A Big Day for Stourbridge Ladies Rugby.
Sunday (24th Feb) saw the first ever game for Stourbridge senior ladies. A large and enthusiastically supportive Stourton Park crowd watched them take to the first team pitch against local rivals Dudley Kingswinford. Our ladies ran in five tries and kept a clean sheet in a 25-0 victory. The hard work put in by the forwards in training paid off as the strong pack proved to be more than a match for DK. This combined with the pace and aggressive tackling our backs ensured that DK were always struggling to make ground. Two first half tries saw Stourbridge reach half time with a 10-0 lead and their morale running high. Stourbridge opened the scoring in the 15th minute following a fine run by winger Elaine Grant. Strong running by Grant threatened to add to her score but she was thwarted by some last ditch DK tackling. Stour continued to dominate and a second try looked inevitable, it came five minutes from half time, courtesy of a pick and go by number seven, Abi Wilkes.
Despite the second half downpour made for difficult handling of a greasy ball and slippery conditions underfoot, Stourbridge worked well together to retain possession and continue to pose threats to the DK defence. They made excellent use of their opportunities to secure three second half tries, with a hat-trick for number eight Barbara Palmieri. Her first try, fifteen minutes into the half, followed DK defensive errors resulting in a charged down kick. Ten minutes later Palmieri scored her second try with a superb individual effort, a 50 metre solo run. She completed her hat trick a minute from time following a strong drive from the pack.
The second half contained the amazing sight of Steph Waterfield coming on as a second half replacement at outside centre - at the age of 63 years - that is some debut !!
I am sure we all wish the ladies well for the future and look forward to their next fixture.The following web link should give you video footage of the match:- http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/02/25/stourbridge-ladies-break-new-ground
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