Folkestone Rugby Club under 16's travelled away to New Ash Green to play their much awaited Kent Bowl Quarter Final. From the warm up the boys looked very relaxed and ready for their clash against a well drilled New Ash Green side.

From the kick off Folkestone seemed up and ready with two line outs stolen by Jack Lord however some needless penalties were conceded. Some good forward play then resulted in Folkestone regaining the ball. Then some good quick hands from Ben Procter and Richard Button allowed Harry Smith to score the first try of the game under the posts. This was quickly converted by Ben Procter and Folkestone were 7-0 up.

Folkestone then managed to regain possession from the restart but again gave away a penalty. However from the line out Stones won the ball and after a great kick through from Doug Wood which resulted in Harry Smith's second try. This was also converted by Ben Procter and Folkestone had a good 14-0 lead.

Folkestone then had a lapse of concentration which had New Ash Green camped in our half and through their own mistakes New Ash Green clawed a try back. This try was not converted and the score was now 14-5. Stones then conceded a penalty which was in range for a conversion however this was not converted but lead to another quick penalty and through some good back play New Ash Green scored their second try. This, as the first try was not converted and left the score at 14-10.

However from the kick off Folkestone appeared to wake up and after New Ash Green had knocked on we were awarded a penalty. Ben Procter stepped up and on this occasion he was unable to convert this into points as the ball narrowly went by the side of the uprights. Shortly after this the ref blew his whistle to bring this half to an end and Folkestone with a narrow lead.

The second half then commenced with a couple of changes on the Folkestone side with George Way returning after a period of injury and Cameron Sanders. The second half was pretty uneventful with both sides conceding penalties. New Ash Green nearly made Stones pay for a mistake in the backs when they intercepted a poor pass but were eventually caught. This however seemed to again ignite the visitors; it some good back play between Ben Procter, Harry Smith and Josh Holt. This resulted in Folkestone wining a number of penalties in the New Ash Green twenty two. Then with the last play of the game and after a great team effort the ball reached Josh Holt on the wing who at the last moment had the ball knocked from his hand on the try line. The ref then blew his whistle for the end of the game and Folkestone march on to their second semi-final of the season.

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