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All-Americans go down

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Jul 23, 2008 - 6:30:44 PM
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An experienced Wellington Old Boys gave the All-Americans a lesson in playing the conditions Wednesday, beating the young US side 20-5 at the Basin Reserve Cricket Oval in Wellington.

The rain that preceded the game continued throughout and was joined by a cold southerly gale.

With standing water on the ground, the home side dominated territory in the first half, scoring 15 unanswered points.

The All-Americans had to rely on their kicking game in the second half, but despite dominating territory only crossed the try line once with a try by replacement Matt Byrd.

It was only in the final stages of the game that the All-Americans began to feel comfortable with the conditions, whilst the home side had the appropriate skills to handle the conditions with confidence throughout.

A new experience for many, and several lessons learned as the All-Americans prepare for their final match of the tour against New Zealand Universities on Wednesday, July 30.

Al-Americans:
1. Seth Strauss (Life University), 2. Conner Coyne (St Mary’s), 3. Jake Grubb (Arkansas State), 4. Eric Fry (California), 5. Hayden Smith (Metropolitan State College of Denver), 6. Ryan Duklas (University of Wisconsin - Whitewater), 7. Joe Fontana (San Diego State), 8. Tommy Pasque (Colorado), 9. Zachary Triplett (California), 10. Maximo DeAchaval (Capt) (Colorado), 11. Ryan Taylor (California), 12. Jordan Kohn (Arizona), 13. Marco Barnard (Kutztown), 14. Blaine Scully (UCLA), 15. Luke Roberts (Penn State)

Replacements:
16. Joseph Welch (California), 17. Christopher Frederick (Army), 18. Tony Lewis (Nebraska), 19. Patrick Danahy (Stanford), 20. Chad Clark (St Mary’s), 21. Keegan Englebrecht (California), 22. Matthew Byrd (Utah)