Rhino's bragg after win over Marines

Undefeated yet this fall, The Columbia Olde Grey continued their streak of wins Saturday crushing an understrength, though aggressive, Fort Bragg side.
Columbia dominated field position from the start of the game and rarely looked vulnerable.
The most positive improvement Columbia has seen so far this year is the emergence of some solid backline play that gained ground, points and the respect of the opposition.
The multiple drops and knock-ons committed the last time a Rhino team set foot on this pitch were long forgotten as Robert Bortins and his boys ran the show.
The game was opened up by a Kevin Dietz try fairly early on in the first half. However, it was in the second when solid work by Jimmy Ready, Bortins, and some scary looking Kenyan really split open a lagging Bragg defense.
The difference in this game, as opposed to many previous, was that the pace and skill seemed to make ground on each wave out to the wing, giving those hard-working forwards time to recover and retain the ball.
The eventual final score finished 29-3, although the score would have been higher if Colby the Kicker could kick.
Columbia scored five tries on the day, with Bragg's only points being gifted to them.
After opening up a lead Columbia were unable to slam the door on Bragg due to being down a man. Midway through the first half Columbia scrum-half Todd "Philly" Schuster was not getting good ball from a ruck. A frustrated, and very scary, Philly decided to unleash his Popey-on-spinach like strength and teach Fort Bragg a lesson.
An offending Marine was laying over the ruck, Philly sent a message by rearing back and thumping this brute with all the strength he could muster.
Luckily, the Marine was not injured and has been able to continue serving his country and defending Israel, however the force of Philly's blow is thought to have left some minor abrasions on a young butterfly on the Marine's back.
Philly was binned for the rest of the half.
Olde Grey may lodge an appeal because Todd says he was actually just floating a wave to his "friends" Blake and Lance who were skipping by at the time and the contact was incidental.
A 14-man Old Grey continued to play hard, however several players suffered injuries as a result of covering for Todd!
At the half Columbia led 10-3.

With several changes the home team quickly took advantage stretching Bragg.
The half, and the game, was capped off with the fourth try.
After some quality forward possession, the ball was spun out to the wing touching every back's hands at least once before being touched down in the corner by a looping Rob.
The game's result was never in doubt, but to hammer home their point it was another try by the free-flowing back line put an exclamation point on the game in the last few minutes.

Scoring summary (provided by Jim "Jesus was nailed to a" Cross):

12-Try- Dietz, not converted,
24- Try Hinks, not converted.
30- Brag Pen.
50- Try Jimmy, Colby converted.
58- Try Clemson Rob not converted
70- Try Barry, Colby converted.

Olde Grey Crocked list:
Foxy injured (1st half- Foot,Head)
Kremlick (Hamstring strain/Grease poisoning)
Young, Mark and Justin watched injured.
Joe Joe watched, was injured outside CJ's

R2 Showed up at the pub!

An honorable mention must be made to those valiant Olde Grey men who stepped on the pitch to help an undermanned Asheville side. Jason, Max, Foxy and I all tore up the pitch for an inexperienced Asheville side.

(Photos care of Hollie "I've touched Fuzzy's" Tripp)