By woll
December 13 2006

 Usual warm up routines pre-match....

 ...at least when Tim did the bottles we knew where they were...

 

 Villi practices his lineout throw while Jan guards the recently recaptured drinks bottles..

 The clubhouse begins to empty in anticipation...

 The Pirates take to the field...

 Panoramic shot of Clifton Lane prior to KO

 Rhoddri steps inside during an early attack though 0-3 down...

 Now 0-6 down, the Pirates launch another attack...

 Titans steal a Pirates lineout on their own 22....

 Villi receives treatment for a knock...

 Defensive scrum for Titans.

 Half time shot of crowd in stand.

 Straight from the kickoff, Pirates create havoc in the home defence which leads to Cattle's  try....which was subsequently missed by photographer celebrating!

 di Bernado's kick was captured by a more composed Woll!

 With the weather now deteriorating, the Pirates now have their tails up.

 Roth's defence now under relentless pressure.

 Steve Winn caps an excellent game with Pirate's second try. Mr Newitt considers binning himself for  a blatant attempted trip! 

 Another heavy squall hinders focus.

 Not for the first or last time, the Pirates cross the line without reward

 Somewhere in this blur, Lewis caps an expansive move to give the Pirates the lead for the first time

 Another breach of the Titans line is not awarded to deny the Pirates a bonus point

 Looks sweet doesn't it? Mr Evans guards the scoreboard to make sure there is no sabotage.

 The players form the traditional tunnel at the end

 Celebrations begin to show..

 Beardshaw & Inglis leave the field triumphant

 Crackers unwinds after another impressive though brief showing.... 

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