Hove 2 vs. Horsham 2 (A)

Horsham 2 v Hove 2 1/10/16

In what may have been the best performance of Hove 2s in the past 4-5 years Hove backs simply out classed Horsham with pace and guile to score 4 tries. While a hat-trick for Alex "Dicko" Mann at 13 may have taken the headlines, the reality is the pack won the game. This 8/9 was a perfect balance, they were committed, aggressive and smart with a solid set piece despite giving away 4 inches and half a stone a man. More importantly the number of turnovers added to penalties for not releasing was in the low teens.

2 tries in the first 20 minutes meant that Hove were well in control before Carlos Casanova, playing 12, turned heads with a drop goal to close the half at 0-16 to Hove. From the 2nd half kick off, Matt Hathaway took a clean catch on the run to return 50 yards and those in the know, knew that was game won. Ten minutes of pressure and 3 Casanova penalties later, one a little dink from the half way line, and the game really was won. A couple of tries then secured the bonus points at 0-37. Horsham then went for it and scored two good tries in the last 10 minutes, showing they're not a bad side. Hove responded with the best move of the game to put Surfer George in in the corner only to be brought back for a final forward pass by Dicko Mann. Awesome stuff Beef.

MoM - anyone called Hathaway