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OMBAC vs New York
Saturday May 14th results Paul Bretz refereed the quarter final match between OMBAC and Old Blue of New York, in which Old Blue downed the visitors, 31-14. On a pleasant day at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx Old Blue outscored OMBAC 4 tries to 2. Old Blue started the match with high up and under kicks but it was a try in the corner after 25 minutes of play that started the scoring. Old Blue failed to convert the try but kicked a penalty goal 10 minutes later when OMBAC flanker, Ryan ReBell, was sin binned for attempting to free the ball from a tackled player. That made the score 8-0 in favor of Old Blue with less than 10 minutes in the half. Old Blue wasted no time in taking advantage of OMBAC being down a man and kicked another penalty conversion with 5 minutes to go. Then the Old Blue fullback finally split the OMBAC defense and scored a try on full time but again failed to convert. That made the half-time score 16-0 with ReBell still in the sin bin. The second half opened with Old Blue attacking while OMBAC was still down one man. It didn't take Old Blue long to score a muti-phase attack for 5 more points but again missed the conversion, making the score 21-0. After ReBell returned to the pitch for OMBAC the Old Blue were soon able to convert another penalty kick. Referee Bretz awarded penalties at the rate of 4-1 in favor of Old Blue throughout the match, which kept OMBAC from developing much continuity. However, OMBAC fought back and winger, Mark Crovelli, scored a nice 20 meter try on a cut back directly through the Old Blue defense, which flyhalf Matt Alexander was able to convert for a 24-7 score line. Old Blue was able to score one more try off a great run by their number eight, which they finally converted, bringing the score to 31-7. OMBAC's number eight, Sciale Taulupe, scored the last try, which was converted by Alexander, for a 31-14 final in favor of the Old Blue. It was too little too late for OMBAC as they now contemplate rebuilding their team for next season. OMBAC: 1) Brandon Brown, 2) Jason Wood, 3) Dan Dorsey, 4) Lars Herman, 5) Damian Coonan, 6) Ryan ReBell, 7) Henry Schaaf, 9) Ghian Snyman, 10) Matt Alexander, 11) David Burt, 12) Riaan Hamilton, 13) Chris Frara, 14) Mark Crovelli, 15) Sammy Gonzales Reserves: 16) Jeremy Wright, 17) Thomas Wagner (for Brandon @ 40), 18) Kevin Boyer (for Herman @ 55), 19) Mika McLeod (for ReBell @ 72), 20) Marty O'Rourke (for Hamilton @ 50), 21) Jason Harper (for Gonzales @ 57), 22) Tim Omi (for Burt @ 70)
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