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Enniscorthy edged by battling Bangor by Roger Corbett
Bangor produced an excellent performance against a strong Enniscorthy side to once again come from behind and secure a semi-final place by 14-10.
In contrast to last week, the weather and pitch conditions at Upritchard Park were good. However, Bangor’s preparations got off to a bad start when centre Mike Aspley aggravated an injury in the pre-match warm-up and was unable to play. A quick re-shuffle saw Chris Morgan come in from full back as his replacement, and Adam McCusker taking up the full back role. For Enniscorthy’s part, they came to this fixture on the back of a good run of results in the Leinster League Division 1A, and sitting in second place in that table.
A mistake by Bangor right from the referee’s whistle at kick-off looked to have handed the visitors an opportunity to take the initiative. However, having won the ball back, McCusker put a superb kick deep into the Enniscorthy twenty two that left the defence no option but to put it into touch. The Bangor line-out was taken cleanly by Curtis Stewart, and a maul was formed that surged towards the Enniscorthy line before Jamie Clegg dropped with the ball and scored the game’s first try after just 4 minutes. Mark Widdowson made the conversion, and the score was 7-0.
Within 3 minutes the lead could have been extended when Enniscorthy were penalised for a high tackle. However, this time Widdowson’s kick drifted wide of the posts.
If Bangor thought things were going their way, this soon changed as Enniscorthy gathered themselves and started to gain confidence through a lengthy period of possession, aided in some part by Bangor’s readiness to kick when in possession themselves. The Enniscorthy attack was now causing Bangor headaches, with the result that the penalty count started to rise. Eventually these repeated infringements around the breakdown led to a yellow card being shown to James Henly. Enniscorthy saw this as their opportunity to capitalise, and laid siege to Bangor’s line. Bangor doggedly held their line despite conceding further penalties, and having to defend the resulting line-out and drive combination by Enniscorthy. As Henly’s 10 minute period in the sin bin came to an end, Bangor had somehow managed to hold off the Enniscorthy attack, and had actually managed to turn over the ball, giving them a chance to clear their lines and gather their breath. However, in a bizarre series of events, Ricky Armstrong’s clearance kick was charged down and bounced back towards the Bangor line, only to be gratefully accepted by one of the big Enniscorthy forwards who was still getting to his feet from the preceding ruck. With barely two steps to the line, he touched down for the try, leaving the Bangor players confused and dejected after working so hard to prevent the score. The conversion was missed, keeping Bangor narrowly ahead by 7-5, after 23 minutes.
For most of the remainder of the first half, Enniscorthy kept play in Bangor’s half. Bangor looked dangerous on the counter attack, with some good runs by the wingers Davy Charles and Mark Widdowson. For Enniscorthy’s part, they had several good scoring opportunities but either knocked-on or missed a pass at the crucial moments. A half time score of 7-5 would have been gladly taken by Bangor but, as 40 minutes approached, a lapse in concentration while in their own twenty two, led to a missed tackle which was clinically exploited by Enniscorthy, allowing them to run in for their second try which, although unconverted, gave the lead by 7-10 as the sides turned around.
As has been the case in many other games, Bangor’s second half performance moved up a gear, and it was now the visitor’s line that was coming under attack. Within the first 10 minutes, Bangor looked to be in a good scoring position, but the Enniscorthy defence was equal to Bangor’s first half display. Although unable to break through at this time, Bangor were now looking more confident as the initial Enniscorthy charge appeared to be stuttering. This certainly looked the case when, after 25 minutes had elapsed, the Enniscorthy kicker elected to go for the posts from close to the half way line – a strange decision given the relatively poor conversion attempts earlier. Once again the kick was missed, but Bangor had at least been pushed back into their own half.
As the game entered the final 5 minutes, it was beginning to look like Enniscorthy would hold firm and take the win. However, in a repeat of the exemplary performance displayed at Clonmel in the previous round, Bangor simply lifted their game again and mounted a surge against their tiring opponents. With just 2 minutes of normal time remaining, Jamie Ball gathered the ball at the half way line, and then passed it to Clegg on his left. Leading by example, Clegg went straight, taking the ball past the 10 metre line and drawing the approaching Enniscorthy defender. A well-timed pass to his left was equally well-received by Widdowson on the wing, who rounded his opposite number and sprinted for the line. With little space to work with and the full-back still to beat, Widdowson produced the speed and footwork necessary to take him over the line, to the left of the posts. He then managed to add the icing on the cake with another well-struck conversion which put Bangor ahead by 14-10.
The moments immediately after scoring are particularly dangerous, and with Enniscorthy now throwing everything they had, the remaining couple of minutes were incredibly tense – for both sets of supporters. To Enniscorthy’s credit, they skilfully kept recycling the ball – almost like sevens rugby – bringing the game back into Bangor’s twenty two. But in the end, it was just too much, with Bangor eventually managing to turn the ball over and close out the game, bringing despair and delight in equal measure on the faces of the opposing players.
To the Bangor supporters who had been unable to travel to the game at Clonmel, and who had not fully appreciated the performance there, this brought everything that had been said into focus, and with it the realisation that Bangor now have the ability to go all the way in this competition. With Ulster rivals Clogher Valley and CIYMS, and Leinster high-fliers Dundalk now joining Bangor in the semi-finals, the next hurdle will be equally challenging, but having beaten two of the strongest junior sides in Ireland, confidence is high and everything is now to play for.
Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, G Irvine, J Henly, R Latimer, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, R Armstrong, J Morgan, M Widdowson, C Morgan, M Weir, D Charles, A McCusker
Subs: O McIlmurry, F Black, M Crockford, J Ball, M Thompson
Bangor scores: J Clegg (1T), M Widdowson (1T, 2C)
Date:Mar 25 2014, 07:57 PM
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A select group of volunteers [the person who selected them has since be reprimanded for gross negligence – his defence being there was nowhere near a gross and none of them were wearing negligencies!], gathered around Mr T. However Mr T did not feel threatened. He had his minder, a hulking brute of a man, [did I say man? Was Dr. Frankenstein’s monster a man?], standing watching his back. Everyone felt relieved. (!) It was when it was watching your back that you needed to be frightened! Anyway, to continue:
Mr T: “We’re not planting trees over by the MoD fence line any longer.”
The Voles enthusiasm knew no bounds and spilled out making a nasty mess of the car park. The couple of Dave’s [the only one’s of their clan to be present] began doing an Irish jig in the style that only the English can accomplish to Olympic standard. This resembles two drunks on a Friday night attempting to swap trousers while eating a chicken vindaloo!
Mr T had lulled them and now applied the ‘cut the grass’ [I believe it sounds better in French but I’m not into that foreign fancy stuff, let them learn English like we had to, that’s what I say].
Mr T: “Instead we’ll be planting trees down near the other end of the Upper Alders.”
The jiggers froze – it was their fault for being so quick in removing certain essential items of apparel. Wendy, remembering her classes from Finishing Off School, swooned and fell to ground, [fortunately she didn’t have far to go]. The Brute picked her up and tossed her into the back of my car, [no-one takes Jock’s seat even the Brute knew that].
Mr T: “Squire, you drive while I rest on my laurels.”
Brute: “But I thought we were planting alders?”
Mr T: “Just drive.”
It was a mizzly, drizzly day so I had brought along my gazebo to keep us dry when we had our break. [The Brute liked to break things (and people)]. Soon Dave C. and I were well on the way to completing its construction. However after ten minutes we decide more help was needed. After a further ten minutes and the help of Roger we decided more help was needed. After a further ten minutes and the help of Dave M. We decided more help was needed. After a further ten minutes it had stopped raining and the wind was taking the gazebo across the field with Wendy firmly attached to one of the legs. Finally, by tying Roger’s bike to the opposite leg that Wendy was secured to, the gazebo looked like a grade two listing building – yes that bad.
The tree planting went along the usual lines, trees two metres apart (give or take a metre) in one direction and two metres apart (give or take a metre) in the other, whilst in the main being perpendicular to the horizontal. This of course does not allow for the inbuilt variations based upon wind direction, proximity to the tin of biscuits, phase of the moon and attitude of the Vole in question. However Mr T did note one Vole was being a little too precise in being precise rather than not being precise, if you take my drift. [Please note the last person who took my drift has still to return it!].
Mr T: “Excuse me ‘The Moff’, you don’t need to be exact in spacing the trees.”
The Moff, (tucking his collapsible digital theodolite into his pocket). “I’m not. I’m at least 0.056 millimetres about the norm.” [Norman looked concerned but not surprised by this revelation].
Mr T: “That’s alright then. For a moment I thought you were being too meticulous.” [How can you be ‘too’ meticulous? A meticulous person would ensure they weren’t too meticulous otherwise they’d fail to be meticulous.
The Moff: “No, I’m being very careful not to be too meticulous.” [You don’t catch The Moff out that easily].
Mr T also noted that Wendy appeared to be dozing off for a few minutes every time she put the guards on the trees and canes.
Mr T: “Wendy, are we keeping you up?”
Wen: “No, I’m using my belly, [The word used by Wendy was ‘stomach’ but I can’t spell ‘stomach’ so I’m using ‘belly’ instead – apologies to the squeamish], to pile drive the canes into the ground another foot or so.”
Mr T: “Doesn’t that hurt?”
Wen: “No, I’m sure the canes don’t feel a thing.”
Later that day, have planted the allotted area, the footpath, the ditch and the river (but only to wadeable height, ensuring the bamboo canes protruded above the waterline).
The Moff: “Hey I’ve got a great idea. Let’s go an finish planting the other area with all these trees that are left.”
The enthusiasm of the Voles knew no bounds yet again spilling everywhere and leaving a nasty mess. [Is there a nice mess? Well yes, often people tell me I’ve left them in a nice mess.]
The Brute, having secured the less enthusiastic Voles in the trailer set off across country to our new destination.
Mr T called him back: “Squire, you’re supposed to take the land rover and trailer with you!”
This was easier said than done, the vehicle and trailer now being surrounded by several hundred trees! However by carefully ignoring them, brute force overcame such difficulties, [actually the word is ‘overran’].
And so dear reader onto our second site and second task of the day. To cut a long email short reread the first section ignoring the bits about the gazebo, footpath, ditch and river.
Yet another ‘And so’ as we come to the end of the Sandy Smith Nature Reserve Tree Planting Saga. This will no doubt go down in the annuls of history as further proof of something. But what the something is will only be decide by the future that will rewrite the past to fit into its own present. That’s the paradox called Time for you.
The End, or the beginning, or the continuation.
Once more thanks go to The Venerable Buxton, ably assisted by The Lady Buxton for another scrum-delicious hotpot and gallons of tea made as only the tea plantations of Yorkshire know how. Why we bother importing tea from other countries is beyond me. Just think of the carbon footprints we could save muddying Mother Earth’s green carpet as some ex vice president once said having lost an election just because a few thousand voting papers had accidently been recorded as preferring him to some other noteworthy bloke whose name thankfully escapes me. Anyway he made money out of it so that’s alright.
For those of you that missed it, you don’t know what you’ve missed and having read this you still don’t. I never understand people who say you don’t know what you’ve missed and then proceed to tell you what you’ve missed, so you do know what you’ve missed when you probably didn’t miss it in the first place, which is why you missed it. [If you know what I mean].
By the way ‘Brute’, you know I don’t mean it and I used to love splashing you on all over when I was young and it’s great that you’re making a comeback, even if it is only at Christmas. [Whereas you, (The Squire you), make a comeback every time you go away].
Another End,
Malcolm.
PS Certain people say it helps to have a few drinks when reading my emails. The alcohol doesn’t help the brain deduce more but it does ensure that when you wake up the screen has gone blank so you can switch it off and go to bed thinking you’ve read it all. “Alcohol is the great leveller” said Earnest Hemmingway as he fell off his bar stool for the umpteenth time. Ernie’s favourite drink was probably a dry martini rather than the Mojito or even Bloody Mary. My favourite drink is one bought by someone else.
That’s all folks.
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Occasionally I will just add a photo in order to mark it on my Map, this is one of those occasions. I had such high hopes for this site when i spotted it in Google Maps months ago. When I took a trip out there this is what I found. 90% of the site had been demolished and what was left was heavy fortified with Razor Wire. WTF! razor wire?! come on what the hell could possibly be inside this place. Maybe its of historical value? or maybe the site is heavily contaminated. I don't know about you but I think its ridiculous. California really love their fences. Located in Benicia, California.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Armored vehicles from 12th Iraqi Army Division secure an outer perimeter as two helicopters land, allowing Iraqi Special Operations to assault an objective during the live fire for Operation Lion’s Leap, April 19. Operation Lion’s Leap is an Iraq-wide training exercise encompassing multiple ministries of the Iraqi Security Forces.
(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Chad Ashe, USD-N PAO)
After World War II, Leyland Motors secured orders for several batches of double decker bus chassis. Of these, 203 were of the OPD2/1 type, equipped with synchromesh gearboxes. They were nicknamed the 'Synchros'.
2186 was bodied by Commonwealth Engineering of Granville, entering service from Burwood depot in April 1949, and was transferred to Kingsgrove in November 1949. 2186 was then sent north to Newcastle in 1950 for the conversion of the Newcastle tramways, where it operated from Hamilton depot.
It returned to Burwood depot in April 1969, and was withdrawn from there in September 1971, after covering 584,500 miles in service.
In December 1971 2186 was sold to Hawkins Bus Service, Gunnedah. 1973 saw the bus sold to Hopes Bus Service, again in Gunnedah, where it operated as MO 035 until 1990 when it was deregistered and sold to the Sydney Bus Museum.
After a period of storage at Tempe, the bus was sold back to the State Transit Authority of NSW, who had 2186 and sister Leyland 2033 refurbished by Pressed Metal Corp in 1991 to operate a special charter service, starting from January 1993. This service ceased in 1998, and the bus was made available to the Museum on a permanent loan.
2186 is rare in that it retained a 44" wide front destination box right up until withdrawal in 1971, despite overhauled buses having 33" destination boxes fitted from 1958 onwards.
Specifications:
Engine: 9.8 litre six cylinder Leyland 0.600 diesel engine, bore 4.8", stroke 5.5", 125 BHP @ 1800 RPM.
Transmission: Four speed synchromesh gearbox (crash on first) to a worm drive differential.
Brakes: Vacuum operated foot brake and a mechanical park brake to the rear wheels.
Website: www.sydneybusmuseum.com/2186
File Name: 6855
STERILE AREA –
RAF Barnham Nuclear Weapons Storage Facility was heavily secured and at the time was probably one of the most secure locations in the United Kingdom. The security element was the responsibility of the RAF Police (RAFP). Personnel from differing operating periods at RAF Barnham have stated that there were up to three varieties of RAF Police specialisations working at the site: 'Provost' 'Station' and 'Qualified Police Dog' (dog handlers).
As well as a standard outer fence and main gate picket post, the facility included an inner perimeter fence and within that an inner concrete wall with another picket post. The area between these two latter perimeters was classed as ''sterile'', with trip wires and flares in the gap between them and atop the wall, to alert the guard force to intruders. Pole-mounted lighting was positioned at regular intervals within the sterile area and halfway between the towers was a V-shaped bulge in the fence to allow patrolling guards the ability to look up and down the fence line from a small path that ran within the area. A telephone post was located at these bulges.
Two electric sliding gates at the outer and inner fence and a traditional style split middle wire gate acted as ''vehicle traps'' for any vehicle driving in or out. At the front sliding gate was a personnel turnstile controlled by the RAFP guardroom. At the rear sliding gate was personnel access to the inner picket where flammables and other contraband (matches, cigarettes, lighters etc) were surrendered before entering the ''Danger Area''.
RAFP Dog Handlers patrolled the site and the RAFP station staff manned the watch towers and pickets. The area between the outer and middle fence was patrolled by the Dog Handlers, with elements of the outer perimeter reportedly just spools of barbed wire.
Five Watch Towers, one at each point of the pentagonal fence, were located on the inside of the middle fencing when the site was decommissioned. These were accessible along the path within the sterile area near the fence line, some elements of which are still visible under the moss and foliage. A 6th vantage point was located on the maintenance building towards the centre of the compound. Each tower could see the others at the time of operational use (trees get in the way now) and were fitted with searchlights at a third of the way up and right at the top, possibly similar to those used on ships. It has been reported that the angle of the lights had to be limited as the Officer Commanding RAF Lakenheath had made complaints that his pilots were getting dazzled by RAF Barnham's watch towers.
The existing tall metal towers were believed to have been installed in late 1959/early 1960. Prior to this there were wooden ones, described as being pretty basic and about 15ft high, with a base around 6ft square with a large searchlight mounted in the centre which could be swung almost 360° in either direction. Access was reportedly by a wooden ladder and there was a single railing round about waist height. There was a field telephone at the top of the ladder and ''special'' binoculars were issued. The platforms were in roughly the same positions of the new towers but on the inside of the concrete path. It has been reported by another source that when the new towers were built, the fences had to be modified to accommodate them, via a U-shaped cut-out, visible on the site today.
A former RAFP Dog Handler stated that before being posted to Barnham, you and more importantly your dog had to gain at least 90% in exams/tests, meaning they had some of the best personnel and animals in the trade. In comparison, the RAFP Station staff stated that they received no special training as such for the role. They did get sent on a special security course, but that it was of little relevance or use to RAF Barnham. They simply classed it as another security related job. Some have stated that they spent a lot of time on the range, with many of the Police being marksmen. It has been reported that the RAFP were issued automatic 9mm pistols towards the end of the site's operational period, replacing the Smith and Wesson .38 that had been in common use.
The shift pattern recalled by most RAFP personnel spoken to consisted of 9 consecutive shifts comprising 3 evenings (1500-2300), 3 midnights (2300-0700) and 3 days (0700-1500) which would then be followed by 2 days off. Approximately 14 Station staff were on shift, comprising of one Sergeant shift controller, one Corporal deputy shift controller and 12 others, some made up of National Service personnel. Therefore, with an off duty shift, this meant a guard force of around 56, plus all of the ''X'' flight staff (the term used for those involved with the weapon convoys), which had around 14 personnel. It was usually an hour on and an hour off on the old wooden watch towers. The Dog Handler shift patterns were (1800-0000) and (0000-0600), with no day patrols, around 8 dogs were on site at a time.
This and other RAFP sources have said that the security personnel knew very little about the goings on inside, even with the vantage points of the towers. It is reported that all movements were specially screened to be hidden from view, with even the large bombs themselves sheeted. One RAFP officer had even reported as quipping to a convoy commander about ''another glider'' coming in, making reference to the similarity between the ''Blue Danube'' pantechnicon and a glider trailer.
Information sourced from – rafbarnham-nss.weebly.com/security.html
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So +PokerStars, how about saving us 3,000 FPPs for ordering a new token and enabling a convenient, free-to-use Android app that gets the job done? I bet it will force more players to secure their accounts, as well.
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On June 26, immigrant rights activists launched a campaign to raise public awareness about Secure Communities, a federal immigration program purportedly targeting serious criminals, but largely devoted to deporting immigrants who are non-criminal or low-level offenders.
I saw this metal cable secured to a rusty pole and another cable strung through the metal cable that was meant to secure a bike as well. I didn't get much of the bike though, you can see a portion of the tire on the bottom right hand corner though.
Sandal secure line out ball at the Memorial Ground, Clatterbridge, during a 42-19 defeat by Wirral in rugby union's North Premier league. Having scored five tries, all converted, the hosts led 35-0 after 46 minutes before a belated show of spirit saw Sandal cross three times to reduce the deficit to 16 points. Wirral then clinched victory with a sixth try, also converted, in stoppage time.
Admission: £5. Programme: 28 pages (w/a). Attendance: 135. Wirral 42 Sandal 19 (HT 28-0). Scoring sequence: 7-0 (Rob Pearl try, Jimmy Annetts conversion, 9mins); 14-0 (Chris Speed try, Jimmy Annetts conversion, 14mins); 21-0 (Craig Harvey try, Jimmy Annetts conversion, 33mins); 28-0 (Jimmy Annetts try, Jimmy Annetts conversion, 40+6mins); 35-0 (Ryan Higginson try, Jimmy Annetts conversion, 46mins); 35-5 (Declan Thompson try, 52mins); Rob Pearl (Wirral, sinbinned, late tackle, 61mins); 35-12 (Simon Frewin try, Greg Wood conversion, 70mins); 35-19 (Jack Townend try, Greg Wood conversion, 75mins); 42-19 (Craig Harvey try, Jimmy Annetts conversion, 80+1mins). Referee: Michael Hurdley.
Wirral RFC were founded in 1936 by former pupils of Wirral Grammar School, Bebington. After the Second World War the club leased facilities at Hooton Park Golf Club. In 1968 Wirral moved to Clatterbridge, their present home. The Old Wirralians Association Memorial Ground commemorates club players killed during the 1939-45 conflict. A major success came in 2009, when Chester were beaten 20-10 in the Cheshire Vase Final. The club maintain strong links with Wirral Grammar School.
Brazil’s Ambassador to the UN, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, joined the FIA Foundation’s SDG team, the post-2015 coordinators for WHO and UNICEF, and #SaveKidsLives campaigners to mark the end of the SDG negotiations.
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Bangor bash Barban boys
by Roger Corbett
On a perfect afternoon for rugby, Bangor maintained their good winning streak by recording another bonus point victory against Dromore, eventually winning by 38-17.
With Bangor and Dromore looking secure in 3rd and 4th places respectively in the league, this game could have been viewed as a dead fixture. However, with Dromore no doubt wanting to reverse their earlier defeat, and Bangor wanting to maximise their points tally, the game was certainly competitive.
Bangor got proceedings underway, playing into a slight breeze that was blowing diagonally across the pitch. From the outset, Dromore used this slight advantage to gain good ground through well taken positional kicks. However, were equally happy to run the ball back and produced several good attacks in reply. In fact the home side could have been a couple of scores up in the first quarter, but the ball didn’t run for them at the crucial moments. However, the breakthrough eventually came when the handling across the backs was crisp and secure, giving Neil Cuthbertson on the right wing the opportunity to stretch his legs and dive over in the corner for a well-taken try. The difficult kick was missed, but the scoreboard had started in Bangor’s favour by 5-0.
The next twenty minutes were almost a copy of the first quarter, with Bangor making most of the attacking opportunities, only to be thwarted by a stubborn Dromore defence. For Dromore’s part, they also had their chances, and came close from a kick through that Cuthbertson managed to shepherd into the goal area and get the resulting twenty two drop-out. However, a slack response by Bangor handed the initiative back to Dromore who, after several surges, managed to push over for their first try in the right hand corner, levelling the scores at 5-5 with just a minute or two left in the first half.
Bangor’s reply from the restart was immediate and in complete contrast to how they approached the previous drop-out. Mark Thompson’s kick hung in the breeze, allowing Jamie Clegg to leap for it and continue running at the static Dromore defence. He then passed inside to Jason Morgan who then passed again to Mike Weir at outside centre. Although Weir had the option of Cuthbertson on the wing, he fooled the Dromore defence and made a charge for the line, just managing to squeeze over in the right hand corner. The conversion was missed, making the score 10-5.
With 2 minutes of stoppage time having elapsed, there was just enough time for Dromore to restart once more. However, another apparent lapse in concentration by Bangor in securing and then clearing the ball, allowed Dromore to come straight back and score an opportunist try in the corner and level the points at 10-10. As the referee blew for half time, the home supporters were stunned, feeling their side should have been well in front by this time.
As the teams turned around, Bangor produced their now familiar second half surge. Within 5 minutes, a good break by James Henly was stopped just inside the Dromore twenty two. Although the ball went to ground, good support play by Curtis Stewart saw him pick up and run through to score under the posts. Cuthbertson’s kick was good, and Bangor were back in front by 17-10.
An injury to full back Chris Morgan resulted in changes to both the forward and backs line-up, with Adam Rushe coming off the bench to take James Henly’s wing forward position, allowing Henly to move to outside centre, and moving Mike Weir to full back as a result. There followed a brief period of settling to this new structure, before Bangor struck again. Seeing a flat Dromore defence ahead of him, Jason Morgan chipped over their heads and began the chase for the line. The ball bounced favourably for him, and he just managed to gather and touch down ahead of the nearest defender. The kick was successful extending the lead to 24-10, and now with the additional bonus point.
Although Dromore maintained their own pressure, it was Bangor who were calling most of the shots. Just 7 minutes later, the ball went wide to Mark Widdowson on the left wing whose pace and footwork left several Dromore players floundering, before darting through to score under the posts. The addition of the simple conversion brought the score to 31-10.
With only 5 minutes remaining, Dromore produced a late push and brought play deep into Bangor’s twenty two. Although Dromore won their scrum close to Bangor’s line, it looked like Bangor had the attack covered. However a defensive mix-up left a gap that provided a simple run through for Dromore to score beside the posts. With the successful conversion, the gap had closed to 31-17.
Obviously annoyed by this mistake, Bangor came back at Dromore, forcing the visitors to concede a penalty inside their twenty two. Spurning the kick at goal, Thompson kicked for touch and an attacking line-out. With the ball safely won, Bangor started to drive forward, but the strong Dromore pack held it up. However, the ball was quickly recycled by Ricky Armstrong to Mark Thompson, who then passed to Jason Morgan who pushed off his tackler to score the final try of the day and, with the conversion, bring the final score to 38-17.
This was a good day for North Down sides playing Mid Down opposition. Bangor’s success against Dromore was matched by neighbours Donaghadee who produced an inspired performance to beat Ballynahinch 2nds and earn a place in this year’s Towns Cup final as a result – congratulations to all.
Bangor’s final fixture in this year’s league is away to Cooke next Saturday. The weekend is then topped off on Sunday afternoon with what should be a highly entertaining game between the Perennials and a Bangor Select XV. With several familiar faces from seasons past, this is sure to be a fun event, and one to come along and enjoy.
Bangor side: P Whyte, A Jackson, B Worthington (S Irvine), R Corbett, C Stewart , R Latimer, J Henly, J Clegg (c), R Armstrong, M Thompson, M Widdowson, J Morgan, M Weir, N Cuthbertson, C Morgan (A Rushe)
Subs: S Irvine, A Rushe
Bangor scores: N Cuthbertson (1T, 4C), M Weir (1T), C Stewart (1T), J Morgan (2T), M Widdowson (1T)
Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Tunis; World Economic Forum Foundation Board Member at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Abuja, Nigeria 2014. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek
It's important for the baby to have easy access to her drinks and snacks on longer trips, but she can't reach them if they are on the floor of the box, and if we set them loose on the bench next to her, they may roll off.
Today I found a solution that worked well. I buckled this small bucket into the seat next to her. It's just big enough to hold her water and soymilk sippy cups, and leaves room for a water bottle for me as well.
...so secure that he's willing to wear a pink/purple girl's hoodie around his shoulders...? Iiiiinteresting. :) We were very intrigued.
(Spotted this guy at a gas station just after getting done with a gig, so I had the long lens right at my feet. Score!)