Scots thrashed by Ireland
Scotland 10 Ireland 60
The 2014
Wheelchair Rugby League Four Nations event continued at Medway Park, Gillingham
with Ireland claiming their second win of the tournament as they fought off Scotland
in a dominant performance.
The game
started with Ireland getting the ball and immediately George Hills was involved
in the thick of the action and a forward pass put paid to his first possession
as Scotland got the ball back.
And it was
Scotland who got the ball and scored the first try of the match as a fifth
tackle kick from Graeme Stewart hit a delightful kick forward and it was spectacularly
grabbed by Jack Waring and he easily held off George hill to score his first
try of the match.
But Ireland immediately
got back into the match as George Hill drove the ball from the middle of the
pitch and he held off two Scottish defenders before going into the corner and
scoring his first try of the match.
George Hill
nearly broke though again as a fifth tackle kick from Rachel Irwin was chased
hard by Hill and two Scottish defenders but all three players couldn't ground
the ball and it went out dead for a goal line drop out.
And it was
Hill who then turned from scorer to being provider as Ireland turned the ball
over and he move the ball forward before hitting a wonderful pass to Rachel
Irwin who out chased three Scottish defenders before scoring a try in a corner.
The kick also Hill was also converted and it gave Ireland a slim four point
lead.
Hill then used
blistering pace to power though the Scottish defence to as he got the ball from
the middle of the pitch to score another try for Ireland. The try also meant
that it extended the gap to Scotland to ten points.
Hill then completed
his Hat trick as Scotland went into the touch, Stu Walker placed the ball down
on the left, and Hill dived though two Scottish defenders to place the ball
down past the try line to put Ireland though the twenty point barrier.
Half Time:
Scotland 6 Ireland 20
The second
half with Scotland getting the ball and looking to get back into this game, but
it was
Ireland who extended their lead as Ireland got the ball deep in the Scotland
half, Hill passed the ball to McCabe who then passed the ball into the corner
to Rachael Irwin who dived deep into the corner to score her second try of the
match.
Hill then
added his fourth try of the match as he drove the ball though a paced Scottish
defence but he did well to make his way through them and score another try for
Ireland.
Hill then
added two more tries as Ireland got through the forty point barrier, the sixth
try was a worked well move made by Stu Walker and Hill got the of Walker's kick
and he grounded the ball whilst being surrounded by two Scottish defenders.
Hill then
added a seventh try before Scotland got into double figures as Gemme Lumsdaine
hit a beautiful pass deep from the right, it came the way Stewart before hitting
a low pass Ian McKeen who then held off Hill and going over the line to scores
his first try of the match.
Stu Walker
then added more punishment for Scotland as he got hold a good pass from Hill and
he held off his defender to score his first try of the match.,
Hill worked
though the Scottish defence and zipped though the middle of the pitch before
hitting a beautiful pass to Josh McEvoy to score his first competitive try for
Ireland.
Hill completing
the scoring by scoring his eighth try of the match by getting the ball in the middle
of the pitch and he ran through some static Scottish defending before scoring a
try and conversion which got Scotland though the sixty point barrier.
Final Score:
Scotland 10 Ireland 60
Line ups:
Scotland:
Graeme Stewart, Stephen Carling, Michael Mellon, Sean Frame,
John Cairns, Gavin Dobson, Ian McKeen, Gemme Lumsdaine, Chris Calderwood, Jack
Waring,
Ireland:
Josh McEvoy,
Chris Sealek, George Hill, Tony Martin, Andy Atkinson, Rachel Irwin, Damian
McCabe, Stu Walker.
Referee:
Rhett Johnson and Richard Johnson
In-goal
Referee: Kieron Johnson and Matt Ball
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