Re-Arranged Week 1 fixture for me & Duckdee
Game 1
Duckdee (England) 16 - 26 raziel_eire (Ireland)
(1 try) - (4 tries)
Game 2
raziel_eire (France) 28 - 7 Duckdee (New Zealand)
(4 tries) - (1 try)
Game 1 was a close affair, with Duckdee taking the lead with a penalty and try but as I clawed my way back in, he began taking his kicks to keep his nose infront. I got a bit of a "against the run of play" try whilst David Wallace was sin-binned, which put the pressure on Duckdee and I was able to exploit that with a few setplays and midfield running to extend my lead and close out the game.
I had Keith Earls & Sean O'Brien both injured in this game, so pleased I came through it with super-sub Trimble grabbing the 3rd try that saw me take the lead and stay in it - you should've kicked to touch Duckdee!
For Game 2 I expected a closer affair, but I managed to get a good handle at ruck time, keeping the vast majority of my possession and winning some turnovers which allowed me to ascend gradually towards his tryline. Mermoz in my midfield was immense and broke the line many times. Some scrums won against the head kept Duckdee under pressure when he was chasing the game, but the 2nd half ended 7-7 so it was closer then the scoreline seems.
Good games Duckdee!