Portland opened their league campaign this past Sunday with a real squeaker at North Shore. Clearly they'd done a bit of recruitment in the off season, and came out looking to compete.
Portland opened the scoring early after a break down the wing from yours truly, before being dragged down cruely short of the line by what can only have been the fastest prop in NERFU. Fortunately Hannes was not to far behind and was able to pick up the ball and touch it down in the corner. Not sure if the conversion was made, since I was hobbling off towards the cooler.
Honestly I lost track of things for a while there, but I believe Portland added another penalty to their total before North Shore got on the scoreboard themselves. Portland added another penalty and another try, which was a collective effort from the forwards, which means I don't know who scored it. What I do know is that Andy Nelson converted it from the sideline, which turned out to be the deciding factor in the game. Though North Shore added a penalty of their own, and scored a breakaway try in the final minutes, it still left them agonizingly one point short. Thus ended the game, 18-17 in favor of our boys, who showed some character to hold on for the win.
On the positive side, Portland showed up with some good numbers for a change and enjoyed some strength in depth. As I said, the boys hung in there and absorbed a lot of pressure. On the negative side, I wrote a really shitty match report. Sorry about that.
Have you paid your dues for the Fall? If not, then you'd better do it here:
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