Overseas lose their plot after referee's blunder

Globalair Overseas 7
Stompers Ryans 46

With the howling winds blowing behind their backs, Stompers did not find it too difficult to impose their game over their opponents in the opening half.

Overseas did carve out some slick handling attacks that stretched the Stompers' defence on some occasions. However, their hopes received a blow when captain Howland had to leave the field with a bad cut from a collision.

Stompers opened the score with a converted try after Duffy muffed a clearance kick to give away possession and Attard added a further three points from a penalty.

Several quick moves by the Stompers backs were threatening but Overseas held fast until a superb long lob by Attard put Debattista in for a try which he wasted by dropping the ball at touch down.

The half was ended by a burst from Matthew Mirabelli who then combined in a series of interchanges with Von Brockdorf for a good try to extend the lead to 17-0.

The second-half scoring was opened when the referee committed a mistake in allowing Stompers to snap up a ball from an offside position and Attard was put in for an easy try.

This decision completely demoralised Overseas and from then on the backs just lost all desire to defend their fort, allowing the Stompers runners to cut through again and again.

Attard, Debattista, Tonna and others all enjoyed penetrating bursts and Stompers extended the lead steadily up to 46 points.

At the very end of the match, Kemper hit back with a deserved try for Overseas, worked for by the forwards.

Rugby is often a psychological game and Overseas were badly affected by that poor decision from the referee.