Diss 36 : 24 Romford - 5th December 2015

Diss eventually established themselves as conclusive victors in a tight fought and thoroughly entertaining encounter against a motivated and resilient Romford Side.
Yet again this week Diss played the first ten minutes on the front foot and following superb handling skills from George Gooderham, a sweeping Diss move allowed Sean McClure to open the Diss account.
On thirteen minutes poor defence in the Diss midfield allowed Romford the opportunity to reduce the deficit and send out a warning shot to the League leaders. Diss now attempted to secure superiority in the game but a lack of composure and an inability to set up attacking positions in the Romford half created stalemate.
On twenty three minutes a dominant Diss scrummage rolled their opponents back at pace allowing Number eight George Gooderham the opportunity to secure a second Diss try, converted by Sean McClure. As half time approached, Diss were beginning to assert dominance in open play, with Kami Latu, Matt Richards and the ageless Paul Cayley combining superbly, thus allowing Jamie Burroughs, Jack Peacock and Sean McClure the opportunity to attack at pace and with width. The only negative feature of the first half from a Diss perspective was a lack of precision.

Following poor technique at a scrummage, Romford immediately capitalised to open the scoring in the second half. Diss now responded across all areas of the field. The dominant Diss eight secured attacking ball for the likes of Jack Peacock, Sean McClure and Giles West, who opened up the Romford defence on numerous occasions. Jamie Burroughs seized on a gap at an attacking ruck five metres out to score spectacularly and following attacking play from Josh Ludkin, Paul Cayley received the ball on the twenty two metre line enabling him to rampage over the line to score.
On sixty three minutes Diss produced the Champagne moment of the day. From deep in their own half, Diss attacked through the midfield, eventually releasing George Gooderham, who slipped the ball to Sean McClure. McClure side stepped two players and touched down under the posts to the delight of the home support. With all the bonus points in the bag and a hard earned victory secured, Diss yet again fell off a number of tackles to allow Romford one last hurrah!
Diss are also a resilient side these days and on seventy five minutes a flowing move incorporating Giles West and George Gooderham allowed ‘Man of the Match’, Kami Latu the opportunity to sprint down the left hand touch line to seal a deserved home victory. Without doubt Diss left at least twenty points out on the field but for those on the side-lines this was an entertaining and outstanding game to watch.