by Tony Aldridge
| 2009/10/03 | Welwyn 2009/2010 | 12 | Old Albanians 4th XV | 64 |
By Andrew Bolton
The local derby this week saw Welwyn 4th XV clash with OAs 4th XV in a physical and testing contest. Hard ground and a blustery wind made for an interesting first half, with Welwyn suffering a blow early on with the loss of centre, Graham Carr, to injury. Despite several attempts from Welwyn to break a strict OAs defence, a well drilled display from OAs back line saw them take a comfortable lead at half time. The second half saw Welwyn stage a come back with man of the match, Bobby Dawson, utilising his trade mark side step as he sliced through OAs backline to score. A 30 meter rolling maul, gave Welwyn a huge boost, however it proved too little too late as OAs once again rampaged to close out the game. The game came to a close with a score of 64 - 12 to OAs. Welwyn now set their sights on next week's game away to Hemel Hempstead.