Happy new year to everyone ! This rearranged game did not start Chings
way with Thurrock having the play early on. At 3 minutes Ching won a
scrum, spun the ball out left, then recycled the ball quickly out to
Ben who avoided tackles to score. For the next 10 minutes the game
see-sawed with Ching conceding penalties at the set pieces. At 20
minutes against the run of play Thurrock turned the ball over and gave
it out to their large centre who broke several tackles to score, which
was converted. From the kick-off Reece tackled the receiver and
managed to gain the ball. From the subsequent ruck Ching spun the ball
out for Matt Lumb to score in at the corner. At 24 minutes Matt Lumb
kicked the ball high out of defence and followed up his own kick. The
bounce favoured him and he collected the ball to score with Syrus
converting.  HT 7-17
The 2nd half Ching began by conceding more penalties, and after
talking back to the referee were penalised on their line. At 4 minutes
Thurrock tapped the ball and fed to their big centre who crashed over.
From the kick-off Matt Lumb fielded the ball and launched a high up
and under, re-gathered to score his hat-trick try.  For the next 20
minutes Ching were on the wrong side of refs decisions including a
disallowed try for Matt due to a hand-off. Thurrock made the end of
the game interesting with their big centre (now at no. 8) crashing
over after another penalty on the Ching line. From the kick off, new
boy Sam Mellen gathered the ball and charged into the Thurrock half.
The ball was quickly recycled and spun out wide for Syrus to score and
end the game. FT 19-27.
Scorers – Trys Matt Lumb (3), Ben Maru (1), Syrus Nikbakht (1)
Conversions –  Syrus Nikbakht (1)

Robbie Cook, Will McGillivray, Peter Young, Jordan Hillier, Syrus
Nikbakht, Max Rabey (c), Sam Robbens, Reece Daltrey, Ellis Flaherty,
Matt Lumb, Ben Maru, Matt Marie, James Willis, Brandon Cox, Sam
Mellen, Charlie Wilkes, Conor Monaghan