Outstanding effort earns Oldfield a draw with high-flying North Petherton
An outstanding team effort helped struggling Oldfield earn a 25-25 draw with South West 1 West title chasers North Petherton at Shaft Road.
The red wall of Oldfield defenders kept Petherton – knocked off the top by Camborne the week before – at bay during a fast start and it was the hosts who opened the scoring through Rob Payne’s penalty.
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Oldfield scrum-half and try-scorer Rhidian McGuire. Picture Donna Bunton
Petherton stormed back to score an unconverted try before Payne’s second penalty put Oldfield ahead again.
As the game continued at a ferocious pace, Oldfield skipper Sean Lilley made a scintillating break that was finished in the corner by the prolific Conrad Braithwaite.
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A lapse in concentration saw Petherton gifted possession from the restart, however, and they touched down for the second time following a scrum. The conversion made it 12-11 to the visitors at half-time.
Powerful number eight Aaron Gibbs extended their lead with a converted try after the break but Oldfield narrowed the gap to a point again when centre Alex Carlton-Porter touched down.
Scrum-half Rhidian McGuire waltzed through a tired-looking Petherton defence to score with seven minutes left, with Payne’s conversion making it 25-19.
But Petherton refused to panic and two penalties levelled the contest before a last-minute drop-goal attempt from Oldfield went wide.
Oldfield 2nds’ Somerset 2 North title hopes lie in tatters after they lost 27-15 at home to Hornets counterparts.
Dan Hine, Sam Cook and Billy Withers touched down for the hosts, who now trail Hornets by 12 points at the summit.
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