Another good win away by our Under 23s
Playing down the Cougar Park slope we took an early lead through a Danny Barker try following a Tyrone dalton break converted by Scott George .Jay Rossi then scored twice , one a 80 yarder after collecting a loose ball , again both converted .18 nil
We maintained our grip on the game with a Reece Fox Try under the posts converted again 24 Nil to Haven. Then the Cougars hit back with a couple of trys while Shane Ackerley went over for the Haven to see us 28-12 ahead at the half . Well in control but with 40 minutes to play up hill , still not a match winning position .
The home side used the slope to their advantage to score a converted try to make the score 28 -18 . Then on 58 Minutes a melee in the middle of the park resulted in Havens Danny Barker being dismissed from the field of play , The home side seemed to have Haven for the taking , but this only served to motivate the remaining 12 Haven player who asserted themselves ,and when Dan Rayson chipped through and scored on the 67th Minute , converted by Scott George , we led 34 -18 and looked as though we might just have done enough to win it . 7 minutes later Jay Rossi completed his hatrick to further extend our advantage before the Cougars scored just before the end to see Haven home 38-26 .
A good win with a team that contained a number of trialists and had to play the last 20 minutes a man short
