Valley 19 Cooke 12
by Bob Beatty
Valley struggle to subdue Cooke
Valley started poorly dropping the kick off and then poorly defending a scrum which saw Cooke engineer an overlap. Luckily for Valley Leinster referee Colm Dawson, impressive throughout, was well positioned to spot the forward pass and deny the try.
Cooke continued to play Impressive and intelligent rugby and with out-half Elliott dictating play, continued to pressure an out of sorts Valley side that was missing tackles all around the park. Valley managed a number of pick and goes which gained ground but these were infrequent and it was no surprise when Cooke scored in the corner to lead 5-0.
Cooke continued to dictate the game and scored another try which was converted to lead 12-0 after 30 minutes……………… see more at :- http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cloghervalleyrfc/s/match-centre-44502/1-1031700
