Portland V's Springfield 25 - 15 Loss

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon for the first home game of the year at Fox St Field. The Portland Boys returned home with fire in their eyes.Hoping to erase the bitter taste of defeat out of our mouths from the weekend before. The starting fifteen took the field in front of a sideline filled with Fans. From the starting kickoff Portland played hard nose aggressive Rugby. Portland went of the board first and did not let down. Most of the game would be played in the Springfield end but Portland couldn't seem to get the ball across the Tri-line. Springfield could see that the Portland team had a lot of new faces and veterans who were playing out of position and used this to their advantage. A few breakdowns in the Portland defense would prove costly and spoil the Homecoming giving Springfield the 25 - 15 victory. A few bright notes, Richard "Grittyman" Pheffer return did not pass by without a try being scored by the crafty old guy, Jerry Alves once again played and inspiring game which the young blood should watch and follow. Fred "Fastman: Hayman had some incredible runs and showed his leadership ability as captain on the field. It was also great to see Duncan Mac, Matt Winch, and Jason Willy all returning from serious injuries take the pitch adding depth and fire to our team. Practice is the Key to winning we need to be a team Tuesday and Thursday if we want to improve. NO EXCUSES!!