UGA 29 Augusta 20

Athens, Georgia
Saturday September 22, 2007
Referee: Wofford

Our second game of the season was against Augusta men's club. They brought up a big, strong side which was a physical challenge for us. We started quickly with some runs through their centers but they controlled the last 25 minutes of the first half as we struggled to maintain possession. The second half was a series of errors on both sides (silly penalties by us and knock-ons by them) until with about 15 minutes left our fitness took over. We pushed in 3 tries in the last 15 minutes for a 29-20 win.

We have a lot to work on, but to get this win against a physically imposing side when we did so many things wrong is important to this team and suggests that we have a chance to have a good season.

Men of the match were Jake Hayden and Ryan Cooke.

1. Derek Peterson 2. Will McDonald 3. Isaac Lee / Charlie Houston (40th) 4. Lou Gustafson 5. Jake Hayden 6. Simba Machona / Archie Japaridze (32nd) 7. Ellis Liu 8. Gerald Lindo 9. Nick Burgess / Ryan Downey (45th) 10. Ryan Cooke 11. TJ McGaha 12. James Sapolu 13. Kenny Hall 14. Geoff Poss / Chris Etchells (15th) 15. Eric Blades 5-0 2nd James Sapolu try wide 8-0 13th Ryan Cooke penalty 8-5 17th Augusta try 8-12 21st Augusta try on kick and chase 8-17 32nd Augusta try on kick and chase 15-17 68th Japes Sapolu try on kick by Ryan Cooke. 15-20 75th Augusta Penalty 22-20 77th Ryan Cooke try off break by Lou Gustafson and Will McDonald 29-20 80th Ellis Liu try from Ryan Downey kick and chase

 

North Georgia College 5 UGA B 5

Referee: Doug Porter

North Georgia is a new team who just started playing last year. They also brought up a more physical side than we had (notice a trend?). We played a strong game and managed to maintain possession reasonably well. North Georgia had some big runs and big hits but also spent a lot of time running sideways, which helped us out a lot.

1. Chase Mooney 2. Parker Cook 3. Scott Cantrell 4. Jordan Sims 5. Michael Phillips 6. Josh Jenkins 7. Simba Machona 8. Devin Smith 9. Nate Nerswick 10. Tony Niknejad 11. Corey Lyles 12. Chris Etchells 13. Ryan Selensky 14. Johan Uribe 15. Eric Marlowe 0-5 ? North Georgia try 5-5 ? UGA Try (don't know who scored it)

 

 

Augusta B 19 UGA B 3

Referee: Doug Porter

Augusta mixed their new guys with some A-siders and played a strong final period. We took an early lead but were unable to maintain possession and had trouble breaking the gainline. Augusta was able to do what we couldn't and managed multiple phases and then took advantage of our disorganized defense.

1. Chase Mooney 2. Parker Cook 3. Scott Cantrell 4. Joe 5. Michael Phillips 6. Tyler Boykin 7. Simba Machona / Josh Jenkins 8. Devin Smith 9. Ryan Downey 10. Tony Niknejad 11. Corey Lyles 12. Chris Etchells 13. Ryan Selensky 14. Nate Nerswick 15. Eric Marlowe 3-0 ? UGA Penalty by Tony Niknejad 3-7 ? Augusta Try (Converted) 3-12 ? Augusta Try (unconverted) 3-19 ? Augusta Try (Converted)

 

 

I don't doubt there are a billion errors, feel free to let me know.