Hornets hammered
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The home side gave a repeat performance of their comprehensive 20-52 win at the Sports Centre earlier in the season. However, this time Hornets didn’t manage a score of any kind.
Camborne dominated all but the first three minutes. They scored seven tries, all of them converted. There could have been more.
Hornets were lucky to escape with a score below 50 points. They were run ragged by a much better side and found themselves under pressure at the set scrums for most of the match and were out-thought too often at the line out. In the loose Camborne ran strongly and their support play was excellent.
It did start well for Hornets as they won lots of loose ball in the open minutes. However the clinical finishing of Camborne put fly half, David Mankee in for a try inside 5 minutes. Ominously, he converted his own try. Playing into the deceptively strong breeze, Hornets insisted on kicking aimlessly out of defence and too often relieving penalties did not go to touch.
Camborne gratefully accepted the opportunities to run ball back at their visitors, who found it difficult to cope with their strong running backs. In particular wings, Notman and Bone caused all sorts of mayhem.
On 28 minutes Mankee was the beneficiary of a bad clearance. After three quick passes, he made the most of the opening to go in for his second try, which he also converted.
Then with 34 minutes gone, full back, James Rapson was on the end of a flowing movement. He went through a big hole in the Hornets defence to make it a hat trick of tries for the Cherry and Whites before half time. Mankee kept up the pressure for 21-0.
It took Camborne 6 minutes of the second half to increase their lead. This time they drove a maul over from a lineout 15 metres from the Hornets’ line. No 8. and captain David Roberts claimed the try. Mankee converted.
Hornets’ young wing, Dan Pearce almost squeezed through the Camborne defence on a couple of occasions wide out of the left. But Hornets’ visits to Camborne territory were fleeting and on the hour after a lengthy spell of pressure, Camborne ran in try number six.
Wing Cameron Bone broke through to stroll over for the touchdown. Mankee slotted the conversion.
On 62 minutes Dan Pearce was in the Camborne 22 again, but Hornets were penalised and within a couple of minutes the Camborne steamroller had mauled over again on the right.
This time replacement flanker, James Goldsworthy claimed the try. Mankee was on target again for the extra points.
Hornets had their brightest period of the match before Camborne almost drove another maul over their line.
It was down to skipper, David Roberts to surge over for his second and his side’s seventh try on 76 minutes.
Mankee put over the conversion to make it a perfect seven and bring his afternoon’s tally to 24 points.
It wasn’t ideal preparation for the two matches Hornets will have to play next weekend.
First on Saturday, they play a rearranged league match at Penryn, who were victors over Truro at St Clements Hill last weekend.
Then, on Sunday they travel to Bude to play a Cornwall Knockout Cup match.
Kick off at Bude will be 2pm.
Camborne 49 - 0 Newquay Hornets
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Scorers: Camborne - Tries David Mankee (2), David Roberts (2), Cameron Bone, James Goldsworthy, James Rapson. Conversions David Mankee (7).
Newquay Hornets Team: Alex Woodley, Jamie Tresidder, Alex Woodley(Jack Luck (Alex Woodley)), Mark Turton, Simon Morgan, Graham Lutey (Karl Maslen), Tim Eustice, Stuart Williams, Will Eustice, Chevy Reed, Dan Pearce, Rob Ley, Frazer Kellythorn, Adam Rainey, Sam Cullen, Mark Ley.
