Old Grammarians 50 Biggleswade 2nd XV 38
In a disappointing start to the match Biggleswade conceded three tries in the first ten minutes. A real hiding looked in prospect.
Biggleswade was playing up the slope with a young, inexperienced side. Something had to be done and quickly.
Skipper Luke Dillinger spoke to his clutch as he would to his class of eight-year-olds. The magic words worked and from then on it was a keenly fought contest.
Used to the flat fields of home it was a shock to be playing up a steep slope in Enfield. But the young legs in the three-quarters made nothing of the challenge.
Biggleswade scored three tries including a penalty try to put some pride back in the team. Biggleswade supporters were few and far between in the passionate home crowd.
O.G.s scored another three to lead comfortably at the break by 38 points to 19. But there was hope of more Biggleswade brilliance to come with the slope advantage.
Biggleswade did the business scoring three more tries with a combination of fast wingers and the pack trundling over the line.
With the scores level Biggleswade relaxed letting the hosts grab two more tries to snatch victory.
Try scorers were Martyn Hull from a five-metre-penalty, a penalty try after Luke Dillinger was high tackled, Brad Green at the bottom of a driving maul, Ant Bowskill from a quick penalty Luke Gadsby from a three-quarter move, Charlie Atkinson got try number six after Tom Joannou kicked and chased to unsettle the defence.
