Fuck, I was going to sim this now, but with that Woakes smiley completely fucking up the posting screen on my little laptop, it can get fucked.
0:00 Matthew Scoble with the kick off. He kicks deep and picks out Al Farnsworth, who lets the ball bounce and then fumbles it. Knock on, scrum. Scrum to the Souths from 25 metres on the North side of the halfway line. Solid scrum, and Cribb secures the ball and spins it to the backs The next phase to be played from 27 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. Gareth Weaver with the ball on the run here. He gains 3 metres and offloads to Herd. The next phase to be played from 30 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. Ben Herd with the ball on the run here. He's already gained 3 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Paddy Orr but he manages to offload back inside to Matthew Scoble in time. The next phase to be played from 33 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. Matthew Scoble runs at the defense and the Norths look in disarray. Scoble offloads back inside to Cribb who continues the run. The next phase to be played from 40 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. Rob Cribb with the ball on the run here. He runs 9m, but under pressure from Bobby Blunder he spins the ball wide. Cribb to Son, Son with a quick pass out to Hutchinson who's free on the overlap. Hutchinson dots down in the corner. First move of the match, and we have a try!! TRY TO Souths Conversion attempt for the Souths. Kick to be taken by Matthew Scoble. Great kick. He's nailed that one and they earn the extra 2 points. Norths 0 - 7 Souths
11:45 Line break by Al Farnsworth from the back of a scrum 18m on the Souths side of the half way line. Atrocious defense, and Farnsworth touches down under the posts. Converted by Ames with ease. Norths 7 - 7 Souths
18:00 Line Out to Norths. That's a good throw. Easy take there for the Norths. The ball secured easily by Ben Manera. The next phase to be played from 39 metres on the Souths side of the halfway line. He's burst through the defensive line and he's on a run. Sam Verigotta with the ball for the Norths. He palms off a weak attempted tackle from James Torres and has too much strength for James to pull him into touch. Verigotta scores in the corner. TRY TO Norths Conversion attempt for the Norths. Kick to be taken by Ed Ames. Nah, that's sailed wide of the posts. Norths 12 - 7 Souths
26:00 Penalty by Ed Ames after James Torres is penalised for hands in the ruck. Ames slots it home to put Norths up by more than a try. Norths 15 - 7 Souths
29:00 Ed Ames gains 30m from a line break, but is well tackled by Regan Hutchinson in a try saving effort. The ball comes free for Luffman though who rapidly spreads the ball to Vago. The play is read by Benny Read, who puts in a solid tackle and turns the ball over. Danger averted.
34:00 Penalty to the Souths to be taken by Matthew Scoble. Ishan Narang penalised for hands in the ruck in that tackle on Ben Herd. The referee gives the Norths captain a warning. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Great kick. That finds touch 13 metres upfield. The players run up to form the line out. The next phase to be played from 3 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. Line Out to Souths. That's a good throw. Easy take there for the Souths. The ball secured easily by Jason Denton. The next phase to be played from 6 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. A maul is formed by the Souths. They try to get a roll on. A good rumble here, led by Siege Morgan secures the Souths a gain of 9 metres before Norths can bring it down. The next phase to be played from 15 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. Andrew James is tackled by Callum Laing for the Norths and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Souths show good ball security and extracate the ball from the ruck. The next phase to be played from 26 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. Souths try to bust round the fringe. Heath Davis gains a couple of metres, but is tackled by James McDougal for the Norths and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Souths show good ball security and extracate the ball from the ruck. The next phase to be played from 28 metres on the Norths side of the halfway line. Incredible stuff here! What a great move from Regan Hutchinson! The ball was spread quickly, and he pulls off an incredible spin move to get round the flummoxed Steve Cambridge on the diagonal. He's burst through the defensive line and he's on a run. Regan Hutchinson with the ball for the Souths. I think he's going to make it all the way. Yes, he touches down under the posts. A great run of 23 metres. TRY!! TRY TO Souths Conversion attempt for the Souths. Kick to be taken by Matthew Scoble. Great kick. He's nailed that one and they earn the extra 2 points. Norths 15 - 14 Souths
That try was all from the turnover, by the way. Souths played the ball out of defense before earning the penalty round about the halfway line.
