Rosslyn Park forward Owen Hughes scored the decisive try as Kieran Power’s men battled to victory over a competitive Moseley side
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Rosslyn Park 27-21 Birmingham Moseley
KIERAN POWER praised his Rosslyn Park side for showing resilience under pressure as they saw off Birmingham Moseley 27-21.
Owen Hughes’ maul proved to be the difference as the London side battle to a rain-soaked win.
Dan Laventure and Greg Lound also scored while Craig Holland’s kicking put Park clear of Moseley with two tries of their own.
Director of rugby Power said: “We probably had a few opportunities we left out there but they’re a gritty side and came back well.
“We had a purple patch with a try but the penalties secured the deal.
“Control let us down at times and we gave away silly penalties, allowing Birmingham territory.
“Once we had the opportunity in their 22, we sniffed it and took it.
“We could have been more comfortable if we kept going as we did in the first half.
“A win’s a win. It was good resilience in those conditions and with the momentum shifts to win it back each time.
“But we have things to work on for next week.”
Moseley made an uphill battle with James Tideswell’s sin-bin but Power’s men could not find a way through.
But the breakthrough came on 22 minutes, Laventure dummying for his third try in three games.
The visitors picked up momentum five minutes later, Hodgson kicking a penalty from the left wing.
The No.10’s score was doubled on 33 minutes, this time his penalty kick coming beneath the posts.
But Park ensured they went into half-time with an eight-point lead as Lound latched onto Gregor Gillanders’ break four minutes later.
Moseley found another gear in the second half, rewarded with a Hodgson penalty and penalty try on 54 minutes.
Substitute Craig Holland, stepping in for Lound who picked up a hamstring injury, found his kicking boots three minutes later with an angled penalty.
His second one on the hour was easier, coming from Peter Austin’s shirt pull on Henry Spencer which saw the Moseley hooker sin-binned.
And Park capitalised on the one-man advantage five minutes later, Hughes finishing a driving maul for his sixth of the season.
Moseley put the home side under pressure with nine minutes to go, top-scorer Aquile Smith getting his ninth try.
But it was not enough, heading back to Birmingham with a losing bonus as Park took the spoils.
“I thought it was a very good game,” Moseley director of rugby Adam Balding said.
“Park are a fantastic side – second in the table and rightly so.
“Our boys put in a good performance and were competitive right to the end.
“There were some moments which could have swung either way, so to pick up a point on the road at Park is not a bad result.
“Both sides managed the game really well.
“The big thing about this league is the teams at the top have to be consistent as it shows anyone can beat anybody.
“We had to come here and put in a performance, but I believe Park deserved the win.”
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Stats
Penalties conceded 13-9
Lineouts won 10-14
Lineouts lost 2-3
Scrums won 2-3
Scrums lost 1-1
Sin bins 0-2
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Rosslyn Park
Tries: Laventure 22, Lound 37, Hughes 64
Conversions: Lound 23, 38, Holland 65
Penalties: Holland 57, 61
Team (15-9/1-8): Henry Robinson 8; Benji Marfo 6 (Dave Lewis 7 6), Henry Cheeseman 7, Joe Munro © 8, Neville Edwards 8; Greg Lound 6 (Craig Holland 9 39), Jack Gash 8; Kyle Traynor 8 (Doran-Jones 72), Tom Vaughan-Edwards 7 (Owen Hughes 53), Paul Doran-Jones 7 (Nick Lovell 8 50); Sam Twomey 8 (Laventure 72), Gregor Gillanders 8; Dan Laventure 8 (Henry Spencer 50), Arthur Ellis 8, Hugo Ellis 8
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Birmingham Moseley
Tries: penalty 54, Smith 71
Conversions: Hodgson 72
Penalties: Hodgson 27, 33, 43
Sin Bins: Tideswell 7, Austin 60
Team (15-9/1-8): Harry O’Brien 6; Aquile Smith 7, Oli Morris 4, Ravai Faitiki 4 (Daventanivalu 67), John Daventanivalu 5 (Mason Tonks 53); Cliffie Hodgson 8, Jonny Arr © 7; Joe Foreman 5 (Titchard-Jones 30), Peter Austin 4 (Rhodri Tanner 6 70; Dawes 70)), James Tideswell 4 (Titchard-Jones 50); Aaron Crofts 5, Danny Wright 5; Morgan Monks 6 (Michael Stephens 5 40), Morgan Dawes 5 (Nathan Titchard-Jones 5 9; Dawes 17; Monks 71; Stephens), Jacques Le Roux 7
Replacements: Jack Jolly
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Attendance: 570
Referee: Calum Howard
HT: 14-6
Star Man: Craig Holland – Rosslyn Park
