A round-up of the weekend’s local rugby action
The true spirit of rugby was shown in two matches between Lincoln and Scunthorpe at the weekend, while Boston Ladies secured their place in the next round of the cup with victory over Stamford Women.
Cameron Ogg, for his hand carries, and Cuan Hindshaw for outstanding tackling, were jointly named as Scunthorpe’s man-of-the-match.Eren Hamilton securing ruck ball for Lincoln. | Photo: Jack MilesA dummy lineout move saw flanker John Feeney beat a defender to go over for a try in the corner, while Tom Henton crossed for Lincoln’s other score.
Boston Ladies are through to the next round of the Lincolnshire County Cup after beating Stamford Women. | Photo: David Dales Boston’s remaining points came via the boot of back of the match Hannah Booth who kicked three conversions. “I’m proud of our girls for really working hard and stepping up when we needed to secure the win. It was a great night of rugby for both teams.”Boston’s head coach Shaun Turl said: “Stamford turned up really fired up, causing some problems for Boston early in the game, but the pack slowly settled into the rhythm and provided the platform to launch the back line.
Josh Lynch grabbed a hat-trick of tries, and Harry Spriggs and Callum Kopp crossed for two apiece, as Bourne secured a 55-12 victory.Rob Webb and Billy Musson also scored tries for Bourne, while Jack Lagdon successfully slotted over three conversions . Connor Kelly and Callum Kopp also each kicked one conversion.
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