Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks RLConference 2006

6th May 2006
Hillsborough Arena
Weather : Varied - From very warm at kick-off, to half time pleasant and finishing in a long burst of steady rain for the final 20 minutes.

Barber collects 20 points with a fine try and a faultless display of kicking
Hillsborough Hawks (24) 48 Mansfield (6) 20

Initial Summary of Game- Full report and photos to follow:

1 Penalty to Mansfield - high tackle. Successful penalty in front of posts by Williams
2 Knock on by Sheffield in front of the posts / knock on by Mansfield in front of posts
4 Penalty Sheffield - Mansfield off-side at play of the ball
5 Try Sheffield by Haige 10m to the left of the posts. Successful conversion by Barber
8 Knock on by Simon Lomas
11 Penalty to Mansfield for holding down
12 Knock on by Mansfield which was then followed by a penalty to Sheffield for off-side, Mansfield Williams) then made another error on the take of the ball after the 6th tackle which gave Hawks the put in at the scrum. As they passed the ball out along the line Mansfield player guilty of professional foul of holding the player back by hanging onto his shirt. The ball was tapped and the resultant passage of play allowed Leon Malcolm-Downes to score the first of his two tries on 15 minutes which Barber coolly converted.
18 Penalty to Mansfield - off-side at play of the ball. Resultant play kept Mansfield away from Hawks try line with superb defensive effort.
21 Mansfield Wagg knocks-on
22 Following Mansfield error and superb passage of passing the ball goes out to Malcolm-Downes for his 2nd try under the posts.
24 Knock-on by Mansfield's Wilson immediately after the kick-off
26 Good attack by Hawks
27 Penalty to Mansfield for a high tackle by Hawks hooker - Short.
29 Excellent break by Faysal Jabbara takes Hawks forward only to be let down by careless play and a forward pass.
32 Sheffield awarded a penalty for off-side and then Short goes in for a try through the largest gap you could imagine. Successful conversion by Barber
36 Malcolm-Downes goes for the line again only to be denied by another slack forward pass.
37 Penalty awarded to Mansfield for alleged ripping.
38 Another penalty awarded to Mansfield for holding down. Mansfield capitalise on the errors and a poor defence and Hardwick goes in for their first try. Conversion by Hardwick missed
40 Good kick by Hawks to within 10m of Mansfield line only for attack to be halted by the clock.

Half time : Hawks 24 Mansfield 6

41 Penalty to Mansfield - High tackle
42 Try Mansfield Hardwick - Conversion Wilson
44 Penalty to Sheffield for holding down and then a further 10 m given due to ill-discipline by Mansfield and talking back leads to good continual pressure on Mansfield line and a try to Faysal Jabbara and another Barber goal
49 Penalty to Hawks for a punch
50 Hawks pass to the left wing on the halfway line, intercepted by Thacker who ran in for Mansfield's 3rd try. Conversion missed by Williams.
52 Mansfield's Chris Wright does as the spectators ask and allows the ball, when kicked off by Hawks to bounce and roll between his legs.
53 Penalty Hawks - Mansfield holding down. Hawks take advantage and Haige goes in for his second converted by Barber
56 Knock on Sheffield
57 Knock on Mansfield
58 Penalty Mansfield for High Tackle by Simon Lomas - Mansfield's Mick Gayle sin-binned for punching after tackle and Lomas sin-binned for retaliation.
61 Try Mansfield's Wilson - Conversion by Williams missed.
64 Knock on Mansfield - Sheffield scrum leads to good attack by Harry Whales for Leon Wright to dive through a gap in the Mansfield defence on
66 Minutes and Barber converts try
68 Penalty to Mansfield for holding down
69 Penalty to Mansfield for ripping
70 Knock-on by Sheffield - scrum feed Mansfield but advantaged lost quickly and on
71 Scrum feed to Sheffield for a knock-on
72 Continued pressure and a turnover leads to a scrum feed to Sheffield
75 A superb passing movement along the line for Joe Barber score the last Hawks try which he successfully converts to give himself a personal tally of 20 points.
78 Sheffield defence holds good as Mansfield are held up on the line on the 4th tackle. They throw the advantage away by passing into touch on the last tackle.

Hillsborough Hawks: Harry Whales; Liam Dryhurst; Leon Wright; Joe Barber; Leon Malcolm-Downes; Simon Annis; Ricky Gregory; Greg Pursehouse; Craig Short; Mick Haigh; Stuart Perry; Joe Bradley; Simon Lomas; Neil Harrison; Faysal Jabbarra; Rob Ouston; Vince Caldwell; James Caldwell; Nick Wood; Phill Hedges; Mick Heyes.

Hillsborough : Tries :- Mick Haigh (6,53) ; Leon Malcolm-Downes (15,22); Craig Short (33); Faysal Jabbara (45); Leon Wright (66); Joe Barber (75). Goals : - Joe Barber 8/8

Sin Bin: Simon Lomas (58 - Retaliation)

Mansfield:Holt; Thacker; Wagg; Williams N; Hardwick J; Wilson; Moody; Sims; Hardwick C; Wright; Gayle; Williams D; Lowe; Saxby; O'Neil; Boller (but real name is Butler); Holbrook.
Mansfield: Tries: Jamie Hardwick (38,42) ; Scott Thacker (50) ; Lee Wilson (61): Goals: Lee Wilson 1/1, Nick Williams 1/3
Sin Bin: Mansfield - Mick Gayle (58 - Punching):

Penalty Count : Sheffield 8 Mansfield 10 - Referee S Moss

And now the story in words................

The Hawks put aside the disappointment of their start in NL3 to produce a convincing victory over Mansfield, and send out a warning that they will be a major force this year.
With 20 players to choose from, ranging from Pennine stalwarts, to recent signings and a couple of last years NL3 side, Sheffield looked to approach the match with the same attitude that the Pennine side had ended theirs in. However, straight from the start Hillsborough were guilty of indiscipline, and the first kickable opportunity was taken for Mansfield by Williams. A nervous couple of minutes followed with both sides knocking on in front of their own posts. The Hawks were quickest to recover their composure and Haigh was able to power his way through tackles and over the line after some intelligent approach work created a gap.
5 minutes later, the Hawks had stretched their lead. Intense pressure by the Hillsborough defence forced the errors, and after winning another penalty for a professional foul (surely a yellow card offence???) the Hawks broke quickly, and utilised Malcolm-Downes whose turn of pace left Mansfield for dead and gave Barber an easy sight of goal for the conversion attempt.
This signalled that start of some Mansfield pressure, and it took some fine last gasp tackling to keep the well fed prop forward Wright from flopping over the try line. The pressure was released when Hillsborough capitalised on another Mansfield indiscretion to use their ball handling backs, and a fine offload by Whales gave Malcolm-Downs his second try of the match.
The extra subs meant the Sheffield forwards were able to take frequent rests, and this advantage helped haul the Hawks upfield for another fine attack, with Loose forward Lomas directing traffic and creating openings all over the field. From one of these plays, the Hillsborough roll on caught Mansfield offside, and from the resultant penalty, Short used the 2 dummy runners, and after a moments hesitation, crossed himself for quite possibly his easiest ever try.
Any complacency in the home side was quickly stopped when Mansfield found a gap, and Hardwick punished slack defence to cross for their first try. Unfortunately, he forgot his kicking boots and skewed the effort wide.

The second half began with yet another dubious high tackle called by the referee, who maybe felt a bit sorry for the Mansfield forwards, as 90% of the penalties awarded were blatantly shoulder high. No matter, as Jabbara capped a fine debut by swatting Mansfield aside and touching down under the posts. Barber added another 2 points to the tally. Hawks over eagerness to use gaps saw them come unstuck minutes later, when a wayward pass was desperately flicked backwards in an attempt to keep it alive, only for Mansfield's Thacker to intercept and score.
Barber then made prop Wright red faced by bouncing the kick off straight between his legs and into touch, to ironic cheers from the Hillsborough crowd. The speed of the resulting attacks caught Mansfield offside again, and while they argued the toss, Haigh wandered in almost unchallenged to score his second try.
A bit of a bad tempered collision saw Lomas and Gayle binned for Hawks and Mansfield respectively. Wilson used the extra space and added another four points for the Mansfield cause. Whales replied by launching another attack, and fed debut maker Leon Wright, who left Mansfield for dead and touched down right under the posts.
The last word fell fittingly to Barber, who completed a fine kicking game by finishing off a great passing movement down the right wing, and converting his own try.

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SHEFFIELD HILLSBOROUGH HAWKS v THORNE MOOR

RUGBY LEAGUE CONFERENCE

13th May 2006

Hillsborough Arena

Weather: Damp and overcast although the match was completed with the threatened rain.

KO 2:30pm

SHEFFIELD HILLSBOROUGH HAWKS (6) 14 THORNE MOOR MARAUDERS (0) 14

Thorne Moor stage a comeback and score 3 tries in the second half to earn a draw in an evenly balanced match.

TIME	ACTION	REASON	SCORE
1	Penalty	TM Holding down
1	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TM
2.5	Penalty - kick at goal	HH ripping - Ryan Rafferty missed attempt at goal	0-0
5	Penalty	HH holding down
5	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TM
6	Scrum	HH force TM into touch
6	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TM
7	Scrum	TM - forward pass by HH
8	Penalty	TM Ripping the ball
9	Penalty	HH high tackle
10.1	Scrum	TM - knocked on by HH
10.2	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TH
10.3	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TH
12	Penalty	HH holding down
13	Penalty	TM High tackle
16	Scrum	Forward pass by Hawks
17		Hawks first substitution Bradley on Haigh off
18	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TH
18.1	Penalty - kick at goal	Off-side at play of ball by TM, kick missed by Evans	0-0
18.2	Penalty	Not square at play of ball by TMM
19		Try saving tackle by Harry Whales on Jeff Knott
20	Penalty	HH drag TM into touch
21	Penalty	HH ripping - two in the tackle
22		Hawks sub Wykeman on Short off
23	Penalty	TM lost the ball in the tackle but ripping call made against HH
24	Penalty	TMM commit professional foul by holding shirt of player after tackle completed
25	Scrum	TM - knocked on by HH
28	Scrum	TM - knocked on by HH
28		Tom Gray goes in for a try and it is disallowed for being held up, although Gray was still moving during tackle
30	Penalty	TM High tackle
32	Penalty	TM High tackle
32	Scrum	TM - knocked on by HH
34	Try	Tom Gray goes over for 1st try of match	4-0
34	Conversion	Converted by Bryn Evans	6-0
36	Scrum	TM - knocked on by HH
39	Scrum	Player put in touch - HH head & feed
41.1	Try	TM kick off and Leon Malcolm-Downes gathers the ball and sprints past all the TM defenders to score an 80m try.	10-0
41.2	Conversion	Bryn Evans converts the try	12-0
43	Scrum	TM win scrum after 40m kick through by HH rolls into touch in TM 15 m box.
44	Penalty	Hawks player punched by TM player Brett Staveley - red card
45		Ref allowed TM tackler to take out Whales as he gathered high kick on full, and all of TM were off side (but no penalty awarded)
46	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TM
48	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TM
49	Drop goal attempt	Evans attempts drop goal but ball goes under the bar.
49.5	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TM
51	Penalty	HH off-side at play-of-the -ball
53	Penalty	Slatter tackled by Munro (#13) and Brett Staveley "ran-in" throwing punches & subsequently was shown red card.
56	TM forced to drop out	Bryn Evans chases loose ball and kicks on 4 times and just fails to get a touch own.
58	Scrum	Forward pass by TM
59	Try	TM's Mark Roach brushed aside weak Hawks defence to score under the posts	12-4
59.1	Conversion	Conversion kick by Rafferty good.	12-6
61	Penalty	HH off-side at restart
62	Scrum	HH - knocked on by TM
64	Penalty	TM Clifton Richardson leading with elbow -Bryn Evans makes easy kick	14-6
65	Scrum	TM found touch at restart
68	Penalty	Whales tackled by Richardson who subsequently tried to drag Whales and remove his shirt, but Whales penalised for punching.
68.2	Try	TM's Wayne Barnes scores try after putting foot in touch and TM's touch judge awarded the try.	14-10
68.3	Sin bin	HH's Ben Wykman given marching orders for questioning the try
68.4	Conversion	Conversion kick by Rafferty missed.	14-10
70	Scrum	TM - knocked on by HH
74	Try	Try awarded to Barnes after blatent knock on infront of referee	14-14
74.1	Conversion	Conversion missed by Rafferty	14-14
75	Scrum	HH drag TM into touch
77	Penalty	TM off side at play of ball
79		TM - knocked on by HH

Hawks: - Whales, Malcolm-Downes, Wright, Gray, Hedges, Evans, Gregory, Lomas, Haigh, Rob Overton, Perry, Short, Ben Wykman, Travis, Caldwell J, Heyes, Bradley, Dylan Barlow

Thorne: Knott, Barnes, Garner, Carver, Broadbeth, Hazlewood, Roach, Rafferty R, Blanchard, Armstrong, Rafferty W, Staveley, Richardson, Munro, Lake T, Lake S, Hallgate, Kitchen

Sin Bin : Hawks-Wykman(68) Speaking out of turn

Dismissal - Thorne Moor : Stavely (44) - Running in after the tackle and punching

-Scrums: Sheffield 12 Thorne 13: Penalty Count: Sheffield 11 Thorne 10: Referee : Mr D Work (Halifax)

Man of the Match for Hawks: Leon Wright. Man of the Match for Thorne: Clifton Richardson

Bryn & Craig slow down a Thorne attack

You are not going anywhere sonny!

More photos are HERE

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WORKSOP SHARKS (16) 38 HILLSBOROUGH HAWKS (12) 16

20th May @ Rossington Miner's Welfare

TIME	DECISION	TEAM	PLAY	SCORE
2	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
3	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
4	PENALTY	HAWKS	Not square
4.1	PENALTY	WORKSOP	Off side at Play of the Ball
4.2	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
5	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
7	TRY	HAWKS	Chip through by Bryn Evans and follow up by Ricky Gregory to score Hawks 1st try: Conversion missed by Andy Carson	0 : 4
9	PENALTY	WORKSOP	Off side at Play of the Ball
10	TRY	WORKSOP	Everton scores try and Storey converts	6 : 4
11	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
12	PENALTY	HAWKS	Swinging Arm
13	PENALTY	HAWKS	Penalty goal kicked by Carson after swinging arm incident	6 : 6
15	PENALTY	WORKSOP	Holding down
16	INJURY		Jo Barber taken off after being punched in the eye
19	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
20	PENALTY	HAWKS	Off side at Play of the Ball
21	TRY	HAWKS	Vince Caldwell scores on break Conversion by Carson missed	6 : 10
24	PENALTY	WORKSOP	High tackle
24	TRY	WORKSOP	Taylor scores Storey misses conversion	10 : 10
27	Turn Over	HAWKS	Hawks gain possession after a Knock on by Worksop on last tackle on their 10 m line
30	TRY	WORKSOP	Referee ignored knock-on in front of the posts on the 4th tackle and Worksop's Miller scores first of his 3 tries, converted by Storey	16 : 10
32	PENALTY	HAWKS	Worksop played the ball inside the 10m after the restart
36	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
37	PENALTY	HAWKS	Off side at Play of the Ball
37	PENALTY	HAWKS	Penalty goal kicked by Andy Carson after infringement of off-side at play of the ball	16 : 12
40	PENALTY	HAWKS	Ball kicked out on the full at the restart
41	PENALTY	HAWKS	High tackle
41	PENALTY	HAWKS	Penalty goal kicked by Andy Carson	16 : 14
44	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
45			Worksop'sMiller punches out on Caldwell. Referee speaks to both players and captains and awards no penalty but the possession is retained by Hawks
46	PENALTY	HAWKS	Off side at Play of the Ball
46	PENALTY	HAWKS	Penalty goal kicked by Andy Carson	16 : 16
49	TRY	WORKSOP	Breakaway by Miller to score through tiring defence converted by Storey	22 : 16
51	SCRUM	HAWKS	Ball kicked into touch by Worksop
52	SCRUM	WORKSOP	Knock on
52.5	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
56	SCRUM	WORKSOP	Knock on
57			Worksop held up on Hawks line
58	SCRUM	WORKSOP	Knock on
59	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on by Worksop player after he had attempted the ripping of the ball in the tackle
60	SCRUM	WORKSOP	Forward pass although Leon Malcolm Downes had been tackled and the ball passed out in the off-load the referee decided it had gone forward much to everyone's surprise
61	TRY	WORKSOP	Worksop kept out of the try zone but the continued pressure on the tiring defence allowed Miller to go in for his 3rd try out wide. Not converted by Storey	26 : 16
64	SCRUM	HAWKS	Forward Pass by Worksop on their own line
66	SCRUM	WORKSOP	Knock on at the play of the ball
67	TRY	WORKSOP	Quinn scores 6th Worksop try. This time Storey gets the conversion	32 : 16
69	SCRUM	HAWKS	Forward pass
72	PENALTY	WORKSOP	Holding down
72	TRY	WORKSOP	Southgate scores what turns out to be last of Worksop tries and Storey adds the extras	38 : 16
74	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
75	SCRUM	WORKSOP	Knock on
75.5	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
79	PENALTY	HAWKS	Incorrect play of the ball
79	PENALTY	WORKSOP	Ripping
79	SCRUM	WORKSOP	Knock on
Mick Heyes, Leon Malcolm-Downes,Jo Barber, Ricky Gregory, Neil Harrison, Bryn Evans, Andy Carson, Luke Holt, Simon Lomas ©, Greg Pursehouse, Simon Travis, Vince Caldwell, Ken Holt
Scorers: Tries :Gregory (7); Caldwell (21) Goals : Carson 4/6 Man of the Match awarded by Worksop: Simon Lomas
Referee : S. Catterall (Wigan)

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SHEFFIELD HILLSBOROUGH HAWKS (14) 20 LINCOLN CITY KNIGHTS (0) 16

Hillsborough Arena : 3^rd June 2006: Weather: Glorious, bright , hot , sunny .

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TIME	DECISION	TEAM	ACTION	SCORE
1	PENALTY	LINCOLN	High Tackle
2	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
3	DROP OUT	LINCOLN
5	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
7	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Knock on
10	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Knock on
11	PENALTY	HAWKS	Offside at the play of the ball
11	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
12	TRY	HAWKS	Mick Haigh took on the opposition defence and fell over the line to score.	4 : 0
13	CONVERSION	HAWKS	As Evans lines up the kick the Lincoln Full Back (Ward) charges the kick in true rugby union style	6 : 0
16	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Ball kicked into touch
17		HAWKS	Leon Wright makes remarkable break through the Lincoln cover.
17	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Forward pass
19	PENALTY	LINCOLN	Off-side at the play of the ball
19		HAWKS	Leon Malcolm-Downes stretched his legs and made a good break after a kick through was followed up
23	TRY	HAWKS	Tremendous passing move across the field started by Simon Travis (#19) culminating in Dylan Barlow going in for a try on the left hand side	10 : 0
24	Conversion	HAWKS	Missed by Evans
25	PENALTY	HAWKS	Lincoln kicked ball out on the full at the restart
27	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Forward pass
28		HAWKS	Simon Lomas carried off to take no further action due to getting a dead leg, He had been putting in great hits prior to this.
28	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Knock on
30	SCRUM	LINCOLN	The scrum was given to Lincoln for a knock-on but a penalty should have been awarded to Hawks for ripping in the tackle
30	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Knock on
31	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
32	TRY	HAWKS	Leon Wright scores a great break-through the defence try	14 : 0
33	Conversion	HAWKS	Missed by Evans
34	DROP OUT	LINCOLN
36	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Forward pass
38	PENALTY	HAWKS	High tackle
39	PENALTY	LINCOLN	Ripping
39	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Knock on
39.5	PENALTY	LINCOLN	Ripping
40	PENALTY	HAWKS	Lincoln kicked ball out on the full at the restart, at the very first kick of the 2^nd half
41	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Knock on
42	TRY	LINCOLN	Jackson scores Lincoln's first try : Converted by Lincoln's Evans	14 : 6
44	PENALTY	LINCOLN	Holding down
45	TRY	LINCOLN	Lincoln fullback evades Hawks defence to score close to the posts but Evans hits the upright in his attempt	14 : 10
49	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Ball kicked into touch
50	TRY	LINCOLN	Jackson scores Lincoln's 3rd try in the space of 10 minutes. Converted by Lincoln's Evans	14 : 16
54	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
55	PENALTY	LINCOLN	Ripping - two in the tackle awarded - actual offence should have been knock-on
56	DROP OUT	HAWKS
57	SCRUM	LINCOLN	Knock on
57	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
59	PENALTY	HAWKS	Incorrect play of the ball by Lincoln
60			Referee stopped the game for 2 minutes for a drinks break due to the heat.
61	SCRUM	HAWKS	Knock on
62	TRY	HAWKS	Harry Whales scores a try under the posts after the Lincoln defence looked all at sea and a huge gap opened up for him to run in.	18 : 16
63	CONVERSION	HAWKS	Bryn slots over an easy conversion	20 : 16
66			Lincoln charged down the kick on the last tackle but Hawks regathered to continue the pressure on the Lincoln line
68	PENALTY	LINCOLN	Accidental off-side awarded but player did not touch the ball or interfer with the play
71	Match ended		The referee called a halt to the proceedings 9.5 minutes early and gave no reason. There were no problems on the pitch, apart from the referee who had injured his back and needed physio (?) from Mick Heyes and Sarah earlier on.	Final Score 20 : 16

Hillsborough: Harry Whales; Leon Malcolm-Downes; Tom Gray; Joe Barber; Dylan Barlow; Bryn Evans; Ricky Gregory; Stuart Perry; Simon Lomas©; Mick Haigh; Rob Overton; Leon Wright; Vince Caldwell; Nick Barnet; Luke Holt; Billy Glossop; Mick Heyes; Dan Gray; Simon Travis; Neil Harrison

Scorers: Tries : M Haigh (12); Dylan Barlow (23); Leon Wright (32); Harry Whales (62). Goals Evans 2/4

Man of the Match : Leon Wright (Hawks)

Lincoln: Ward K; Green; Evans; Grint; Huntley; Jackson; Craven; Perry; Nicholson; Hodgeson; Reeds; Whitham; Pearson; Donner; Newmarch; Ward J; Deering; Webster; O'Loughlin: Scorers : Tries : Jackson (42,50) Ward K (45) Goals G Evans 2/3

Referee: W Parker (Widnes)

It appeared that the referee wanted to signal his intention quickly, so Hawks found themselves penalised for a high tackle within the first 40 seconds. Neither side looked as if they would succumb to the constant pressure until Mick Haigh decided to take on the opposition defence single-handedly on 12 minutes, and crash over for a try, which Bryn Evans converted. Apart from the constant calling of knock-ons by Mr Parker, and the two forward passes there was little to show for the hard effort in the first quarter. Then Dylan Barlow completed a very encouraging shift of the ball through several pairs of hands to go ov