Brothers managed to do an 'Easts' today by winning on the bell due to an outstanding try by Sam Greene. Greene was instrumental in the Brethren's win today.
Brothers forwards, in particular Beauchamp, Symes, Sayer, Hyne and Criff were excellent in defence. Whilst Paddy James, Felsman and Fitzgerald were also solid in the backline. But as alluded before, Greene was Brothers best performer.
Easts are a very good side. They're easily the toughest team to beat this season from what I've seen. White and Gordon were particular standouts, especially in attack. In all honest, however, Easts' positional kicking was atrocious and is one of the reasons why Brothers won. The Tigers had at least two or three missed opportunities through penalty kicks not even reaching the sideline.
I have to say I disagree, T12. I've watched all of Tupou's games this year and he is definitely a standout. If you watch some of his highlights, especially his running game, the bloke is a real talent - hence the reason why three different codes were after him. Today Easts' put a lot of time and effort ensuring that his metre gain was minimal and they succeeded to an extent. However, Easts focusing their attention on Tupou created opportunities for Brothers to exploit their defensive line through other attacking options.
On the other hand, today was probably the first time you've watched him play and he definitely wasn't at his best, so I do understand were you're coming from.
All in all, an enjoyable day down at Bottemley. Whether the games is at Albion or Norman Park, there is always going to be a massive crowd. I would roughly estimate a turnout of between 4000-5000 which is great to see for club rugby.
Brothers take on University next week. Another tough challenge for the Brethren as Uni are still the benchmark team in QPR.