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Sat 18 Oct 2014  ·  National League 3 London & SE
Amersham & Chiltern
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1sts snatch dramatic victory against Amersham

1sts snatch dramatic victory against Amersham

Natalie Davidson22 Oct 2014 - 19:55
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Glen Walters showed himself to be more than just an outstanding stand-off as Guernsey took just their second win of the season.

‘I’ve kicked most of my career’, he revealed the following morning after the team celebrated an important victory.

‘Everybody was stoked after and it’s good to get the season back on track,’ added the returning Kiwi.

With Jordan Reynolds’ side 15-10 down in the closing moments Guernsey forced their way over courtesy of Darren Bellingham and from wide on the touchline Walters added the two points to snatch the win which lifts us up to 11th in the 14-team table, JUST 12 points off the promotion spots.

‘The [winning] try came from a scrum and we were down on their line for 10 minutes when there was scrum after scrum,’ said the No. 10.

As for the pressure kick, Glen said it was five metres in on the 22.

‘It wasn’t my best game, but it finished off well,’ he added.

In the first half newcomer Matt Hema and Tom Ceillam both scored unconverted tries for a 10-10 interval score against the team that lie sixth in the table.

Glen said Amersham had been good at moving the ball wide but the game saw a lot of errors from both sides.

As for his own form, he said he was till some way short of his best form.

‘There is plenty more to come,’ he added.

Sadly, Guernsey were to lose Malcolm Barnes with a suspected broken collarbone - how unlucky can one man get?

The inspiring Kiwi, who was taken to hospital, has only just returned from a hamstring strain and, of course, spent most of last season out with a fractured neck.

The good news is that the shoulder has been popped back into place and he flew back to the island on Sunday morning.

We all anxiously wait to see how long the No. 9 will be out, but as it is the second time it has been disclocated the prognosis is not good.

The victory was obviously a relief for the coach who was pleased with much of the performance, although it was blackened by the injury to his unlucky scrum half.

He was pleased in terms of running the systems he wants the side to play and argued that had it not been for the loss of Barnes the team would have had the points wrapped up far sooner.

In the second period the team missed some very good chances to score and the performance was ‘outstanding’ compared to recent weeks.

Match details

Match date

Sat 18 Oct 2014

Kickoff

14:30

Competition

National League 3 London & SE
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