Sat 17 Sep 2022, 15:00
Cambridge made it three wins from three with a seven-try salvo against Taunton Titans at Grantchester Road.
Titans showed brightly from the off, throwing the ball around. The Blood & Sand matched that for 15 minutes and then cut loose, racking up the try bonus point by the break.
Rian Hamilton gleefully touched down for the first – a debut try for the former Wharfedale man.
Then Kwaku Asiedu – the “Vending Machine” - restored to the starting line-up for the first time this term, delivered number two.
Corey Lewis marked his first start at hooker with the third, diving over in open play to stretch the lead, with Kieran Frost finishing off a trademark driving maul for number four. Steff James missed all four kicks for the extras and all Titans had to show for their efforts was a strong finish from Greg Kitson, converted by Francisco Diaz Dart.
So, 20 points to 7 at half time meant the first score of the second period was going to dictate the likely result - and it went to the hosts.
James nudged through and burgled the last man out wide, popping a perfect pass to Hamilton, who ran round and touched down under the sticks. James converted.
Sam Prior added another for Titans, again converted by Dart, but the last say went to the Cambridge pack, with two more driving mauls presenting Willie Priestly with a late pair. Scott Lloyd added the final two points of a very encouraging afternoon for Richie Williams’ side.
FT 39-14 HT 20-7
Attendance – 306
Referee – Matthew Sharpe
STAR MAN – RIAN HAMILTON (CAMBRIDGE)
Teams
Cambridge
Tarrant, Asiedu, Lloyd, Hema, Hamilton, James, Duffin; Morley, Lewis, Collins, Forst, Baxter, Adams, Dawson, Maka
Replacements – Priestley, Walker, Bretag-Norris, Dabell, Patrick
Taunton Titans
McCarthy, Stewart, Blackburn, Kennaugh, Kitson, Diaz Dart, Banks; Baker, Gosling, Dalton, Harvey, Knott, Vakalutukali, Wright, Prior
Replacements – Francis, Vaughan, Owen, England, Petherbridge
Scorers
Cambridge
Tries – Hamilton 14, 47 Asiedu 19, Lewis 23, Frost 33, Priestley 63,75
Conversions – James 48, Lloyd 76
Taunton Titans
Tries – Kitson 30, Prior 53
Conversions – Diaz Dart 31, 54
