Saturday, November 26, 2005
Barella the Hero as Superblues March On
National League Division Three South
Hertford 21 Reading 10
16 points from Neil Barella allowed Hertford to stretch their winning streak to 3 games as they withstood a strong second half comeback at a windswept Hoe Lane. Barella started the scoring with a 4th minute penalty and closed out the victory with another accurate kick in injury time. Superblues had led 18-0 at the break with Barella and skipper Dave Hesketh both going over for tries. The visitors though took maximum advantage of their superior pack strength in the second half to dominate proceedings an Alex Wallace try cutting the deficit to just 8 points midway through the half. In a thrilling finish Reading's Spike Chandler was denied a try when referee Tim Miller spotted a knock on before Barella made certain of the win.
Hertford 21 Reading 10
16 points from Neil Barella allowed Hertford to stretch their winning streak to 3 games as they withstood a strong second half comeback at a windswept Hoe Lane. Barella started the scoring with a 4th minute penalty and closed out the victory with another accurate kick in injury time. Superblues had led 18-0 at the break with Barella and skipper Dave Hesketh both going over for tries. The visitors though took maximum advantage of their superior pack strength in the second half to dominate proceedings an Alex Wallace try cutting the deficit to just 8 points midway through the half. In a thrilling finish Reading's Spike Chandler was denied a try when referee Tim Miller spotted a knock on before Barella made certain of the win.
