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Date Posted: 22:53:59 11/04/02 Mon
Author: rb
Subject: Devon 3 - Argaum Chiefs 0 Civil Service 15

The Chiefs surrendered their unbeaten league record after this city derby on a bleak afternoon at Bickleigh Down. The home side were without the services of points machine Darren Wills, Mark Foster (unavailable) and second row Steve Clack (injured) but welcomed back player-coach Simon Robertson from Green Goddess Duty. Jamie Ducat made his first team debut at outside-half. With persistant rain and enveloping fog throughout the match this was never going to be a classic. The early exchanges were fairly even up front with Argaum having the better at the scummage and the visitors the lineout. It was in the loose where the key to the game lay and this is where Civil had the upper hand with a number of turnovers. However it was Argaum who came closest to scoring first when winger Mike Louise intercepted from inside his own half but was caught a yard before the line. Civil were glad to clear their lines on a couple of occasions but they opened the scoring midway through the half with a Gerry Brown penalty. The home side continued to defend heroically through the remainder of the half but could not prevent centre Mike Thorne from grounding near the posts just before half-time which Brown converted. To make matters worse for the Chiefs Phil Hall had to depart the field with a persistant knee injury. Turning around 10 points in arrears and playing down the slope Argaum fancied their chances of pulling off a result but in these sort of conditions chances are few and far between. Chances were created but spilt passes, knock-ons and wrong options meant that long periods of Argaum pressure went unrewarded. Civil continued to look dangerous on the break but once again the home defence held firm. It wasn't until the latter stages when Argaum threw caution to the wind in an effort to get back on terms did Civil score again from an Argaum mistake. Fly-half Mike Colmer scoring out wide in a 2 on 1 situation. Argaum will be hugely disappointed to lose this match and with cooler heads in the last third might have taken the spoils. Too much possession was also gifted to Civil's experienced and streetwise pack. There were a number of good performances throughout the side but outstanding were scrum-half Paul Tottman displaying bags of committment and some deft touches while Darren Truscott is playing his most consistent rugby for a number of seasons. These positives have to be taken into next week's Devon Cup showdown with Exeter Saracens.
Argaum Chiefs: Tomlinson, Louise, D.Morgan, Hall, Quickly, Ducat, Tottman, Pinder, McDowell, Gould, Moulder, P.Morgan, Harris, Truscott, Robertson.

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