With nearly half the team from the previous week unavailable for various reasons, this was always going to be a difficult game. Unfortunately, from the kick-off, an attempted clearance kick from Ivel was charged down and the visitors scored under the posts and converted. Wimborne added another try before Ivel got into the game. Up front Ivel forwards contested well both in the scrums and lineouts, but basic errors and poor tackling allowed the visitors to score two more converted tries. Ivel thought they had scored when Emlyn Kuhn broke through and went over the line, but the referee called play back for an earlier infringement by Ivel.

This left the half-time score 26-0 to Wimborne.

Almost from the restart, Wimborne scored two more converted tries, but there then followed sustained pressure by Ivel on the visitors' line. Sadly, Ivel were unable to capitalise on this and failed to score but it was the Visitors who broke away and scored a converted try. Ivel's cause was not helped when their captain, Ed Mason, was stretchered off and taken to hospital (he later returned to the club with muscle damage to his neck). Martin Cole came on as the replacement and, with ball in hand, added some real penetration, which seemed to revitalise the home side. Once again, basic errors allowed the strong running Wimborne backs to break through and score several converted tries before the end.

All credit to the 2nd Team players who stepped into the 1st Team, especially to Danny Anderson who pulled off the tackle of the match to prevent Wimborne's winger going over for a try.  The coach is hopeful that those missing players will be available for the local derby against Sherborne at the showground next week.

Ivel’s Man of the Match was Ash Hellier who, despite the odds stacked against them, led the line for Ivel brilliantly.