Brods returned to winning ways on Saturday in an entertaining game at Woodhead. Brods faced a Moortown team who play a similar type of game to the Hipperholme boys and both sides contributed to a hard fought contest with in difficult conditions ..Brods elected to play up the slope against the elements and started well taking the game to the visitors with some strong carries by Pete Williams and Cole Wilson . Brods won the early territorial battle however it was Bbrods territory , the cover defence made the tackle however support was there and the ball was touched down for a fine opening try and with the conversion the visitors held a 7-0 lead. Brods responded well and again took the game deep into Moortown territory with Alex Dawson and Elliot Craven carrying well. The pressure was beginning to tell and Moortown had to defend strongly to keep the Brods at bay. When the ball was moved to the left wing the home crowd believed they had scored in the corner however the touch judge’s flag was up and the score was disallowed. The Hipperholme boys continued to press and the visitors defence was stretched to the limit when an attempted clearance kick was charged down and It was the ever hard working Bob Sykes who dived upon the ball for a well deserved try. The conversion from the touchline fell short to leave the score at 5-7 at half time. A good effort in the conditions against a strong wind and a greasy ball.
The second half opened with Brods having a penalty awarded for offside and Town duly dispatched the kick from 40 metres to give Brods a narrow lead. Brods continued to press with strong running from Cole Wilson and Cameron Wroot once more taking play deep into visitors territory. Brods scrum was dominant and against the head drove their opposition backwards near their line to earn a penalty. Brods opted to scrum again and with another mighty surge Wroot picked up at the base and powered over the Moortown line from some 10 metres. Towns conversion extended the lead to 15-7. From the restart Moortown reacted positively and immediately went on the attack with some strong running in centre field from their backline and they took advantage of two missed tackles to score between the Brods’ posts and with the conversion the game was still in the melting pot 15-14. Moortown continued to press the Brods defence from the restart however having resisted the Moortown onslaught with solid defence Brods cleared their lines and counter attacked deep into Moortown territory. From a lineout on the right Brods drove forward at pace with Alex Dawson leading the way and good support from Cole Wilson Cameron took the final pass to score a superb forwards try in the corner, the conversion went wide and Brods now had a lead of 20-14. As the game moved into the closing minutes Brods continued to look for a try bonus however the visitors defended their line eventually they were penalised for being offside and town took the opportunity to extend the Brods lead to 23-14 and a well deserved victory.
Next week Brods travel to Malton and Norton with more confidence following their efforts today.