Neither of their teenage players, flanker Nick Trower or hooker Josh Chamier let them down, and coach Dai Burton was upbeat afterwards about a game that his side should have won, not least because they scored a copybook second half Danny McAlister ‘try’ that was never given.’We had possession with a driving maul and McAlister scored, although the referee said he’d been held up above the ground,’ said Burton.
‘He’d clearly touched down and Danny, who’d had a really good match, was incensed,’ said Burton.’But we also wasted a good penalty chance midway through the second half.
We’d also begun so badly, not able to get our hands on the ball in the first 20 minutes.’I don’t know what I have to do to get them all fired up for the start of a match; probably to play them a horror movie before we go out.
They go out and watch what the opposition want to do before they do what we want them to do, by which time we were 17-5 down.’Effingham were a good side, but we should have beaten them.’
