4月13日，北京賽區進入第4輪比賽的週末，又進行2場。中國農大因校運會，以及地豚隊到外地參賽，兩隊輪空。
北京隊19-17北京鴨
這是一場勢均力敵的比賽，靠附加射門的成功率分出了最終的勝負。
北京兄弟27-48 北京鬼子
本場比賽在京西學校（WAB）的人工草橄欖球場進行，上半場兩隊的節奏很快。兄弟的凱文·喬治通過巧踢和追逐的個人表演先下一城，5-0。鬼子馬上通過反搶爭邊球后的攻擊，由羅比·麥凱達陣，還以顏色。隨後，兄弟通過流暢的運轉球，以及幾次精彩的抗傳，阿索塔西·萊福索在門柱下達陣，比分12-7。隨後，彼得·菲茨傑拉德的開球質量很高，漂亮地落在邊鋒託比·古拉的手裡，這位肯尼亞快車手在沒人摸到的情況下衝入陣區。
鬼子似乎控制了上半場後半段的比賽，他們有組織的發揮和良好的處理讓阿爾比·梅雷迪思和安德魯·懷特斯通都擺脫了對方的防守。兩個幾乎完全相同的達陣。儘管如此，兄弟還是表現出了足夠的鬥志，中間出現了多次突破，安德魯和蒙大拿·西爾的配合達陣。半場結束，比分是22-26，鬼子領先。
然而下半場，比賽進入鬼子的寄走。他們的老到經驗和板凳深度確實很突出，兄弟無法承受這種壓力。高節奏和快速的球跑動意味著兄弟幾乎沒有時間重新組織防守，鬼子的麥克·拉斯特、詹姆斯·甘特、戴夫·尼科爾森和安德魯·懷特斯通4次達陣。兄弟通過弗朗西斯·阿富阿穆阿拿到了一個安慰達陣，最後的比分是27-48。魔鬼隊以4勝全勝積19分高居聯賽榜首。他們比地豚和北京隊高出9分。下週鬼子要與同樣保持不敗的地豚對決，但後者目前只打了兩場比賽。
Devils Outgun Brothers; Stay Undefeated
The Beijing Devils and Brothers squared off in round 4 of Beijing Cup action this weekend. The first half proved to be an entertaining affair as both sides brought their sprint spikes to the fast turf pitch at Western Academy (WAB).
The Islanders hit first through a wonderful individual effort by Kelvin George – a chip over the top, followed by a grubber through, 5-0 Brothers. Devils struck back almost immediately through Robbie Mackie after a Chris Planchant lineout steal. Brothers then returned the favor, through fluid ball moment and a few fast and loose offloads, with Asotasi Lefaoseu dotting down under the posts 12-7. In the ensuing restart, Peter Fitzgerald hung a high kickoff that eluded everyone to land sweetly into winger Toby Gura’s breadbasket and the Kenyan speedster raced in untouched for a try.
Devils seemed to control the next part of the half as their structured play and good handling freed both Alby Meredith and Andrew Whitestone for tries in the far corner; the two almost carbon copies of each other. Nonetheless the Brothers showed plenty of fight and multiple line breaks through the middle resulted in a try a piece for Andrew and Montana Siale. While the Devils showed good line speed to shut down the ball from moving wide, missed first up tackles and hard lines from the Brothers strike runners meant the Devils back three of Matt Maynard, Mike Rust, and Toby Gura had plenty work to keep the score line intact. In an entertaining back and forth first 40 min, score was 26-22 Devils.
The second half though, was an all Devils affair. The experience and deep bench of the men in red really shone through and the Brothers could not keep up with the pressure. High tempo and quick ball movement meant the Brothers defense had little time to regroup as the Devils trotted in four tries through – Mike Rust, James Gant, Dave Nicholson, and a second for Andrew Whitestone. The Islanders were able to put in a consolation try through Francis Afuamua, as the referee’s final score read Devils 48 Brothers 27.
Devils stay at the top of the league table with 4 wins and 19 points. They stay 9 points clear of Aardvarks and Beijing Pro. Next week’s matchup will see the Devils face off against the Aardvarks, who are also undefeated but have two games in hand.
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