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3:38
36 l Robson's kick is into the 22, but we can't set the maul and the Blues get the scrum and a free kick to clear.
5-0 #COYP
5-0 #COYP
3:37
48' | Hartpury drop the ball at the lineout and so it'll be a Knights scrum put-in in their own 22. The hard work isn't over yet.
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3:36
47' | Knights defence worked their socks off there but ref brings play back for not releasing at a breakdown. Hartpury kick for the corner. More big defence needed here.
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3:36
34 l Grimoldby's kick rolls dead and it's a scrum in the Bedford half for the Pirates. Penalty!
5-0 #COYP
5-0 #COYP
3:34
32 l Too many errors from the Pirates at the moment. Schwarz clears as we tick towards the break.
5-0 #COYP
5-0 #COYP
3:34
45' | Hartpury have gone to the phases in the Knights 22.
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3:33
44' | Hartpury are awarded the penalty from the scrum and kick for the corner. They will have the lineout in the Knights 22.
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3:32
43' | We'll have a re-set of the scrum.
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3:31
42' | A knock-on from Hartpury gives Knights the scrum put-in on the far side.
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3:31
28 l Three reset scrums later, it's a free kick to the Pirates. Guess what...? Scrum chosenπ
5-0 #COYP
5-0 #COYP
3:30
41' | Our first play of the second half will be a lineout to Hartpury in the Knights half. They take the ball well and go to their phases.
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3:29
Back underway at Castle Park. A big second half needed from the hosts now.
We'll keep you updated throughout.
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We'll keep you updated throughout.
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3:27
3:25
22 l Grimoldby kicks to the corner again from the latest Blues penalty. Scoreless opening quarter.
0-0 #COYP
0-0 #COYP
3:21
3:20
3:18
16 l Day kicks long and it looks to go dead, but it just holds up to put the pressure on the Pirates. Bedford 5m out.
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0-0 #COYP
3:15
HALF TIME | A hard first half comes to an end as the Knights run into the changing rooms with a narrow lead.
Still a big second half to come at Castle Park.
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Still a big second half to come at Castle Park.
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3:15
40' | Green puts up a chip kick which lands on the 22 line but it's taken by Hartpury hands which duly send it into touch for the break.
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3:14
11 l A knock on at the end of another sustained string of phases from the Pirates. Sides feeling each other out early on.
0-0 #COYP
0-0 #COYP
3:14
39' | Knights looking to move ball well across the field in an effort to breach the Hartpury 22 line.
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3:13
38' | Hartpury delay putting the ball in, but it's to no avail as the Knights get a good shove on and claim the penalty. Olver aims for touch and Knights will have the lineout in the opposition half.
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3:12
37' | McBryde slides to collect a Hartpury high-ball but his juggle is deemed a knock-on by the ref, giving the visitors another scrum - this time in the Donny half.
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3:11
09 l A long passage of play ends with a Pirates penalty and we can kick deep into the Blues half.
0-0 #COYP
0-0 #COYP
3:10
35' | Hartpury get fingertips to the lineout but a chip kick gives possession back to the Knights. A harsh tackle on McBryde on the far-side dislodges the ball, giving Hartpury the scrum put-in.
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3:09
35' | Kick tennis going on here and it eventually forces a Hartpury error as they put it out on the full. Donny lineout a few metres outside the opposition 22.
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3:08
34' | Penalty Hartpury. Clean kick from Williams gets the visitors on the board.
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3:07
33' | Hartpury take their lineout well and are now trying to move ball across the field. Graham thinks he's stolen ball at the breakdown but the ref awards the opposition a penalty instead for not releasing. James Williams points for the posts.
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3:06
04 l Yes Nico! Great tackle from the skipper forces the penalty our way. Robson can't make touch, but it's loose and O'Meara hacks up field.
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0-0 #COYP
3:05
32' | Lovely collection of a grubber ball from Margetts saves Knights from imminent danger and a clearance from Green to outside the 22 is welcome too.
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3:04
3:04
31' | Big defence on the line needed here from the Knights as Hartpury exit the maul to go to the phases.
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3:03
30' | Thom Smith penalised there, looks to have been for playing the 9. Hartpury kick the ball for touch and will have a lineout in the Knights 22.
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3:02
3:02
29' | Taking a while to get the scrum set here but it looks like we're finally going to get a set piece.
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3:01
Apologies, error in scoring on previous tweets.
The Knights are 5-0 up.
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The Knights are 5-0 up.
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3:01
27' | Ref deems a pass to Evans out wide was forward, so we come back for a Hartpury scrum put-in in the Knights half on the near side.
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3:00
27' | Tough Knights tackle dislodges the ball from Hartpury hands and the home side are in possession again.
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2:59
26' | Hartpury get a grubber kick into the Knights 22 but McBryde is able to get back first to dot it down. Knights goal-line drop-out.
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2:58
25' | Slight error in a kick ahead from McBryde sends it rolling into the dead ball area at the end of the field, so we're back in the Knights half for a Hartpury scrum put-in.
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