BRACKNELL RFC got back on track with a bonus point home victory in a local derby against Windsor.
On a dry sunny, increasingly cold breezy day Windsor kicked off playing towards the clubhouse.
Windsor turned over after a ruck, they kicked on and the resulting breakaway enabled a converted score just left of the posts to go seven points in front in the opening score.
Bracknell hit back within five minutes. The restart had the ball to the 22, a sequence of rucks and mauls eventually ended with a penalty which was kicked to touch.
The lineout was good and with safe hands from Bradley Walters, after a couple of phases had the ball down the attacking line ended with Jasper Miranda going over to score to reduce the deficit despite a missed conversion.
Bracknell won the maul from the resulting lineout and five phases later the ball was passed out right for Alex Frame to score with the match at 10-7 to the hosts.
The final score of the half was the best try of the match.
A kick by Windsor was well taken by Simon Bayliss in his own 22 and he evaded tackles fto make 30 metres or more to make a hole Windsor’s defence which released the backs for Ian Burch to score easily under the posts.
The conversion was successful to see Bracknell in front 17-7 at the break.
The bonus point try came 10 minutes later after a kick to halfway was gathered by Bayliss and another fine run resulted in a converted score in front of the clubhouse.
A breakthrough came with 30 minutes of the half played, Bracknell were playing advantage, unfortunately a knock on when there was an overlap meant play had to go back for a penalty which was kicked to the five-metre line.
A Windsor kick to touch and from the following lineout Windsor knocked on, the resulting scrum was won by Bracknell and a pass out to Ben Bathurst from Ken Hodgson who scored in the corner, the conversion was missed so Bracknell’s last score of the match left the score at 29-7.
Windsor enjoyed some possession in the final minutes of the match and after the restart from the last score a lineout on our 22.
The Windsor backs passed down the line to score under the posts with the conversion successful, the score line was 29-14.
Report by Gary Miles
