Camborne School of Mines Hockey Club: What a way to seal the Hat-trick. The Sharpley is Back!!!!

CSM MENS 1XI WINNERS BOTTLE 2011

So after all the chat and abuse suffered over the past few weeks the big day arrived. Could CSM retain the Sharpley? Preparations for the game got underway many weeks ago with the now traditional hair dying and mulletting. Friday evening saw the team enjoy a 'new' version of the famed 'Lucky Beer' of past Bottle Matches. After a fairly sleepless night the team assembled and prepared to do battle. There was a surprise visit from the ex-CSM legends that are Tom 'Chunder' O'Boyle and Ed 'DOZER' Doe. Chunder delivered a rousing poem and the team was ready to do some damage!

To the match...

After a nervous start and a 0-0 score line at half time, questions and doubts were beginning to be asked of the CSM team despite hitting the post and coming close several times. Was the pressure getting to them? Well of course the answer was NAWWWWTT!!!

The second half quickly saw Will Herzog score and tidy goal after recieveing a great ball from Michael Cockerill helped along the way with a sublime deflective touch from Will Spain. 1-0. Once the deadlock had been broken the game toppeled in CSM's favour and a second goal was soon added to the tally. Jamie Clark scoring his 30th of the season with a dubious attempt at a drag flick that found its way into the corner of the goal, albeit with the help of an RSM stick. 2-0. Play continued and the game became heated with some big challenges from both sides, SAFA started a fight after attempting to put his stick up the RSM right backs' shorts, and James 'The Doc' Tennant decided to boot the same RSM'er's stick from his hands several minutes later (Video to follow), BOSH!!!

After 10 minutes or so of fighting CSM were a player lighter as Richard Foy decided he'd had enough of having to defend very little from the RSM attack, and wanted to sit on the side with his lovely girlfriend. He dutifully called the umpire several names and was dismissed for some mid-game sexy time.

Will Spain then decided to go on a tremendous run through most of the RSM team and eventually crossed the ball to SAFA who slotted home CSM's 3rd and all but secured the Sharpley once more with about 10 minutes to go. 3-0. However RSM to their credit still had some fight in them and managed to pull a goal back against the otherwise solid CSM defense. The game became heated once again. 3-1.

With little more than 5 minutes left the game was sealed in spectacular fashion with another goal from Jamie 'Gaymie' Clark. A great through ball from Will Herzog found its way to Clark who passed two RSM defenders and decided that he didn't want to pass and instead scored a wonder goal from the tightest of angles, straight into the roof of the RSM net, past the keepers face, and into the far side netting. BOSH. 4-1. (Still should have passed it though).

The time wound down soon after and the fate of the Sharpley was decided once more, she was coming home for the third successive season and boy did we party!!! The Sharpley is now referred to as 'Top' and 'Bottom' though this will soon be rectified I am sure!

Man of the match went to Rory Johnston who put in a great performance on the left wing, and drunk of the day of course went to Will Bugg for his impressive performance at half time in the Rugby!!!

Well done to all who played and especially to those who supported from the sidelines (There is even a rumor that Ben 'Jewlock' Matlock made an appearance at the after party???), what an epic weekend of sport and socialising. Same time next year!!!

Some great photos of the weekend: