View allAll Photos Tagged Cup
Matteo Berrettini of Italy plays a shot during the Final between Taylor Fritz of USA and Matteo Berrettini of Italy at the United Cup Day 10 at Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia on 8th January 2023. Photo by Peter Dovgan.
Editorial use only, license required for commercial use. No use in betting, games or a single club/league/player publications.
This was the only image I took today and it was a request from a stock photography site. I just cropped in to a part of it. The original photo had the whole cup.
Convincing Towns Cup win against City of Derry
by Roger Corbett
Last year’s Towns Cup winners were comprehensively beaten 48-10 in the first round of this year’s competition by a well drilled and cohesive Bangor side.
With conditions very soft underfoot at Upritchard Park, the decision was made to play at the Bangor Grammar School’s new pitch nearby. It was hoped that the firmer ground and better than expected weather would give both sides a good opportunity to play to their respective strengths. As City of Derry 2nds were the current holders of the Towns Cup, and having brought a strong team to defend that position, Bangor were expecting a tough contest.
The visitors kicked off with a slight wind advantage, and pushed forward into Bangor’s twenty two. However, after 7 minutes of play, Bangor produced a fine break through crisp handling and good support that involved several players, before the ball came to Darren Kelly. With 10 metres to go, he powered through the Derry defence to score to the left of the posts. Neil Cuthbertson’s conversion was successful, getting the home side off to a great 7-0 start.
Shortly afterwards, another good combination between forwards and backs saw the ball come to Jason Morgan who seemed sure to score, but the ball somehow slipped from his grasp within sight of the Derry line. From the resulting scrum, Derry won the ball and cleared their lines by kicking for touch. The Bangor lineout was taken cleanly by Kelly, and Bangor picked off where they had left off moments earlier. This time it was Jamie Clegg who made the break before passing outside to Mark Widdowson on the left wing. Although he had to juggle the ball before controlling it, he still managed to squeeze in at the corner for Bangor’s second try. The touchline kick was missed making the score now 12-0 with 14 minutes gone.
City of Derry settled themselves and within 10 minutes were applying sustained pressure in Bangor’s twenty two. Having drawn in Bangor players to a ruck, they quickly passed the ball across their backs to find just enough room to score in the left hand corner. The kick was missed, but the gap had now closed to 12-5.
From Mark Thompson’s restart kick, the ball was knocked on by the City of Derry receiver. The Bangor scrum on the half way line was secured by Clegg before passing to Mike Aspley who accelerated through a gap in the centre, shook off a number of tackles and looked to be through for a score. However, with the City of Derry full back in front of him, Aspley unselfishly passed inside to Morgan who made the last few metres to score under the posts. Cuthberton’s simple kick made the score 19-5.
Most of the attacking play was now coming from the home side, prompting some desperate defending by the visitors. With 35 minutes gone, Derry were penalised for a deliberate knock on within their twenty two. The penalty was kicked to touch, and the subsequent lineout was again taken cleanly, this time by Adam Rushe. In a reversal of the previous try, Morgan took the ball forward before returning the compliment to Aspley to score close to the posts. The conversion brought the score to 26-5.
With the first half drawing to a close, Bangor kept up their pressure, forcing Derry to concede another penalty. From Bangor’s chosen scrum, the ball came to Morgan who, although wrapped up in defenders, managed to off-load to James Henly who made good ground before passing outside to Cuthbertson on the right wing who scored in the corner. His subsequent kick hit the upright and bounced out, but Bangor’s lead as the referee blew for half time was now 31-5.
City of Derry’s half time talk appeared to be paying dividends, as they started the second half with renewed vigour and eventually turned over a Bangor scrum. Having won the ball, they moved it wide to their right wing to score in the corner. Although the kick was missed, they were now in double figures at 31-10, with just a few minutes of the half gone.
Unfortunately, the Derry men were unable to build further from this promising start. On the 15 minute mark, Widdowson took a pass above his head, before side stepping the last defender to dive over in the left hand corner for his second try. A great kick by Cuthbertson made the score 38-10.
Several minutes later, Aspley had another good run, but this time was stopped short of the line. Undeterred, from the Bangor ruck, Andrew Jackson got the ball and, having pushed forward and brought play back into the centre, passed outside to Kelly who powered over from a couple of metres out to score his second try. The kick was missed, making the score 43-10.
With the contest all but over, and waiting for the final whistle, another Bangor attack saw Clegg push through before passing to Widdowson on his left. With defenders in front of him, and with little room to work with, Widdowson chipped over the defence and set off in pursuit. The ball didn’t bounce kindly for him, but did for the supporting Phil Whyte who gathered it well and dived over for a well-deserved try. For the second time in the game, Cuthbertson’s conversion hit the upright, making the final score 48-10.
This was another excellent Bangor performance that has brought a return to the kind of form shown at the start of the season. The timing couldn’t be better as the next game is away to league leaders Clogher Valley, who themselves are enjoying a great run of results.
Bangor side: P Whyte, A Jackson, J Harrison (J Leary), A Rushe, D Kelly, J Henly, R Latimer, J Clegg (c), C Harper, M Thompson, M Widdowson, M Aspley, J Morgan (G Caughey), N
7.24.13 - Check one off the bucket list - I touched the Cup! With the help of an awesome friend, I ended up in the Blackhawks VIP party for trainer Mike Gapski. My dad always taught me that in the photography world, you sometimes have to be bold to get what you want. After I had my photo taken by the event staff, I grabbed my own camera and after a few minutes I was back onstage with my 28mm and was able to grab some awesome shots of the cup. Say hello to Lord Stanley.
i love this cup. i am inspired to rip it off a little. i was going to buy one, but only mugs left.....
Saw this flatten soccer ball in the streets of El Sereno CA. I figured this might be a good way to start the World Cup Fever!
A couple of plastic drinking cups!
7 Days of Shooting Week #49 Plastic Geometry Sunday ....
Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... thanks to you all.
Plastic cup graf has been appearing around Newtown and inner city Sydney lately...
(photo not by me!)
A photo of my former favorite coffee places (tchoupitoulas) in Kansas City. Now it is known as JP's Wine Bar.
They served fair trade Costa Rican coffee, my favorite.
A little bit about tchoupitoulas
Murano glass products created by leading Master glassblowers, whose experience and creative flair combine to form pieces of extraordinary value and originality.
website: Top Quality Murano Glass
The 2023 Celtic Cup Freestyle Wrestling Dual was held at The Wrestling Academy, on Friday 26th May 2023.
The 2023 Celtic Cup was a dual meet competition between Roger Williams University (Rhode Island, USA) and a Manchester squad over 10 weights.
It was held at the :-
Wrestling Academy,
41 Great Clowes Street,
Salford,
Greater Manchester
M7 1RQ
Murano glass products created by leading Master glassblowers, whose experience and creative flair combine to form pieces of extraordinary value and originality.
website: Top Quality Murano Glass