A Close Encounter with the Heathens

A spirited and truly uplifting performance by Alton B saw them run the Heathens A team close in a competitive county cup match in Fareham.

The first half saw Heathens on top with some gutsy defence by Alton restricting them to a 3-0 half time lead. Second half was a different story. Alton came out all guns blazing with every player contributing.
Special mentions to Charlie Kavanagh for two fabulous tries, to Dylan, Oliver and Sebastian for tackling like men possessed and to Fletcher, James, Max, Ben, Fin and Leo for giving us constant go forward.
Austin hardly put a foot wrong from full back and Sam Gale was a one man wrecking ball for the full 40 minutes. Alton dominated the breakdown, held their own in the scrum, were ever-supportive in attack and ferocious in defence.
Every single player deserves enormous credit for a collective performance that was so much more than the sum of its many exceptional parts.