Birth Certificates Please!

From the kick off it was obvious this was going to be no easy match with some thunderous hits being made, one especially from Sam Morgan which left many spectating mums grimacing and questioning whether it was safe for their 'baby' to play.
Although defence was solid from both sides Brentwood had slightly more attacking pressure but Medway's strong defence was quick to close players down which resulted in loose passes being thrown and turnovers from both teams in a colossal forwards battle.
After a grid locked first quarter where neither side could breach the others defence Medway broke down the touchline and despite another big hit from Sam Morgan they managed to ship the ball out wide where some clever running lines and offloads made it nearly impossible to defend and Medway were in in the corner. The conversion was missed, 5-0 Medway.
The character in the Brentwood team, however, shone through having not been behind in a match for quite a while now heads did not drop and Brentwood were right on the attack, setting up maul after maul which eventually rumbled across the try line where William Bassenger was judged to have been held up. From the resulting 5 metre scrum Chris Doble picked up from the back and was piled over the line. Stuart nailed the conversion, 7-5 Brentwood and half time.
The beginning of the second half saw Medway start stronger and eventually gaining a scrum right near the Brentwood try line. Fortunately Michael Dennis did some brilliant hassling of the opposition scrum half, which Matt Dawson (when he was still playing rather than whinging at the ref!) would have been proud of, and gained a crucial turnover.
After this turnover Brentwood began to maul it, a ferocious maul travelling right to the other end of the pitch before it collapsed. From the ruck Brentwood again set up a maul and when it halted near the try line it was whipped out quickly to the backs, Jordan Hill finishing off the forwards great work and Stuart converting, 14-5 to Brentwood.
Medway were not about to give up though and replied with a try of their own, after mauling it in the Brentwood 22 and then crashing over the try line, the conversion making it 14-12 to Brentwood and setting up a heart stopping last ten minutes. Brentwood clung on frantically to their 2 point lead but Medway sent wave after wave of attack, desperate to get the winning score. Medway got themselves into drop goal position to try and sneak a point victory but the drop goal missed. Then came the drama, the missed drop goal bounced into the in goal area and a Medway player dived on it, try Medway. Screams of "he was offside by about four miles!" were heard from the Brentwood supporters but after consulting the referee he wasn't as when the drop goal had missed it had hit the post, thus playing everyone onside. I personally have never heard this rule but I can't say I've read the rulebook so we'll go with the ref on this one...The conversion was kicked, 19-14 Medway.
For the last few minutes Brentwood struggled to get in the Medway half, visibly drained of energy after what had been a brutal encounter and full time came. Final score Brentwood 14 Medway 19 after a thrilling game in which Brentwood showed real character but were just pipped at (or rather by!) the post.