Trafford MV vs Wilmslow Rugby Match Report

By Wilf Dooley

On a bright sunny afternoon ideal for rugby, Trafford MV travelled to league leaders Wilmslow with an uphill task ahead of them.

Wilmslow, with only a single defeat blotting their copybook to date, were firm favourites as Trafford, with only a single win this season, continued their fight for survival at this level.

The writing was on the wall from early doors as the home side looked confident with ball in hand, and a strong pack ensured that the ball was there to be played with. Despite Trafford’s efforts in defence, the home side proved too strong and capable as they ran up a comfortable lead during the first half, taking a healthy 38-0 lead into the halftime break.

Trafford displayed grit in the second half despite Wilmslow’s continued threat. They scored twice; first, a lineout maul led Jamie Kingdon to break through for Luke O’Shea’s try. They followed up similarly with Aaron Booth exploiting a gap from stand-off, and O’Shea added the conversion.

Wilmslow showed they were the better side, but Trafford MV will keep fighting to the end. Good spirit was shown in the 67-12 defeat, especially from TMV’s player of the match, Chris Ward, who worked hard to stem the flow through dogged defence throughout the game.

This coming weekend, Trafford have another tough game as 2nd-placed Warrington visit MacPherson Park on the back of their 66-7 home win over Wigan last weekend.

Photo – Player Of The Match Chris Ward

Photo Credit – Ian Rogers