Canterbury……5
Rosslyn P ……38
JAMES Brooks honoured his father's Rosslyn Park legacy with a superb debut as the leaders put in a ruthless performance against Canterbury.
Kieran Power's men put six tries over as 2020 started with a bonuspoint win.
The home side made a bright start, threatening to break through Park's defensive line. But the Londoners scored first as Arthur Ellis drove over a maul from the 22-metre line.
Tom Vaughan- Edwards added a second for the visitors in a déjà vu move 25 minutes later. And the half ended in style, working the ball to the left before Benjie Marfo sprinted through the gap.
The bonus point was secured four minutes after the restart – but Park were made to work for it. Hugo Ellis picked up a loose ball before debutant Brooks, whose late dad Tony played for Park 30 years ago, used a one-handed offload to find Craig Holland.
Munro was the free man on the inside and punted the ball with his toe before sprawling onto it.
Ellis then got his 11th season try eight minutes, the visitors driving over another powerful maul before the captain pounced.
Canterbury got points through Tom Best's quick feet on the hour but Holland was quicker as he finished a lightning counter-attack four minutes later.
TEAMS
CANTERBURY: Waddington, Mackintosh, Sterling, Best, Murray, Kingsman, Braithwaite, Young, King, Wake-Smith, Cadman, Thompson, Stephens, Stapleton, Rouse Replacements: Smart, Rogers, Lusher, Moss, Oliver ROSSLYN PARK: Robinson, Marfo, Scott, Munro, Edwards, Holland, Gash, Traynor, Vaughan-Edwards, Maguire, Twomey, Gillanders, Laventure, A Ellis, H Ellis. Replacements: Barnard, Buckingham, Spencer, Brooks, Leonard
REFEREE: Callum Howard
ATTENDANCE: 600
Star man
James Brooks – Rosslyn Park
