MK 1st XV Finish the Season in Style

Last league game of the season away to Oxford, and in the end, an easy win for Milton Keynes, the first half started at a slow rate of scoring, but once having run the journey out of their system, the visitors set of to beat strugglers Oxford.

2 tries, set the game plan in place, first Stuart Tomkinson, followed by Dan Pearson, both converted by Phil Powell.Oxford answered with their only try of the game and added the additional 2 points.

To complete the half Steve Christie and Andy Poole added tries and Phil Powell kept his percentage of kicks at 100% by adding 4 more points.

Half time score Oxford 7 Milton Keynes 28

Second half and the visitors added a sweet half century of 8 tries to finish the game, and the season. Rob Matthews grabbed 2, Mads Jenson bagged a hat trick, Dan Pearson, and Andy Poole scored 1 a piece

Not to be out done Kieron McConnell took his first of the game, Phil Powell added 5 out of 8 conversions taking his game total to 18 points
Final score Oxford 7 Milton Keynes 78

Milton Keynes 1st XV hot footed it back to the Valley to catch the later part of a special Vet`s game against Olney Vet`s, that kicked off at 4.30, Olney running out the winners.

This game was a memorial to Dave Eales, that sadly died in 2009. David`s family presented the club with a bench seat to be placed on the Emerson Valley site.

John Silk
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