RUGBY UNION: Staggerers become swaggerers as they claim cup success
Huntingdon Staggerers won the East Midlands Intermediate Vets Cup. - Credit: Archant
Skipper Paul Baynes paid tribute to a ‘great bunch of blokes’ after Huntingdon Staggerers lifted the East Midlands Intermediate Vets Cup at the first attempt.
The evergreen aces beat Oundle 24-12 in a final played in sweltering conditions at Stewart & Lloyds, in Corby, last Saturday.
Tries from Spencer Burgess and man-of-the-match Neil Welsh in the final 20 minutes secured victory for Staggerers after the sides had shared four touch-downs in the opening period.
Baynes said: “This is the first season for a number of years in which the Staggerers have played regularly.
“To win this trophy at the first time of asking is a fantastic achievement.”
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Matt Stenson cruised through a big gap in the Oundle defence to grab the first try under the posts and Chris Matthews added the conversion.
Oundle hit back with a well-worked, but unconverted, score of their own before Jamie Rice darted in to edge Stags further clear.
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Oundle again came up with a response and a converted try brought them level before the break. But the late scores from Burgess and Welsh ensured Staggerers prevailed.
