The first game of the day pitted Wastecorp, for the first time without Ron Wanless playing. But he was there to spur his team on and offer advices were he thought it was needed, and Hexham. The first half of the game saw a lot of close plays as tho the teams were checking what they could get away with.
Steve Mitchel of Hexham hooking Damien Johnston of Wastecorp.
At the half time mark the score was 2-4 to Wastecorp. Wastecorp came out firing in the 4th to take more of a lead and end the chukka 2-6. Hexham came back in the 5th when Greg Keyte came out on Tequila and lead his team to scoring 3 goals but they conceded 2 to finish 5-8. Hexham kept their head of steam to score 2 more goals but could not score the 3rd to take the game to extra time with Wastecorp running out the winners 8-7. DJ played very well for Wastecorp and Greg Keyte was well aided in his attacks by all his team members.
Sam Gardiner of Hexham.
The second game had Garangula playing Eynesbury. Garangula had 2 team changes with young Englishman Edmond Parson taking Guy Schwarzenbach’s place and John Paul Clarkin taking Simon Keyte’s place due to illness and Eynesbury bought in Earl Herbert to take the place of Will Gilmore who had re-broken his finger. The Eynesbury team started the game as they would finish it. Attacking. Ruki was sitting back dictating the play and hitting the big balls up to his cousin Ed Goold and with his fast running horses was unstoppable in scoring.
Edmond Parsons of Garangula being closely marked by Earl Herbert of Eynesbury.
At the end of the 1st it was 3-1 Eynesbury, 2nd 7-3, 3rd 9-3, 4th 11-5. James Shepherd was trying his hardest to keep Ruki contained and was successful a few times and then Garangula started to smother Ed and Earl Herbert took over the scoring. There was a magnificent goal scored by Will Goold in his first run on an Ellerston field after he hit a back hand from a Garangula clearing shot and it went through. At the end of the 6th it was 14-8 to Eynesbury.
Will Goold of Eynesbury and James Shepherd of Garangula.
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