Greens go
so close to 
an upset

It was another case of what might have been as Wharfedale lost 17-12 to title-chasers Rosslyn Park.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Feb 2015, 06:52 BST

The young Wharfedale side showed character in restricting their illustrious visitors to three first-half tries and attacking for almost the entire second period.

The basis of Rosslyn Park’s win was their first-half performance. Two tries came from a driving maul, one when No 8 Hugo Ellis was driven over, the second when pressure created a gap for winger Joseph Aluwa. Ellis had scored his second three minutes after his first, when an apparent collision off the ball allowed him to sprint in from 35 yards.

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Dan Solomi had soon outpaced the defence and Jamie Guy converted. And, on 27 minutes, James Tyson, later to leave the pitch injured, finished a Wharfedale maul to level the scores. For all their second-half pressing, however, the Greens could not score again.