2019 Tri-Nations
Wal Wheelchair
28 September 2019 • KO 14:45
24 v 48
Plas Madoc Leisure Centre, Wrexham
Attendance:
Referee : Matt Ball
Eng Wheelchair
4 | Tries | 8 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Conversions | 8 | ||
3 | Penalties | 0 | ||
0 | Drop Goals | 0 |
Match Report
Eng Wheelchair
By Ian Golden
England outscored a tired Wales in the second half of this outstanding contest to win through 48-24.
The Welsh played this match just 45 minutes after beating Scotland, but it was England’s first game of the day and the toil showed in the second half after leading 24-18 at the break.
Wales were determined to take every chance they could against an England side who had never lost to British Isles opposition.
They took a 2-0 lead from a first minute Stephen Halsey penalty but England soon scored their first try via Rob Hawkins that Nathan Collins converted.
Wales levelled through a Scotty Trigg-Turner try and Mark Williams then gave the Dragons a 10-6 advantage with a further try.
Trigg-Turner soon went over for this second which Halsey converted, before adding a penalty to put Wales 18-6 up on 17 minutes.
James Hazel’s try in the corner converted by Collins put England within six points, but Wales soon extended their advantage through an unconverted Harry Jones try.
A Collins try and conversion brought England back into it again, but a Halsey penalty gave Wales a 24-18 lead at the break.
England came storming out of the traps in the second half and scored two quick tries. Lewis King and Tom Halliwell grounding with Halliwell converting both.
That was in the 44th minute and there was no further score until the 68th minute as the game turned into an exhilarating defensive battle where no-one was giving way. The crowd were loving the clashes of the chairs and the crunches of the big hits that would have put running rugby league to shame.
Finally England’s Fred Nye found a gap and joyfully wheeled through to score, converting his own try.
The same player extended England’s lead less than three minutes later with Halliwell converting.
Jodie Boyd-Ward’s try with five minutes remaining put the icing on the cake for the English. Halliwell converted again.
Team Lists and Scoring Information
Wal Wheelchair | Tries | Goals | DGs | Pts | Cards | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Alan Caron | ||||||
0 | Stephen Halsey | 4 | 8 | ||||
0 | Phillip Davies | ||||||
0 | Richard Carver | ||||||
0 | Scott Trigg-Turner | 2 | 8 | ||||
0 | Stuart Williams (c) | ||||||
0 | Andrew Higgins | ||||||
0 | Gary Taylor | ||||||
0 | Harry Jones | 1 | 4 | ||||
0 | Jason Owen | ||||||
0 | Lucie Roberts | ||||||
0 | Mark Williams | 1 | 4 |
Eng Wheelchair | Tries | Goals | DGs | Pts | Cards | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Jodie Boyd-Ward | 1 | 4 | ||||
0 | Nathan Collins | 1 | 3 | 10 | |||
0 | Tom Halliwell | 1 | 4 | 12 | |||
0 | Lewis King | 1 | 4 | ||||
0 | James Simpson | ||||||
0 | Nathan Mulhall | ||||||
0 | Fred Nye | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||
0 | Josh Butler | ||||||
0 | Rob Hawkins | 1 | 4 | ||||
0 | James Hazel | 1 | 4 |
Time | Score | Player | Team | Action |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 - 0 | Stephen Halsey | Wal Wheelchair | Penalty |
3 | 2 - 4 | Rob Hawkins | Eng Wheelchair | Try |
4 | 2 - 6 | Nathan Collins | Eng Wheelchair | Conversion |
6 | 6 - 6 | Scott Trigg-Turner | Wal Wheelchair | Try |
7 | 6 - 6 | Stephen Halsey | Wal Wheelchair | Missed Conversion |
9 | 10 - 6 | Mark Williams | Wal Wheelchair | Try |
10 | 10 - 6 | Stephen Halsey | Wal Wheelchair | Missed Conversion |
14 | 14 - 6 | Scott Trigg-Turner | Wal Wheelchair | Try |
14 | 16 - 6 | Stephen Halsey | Wal Wheelchair | Conversion |
16 | 18 - 6 | Stephen Halsey | Wal Wheelchair | Penalty |
24 | 18 - 10 | James Hazel | Eng Wheelchair | Try |
25 | 18 - 12 | Nathan Collins | Eng Wheelchair | Conversion |
28 | 22 - 12 | Harry Jones | Wal Wheelchair | Try |
28 | 22 - 12 | Stephen Halsey | Wal Wheelchair | Missed Conversion |
35 | 22 - 16 | Nathan Collins | Eng Wheelchair | Try |
35 | 22 - 18 | Nathan Collins | Eng Wheelchair | Conversion |
40 | 24 - 18 | Stephen Halsey | Wal Wheelchair | Penalty |
41 | 24 - 22 | Lewis King | Eng Wheelchair | Try |
42 | 24 - 24 | Tom Halliwell | Eng Wheelchair | Conversion |
43 | 24 - 28 | Tom Halliwell | Eng Wheelchair | Try |
43 | 24 - 30 | Tom Halliwell | Eng Wheelchair | Conversion |
68 | 24 - 34 | Fred Nye | Eng Wheelchair | Try |
68 | 24 - 36 | Fred Nye | Eng Wheelchair | Conversion |
70 | 24 - 40 | Fred Nye | Eng Wheelchair | Try |
71 | 24 - 42 | Tom Halliwell | Eng Wheelchair | Conversion |
74 | 24 - 46 | Jodie Boyd-Ward | Eng Wheelchair | Try |
75 | 24 - 48 | Tom Halliwell | Eng Wheelchair | Conversion |