On a lovely sunny day, with a stiff breeze that increased as the game went on, blowing down the ground it was the Reds who had first use of the conditions. Indeed it was to be a tale of two halves with the team playing down the slope with the wind dominating field position and the scoring. Redruth will be pleased with the win but disappointed in the number of penalties they conceded, especially in the second period.

On a perfect surface the Reds kicked off and were immediately on the attack. Taking the ball on around half-way Shaun Buzza surprised many by kicking ahead but showed good speed to regather the kick and then go over for a try on 3 mins bettered by Nat Dart.
Further Redruth pressure forced a series of penalties and a St.Austell player saw 'yellow' on 16 mins. The Reds had a 5 metre scrum and such was their domination in this area a pushover try seemed to be a formality and indeed Buzza went over for his second on 19 mins again bettered by Dart to make it 14-0 to the Reds. The Reds conspired to drop the kick-off to give St.Austell a scrum on the 22. The Reds 8 though struck against the head and swift passing coupled with a strong Charlie Levick run put Luke Johnson away, the left wing made no mistake to skip past the final two defenders to score the Reds third try on 23 mins. The conversion went wide and this was to prove the high point of the match for the Reds. St.Austell had some pressure of there own in the second quarter but the Reds defence was looking strong. In the last few minutes of the half Redruth again were on the attack but two lost line-outs prevented them adding to their score line.
Half-Time: Redruth 19 - 0 St.Austell

The 'Saints' had the Reds under pressure immediately after the restart and a series of penalties were conceded by the home side leading to a yellow card for Matthew Blewitt on 45 mins. A few more penalties and this time it was Connor Triggs who saw the yellow card to and the Reds were down to 13 players. The 'Saints' kept up the pressure and after spreading the ball first right then left went over in Piggy Lane Corner for a try well converted by Matt Shepherd on 52 mins. The Reds were able to see out the remainder of the yellow card period without conceding any more points and the next 15 mins saw play go from end to end. Any time the Reds got into the St.Austell 22 they coughed up possession and St.Austell deployed the big boot to gain large amounts of ground in the now strong wind. Three consecutive penalties in the Reds 22 led to the 'Saints' going over this time in Hellfire Corner, Shepherd again converted from the touchline to make it a 5 point game with 10 mins left.
Both teams had their chances in the final 10 with St.Austell sniffing a upset, in the end the Reds held on and almost scored with the final move of the game with Adam Hall being well tackled into touch just a couple of yards short of the line.

Redruth
1.T.Philips
2.M.Pritchard
3.T.Gendal
4.L.Hattam
5.J.Prisk.
6.C.Triggs
7.C.Rovery
8.S.Buzza (2 tries)
9.J.Chapple
10.N.Dart (2 conv)
11.M.Blewett
12.L.Thomas
13.J.Simmons
14.L.Johnson (try)
15.C.Levick

Rep.
J.Thompsett, J.King, M.Bonds, D.Wills, T.Cowan-Dickie, A.Hall, C.Whey, F.Woolstencroft.

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