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Article: Hosts hold out in tight local derby.
- Article from:
- Matlock Mercury (Matlock, England)
- Article date:
- October 17, 2007
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Matlock U16 3
Derby U16 0
This promised to be a keenly contested and close match and it proved to be uncompromising as the teams battered each other for the duration of the game.
The game swung from one half to the other and when Derby gave away a penalty in their own half Matlock fly-half Glover 's aim was true and the ball sailed between the uprights.
Soon after, due to an injury to one of the Derby front row, and with no suitable replacements in their squad, non-contested scrums then began.
Derby started to pressurize the Matlock line and were only thwarted by some resolute tackling . Matlock too had some great flowing ...