Cambridge spring into action to beat Chinnor

After a month's layoff and with Spring finally in the air, the real Cambridge woke up from the two month hibernation since their last win, stretched gently and dusted some cobwebs away for a half, then looked lively for the next half to keep a feisty Chinnor behind them. Both sides looked rusty in the first half and despite Cambridge having almost all the possession in the first 12 minutes, Chinnor took advantage of a dogleg in the 3/4 to break through and score. However, the Cambridge forwards maul was working brilliantly and made many more metres than the backs did in the first half. One such drive from a lineout allowed Ean Griffiths to touch down which made it 5 all at the half.  But Cambridge had clearly woken up by the time they came out for the second half and immediately, James Ayrton latched onto a kick through to score. Following a Chinnor penalty, the impressive Stokes sliced through to score himself. Sustained pressure led to a 65th minute bonus point try from Jim Wigglesworth following a trademark sidestep. Chinnor battled on and scored again but the Cambridge team were showing a level of control not seen for a long time, perhaps triggered by Paul Diggin's entrance to the match around 60 minutes. Man of the Match was home grown Gareth Baxter who dominated the lineout all game and was a pillar of strength in the mauls. 

Read Jacko's Verdict on Monday    Read Mark Taylor's CEN report here

Cambridge County Cup Winners

Today saw all the five Cambridge Youth teams in action in the County Cup finals. 4 matches were in front of big crowds at Volac Park. Three teams came out winners while the other two were unlucky to lose in very close and competitive matches. Well done to everyone!

Shelford 19 vs 10 U13

U14 5 vs 6 Peterborough

U15 29 vs 12 Huntingdon

U16 33 vs 7 Royston

U17 12 vs 7 Saffron Walden

Watch out for match reports and photos on these pages soon!

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