Sat 12 Mar 2011
Cleve 13 Weston-super-Mare 36
Report by John Harding
The Seasiders continued their excellent recent run of results with victory at Cleve, picking up a further 5 points in the process.
WESTON-super-Mare ran in five tries in their 36-13 away victory over basement side Cleve who, still looking for their first win of the season with five games to play, will be relegated at the end of this campaign
The Seasiders quickly took a grip on the game as right wing George Wright gave the scoring pass to full back Joe Waterman for the first touchdown before the forwards and backs linked-up to put No.8 Gavin Simpson in for the second.
Fly-half James Mackay converted both for a 14-nil lead after just ten minutes but then the visitors suffered a double set-back as Simpson went off injured and be replaced by Shaun Eaton for his debut.
Then, with 15 minutes of the half remaining, flanker Richard Bignall was yellow carded but Mackay increased the visitors lead with a penalty only for his opposite number, Gareth Knox responded with a penalty.
Weston went into the break 22-3 ahead after hooker Craig Withers seized on a charge-down kick to score Weston's third try. But Knox reduced the arrears with a second penalty early in the second half.
It wasn't until the game had gone in to the final quarter that the Seasiders secured a bonus point try as Wright intercepted a pass to put scrum half Ross Bennett through to the visitors fourth try.
Mackay added the conversion but Cleve kept battling away to score their first try of the game with ten minutes remaining as lock Mark Parry got the touchdown with Knox adding the extras.
Then a a break from deep inside his own half by outside centre Jon Gallagher led to Weston's sealing the game as Eaton went over for the visitors fifth try, again converted by Mackay.
Cleve: George Perry; Tom Edolls, Neil Gapper, Sam Britton (Otto Avent, 18), Nick Lear; Gareth Knox, Josh Mortimore; Ollie Coles, Matt Parfitt, Andy O'Donnell (Paddy Foley, 28-33), Mark Parry, Matt Lane, Dan Lear, Scott Edwards, Sam Roach.
Rep (not used): Craig Short.
scorers - try: Mark Parry; con: Gareth Knox; pens: Gareth Knox.
Weston-super-Mare: Joe Waterman, George Wright, Jon Gallagher, Chris Young, Paul Sprague; James Mackay, Ross Bennett; Dave Swann (Steve Donegan, 69), Craig Withers, Steve Donegan (Simon Williams, ht), Andrew Glen, Ashley Russell, George Sparks, Richard Bignall, Gavin Simpson (Shaun Eaton, 12).
Rep (not used): James Reid.
Scorers - tries: Joe Waterman, Gavin Simpson, Craig Withers, Ross Bennett, Shaun Eaton. cons: James Mackay (4); pen: James Mackay; yellow Card: Richard Bignall (25).
