Game Reports

November 13, 2004 - Pre-Season Game - Cal Maritime 20 v University of the Pacific 8
In the first game against another school, this was an encouraging start.
Everyone played at least 30 minutes and many players looked more
comfortable on the field and an understanding of the game is starting to
become evident. Two tries from scrums by Tim Clearwater were created by
good work in the front row. And the wingers Kyle Jones and Matt Shotwell both
made strong runs to create a try a piece. The tackling was wholehearted and
many players made good breaks.
*Tries - Clearwater (2), Shotwell, Jones
*MVP’s – Chris Kopra and Andrew Spoonemore

The Referee Report (www.pelicanrefs.com)
CAL MARITIME 20 – Univ. of the Pacific 8
Referee: Chris Parkhouse
Maritime had about 35 players and UOP 20. They played three 25 minute
quarters so that they could get a good rotation through the squad. The score in
total was Maritime 20 UOP 8. The UOP team considering they had a mixture of
first and second year players put up a good performance. Maritime did not
make the best of their opportunities making a number of handling areas which
could have seen a much larger difference in score. Maritime dominated the line
out and scrum just could not convert on the final effort. Some staunch
defending by UOP also kept them at bay. It was a good well contested match
and good fun to ref.