Coventry Bears 40 Bristol Sonics 18

Saturday 14th July 2012
Coventry Bears 40 Bristol Sonics 18
Conference League Three
At: Butts Park Arena
Kick-off: 2-30 pm
Admission: £5; Programme: £1 (16 pages)
Weather: sunny spells then cloudy
Attendance: 100 (headcount)
Duration (40) first-half: 43:46; second-half: 43:19

I fancied taking the train rather than driving, and thought a ground with a roof a good idea so I decided to watch Coventry Bears, the opposition at Warrington last Saturday, play a home game at the Butts Park Arena. Visitors today were winless bottom side Bristol Sonics and, as form suggested, the Bears ran out comfortable 40-18 winners.

Coventry Bears (sky blue and navy blue): 10. Ashley Johnson, 2. Tawanda Chipadza, 3. Andy McGrory, 22. Tanaka Chamunokara, 5. Tobias Rochester-Bremmer, 6. Tim Leishman, 7. Scott Clendenning-Fenton, 8. Michael Venn, 9. Luke Srama, 20. Rhidian Booth, 11. Brad Massey, 12. Elliot Hurst, 21. Steve Coleman. Subs: 13. Tom Tsang, 14. Mark White, 17. Tyrone Rowe, 18. Tom Davies.

Bristol Sonics (maroon and amber): 1. Mike Gatson, 2. James Raymond, 4. Marcus Brooker, 9. Harvey Marson, 6. Dom Swann, 12. Tom Verber, 13. Joe McKenna, 8. Daniel Brooker, 11. Josh Sampson, 10. Wes Rodgers, 2. Mike Norman, 3. Andre Savva, 20. Elliot Nightingale. Subs: 15. Joe Singleton, 16. Wijand Wormhoudt, 17. Curtis Asante, 18. Jake Robertson.

Referee:

Points:
4-0 Steve Coleman (4 try)
6-0 Scott Clendenning-Fenton (goal)
10-0 Tobias Rochester-Bremner (7 try)
14-0 Andy McGrory (11 try)
16-0 Steve Coleman (goal)
20-0 Andy McGrory (25 try)
24-0 Tanaka Chamunokara (28 try)
26-0 Scott Clendenning-Fenton (goal)
26-4 Elliot Nightingale (31 try)
30-4 Mark White (36 try)
30-8 Elliot Nightingale (39 try)
Half-time
30-12 Mike Gatson (53 try)
34-12 Ashley Johnson (81 try)
38-12 Tom Tsang (85 try)
40-12 Tim Leishman (goal)
40-16 Curtis Asante (80+2 try)
40-18 Dom Swann (goal)