Blue Boar landed their first county trophy with an emphatic win at Iffley Road. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report.
Competition: Oxfordshire Shield final
Score: Oxford 8, Blue Boar 27
Oxford player ratings:
15. Graham Crapper 7 (looked to counter)
14. Joe Hartley 6 (kept in check)
13. Tom Olley 7 (decent first half)
12. Neil Walker 6 (worked hard)
11. Phil Longuet-Higgins 6 (made errors, but some good runs)
10. Robbie Hill 6 (faced up well)
9. Jon Derrick 6 (never really went forward)
1. Gary Walter 5 (replaced at half-time)
2. Jack Rudman 6 (solid throwing)
3. Ed Mitchell 6 (needed to show more)
4. Mark Viner 7 (powerful display)
5. Charlie Mason 6 (solid but unspectacular)
6. Lukke Soetters 5 (disappointing)
7. Tim Knapp 6 (faded after the break)
8. Andy McDonald 6 (never gave up)
Replacements:
16. Paul Molyneux 5 (struggled to make impact)
17. James Knox 6 (kept battling)
18. Josh Byles 5 (on the back foot)
19. Tom Samsworth 5 (no time to shine)
20. Stuart Waknell 5 (hardly saw the ball)
Blue Boar player ratings
15. Chris Sandbach 8 (some skilful touches)
14. Charlie Young 7 (powerful in attack and defence)
13. Jamie Brufell 7 (carried ball well)
12. Ben Nicholl 8 (got stronger as game went on)
11. Sam Cover 7 (took try well)
10. Sam Stoop 9 (STAR MAN, bags of creativity)
9. George Sykes 8 (kept on sniping)
1. Ben Lay 6 (held his own)
2. Jamie Orpwood 6 (reliable)
3. Russell Paul 6 (did his job)
4. Adam Pearson 8 (always dangerous)
5. Nigel Cox 6 (worked hard)
6. Carl Alder 6 (tackled well)
7. Barney Harrison 8 (a constant menace)
8. Rob Wearing 7 (carried the ball well)
Replacements
16. Tom Vaughan-Fowler 6 (filled in well)
17. Jonathan Barnes 6 (plenty of energy)
18. Steve Dixey 6 (kept scrum solid)
19. Paul Shepherd 6 (late introduction)
20. Jimmy Wallbridge 6 (brief cameo)
Referee: Andrew Graham (Oxon) 6 - missed a few things.
Entertainment rating: 7.
Highlight: Sam Stoop's link play
Lowlight: poor place-kicking
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