Back
EAST LONDON 1st XV 17 - 32 HARLOW 1st XV
Gary Bird14 Oct 2019 - 16:36
Share via
First defeat for the maroon and blues
East London head coach Eddie Gooby admitted his team were beaten by the better side as they went down 17-32 to Harlow at the Memorial Ground in West Ham on Saturday (5 October).
"We weren't at our best, but it was only our second loss in more than 20 games," he said. "Yes it hurts but we won't let it define our season and we shall respond in a positive way."
The maroon and blues began well against a fast and physical Harlow side and opened the scoring on ten minutes with a try from scrum-half Will Brown. Full back Max Stanyard converted.
Harlow levelled with a converted try ten minutes later but East London should have been ahead on 28 minutes but spilled the ball close to the try line. They didn't have to wait long however. Fly-half Ryan Billinghurst kicked a penalty to the corner and the home side gathered safely from the resulting line-out. Pressure was exerted by the forwards and blindside flanker Nick Parrott scores. The conversion was missed.
Harlow fought back well and two unconverted tries on 32 and 37 minutes saw the away side leading 12-17 at the break.
They had stretched that lead to 12-29 within 15 minutes of the restart with two more tries and one conversion. East London struggled to find their rhythm until right wing Kevin O'Donoghue ended a flowing move by the backs with a try on 62 minutes. The conversion was missed.
The revival was short-lived as Harlow scored a penalty on 68 minutes. East London went looking for the consolation bonus point for scoring four tries but despite pressure at the death, the ball was adjudged to have been held up when they did get over the try line.
The result drops the home side to fifth in London 3 Essex. On Saturday they begin their defence of the Essex Intermediate Cup with a home game against Old Cooperians. Kick-off at the Memorial Ground is 2.30pm.
East London 1st XV versus Harlow: 1. Ben Hogan; 2. Lewis Bourke; 3. Paddy Coman; 4. Chris Brown; 5. Luke Staples-Preston; 6. Nick Parrott; 7. Simon Edscer; 8. Dan Bracken; 9. Will Brown; 10. Ryan Billinghurst; 11. Ernestas Lisauskas; 12. Ed Brown; 13. Roger Ng; 14.Kevin O'Donoghue; 15. Max Stanyard. Replacements: 16. Mantas Urbonavicius; 17. Sam Cassidy; 18. Nicholas Finch.
"We weren't at our best, but it was only our second loss in more than 20 games," he said. "Yes it hurts but we won't let it define our season and we shall respond in a positive way."
The maroon and blues began well against a fast and physical Harlow side and opened the scoring on ten minutes with a try from scrum-half Will Brown. Full back Max Stanyard converted.
Harlow levelled with a converted try ten minutes later but East London should have been ahead on 28 minutes but spilled the ball close to the try line. They didn't have to wait long however. Fly-half Ryan Billinghurst kicked a penalty to the corner and the home side gathered safely from the resulting line-out. Pressure was exerted by the forwards and blindside flanker Nick Parrott scores. The conversion was missed.
Harlow fought back well and two unconverted tries on 32 and 37 minutes saw the away side leading 12-17 at the break.
They had stretched that lead to 12-29 within 15 minutes of the restart with two more tries and one conversion. East London struggled to find their rhythm until right wing Kevin O'Donoghue ended a flowing move by the backs with a try on 62 minutes. The conversion was missed.
The revival was short-lived as Harlow scored a penalty on 68 minutes. East London went looking for the consolation bonus point for scoring four tries but despite pressure at the death, the ball was adjudged to have been held up when they did get over the try line.
The result drops the home side to fifth in London 3 Essex. On Saturday they begin their defence of the Essex Intermediate Cup with a home game against Old Cooperians. Kick-off at the Memorial Ground is 2.30pm.
East London 1st XV versus Harlow: 1. Ben Hogan; 2. Lewis Bourke; 3. Paddy Coman; 4. Chris Brown; 5. Luke Staples-Preston; 6. Nick Parrott; 7. Simon Edscer; 8. Dan Bracken; 9. Will Brown; 10. Ryan Billinghurst; 11. Ernestas Lisauskas; 12. Ed Brown; 13. Roger Ng; 14.Kevin O'Donoghue; 15. Max Stanyard. Replacements: 16. Mantas Urbonavicius; 17. Sam Cassidy; 18. Nicholas Finch.
Further reading