch penalty. Apart from a threatening dart from Charlie Briers and a slick handling move down the right with time running out, Stortford were unable to pose any serious scoring threat with the limited possession that had.
TEAMS
BISHOP’S STORTFORD: Powell, Stannard, Biard, Pope, C Smith, Cooke, Bolton, Hill, Rayment, Peck, Ferguson, Kiff, Jones, Merrett, Rogers Replacements: Bell, T Smith, Charter, Briers, Mills
BLACKHEATH: Hennessey, Lloyd, Fielding, Hirskyj-Douglas, Armstrong, Ffitch, Burns, Davis, Harding, Boye, Everard, Cavubati, Schroter, Sloot, Baldwin Replacements: Witchell, Holland, Smart, Daly, Burgess
REFEREE: Michael Lamb
ATTENDANCE: 650
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