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26/9/2009
Good Home win over Paisley
SHE West Division 1, Oban Lorne 20 - 0 Paisley
Oban Lorne returned to action last Saturday after a free weekend the previous week.
Several changes were made from the teams previous game away to Strathendrick. Andy MacDougall was moved forward to prop and there were starting places for Jamie MacMillan in the 2nd row, Craig Nicholson in the back row, Allan Wright on the right wing and Billy Thomson at Full Back.
Oban started the game the better team with the majority of possession. Despite this they could not break down a determined Paisley defence who cleared their line on several occasions in the opening stages of the first half.
Oban eventually made their pressure tell with a well taken try by Chris MacDonald, 10 minutes from half time giving the home side a 5-0 advantage. Oban took confidence from this score and created several more scoring chances. Andy MacDougall crashed over the line on the stroke of half time to give Oban their second try of the afternoon and a half time lead of 10-0.
The second half saw Paisley start to come into the game and had a spell of pressure in Oban’s 22. However they did not capitalise on this and Oban quickly turned over and broke up the pitch through Cammy Smith and the pressure was finally relieved by a kick from Stand Off Robert Wright.
The home side then found back their form from the first half with wave upon wave of attack on the Paisley try line. Another try came this time from player/ coach Corrie Louw who crossed over from close range giving Oban a 15-0 lead.
With 15 minutes of the game remaining Oban freshened things up with Allan Duncan replacing Allan Wright on the wing and Travis Smith coming into the 2nd row replacing Jamie MacMillan. Oban fought hard for the rest of the game to get a 4rth try for the bonus point and were rewarded on the final whistle by a superb try by Chris MacDonald who dived under the posts to score his second try of the afternoon and seal a 20-0 win for Oban Lorne.
Coach Corrie Louw disappointed with the fact that Oban failed to take all their chances was pleased with the bonus point win and the fact that the team did not concede any points.
Oban are in action again next weekend for a mid - table clash away to Loch Lomond KO at 3pm.
Oban Lorne Squad. A.MacDougall, R.MacQueen, M.Downie, D.Hunter, J.MacMillan, C.Nicholson, C.Smith, C.Louw, E.Wilson, R.Wright, A.Wright, C.MacDonald, M.MacQueen, G.MacEwan ( c ), B.Thomson. T.Smith, A.Duncan, C.Tomlinson
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