Match Report

Tip your hat to the Harlequins with a 21-8 victory over Fort Collins. Between a hat trick from fullback Rich Kindell and the footwork of hooker Hattrup, the Quins dominated the match from the first scrummage. At times it seemed that lock Hugh Miller was the only forward in the loose, but he managed to poach enough off their rucks to win back the few possessions the Flamingos had.

The game started off as a slow affair, as both teams seemingly needed to get their legs under them. Knock ons followed each other and lead to multiple scrummages. The front row, led by tighthead Rich Matteucci, hit each set piece hard, leading to lightning strikes and steals from hooker Gilligan.

Our backs managed to move the ball down field, and a scrum at the center of the 22 had a predetermined outcome. A blindside move saw Kindell insert wide and dot down in the corner.

Ft Collins struck back, using the wind to their advantage to score a try. An offside call punished us, as the Flamingos took the lead 8-5.

The wakeup call worked, as a tighthead turned into a quick kick, recovered by Kindell. He passed to openside Jon Trussler, whom, after ignoring Gilligan calling for the ball, passed back to Kindell. Rich took off across the field, ignored Gilligan calling for the ball, and passed to wing Mike Smith. Smith sucked in the fullback, ignored Gilligan calling for the ball and (surprise) passed to Kindell, who finally turned the corner and scored the try in the corner.

Halftime brought no changes to the Quin lineup, but the first scrum saw a few new faces in the Flamingo front row. Some things never change though -- a kick to touch to start the second half brought a tighthead at the midfield point. A diving over call against the Flamingos was turned into 3 points by outside half Dan Hyde.

More pressure into the Flamingo half of the field saw the hosts infringing again, and Hyde scoring another 3 points. The final try of the match came off some loose play, the ball was spun wide, and Kindell took it to the corner to close the match at 21-8.

Tries: Kindell (3)
Penalties: Hyde (2)