EJCC vs Torquay Boys’ Grammar 21 Jan 2011

ByDrDave

I was unsure whether to put in a team this year, but the squad put up an excellent fight last week to lose a close match to the visitors. The return fixture is in February.

I have the scores of two games:


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    (1)

    {A shame to miss a win at the end, but you had the more promising
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