The Scorpions kicked off the second half playing up the slope, but were forced back into their own half by some penetrative runs by Deniston Shephard, Julian Rock and Kevin Bruffet. Eventually a clearance kick by the Scorpions was collected by Deniston Shephard who showed amazing pace, considering his size, and he touched down under the posts for a try which he also converted making the score Brigands 19, Scorpions 12.
The game continued to swing from end to end with both sides missing several scoring chances. However, the Brigands moved to a 24 – 12 lead when Lea-Andro Jordan touched down for an unconverted try wide out on the right.
With 2 minutes remaining the Scorpions went all out to recover the deficit, running the ball at every opportunity. The final score came when Brian Duguid, playing prop somehow found himself in the centre position, produced a superb cross-field kick for Mark Leacock to gather and score under the posts.
Final score Brigands 24, Scorpions 19.
Through scoring 4 tries the Brigands gained one bonus point giving them a total of 4 points and lead the league from the Scorpions who have 1 point for losing by less than 6 points. The Renegades are currently bottom of the league on 0 points but they have yet to play a game.
The next match is on Sunday 16th October at the Garrison, kick-off is 4pm.