Ealing Trailfinders vs Chinnor

Match Report

Ealing Trailfinders score nine tries in first home game of the season against Chinnor

Trailfinders maintain their winning start to the Champ season, holding onto their top spot, only allowing the visitors one try at Trailfinders Sports Club. 

Eight seconds after the opening whistle Conor Oliver saw a chip over Chinnor’s defence into open space touching down between posts offering an easy conversion Jones. 

Two early penalties to Trailfinders just metres from the whitewash created sustained pressure on the visitors. A clearance down the line found Tom Collins who grounded the ball  n the eighth minute. The conversion was missed by Dan Jones. 

A stolen Trailfinders lineout gave Chinnor a rare attacking opportunity. Grant Hughes chipped the ball towards their try line, but Ryan Crowley knocked on as he tried to  gather. 

Trailfinders extended their lead in the 17th minute when second row David Bridge charged down the wing, offloading to Deago Bailey and then Craig Hampson, who crossed for their third try. Jones was unsuccessful with the conversion.

A series of offloads down the line for the home side to Scott Buckley offered him a textbook winger try, followed by a successful conversion by Jones. 

An intercept from Kyle Hatherell into open space gave Trailfinders their fifth try of the  opening half, with a successful conversion by Jones.  

Half-time: Ealing Trailfinders 31-0 Chinnor  

Two minutes into the second half an offload from Tobi Wilson to Bailey saw him touch  the ball over the whitewash on his club debut. Conversion secured by Jones. 

Chinnor finally got on the board in the 45th minute when Callum Pascoe broke through the home defence with a dummy pass to score. Nathan Chamberlain converted the score. 

Fresh legs off the bench allowed Will Montgomery to break through Chinnor’s defence. From over the halfway line, he paced it to secure a try in the 50th minute. 

A Trailfinders line out in Chinnor’s 22 turned maul secured Buckley a try in the 55th minute with a missed conversion for Rory Scannell.

A try opportunity was lost for Chinnor with James Bourton pacing it down the wing. He was tackled next to the line, then offloaded into multiple knock-ons from both  home and away. 

Adding to the tally, a try for George Shaw as the clock ticked towards full-time, with a successful conversion for Scannell.  

Full-time: Ealing Trailfinders 55-7 Chinnor 

Ealing Trailfinders – 

Tries: Connor Oliver 1, Tom Collins 8, Craig Hampson 17, Scott Buckley 35 55, Kyle  Hatherell 37, Deago Bailey 42, Will Montgomery 50, George Shaw 77

Conversions: Dan Jones 1 35 37 43, Rory Scannell 77

Chinnor – 

Tries: Callum Pascoe 47 

Conversions: Nathan Chamberlain 47