Otley 25 Redruth 14: Superb Otley grab vital win

OTLEY were full value for this win, scoring four superb tries with as many more just escaping them as they climbed four places to put distance between themselves and the drop zone.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Oct 2010, 10:51 BST
Updated 18th Oct 2010, 10:51 BST

Their defence was almost watertight, Redruth having to settle for just three penalties despite long periods of pressure which only yielded a try when it was too late. They were a strong, lively, outfit and would have fared better had full-back James Keinhorst not been on top of his game, pulling off three wonderful try saving tackles.

The first score came on 11 minutes, a pick-up at a scrum by No 8 Ollie Stedman set scrum-half Stephen Depledge on a darting run before releasing winger James Twomey. He raced away and when tackled, released for prop Chris Hamill to finish off, fly-half Jervis Manupenu converting.

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Fly-half Aaron Penberthy kicked a penalty for Redruth, but Manupenu replied in kind to establish a 10-3 half-time advantage.

Securing the re-start, lock Dallas Pawley got the ball to Twomey and from there great inter-passing between Depledge and Robert Afoa-Peterson saw the No 6 crash over just 33 seconds after the restart.

Penberthy added a second penalty but from a drive at a scrum on the home 22 the ball went blind-side to Curtis Wilson and the winger's extreme pace did the rest.

From another powerful raid Redruth had to be content with a third penalty before Otley claimed a fourth try and with it a priceless bonus point when sub Peter Tennet went over.

The visitors, who began the day just a place and two points below Otley, rallied well, sub Sean Hawkey grabbing a late try but they could not get near a bonus point.

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