NURL 1sts – 74
Liverpool John Moores – 0
It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon at Fortress Cochrane, and NURL 1st XIII took no prisoners defeating the scouse outfit LJMU 76-0.
Debuts were handed out to Greek import Andreas Mehmeti who worked tirelessly in the middle to grind down a not-so-fearsome LJMU pack. Also, making their debuts was Tom Whalley and Dan Shortman, who both made a fine contribution to the impressive score line. A well-groomed Matt Woods also pulled on a NURL jersey for the first time making more of an impact than fellow housemate Jack English has done for two years at the club.
As the ever-present female faction watched on, NURL did not waste time in getting their season up and running. NURL’s third best dentist and man of the match Michael Ward registered 4 tries along with a fluked conversion, and Daniel Capaross Midwood failed to score for the 112th game running.
To mention every scorer wouldn’t make for easy reading, but a special mention must go to Josh ‘Cran the Man’ Cranage for try of the game, and, arguably, an early contender for try of the season. A clever scoot from no less than one metre out saw Josh bish his way over in textbook hooker fashion. Conversions were in free flow with Griffiths missing the odd one here and there, and prop Jonny Watts maintaining his 100% kicking record in NURL colours.
An outstanding opening fixture for the AU’s most beloved club, but an away fixture to Leeds Met next Wednesday will separate the Herberts from the Hanrattys in a NURL side that, so far this season, cannot be questioned in anyway shape or form.
NURL socialite enjoying a night out at "the Playground" @ the NUSU