On a paddy field of a pitch both sides played excellent rugby. Royston took the lead through a breakaway try from Harry Towler. Shelford equalised soon after. Royston's front row of Cameron Bonfield, Callum Waring and James Reeder were solid throughout ably backed up by Steve Graham, James Meecham and Tyler Boyne. New Number 8 Max Oliver made good ground with Oscar Ayliffe, James Kirby and Rhys Redrup tackling strongly. Shelford took the lead in the second half with a well worked converted try. Two try-saving tackles by full-back John Busher kept the match rolling along. Shelford scored another try but inspirational captain Ben Ireland went over for Royston. Wingers Joseph Gilhooly and Dan Jones both worked hard with replacements Will Gapper and Dominic Dunklin enjoying game time. A spirited performance by Royston in an entertaining game which saw more positives than negatives.
Team:
1. Cameron Bonfield
2. Callum Waring
3. James Reeder
4. Steve Graham
5. Tyler Boyne
6. Oscar Ayliffe
7. James Meacham
8. Max Oliver
9. James Kirby
10. Ben Ireland
11. Dan Jones
12. Rhys Redrup
13. Harry Towler
14. Joseph Gilhooly
15. John Busher
Replacements
Will Gapper
Dominic Dunklin