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London Irish v Bristol United

Now I won't usually post match reviews but having taken the opportunity to compare Bristol the newly confirmed Premiership promoted side and Irish the although mathematically not over side they are certainly favourites for relegation to the Championship. I feel that I probably should post something.
I do this comparison with some trepidation, I am aware that A league teams often vary in quality however I can say that based on tonights performance Irish were the better side at 62-5 victors.
Two notable tries for Irish the first of which came from Jacob Atkins who seemingly over ran the ball following a kick through the defensive line, if it wasn't for his heel which kicked up the ball in a Zebo-esque fashion (thinking back to that 6nations try many moons ago) making the ball to go over his head and into his hands allowing him to score the try. The second came early in the first half with Irish in the Bristol 22, Furgus Mulchrone did a rather neat up and under into his own hands to score.  Other tries also came from Topsy Ojo who looked strong for the 80 and also Ben Ransom who broke the line for a decent run in.
It wasn't all Irish in the game however with Bristol having chunks of possession they however failed to convert it to anything meaningful often because of a slippery ball or small infringements.
Despite watching the game I did manage to get some clips of the action for those who weren't there (apologies in advance it's from my phone and I was trying to multitask):
Clip 1
Clip 2
All in all i was impressed with Irish today, I hope they can continue to compete in the A league which for so long they didn't seem to bother with. Midweek rugby for me is a winner, it's good value at £5 entry, it's good quality (despite the damp conditions), the food is good and you feel so much closer to the action that you do at a normal game. If your considering attending a game at Hazelwood I strongly recommend going.
Until next time...


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