WOKING MOVE INTO TOP TWO AFTER WIN AWAY AT MITCHAM
Mitcham & Carshalton RFC 5 vs Woking RFC 14
Woking continued their fine form with a hard-fought victory over Mitcham and Carshalton who came into the match on the back of consecutive wins. Woking themselves were looking to keep pace with league leaders Staines and Guildfordians who were handed walkover victories.
Woking kicked off into a strong wind and successfully caught the ball from the kick. Forwards and backs combined to put together a total of 13 phases of play that resulted in number 8 John Neil Dickie crossing under the posts without a Mitcham and Carshalton player touching the ball. Adam Quinn converted.
With the wind behind them the home side pinned Woking deep in their own half for the rest of the half enjoying the lion’s share of possession. Woking held firm with committed and disciplined defence. With the half ending Woking battled their way up to the Mitcham 22m line. Another strong run by Neil-Dickie and quick recycling by the Woking pack enabled fly half Matt Ralph to feed the returning Finley Rowe at centre to score. Adam Quinn converted a tricky kick in difficult conditions to make it 14-0.
Half-time: Mitcham & Carshalton 0 - 14 Woking
Despite the conditions in their favour Woking were unable to add to their lead. As the weather conditions worsened both sides were struggling to take control of the game. This led to both sides cancelling each other out until the final few minutes. With Mitcham chucking everything they had at Woking their pressure finally told as the visitors were penalised for a series of high tackles which saw Neil-Dickie sent to the sin bin. In the final minute Mitcham did breach the Woking defence from close range.
Full-time: Mitcham & Carshalton 5 - 14 Woking
After the match, Woking skipper Jacob Woods said, ‘We knew it would be tough today and the weather conditions made it even harder. I am delighted with the squad effort given the ridiculous number of injuries we have. To go through November unbeaten and up to 2nd in the table is down to the commitment and determination of everyone involved on and off the pitch.’