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CHELTENHAM ARE CHAMPIONS AGAIN!

18/3/2017

 
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Cheltenham clinched their fourth British League men's Super 5s title in six years as they defeated nearest rivals Lancaster 11-9 at the GL1 pool, Gloucester today.

Lancaster made the more convincing start, building an 8-4 lead after two quarters - but then collapsing in the face of a dynamic Cheltenham counterattack.

Ed Grundy was in sharp form for Lancaster early on, scoring three as his steam built a 5-3 lead in the first period and then continued to have the edge in the second.

Then, out of the blue, the game underwent a complete change. The initial impetus came from Cheltenham's Rob Parker with two fine goals from the centre-forward position. Exclusions for Tom Curwen and Glen Robinson brought Cheltenham level at 8-8 with man-up strikes from Cian Mulcahy and Marc Tarres. Then Marc Tarres fired in direct from a free throw seven metres out.

Suddenly, Cheltenham were ahead at 9-8 - and the transformation from 4-8 had taken place in just under four minutes!

After that, Cheltenham controlled most of the possession, scoring further goals through Michael Thomas and Marc Tarras before Curwen claimed a late consolation for Lancaster.

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​Later, Manchester trailed Caledonia 3-0 in the first period but took the lead at the start of the second and were always ahead after that - winning 15-12.

Photos (Trevor Hyde): 

Top:
Cian Mulcahy (white 13) shoots for Cheltenham watched by Lancaster's Tom Curwen and with Rob Parker in the background.

Above: Dan Paddon (white cap) in action for Manchester against Caledonia. The Scottish player is Chris Campbell.




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