COV HOLD ON TO RECORD SUPERB WIN.COVENTRY 26 DONCASTER 20 COVENTRY held on in a tight finish to upset high-flying Doncaster in a bruising National Division One game at the Butts Park Arena The stadium was built in 2004 and currently has two stands. The East Stand has a capacity of 3000 and includes a number of conference and banqueting facilities. The West Stand is currently only a temporary structure holding 1000. . Coventry outscored their visitors 4-2 on tries to claim the maximum five points from a performance bristling bristling see hackles. with pride and determination. The home side stood up to a first-half battering by a physical Doncaster side to take a 12-7 lead into the break. Coventry opened the scoring after six minutes when flanker flank·er n. 1. One that flanks, especially a soldier so positioned as to protect the flank of a column of troops on the march. 2. Jamie Miller claimed a loose ball in his own 22 and sprinted upfield with winger Tom Slater in support to finish off from 30 metres. Myles Dorrian converted the try, but Doncaster were level by the end of the opening quarter when Coventry, under pressure in their 22, conceded a penalty try following a series of collapsed scrums, Jamie Lennard converting. The home side were back in front within three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. , however, Miller pouncing pounce 1 v. pounced, pounc·ing, pounc·es v.intr. 1. To spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something: on another loose ball and this time going all the way himself from 35 metres to score an unconverted try. Doncaster believed they had scored their second try on 37 minutes when centre Stevie McColl crossed by the post, but referee Adrian Hartwell disallowed the score for a punch in the build-up, sparking a rousing finish to the half by Coventry which saw Doncaster flanker Adam Kettle sin-binned. Miller grabbed his second try three minutes after the restart, latching on to a midfield chip by Dorrian, who then added the conversion. Doncaster responded with 10 points in the space of three minutes, Lennard kicking a penalty before converting a Wes Davies try, and the fly-half 's second penalty put the visitors ahead for the first time at 20-19 after 56 minutes. But Coventry dug deep, and centre Donovan Sanders followed up his own kick ahead to score their fourth try, converted by Dorrian, which proved the winner. Doncaster put everything into the final minutes but couldn't break down a superb home defence. COVENTRY: Tries: Miller 2, Slater, Sanders. Conversions: Dorrian 3. DONCASTER: Tries: Davies. Pen Try. Conversions: Lennard 2. Pens: Lennard 2. |
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