Ealing Trailfinders vs Coventry

Match Report

Ealing Trailfinders beat Coventry 55-38 in their final home game of the season.

Tries from Will Montgomery, Jordy Reid, Kabous Bezuidenhout, and braces from Matt Cornish, Michael Dykes and Francis Moore secured the win at Trailfinders Sports Club.

An early statement was made by Ealing Trailfinders when Montgomery went crashing through the defence to score near enough underneath the sticks.

Coventry didn’t take long to hit back, captain Jordan Poole found himself on the end of a Senitiki Nayalo line break.

Not long after, Tobi Wilson made a break and created a two-on-one opportunity which allowed Dykes to walk in on the left-hand side.

Dykes was on hand again to complete his first-half brace. The ball was fizzed out wide by Dan Jones and the winger ran in untouched.

The visitors refused to lie down in the opening 40, and after setting one up earlier, this time Nayalo powered his way over himself to make it a one-score game.

The maul has been a strong facet of Trailfinders’ game all season and Reid was able to profit from it to extend the hosts’ lead with ten minutes to play in the first half.

Coventry were awarded a much-needed penalty try on the stroke of half-time to once again make it a one-score game.

Half-time: Ealing Trailfinders 26-19 Coventry

Coventry had a perfect start to the second half as Jordan Poole crossed for his brace at the back of a rolling maul.

With the replacement front-row unloaded in the 50th minute, they were keen to make an impact and that they did. Kyle Whyte made a line break which put the defence in disarray and allowed Moore to score.

Moments later, Trailfinders found themselves in the Coventry red zone again. This time it was Bezuidenhout who wrestled his way over to score his first try for the club.

With a quarter of the game to play, Trailfinders’ maul was at it again and this time Cornish added his name to the scoresheet.

Moore and Cornish both added to their personal tallies in the next ten minutes with close-range efforts.

Two consolation scores from Coventry’s Suva Ma’asi were not enough for Coventry to make a dent in the scoreline.

After a big win, there was celebrations all around Trailfinders Sports Club as Ealing Trailfinders went on to lift the trophy.

Full-time: Ealing Trailfinders 55-38 Coventry

Ealing Trailfinders:

Tries- Will Montgomery 7, Michael Dykes 13 25, Jordy Reid 33, Francis Moore 52 63, Kabous Bezuidenhout 56, Matt Cornish 58 70

Conversions- Dan Jones 8 26 34 53 57

Yellow Cards – Will Montgomery 40

Coventry:

Tries- Jordan Poole 12 44, Senitiki Nayalo 27 Penalty Try 40, Suva Ma’asi 72 77

Conversions- Tommy Matthews 28 73 78