Saturday, 7 September 2013

Altrincham Kersal RFC 17-6 Carlisle RFC

Altrincham Kersal opened their season as they ended the last with a confident win over Carlisle. It was the visitors who made the early pressing and scuffed an early penalty chance; and they were made to rue the missed chance as Kersal pressed on the Carlisle defence. Their pressure paid off as as Harry Luscombe scored two penalties to give Kersal a 6-0 lead. Carlisle got back into the game immediately through the boot of Barry Earl. Kersal’s best scoring chance came late into the half as Dave Coleman kicked a through ball but he failed to make the first touch.

Half-Time Score: Altrincham Kersal 6-3 Carlisle

Kersal started the second half strongly and they scored the only try of the game as James Coulson found space out wide and run through to score, the try converted by Luscombe. Carlisle scored a penalty to give them a fighting chance. The second half was end to end however it was marred by an injury to a Carlisle player which delayed the game 30 minutes. The game was moved to an adjacent pitch and an Ambulance was called. When play resumed Luscombe scored another penalty to open Kersal’s league account with a win.


Full-Time Score: Altrincham Kersal 17-6 Carlisle

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