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Milton Keynes City Pathfinders 12-49 Watford
Cheetahs
On a hot and humid Sunday the Cheetahs welcomed the Pathfinders from Milton
Keynes to Fullerians Rugby Club and with several key players missing it was two
rookies playing their first games for the Club that were amongst the stars of
the day. Running back Christian Rolando rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown,
whilst Tom Chester, playing on the defense, shut down Milton Keynes big wide receiver
threat and recorded 1 pass defended and 2 interceptions returned for a total of
69 yards. Also joining in was fellow rookie Dan Fey in only his second full
game, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown, but Man of the Match honours
belonged to 7 year veteran Conrad Patrick, whose impressive stats read 2
catches for 41 yards and 2 touchdowns 1 run of 20 yards and a kick off return
of 78 yards for his third touchdown.
The Cheetahs defense were first on the field and carried on the good work shown
two weeks earlier against Colchester, forcing Milton Keynes to punt after only
3 plays. Watford’s offense took to the field and marched the ball 57 yards
culminating in a 1 yard plunge from quarterback Paul Symonds. Milton Keynes
second possession mirrored their first and Watford were soon back on the field
and 8 plays later Symonds found Patrick on a 29 yard pass for his first
touchdown of the day.
The second quarter
belonged to Milton Keynes who quickly found the endzone with a 1 yard run.
Watfords response to this was quick as Conrad Patrick returned the ensuing kick
off 78 yards to score his second of the day. In fact Milton Keynes held Watford
to only 9 plays, but they made the most of them when Andy Crowther caught a 21 yard
pass from Symonds to take the score at half time to 25-6 in Watfords favour.
The second half began with Milton Keynes taking to the air trying to catch up ,and
again limiting Watford to only 6 plays but Watford again managed to score, this
time Shane Wilden going over from 3 yards out. The fourth quarter began with
Milton Keynes hard work finally paying off with a 2 yard touchdown run, but, Watford’s
reply was ruthless and efficient with Dan Fay getting his touchdown on a 23 yard
run, Patrick completed his hat trick with a 16 yard catch from Symonds and
Christian Rolando capped of his debut with a 25 yard run for his first
touchdown for the club.
Watfords next game at Fullerians Rugby Club is on Sunday 12th July Kick Off
2:30pm, where the visitors will be the Bedfordshire Blue Raiders. The Clubhouse
will be open and refreshments will be available. For further information on the
Cheetahs visit our website http://www.watfordcheetahs.com