Fight lose to Aston in overtime of the playoffs, 46-30
Philadelphia Fight Rugby News and Press
August 14, 2010
In the early quarterfinal, the Aston Bulls and Philadelphia Fight had to go to OT to determine a winner with Aston eventually finishing on top 46-30.
Three tries, two of which were converted, in the two 10-minute extra periods got the Bulls home. It was all locked up at 30-30 at the end of the fourth quarter as the two teams went blow for blow throughout regulation.
Aston had two men binned, one during regulation and the other in Overtime, meaning they played with 12 men for more than an hour in total.
“The boys played really hard and bled for each other,” Aston coach Marcus Vassilakopoulos told ARN. “They hung in there with 12 men for 70 minutes. They never gave up and fully deserved the win.”
Bulls’ try-scorers included Conway Maraki (3), Kevin Wiggins (2), Louis Tulio, Andrew Kneisly and Alex Valentin, while Chris Ratcliff was 7-for-8 on conversions. Marakai, Wiggins and Tulio are all former Rugby Super League players who’ve converted to Rugby League.
“We’re disappointed because we had the potential to go on, but we respect the Bulls and they’re a team that we’ll just have to overcome,” commented Philadelphia coach Peter Illfield.
Costly errors at inopportune times were the Fight’s downfall. Captain Phil Shipos was Philly’s Man of the Match. Their tries were scored by Sal Ranniello, Matt Worthington, Nick O’Connor, Nathan Roach and Brad Kielinski. Michael Princic converted all five tries.
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