81 | The referee signals the end of the match. Victory to the home side, with a score of 38 - 7. | |
80 | Ricardo Gaillard can't catch the ball from Manfredi Fabbino. Waste of possession, I'd say! |                                                   |
79 | Stuart Pithey with the kick from halfway.. Lionel Debarros has got his positioning all wrong and Manfredi Fabbino takes an easy catch. CD. Veratense will be on the front foot here. |                                                   |
77 | A beautiful kick by Silviu Mihai Balint, just managed to bring it back for another two on the board. | |
76 | Nice work by CD. Veratense. Aleksander Dopierała dummies right and then passes the ball left to Matteo Baert. He gets the ball and spins out of Lionel Debarros's tackle, dropping over the line for 5 points. Lovely play! |                                                   |
75 | At the ruck, the CD. Veratense back rower is burrowing like a demented mole, the ball comes back safely on the CD. Veratense side. | |
74 | CD. Veratense's scrum half is smashed by Sebastián Prado. That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it! |                                                   |
73 | CD. Veratense have stolen Dunedain's lineout ball! Jaume Echeverría mistimed his jump, and Ernesto Tapia got his hands to it first. Good work by CD. Veratense at that lineout! | |
72 | CD. Veratense have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Aleksander Dopierała fires a quick pass off to Senne Verbeke who flicks the ball on to Thierry Würtz. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Jake Ta'Avao-Matau. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste. |                                                   |
71 | Ruck. CD. Veratense get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
70 | Senne Verbeke runs right over Greg Gaudin, but can't connect with Silviu Mihai Balint. |                                                   |
69 | Oooh! That's not a good kick from Stuart Pithey, i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line.. The crowd here at CD. Veratense stadium hold their breath..
Senne Verbeke takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. Stuart Pithey got away with that one after all! |                                                   |
67 | Silviu Mihai Balint puts it through the uprights for another two points. | |
66 | Aleksander Dopierała throws a nice pass to Ed Cloud, who muscles through the tackle of Ceferino Feijo before passing the ball to Thierry Würtz. Blocking his path to the tryline is Genaro Serrano, but Thierry Würtz doesn't see that as a problem, running straight at him and easily beating the tackle. Crossing the 22 meter line, Valerio Vázquez makes a desperate attempt, but is fended off and Thierry Würtz scores a wonderful try. |                                                   |
65 | Ruck. CD. Veratense get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
64 | CD. Veratense's scrum half is smashed by Sebastián Prado. That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it! |                                                   |
63 | Ruck. CD. Veratense get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
62 | CD. Veratense want to spread the play, so Aleksander Dopierała passes to Rory Ives who flicks the ball on to Senne Verbeke. The Dunedain cover has numbered up and Greg Gaudin makes a solid tackle. |                                                   |
61 | Ruck. CD. Veratense get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
60 | Oh no! There is chaos on the field as the players start a punch up after a high tackle by Greg Gaudin on Ernesto Tapia. The referee seems happy enough with the challenge though and signals play on. Somebody better tell the players to put their handbags away. |                                                   |
59 | That's a lovely hanging kick by Stuart Pithey. Ernesto Tapia rises high above the CD. Veratense players to take the catch, giving Lionel Debarros no chance to contest. |                                                   |
57 | Silviu Mihai Balint converts the try and gives two more points to CD. Veratense. | |
56 | Five points for CD. Veratense! From a ruck, Aleksander Dopierała pops a deft pass to Silviu Mihai Balint, who fends off Stuart Pithey before going over for the try. |                                                   |
55 | Ruck. CD. Veratense get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
54 | CD. Veratense's scrum half is smashed by Sebastián Prado. That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it! |                                                   |
53 | Ruck. CD. Veratense get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
52 | CD. Veratense have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Aleksander Dopierała fires a quick pass off to Silviu Mihai Balint who flicks the ball on to Jake Ta'Avao-Matau. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Dean Turner. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste. |                                                   |
51 | That's really quick ball from the ruck, CD. Veratense will be on the front foot here. | |
50 | Ricardo Gaillard, ball in hand, sets off on a run. He spins out of the tackle of Eduardo Tomás. Manfredi Fabbino is running hard in support. Ricardo Gaillard passes, but the ball doesn't go to hand! That was a good scoring opportunity too. There were huge gaps in the defence there. |                                                   |
49 | The ball is loose in open play and there is no offside as CD. Veratense pounce.. Turnover! | |
48 | There was no love lost there! Ŕngel Compte was smashed by Louison Guillard! Perfectly legal though. |                                                   |
47 | Stuart Pithey takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over CD. Veratense stadium. Ŕngel Compte positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Louison Guillard. Good hands from the Dunedain player there. |                                                   |
46 | CD. Veratense are going nowhere from this move. Silviu Mihai Balint drops back and as the ball comes to him, kicks it straight between the uprights. Good move there, the try definitely wasn't coming and 3 points are better than none. | |
45 | Ruck. CD. Veratense get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
44 | Aleksander Dopierała throws a long pass to Dean Turner. Dunedain puts the winger under pressure quickly though, and he fails to get the pass to Senne Verbeke. |                                                   |
43 | It's a scrum to CD. Veratense. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but CD. Veratense still win the ball. | |
42 | Wow! Thats a huge pass from Octavian Lupu the ball must have travelled almost 30 meters through the air! That will surely create some space for Giacomo Mari to attack, but no, Giacomo Mari has taken his eye off the ball at the last second and dropped it! The Dunedain coaches won't be happy about that. |                                                   |
41 | That's a lovely hanging kick by Stuart Pithey. Octavian Lupu rises high above the CD. Veratense players to take the catch, giving Matteo Baert no chance to contest. |                                                   |
| After the break, and CD. Veratense are just in front. There's still all to play for. The home crowd are going wild, to lift their team spirit.
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40+1 | Louison Guillard can't catch the ball from Senne Verbeke. Waste of possession, I'd say! |                                                   |
40 | Silviu Mihai Balint with the kick from halfway.. Jaume Echeverría has got his positioning all wrong and Senne Verbeke takes an easy catch. CD. Veratense will be on the front foot here. |                                                   |
38 | A beautiful kick by Stuart Pithey, just managed to bring it back for another two on the board. | |
37 | Dunedain's scrum half makes a dart down the blindside. Sebastián Prado palms off Aleksander Dopierała and passes to his winger. Giacomo Mari finds himself in space and sprints over the try line unopposed. |                                                   |
36 | Thats good ball off the top of the lineout for Dunedain. Ŕngel Compte taps the ball down to his scrum half. | |
35 | Nice breakthrough by Ciro Galante, who gets low and charges. He manages to stay on his feet and a maul ensues. 'Use it or lose it,' shouts the referee. They lose it. |                                                   |
34 | Turnover. CD. Veratense now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
33 | Dunedain have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Sebastián Prado fires a quick pass off to Jaume Echeverría who flicks the ball on to Stuart Pithey. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Stuart Pithey. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste. |                                                   |
32 | It's a scrum to Dunedain. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Dunedain still win the ball. | |
31 | Sebastián Prado gets by Aleksander Dopierała before passing to his centre. Ceferino Feijo runs like a bull straight at CD. Veratense's defense. Unfortunately, he didn't know that Ed Cloud is the regional bull riding champion. |                                                   |
30 | Good lineout for Dunedain. The hooker finds his man perfectly, and Ŕngel Compte wins the ball in the air. | |
29 | The CD. Veratense half backs pair up nicely with a deft little pass from Aleksander Dopierała to Silviu Mihai Balint, who then powers through the tackle of Stuart Pithey. He's in space, and sets off up the field. He's sprinting for the corner! It looks like he's going to make it, but with an impressive burst of speed, Stuart Pithey is sprinting back to cover. He dives depairingly and just manages a tap tackle that stops Silviu Mihai Balint 5 metres short of the try line! The rest of Dunedain's defence gets there and a ruck is formed. |                                                   |
28 | Both Louison Guillard and Greg Gaudin go up for this throw together, the contest for the ball is fierce but Louison Guillard descends with it firmly in his grasp. | |
27 | Sebastián Prado passes to Jaume Echeverría, but, despite his recent involvement in the local version of Dancing with the Stars, he doesn't have the silky smooth moves necessary to outstep Louison Guillard. |                                                   |
26 | That's a good steady scrum and a good feed by Dunedain. | |
25 | CD. Veratense can't seem to get their act together as Jake Ta'Avao-Matau drops Ciro Galante's pass before their attack even has a chance to get going. |                                                   |
24 | Turnover. CD. Veratense now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
23 | Nice breakthrough by Octavian Lupu who gets low and charges. He cannons into Ciro Galante like a stampeding bull, but Ciro Galante wraps him up and manages to bring him down. Looks like we finally know what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. |                                                   |
22 | Stuart Pithey with the kick from halfway.. Louison Guillard has got his positioning all wrong and Octavian Lupu takes an easy catch. Dunedain will be on the front foot here. |                                                   |
20 | A beautiful kick by Silviu Mihai Balint, just managed to bring it back for another two on the board. | |
19 | Great vision by Louison Guillard, he spots a slight dog-leg in the defensive line and spins a quick pass to Thierry Würtz who takes and gives in one movement creating the break for Silviu Mihai Balint. The cover is drawn in, and a well weighted pass to Ed Cloud allows him to cruise over the line for a well deserved five pointer. Even the Dunedain fans applaud that piece of quality rugby. |                                                   |
18 | Stuart Pithey takes the kickoff. Louison Guillard takes the ball in the air right in front of Lionel Debarros, who wasn't aggressive enough. |                                                   |
16 | Silviu Mihai Balint slots it through to finish off a great try by CD. Veratense. | |
15 | Another effortless try for Silviu Mihai Balint after fending off the challenge from Stuart Pithey. |                                                   |
14 | CD. Veratense have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
13 | CD. Veratense have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Aleksander Dopierała fires a quick pass off to Thierry Würtz who flicks the ball on to Ed Cloud. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Senne Verbeke. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste. |                                                   |
12 | That's really quick ball from the ruck, CD. Veratense will be on the front foot here. | |
11 | The CD. Veratense scrum half gets the ball out of the back of the maul inside Dunedain's 22 and sets off on a diagonal run. He spots that his flanker, Ciro Galante is on his inside shoulder, and gets the ball to him. Ciro Galante then hands off Greg Gaudin, but Jaume Echeverría manages to bring him down. |                                                   |
10 | At the ruck, that's a devastating clean out. It's perfect attacking ball for the CD. Veratense half back. | |
9 | Following a driving maul by CD. Veratense's forwards, Aleksander Dopierała gets the ball and darts past the despairing tackle of Sebastián Prado. He passes to Senne Verbeke who sets off on a charge. Greg Gaudin has him lined up though, and barges him into touch. |                                                   |
8 | It looks like Dunedain lost the ball in the ruck. Their forwards weren't quick enough to protect the ball. | |
7 | Dunedain have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Sebastián Prado fires a quick pass off to Jaume Echeverría who flicks the ball on to Lionel Debarros. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Adi Ionescu. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste. |                                                   |
6 | It's a scrum to Dunedain. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Dunedain still win the ball. | |
5 | Dunedain want to spread the play, so Sebastián Prado passes to Saúl Parra who flicks the ball on to Giacomo Mari. The CD. Veratense cover has numbered up and Dean Turner makes a solid tackle. |                                                   |
4 | It's a scrum to Dunedain. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Dunedain still win the ball. | |
3 | Aleksander Dopierała has the ball. Jake Ta'Avao-Matau is coming in support at an angle, he receives the pass and leaves Saúl Parra for dead. He delivers a poor pass to Ricardo Gaillard who juggles the ball before dropping it. Poor skills by both players for that last pass. |                                                   |
2 | It's a scrum to CD. Veratense. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but CD. Veratense still win the ball. | |
1 | Manfredi Fabbino thinks he sees a gap, but Adi Ionescu is ready for him and brings him down. |                                                   |
0 | Silviu Mihai Balint takes the kickoff. Manfredi Fabbino takes the ball in the air right in front of Ŕngel Compte, who wasn't aggressive enough. |                                                   |
14:56 | With the sun starting to burn through the mist, it's looking like it will be a nice day. Lets hope the game is as good! |