“Clash of the two leading teams in the Premiership.

Villa receive, and work the ball down the right, scoring in T3 against a lopsided Reavers' defence. A few undead KO-ed leave them heavy on zombies for the next drive.

Reavers' receive, 5 turns to score, and begin a slow drive, hammering on the undead BHing one and ko-ing many. The Duke carries, and plays safe. With 6 undead in the KO box, they stall to try to score in T8, hence limiting the ko rec rolls. Goes well, scores in T8, but 5/6 undead awake.

Second half. Reavers again with the ball, the Duke takes possession. Again the ko's begin, and a zombie is sent to its afterlife by Paul Trollope. Numbers go 11v11, then 10 v11, then eventually settle at 8 v 8, after both DPs are sent off on 6s. Lack of numbers force the orcs to score one turn early in T15, allowing Villa a small chance.

T15 kickoff, Perfect defence. The orcs load the line, the undead whitch to the right flank but end up just too far away to give them a scoring chance in T16.

2-1 Reavers.

Post match, the Duke, who scored both TDs, ages with a niggle.... Is the great career over? Not bloody likely, the caoch says in the postmatch interview, as the Great One gains another AG to become 4st, 5ag.....

He will play on, and keep the healing potion as a late-career option.

GG pml, and gl.”