Username
Password
Pertemps Bees 7 Sedgley Park 27
By December 18 2006
BEES ended a traumatic week with defeat by lowly Sedgley Park. The Sharmans Cross Road side were looking for a much-needed pick-me-up after Phil Maynard, their talismanic director of sports, was axed as part of cost-cutting.

That was followed with the threat of strike action by unpaid players, although that has been averted for the time being.

Bees were unable to hold on to a slender first-half lead and then lost their Canadian international prop, Casey Dunning, with a broken ankle.

Sedgley Park had snatched an early lead through fly-half Phil Jones' penalty.

But the game developed into a dour forward battle until two minutes before the break when winger Matt Nuthall raced 40 metres before being grounded by Sedgley full-back Andrew Vilk.

He was yellow-carded and Bees made full use of the advantage when Dave Knight cut inside and fed full-back Jon Goodridge who grabbed the opening try, which fly-half Rod Petty converted.

Sedgley flanker Eddie Newton forced his way over on 54 minutes and Jones hit the conversion.

Jones then dummied his way through Bees' fragile cover before adding a conversion. Sedgley winger Matthew Riley rouched down for Jones to convert again.

Pertemps Bees: 15 Jon Goodridge; 14 Adam Billig, 13 Dave Knight, 12 Tristan Davies, 11 Matt Nuthall; 10 Rod Petty, 9 Reece Spee; 1 Casey Dunning, 2 Stewart Pearl, 3 Terry Sigley, 4 Alex Davidson, 5 Mark Cornwell (captain), 6 Dean Miller, 7 Will Matthews, 8 Leo Halavatau. Replacements: Emyr Lewis, Matt Long, Matt Miles, Dan Tuohy, Akapusi Qera, Mike Baxter, Jon Higgins.

Bookmark or share this story with: