Camborne buzzing after Hornets victory (From Falmouth Packet)

Camborne buzzing after Hornets victory

9:58am Thursday 4th February 2010

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Camborne 49 Newquay Hornets 0 Camborne reinforced their position at the top of the Western Counties league with a seven-try demolition of the Hornets at the Recreation Ground.

An injury in the warm up saw centre Tom Hinds withdraw to be replaced by Christian Barbagallo and the youngster did not let the Cherry and Whites down. Outstanding in a fine team performance for the home side were skipper Dave Roberts, stalwart forwards Martin Woolcock and Ryan Smith plus livewire wing Tom Notman.

As early as the fourth minute Town were in front when scrum-half Dean Pascoe made a half break and off loaded to David Mankee who skipped through the cover to touchdown a try that he also converted.

Newquay to their credit then withstood the onslaught for the remainder of the first quarter, but slipped further behind on 24 minutes when fly-half Mankee bagged his second try after great approach work by James Rapson, which he again converted. As the interval neared full back Rapson showed his strength to stretch over following a lovely inside pass from lock John Griffiths. Sadly he injured a shoulder in the act of touching down leaving the field before Mankee converted with an excellent kick for a 21-0 score line.

Early in the second half Camborne went out of sight with an unstoppable forward surge from a lineout catch and drive ending with the first of a brace of tries for number eight Roberts. Mankee added the extras with another well judged kick.

On the hour a period of incessant pressure involving inter-passing between Cherry and White forwards and backs gave right wing Cameron Bone the opportunity to stroll over near the posts with Mankee, converting.

Minutes later good work by Bone on the flank brought a position from where the home pack again drove for the line with replacement flanker James Goldsworthy on hand to touchdown. Mankee’s well-judged conversion made the score 42-0.

Near the end Roberts went over for his second try storming through the overworked visiting defence leaving Mankee to knock over his seventh successive conversion to finish with an impressive 24-point personal tally.

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