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Round 3
10th July 2010 - 2.45pm Venue : RawhitiResult : 43 - 3
Match Report
Brighton started the home game against Burnside in a positive fashion and dominated the opening 10mins, the Burnside defence was up to the task and repelled the Brighton attack before infringing. The penalty at goal was successful and Brighton took an early lead.
The next 10mins were Burnside’s as they moved the ball wide using forward runners with the Brighton defence being exposed on a number of occasions, Burnside bagging themselves a couple of well worked tries to take the lead.
Brighton got back on the attach and had several opportunities of their own but poor decision making and number of small errors, in general play and at set piece, prevented them from scoring any further points, a couple of missed penalties were the closest they came.
Burnside hit back before the break with another try of their own, to go into half time with a 20-3 lead. The first half had been reasonably even but Burnside have been more clinical on attack and better organised defensively!
The second half saw Brighton put together their worst 40mins of the season, further errors and a lack of ball from set piece prevented them from being able to apply any sort of pressure and as a result they started to get desperate and tried things that weren’t on. This along with an impressive attacking display from Burnside who had the use of all their Canterbury player made for a tough second half for Brighton.
It was a tough day at the office for Brighton who lost heavily for the second week in a row following a long unbeaten run. They are still a very capable team but need to get back to basics in order to get their campaign back on track. The set piece has struggled in the past few weeks and with no foundation to work from the attack has in turn struggled, so a big focus on this part of the game will be required along with a lift in intensity in the coming weeks.