Hemming's hat-trick sees Cents punish Cheltenham
CHELTENHAM 17 OLD CENTRALIANS 31
OLD Centralians proved too strong for county rivals Cheltenham at the Prince Of Wales Stadium, writes Derek Clifford.
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Harrison Sayer
The visitors opened the scoring after 13 minutes with a Liam Hemming try and touchline conversion.
Cheltenham hit back in the 24th minute with Colt wing Harrison Sayer sprinting 60 metres for a unconverted try.
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The South West One East game continued in seesaw fashion as both sides looked to force an opening.
But it was Old Cents' full-back Lee May who extended their lead to 14-5 with a try which Hemming converted.
Cheltenham were reduced to 14 men just before the half-time break when in-form centre Adam Dobie was shown a yellow card.
Old Cents extended their lead to 19-5 when replacement Steve Price charged down a clearance to grab an unconverted try.
After 46 minutes, Hemming extended Old Cents' lead to 24-5 with a unconverted try.
Old Cents were reduced to 14 men when May was shown a yellow card for a high tackle in the 58th minute.
Old Cents continued to dominate and in the 66th minute Hemming completed his try hat-trick with a converted score.
After 75 minutes, Cheltenham scored a second unconverted try when Dobie touched down.
Cheltenham, to their credit, continued to battle and they grabbed a late try from Ryan Hill, converted by Mark Whitney.
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