Ealing Trailfinders vs Cambridge

Match Report

Ealing Trailfinders secured an awe-inspiring victory with a 95-7 over Cambridge.

There were 15 tries in total from Trailfinders, including braces from Matt Cornish, Tobi Wilson, Ben Harris and Cam Terry, as well as singles from David Bridge, Lloyd Williams, Michael Dykes, Reuben Bird-Tulloch, Sean Lonsdale, Matas Jurevicius and debutant Siya Ningiza.

Trailfinders opened the scoring with less than a minute on the board. After Cambridge conceded a penalty of the kick-off, Trailfinders went to the rolling maul, and Cornish crashed over.

The second came just two minutes later from Bridge as he galloped down the wing for a 14-point lead with just four minutes on the clock.

The third for the hosts came from Williams as he ran a perfect support line off Wilson’s shoulder to go over for another try.

Cambridge had an opportunity to respond from a quick tap penalty and grubber in behind; however, the ball rolled dead, as was their chance for their first try.

Trailfinders were earning clear dominance in the scrum early on and used it to their advantage, with Jones kicking them deep downfield into attacking positions.

Things got even worse for Cambridge as fullback Eli Caven was shown yellow for a deliberate knock-on. 

Trailfinders punished the mistake as Cornish got his second crashing over from short range and added another try mere minutes later on the other wing from Dykes.

As if that wasn’t punishment enough, the hosts launched straight from the kick-off return and played it out of their own half, throwing offloads until Bird-Tulloch dove in at the corner.

Wilson scored the next after a beautiful offload from Harris to put him in at the corner.

Lonsdale was the next to go over, chasing down a loose kick ahead from his lock partner.

Harris got the last try before the break, taking the hosts to over 50 points as they went into the sheds.

Half Time Score- Ealing Trailfinders  55-0 Cambridge

It took Trailfinders a few minutes to get going in the second period, but eventually, they went over from Jurevicius.

With that one on the board, the next one came within seconds, with Wilson racing in under the posts for his second.

Eventually, the visitors got a deserved try on the board from fullback Caven.

Trailfinders’ next score came from debutant Ningiza as he crashed over from close range, with Harris adding another in the corner yet again.

Terry two the board with five minutes left on the clock from the back of another rolling maul and added another shortly after to end the game.

Full-Time Score- Ealing Trailfinders  95-7 Cambridge

 Ealing Trailfinders-

Tries: Cornish 1, 21 Bridge 3, Williams 14, Dykes 26, Bird-Tulloch 27, Wilson 31, 51 Lonsdale 37, Harris 39, 69, Jurevicius 49, Ningiza 58, Terry 75, 79

Conversions: Jones 1, 4, 22, 38; Willis 50, 51, 59, 69, 76

Cambridge-

Tries: Caven 55

Conversions: Grimoldby 56

Yellow Card: Caven 20

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