Emerald Headingley Stadium Archives - Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club

Ealing Trailfinders stormed their way to a comprehensive 66-13 victory over Yorkshire Carnegie at Emerald Headingley Stadium in their most complete performance of the season so far.

Ben Ward’s side scored 10 tries in total including a late blitz of four in the final 10 minutes to get back to winning ways in emphatic style.

The Trailfinders went in front after just six minutes with a try from Kieran Murphy to set the tone for the afternoon. A penalty was kicked to the corner and then after going through the phases patiently, the ball found it’s way to the back-rower who powered over the line from close range. Craig Willis kicked the first of his seven conversions to give his side a 7-0 lead.

That lead then doubled with only 11 minutes on the clock as it looked like the visitors would run away with it. Eljiah Niko, who was making his first start for the club powered past four defenders to break the line, and then he had Nathan Fowles alongside who had a clear run to the line from just outside the 22.

Carnegie then rallied and responded straight away to get themselves back in to the match. Ryan Shaw kicked a penalty to open their account, and just a minute later he intercepted Lewis Jones’ pass to run under the posts and score. He converted his try, cutting the lead to just four points.

The West Londoners then went in search of the try bonus-point and scored twice before the break to wrestle back control of the game. A five metre scrum gave them an ideal attacking position, and the ball was spun wide to David Johnston who dived over in the corner.

Harry Sloan was then sent to the sin-bin for a dangerous tackle, but his team refused to let it affect them and Andrew Durutalo broke away from a rolling maul in the final play of the half to cross for try number four. The conversion went wide, but the Trailfinders went down the tunnel with a 24-13 lead.

The second half was as dominant as Ward’s men have looked all season and they scored 42 unanswered points to cruise to victory.

Reon Joseph scored a comical try to keep the scoreboard building just before the 50 minute mark. Craig Willis grubbered ahead, and the ball cannoned back off the post in to Joseph’s hands to dot the ball down.

The bench was then emptied and they had a monumental impact as the Trailfinders kicked on in impressive style. Alun Walker picked up from the base of a ruck and dummied to fool the defence, allowing him to run straight through to the line for try number six.

The scrum then started to get significant dominance in the final quarter, and they were rewarded with a penalty try after 70 minutes after it powered over from just five metres out.

Oli Robinson then marked his league debut with a try to bring up the half century of points. Ben West put huge pressure on the clearance and charged it down, with the ball bouncing up to the back-rower who pounced on it and scored.

There were just five minutes remaining but the Trailfinders still found time for two tries to round off the victory. Reon Joseph got his second after racing down the wing from 30 metres in trademark style, and Harry Sloan was then the beneficiary of Jordy Reid’s break as the Australian drew in the final defender to allow the centre a clear run to the line.

Willis’ conversion then marked the end of the match, and confirmed a hugely impressive victory for the Green and Whites who will head to Castle Park next week with a spring in their step.

Yorkshire Carnegie:

15 Jordan Howden 14 Ryan Shaw 13 Joel Matavesi 12 Dan Lancaster 11 Andrew Lawson 10 Joe Carlisle 9 Elliot Turner 1 Conor Davidson 2 Louis Musetti 3 Sione Faletau 4 George Hammond 5 Ed Bloodworth 6 Trystan Lloyd © 7 Taylor Gough 8 Thom Smith

Replacements:

16 Ben Sowrey 17 Alex Reid 18 Gareth Smith 19 Alex Humfrey 20 Henri Lavin 21 Jake Brady 22 Joe Green 23 James Robins

Scorers:

Tries: Ryan Shaw (18 minutes)

Conversions: Ryan Shaw (18 minutes)

Penalties: Ryan Shaw (16, 38 minutes)

Yellow Card: Ryan Shaw

Ealing Trailfinders:

15 David Johnston 14 Elijah Niko (replaced by Tommy Bell, 70 mins) 13 Lewis Jones 12 Harry Sloan 11 Reon Joseph 10 Craig Willis 9 Nathan Fowles (replaced by Craig Hampson, 60 mins) 1 Will Davis (replaced by Jake Ellwood, 60 mins) 2 Matt Cornish (replaced by Alun Walker, 50 mins) 3 Craig Trenier (replaced by George Davis, 50 mins) 4 Ben West 5 Harry Casson (replaced by Sam Dickinson, 50 mins) 6 Kieran Murphy (replaced by Jordy Reid, 55 mins) 7 Andrew Durutalo (replaced by Oli Robinson, 60 mins) 8 Rayn Smid ©

Replacements:

16 Alun Walker 17 Jake Ellwood 18 George Davis 19 Sam Dickinson 20 Jordy Reid 21 Oli Robinson 22 Craig Hampson 23 Tommy Bell

Scorers:

Tries: Kieran Murphy (6 minutes) Nathan Fowles (11 minutes) David Johnston (27 minutes) Andrew Durutalo (40 minutes) Reon Joseph (47, 77 minutes) Alun Walker (57 minutes) Penalty Try (71 minutes) Oli Robinson (74 minutes) Harry Sloan (80 minutes)

Conversions: Craig Willis (6, 11, 47, 57, 74, 77, 80 minutes)

Yellow Card: Harry Sloan

Match Officials:

Referee: Jack Makepeace

Assistant Referees: Gregg Dawson & Jamie Leahy

Fourth Official: Michael Harris

Half Time Score: Yorkshire Carnegie 13-24 Ealing Trailfinders

Ealing Trailfinders produced a stunning second half performance to secure an impressive 29-7 bonus point victory over Yorkshire Carnegie at Emerald Headingley Stadium.

Ben Ward’s men faced a 7-0 deficit at half time but responded with four unanswered tries to run away with a crucial win to remain second in the Greene King IPA Championship.

An uneventful first half in blustery conditions saw both sides trying to adapt, and as a result a number of handling errors saw very few chances created. The hosts went in front on the half hour mark as a counter attack gave them plenty of space in the midfield to score the first points of the afternoon.

A loose kick landed in the hands of Jacob Umaga who stepped through three defenders and offloaded to Jade Te Rure, which allowed the fly-half to slide over the line under the posts. Umaga converted to give his side a 7-0 advantage as the clock ticked towards the break.

That seemed to spark the Trailfinders in to life and James Cordy Redden went within inches of scoring a spectacular try with five minutes remaining of the first half. A number of offloads gave the winger a route to the line from just outside the 22, but he was held up over the line and the hosts survived.

From the resulting scrum a number of penalties followed but that platform couldn’t provide a scoring moment and Carnegie went in at the break with a seven point lead.

The West Londoners were at their clincal best in the second half and brought themselves level after just three minutes as they grew in confidence.

Peter Lydon broke through two defenders and passed inside to Lewis Jones who still had plenty of work to do but used his footwork to race through from 35 metres to get the Green and Whites’ first points of the match. Lydon converted to bring his side level with just over half an hour remaining.

Lydon then edged the Trailfinders in front on the hour mark with a penalty from 40 metres, and they didn’t look back from there as three tries in the final quarter gave them a memorable win.

Jordan Burns scored a trademark try with 15 minutes left to give the visitors some much needed breathing space. From the top of a lineout the ball was spun to Jordy Reid who smashed his way past the defence before releasing Burns who ran diagonally across the pitch to sneak over in the corner. Lydon converted from the touchline to extend the advantage to 10 points.

James Cordy Redden then put the result beyond doubt with five minutes left to put the Trailfinders further in front. Sustained pressure deep in the 22 saw them creeping further towards the line, and an inside ball presented the winger with the opportunity to bundle over from just five metres out. The conversion went narrowly wide, but the visitors now had just three minutes to chase the all important try bonus point.

It arrived in dramatic fashion with the final play of the game to send the vocal visiting supporters in to raptures. Another break from Jones and then Burns brought them up to the line, and an offload saw Will Harries dive over from close range to get the bonus point. Lydon added the conversion to confirm a highly impressive 29-7 victory.

Ward’s side now head in to next Saturday’s Championship Cup Quarter Final at Trailfinders Sports Club with growing confidence after a crucial win at Headingley.

Yorkshire Carnegie:

15. Jacob Umaga 14. Chris Elder 13. Andy Forsyth 12. Pete Lucock 11. Elijah Niko 10. Jade Te Rure 9. JB Bruzulier 1. Marc Thomas 2. Joe Buckle 3. Andrew Foster 4. Fa’atiga Lemalu 5. Matt Smith 6. Richard Mayhew (c) 7. Antonio Kiri Kiri 8. Dan Temm

Replacements:

16. Dylan Donnellan 17. Nic Mayhew 18. Craig Mitchell 19. Cian Romaine 20. Lewis Wilson 21. Sam Wolstenholme 22. George Watkins

Scorers:

Tries: Jade Te Rure (30 minutes)

Conversions: Jacob Umaga (30 minutes)

Yellow Card: Joe Buckle

Ealing Trailfinders:

15 Peter Lydon 14 Will Harries 13 Lewis Jones 12 Harry Sloan 11 James Cordy Redden 10 Laurence May 9 Jordan Burns 1 Alex Lundberg (replaced by Jordan Els, 50 mins) 2 Matt Cornish 3 Mark Tampin (replaced by Elliot Millar Mills, 50 mins) 4 Ben West 5 Harry Casson 6 Ben Landry (replaced by Rohan O’Regan, 25 mins) 7 Jordy Reid 8 Rayn Smid © (replaced by Carl Kirwan, 77 mins)

Replacements:

16 George Edgson 17 Jordan Els 18 Elliot Millar Mills 19 Carl Kirwan 20 Rohan O’Regan 21 Ryan Foley 22 Craig Willis

Scorers:

Tries: Lewis Jones (45 minutes) Jordan Burns (67 minutes) James Cordy Redden (74 minutes) Will Harries (80 minutes)

Conversions: Peter Lydon (45, 67, 80 minutes)

Penalties: Peter Lydon (58 minutes)

Yellow Card: Ben Landry

Match Officials:

Referee: Greg Macdonald

Assistant Referees: Neil Chivers & Michael Patz

Fourth Official: Simon Park

Half Time Score: Yorkshire Carnegie 7 – 0 Ealing Trailfinders