Welcome back everybody to the new season here at Sevenoaks Rugby Club. The U12s go into the next phase of their development under the RFU's Age Grade Rugby. We have now progressed into the Junior stage of Age Grade Rugby, which brings new exciting challenges for the squad.
We look forward to coaching your boys again this season.
U12's Coaches
Sevenoaks U11 Lions attended the final festival of the 2016-17 season at Westcombe Park on a glorious day for some fantastic end of season rugby. The Lions were represented by:
Tom Adamson, Max Avery, Olly Ebsworth, Max Gilbey, Felic Gollan, Alex Holden, Zach Johnson, Max Lindsay, Ian Shoobridge, Andrich Skein, Liam Thomas and Elijah Youngson.
The first game was a brutal and physical affair against Warlingham and the Sevenoaks team got a first taste of what U12 rugby would be like due to numerous illegal hand-offs and shoulder charges dished out by Warlingham. With Zach Johnson, Felic Gollan and Max Gilbey leading the charges, Sevenoaks did not back down and after Zach Johnson scored the first try for Sevenoaks, the team grew in confidence and scored two very good team tries through Skein and Youngson. Sevenoaks won 3-0.
Sevenoaks started the second game against Westcombe Park too relaxed and struggled to find their momentum and was soon caught out by a bouncing ball which a Westcombe Park player caught and scored. The team’s urgency came back and Gilbey scored an excellent individual try running almost half the pitch. This was followed by an excellent team try with the last play of the game when the ball was passed down the back line with Holden to score in the corner. Sevenoaks won 2-1.
The third game was against a Vigo team who had no answer to the excellent passing and supporting game of the Sevenoaks Lions. With champagne rugby, Sevenoaks scored 5 unanswered tries through a Shoobridge brace (one running almost the length of the pitch following a kick-off), Holden, Thomas and Lindsay. What made the quality of the play even more remarkable was that Johnson, Gollan, Gilbey and Lindsay were all rested for the game and it was therefore the less experienced players stepping up. Sevenoaks won 5-0.
The fourth game was against a highly rated Cranbrook team but with Zach Johnson in devastating form and Gollan and Lindsay not far behind, Sevenoaks ran in four tries through Johnson (2), Gollan and Lindsay with Cranbrook scoring one try after a clear hand-off, for which the referee apologised for missing. Following a couple of extended injury times, Sevenoaks ended the game too relaxed with Cranbrook scoring another try and nearly another one if it wasn’t for the excellent defence of especially Gollan. Sevenoaks won 4-2.
The fifth and final game was against Tunbridge Wells and with Johnson again in devastating form, Sevenoaks soon scored the first try through Holden, which was shortly followed by another good try by Lindsay. Sevenoaks leading half-time 2-0. Second-half was unfortunately a different matter as TW fly-half’s well-placed kicking kept Sevenoaks under pressure and led to two simple tries by Tunbridge Wells. A tightly fought game ended in a 2-2 draw but the Sevenoaks Lions can be proud of going undefeated throughout the day, with lots of experience and lessons picked up by especially the less experienced players.
Sevenoaks U11 Tigers attended the final festival of the 2016-17 season at Westcombe Park on a glorious day for some fantastic end of season rugby. The Tigers were represented by:
FRANCOMBE, GENTRY-POTTER, HEWITT, KILLICK, KITCHEN, LAY, MAYNARD, MILLETT,
PEARL, SATRETTIN, SAYERS, SMITH, TRUSTY, WILLIAMS
Our first match against Harlow saw us play some dominant, commanding rugby, scoring nine tries in total and conceding none. Our try scorers were Smith (2), Millett (2), (2), Lay (2) & Trusty. A great solid attacking performance and the perfect start to the tournament.
Our second match was against an excellent Blackheath RFC team. After going one-nil up in the first half, Blackheath responded in the second half with some excellent pressure which resulted in a try against us. Our boys put in a masterclass in defending and then pressurised Blackheath on their own try line to eventually score and win the match in the last play. Superb rugby played by both teams in the right spirit. A fantastic performance by our boys. Try scorers, Lay & Killick.
Our third match saw us up against a well drilled and physical Medway team. Our boys succumbed to two tries in the first half in a well matched game. We played a high-paced, physical game and we saw some of our best play and offloading, especially in the second half. The boys upped their intensity and played for each other resulting in two well earned tries to overturn a loss in the second half. A draw was the right outcome with our try scorers being Kitchen & Hewitt.
Our fourth match saw us play against a spirited Old Alleynians squad. Our boys upped their game and ran out 8-0 winners. Our tempo, game-play, passing, offloading and rucking was absolutely superb! Our try scorers were, Smith (3), Trusty (2), Lay, Gentry-Potter & Maynard.
Our final match was against Beckenham RFC where our boys continued where they left off and totally dominated in a one sided affair which saw us winning by five excellent tries. Our boys were now tackling very hard, rucking superbly and scoring at will. Their offloading and team play was quite possibly the best rugby they have played all season. A fantastic performance by all, with our try scorers being, Smith (2), Kitchen, Millett & Maynard.
Sevenoaks A U11’s took a squad of 12 boys to the Kent U11’s Festival, where our boys triumphed in all 3 games winning our pool.
M.Lindsay, R.Millett, O.Maynard, F.Gollan, B.Smith, S.Lay,
L.Thomas, W.Baker, W.Francombe, Z.Johnson, O.Brooke, O.Burgess
The boys started off strong and then went from strength to strength winning all 3 matches comfortably scoring 18 tries overall and only conceding 1 try for the day.
The first game against Blackheath started tough but with some excellent passing and rucking the boys comfortably won 7-1 with Tries from Smith, Lay, Brooke and Lindsay.
The second game against Old Elthamians had our defence stretched but with our boys putting into practice all the tackling, passing and rucking drills, they were very pleasing to the eye, winning 4-0 with the scorers Johnson, Millett, Smith and Brooke.
After two wins the boys were highly motivated and eager for another win in their 3rd match against Westcombe Park. No one was going to break through our defensive line with some excellent tackles, and our attacking play was beautiful to watch with some great offloads. Some really suberb performances all round from the boys, winning 7-0 with tries from Gollan, Lay, Baker, Johnson, Maynard and Smith.
Overall Sevenoaks played excellent rugby and truly worked well as a team with all players contributing to the success of a great season.
Sevenoaks B's entered the Kent Mini Festival on a bright and sunny day hosted by Aylesford Buls RFC for an action packed day of high quality rugby with the following team:
Gentry-Potter, Youngson, Rumsey, Hewitt, Holden,
Box, Lenaghan, Dixon, Satrettin, Stratton, Ebsworth
Cameo appearances by Maynard, Lay, Daly and Burgess
Our first match against Aylesford A's saw a gritty fast paced performance by Sevenoaks running out 3-2 winners with tries from Holden, Hewitt and Box. Excellent well disciplined play of rugby produced some magnificent offloading and rucking by a very determined Sevenoaks side.
Our second match was against Sidcup A's where our boys didn't play with the same intensity as the first match. Sevenoaks lost an influential player and the team all stepped up to make their teammate proud. Whilst we put in an excellent performance with some good defending and counter-play Sevenoaks narrowly lost. Holden scored our only try.
Our third match against Canterbury A's saw our team up against a well drilled squad who put Sevenoaks under a lot pressure. Having conceded early in the first half, Sevenoaks went out in the second half very bright and determined to stop Canterbury scoring and in the process scoring a fantastic team try by Holden. Our team lost a couple of players and were replaced by the excellent duo of Maynard and Lay.
Our last match saw us play against a strong Ashford A's team and Sevenoaks were back with some excellent running and try scoring. The team had kept their shape on the pitch and we played it down the flanks and to the wings scoring almost at will. Daly and Burgess were brought on in the second half to replace the heroic Ebsworth who was 5m from scoring an excellent individual try. Tries were scored by, Rumsey, Stratton, Holden, Youngson, Hewitt and Box.
Sevenoaks C's, coaches and parents enjoyed another great day of rugby at Aylesford Bulls Rugby club who were hosting the Kent Mini Festival.
We played 4 matches of which we won 2 and lost 2.
First match was against Cranbrook A which were the strongest team in our pool.
Although it was a very tight first half in which we rucked and mauled at a very high standard, Cranbrook managed to score twice on the right wing. The boys with a lot of courage came back strong in the second half playing some all-around amazing rugby rucking and passing wide being the highlights. We finally managed to close the gap and scored on the left wing with a very good mix of team and individual production. Although we finally lost, the game ended with Cranbrook desperately defending their in-goal until the whistle finished a game that deserve to be a draw.
The second match against Dart Valley was a totally different story. It didn’t help that Dart Valley were short players and we offered to share a couple of our own. They dynamic of the game was very different from the first match. Our rucking or mauling wasn't at usual high standard. It became a bit like a touch rugby game running sideways to find the gaps in a very weak defense. Although we won by a large margin it felt that we could have done much better.
Our third match against Blackheath put our boys under pressure again and they reacted positively. Gradually we started to remember to ruck, maul, run straight and pass wide as we had in the first match. A couple of unfortunate events (missed kick in our ingoal) gave Blackheath a win by a small margin.
Our fourth and last match against Turnbridge Wells was probably the highlight. All of a sudden the boys felt the pressure of a very physical game and reacted to what coaches and parents were expecting: character and determination. We tackled hard, we rucked and played the breakdown with immense courage. Also our running game was excellent. Turnbridge Wells couldn't do much to avoid Sevenoaks scoring 3 tries again thanks to a combination of individual and team effort. Turnbridge Wells came back in the second half very strong scoring their only try of the game but the boys didn't give in. We continued to tackle all the way to the end. We could have scored more tries if we would have played wider but this is something that will improve with time and work on the training ground.
Overall another promising performance showing that gradually the boys are putting into practice all the hard work done at the Paddock every single Sunday.
Well done Sevenoaks C's!!! And well done parents that came to support their boys!!
Training at the paddock today saw some tackle bag practice with rucking and delayed running moves.
Carle's Tackling Warm Up
The training was followed by an excellent game of rugby with two equally split teams. Good fun was had by all.
On Sunday Sevenoaks U11's took part in a keenly contested festival at Old Colfeians with
the flowing team:
Baker, Burgess, Francombe, Holden, Killick, Lay, Lenaghan, Lindsay, Maynard, Millett, Sayers, Wilson
The first match against Medway was the warm up for much tougher challenges to follow. Sevenoaks won 2-1 with tries from Burgess and Francombe, with everyone demonstrating strong tackling, good support play and lots of open running.
The second match could not be more different however, as the boys took on a well organised and determined team from Old Whitgiftians. Sevenoaks lost their shape and their heads went down after a difficult first half. We went into the second period already three tries down and didn’t recover, eventually losing 5-0.
The third game against long time foes Westcombe Park saw Sevenoaks reassert themselves with 2 tries from Holden and one apiece from Lay, Burgess, Lindsay and Maynard. We won 6-2 but the final tally could have been much higher.
The final match against Old Alleynians was a thrilling encounter, and we went into half time 3-1 down. The second half was one of the best of the day as the boys fought back with the game ending 3-3 with Lay grounding the ball twice to add to Holden’s.
Overall a great team performance from all the boys.
On Sunday 19th March eleven boys travelled to Edenbridge for their Development Festival.
J.Box, T.Claridge, J.Clarke, R.Dalton, O.Ebsworth, T.Hewitt, H.Gustard, F.Rumsey, A.Stratton, J.Waller, G.Williams
Four games were played against Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge Juddians 1, Tonbridge Juddians 2 and Sidcup.
The Sevenoaks boys continuously improved their game over the festival and won all four matches against strong opposition.
In dry but very windy conditions, the opening two games saw us concede just one try in each with the standard of play improving with the forward running and passing enabling the boys on the wing to power through and score the teams tries.
By the third game the team came together and were putting into practice everything that they had covered in training, the boys were talking to each other on the pitch and maintaining good defensive and attacking lines which together with good mauling and rucking produced good results against strong opposition. In one of the games the boys were concerned that one of the opposition players was much larger than they were, this concern was put to rest when one of our smallest players went in with a tackle in exactly the right way and successfully brought this player to the ground, which was representative of this teams attitude.
The boys were a pleasure to coach and listened to what they were being told and put their skills into practice with minimal input from the side lines during the match and noticeably improved their game performance over the morning. An outstanding performance from all the boys.
Sevenoaks U11’s took a squad of 12 boys to the Beccehamian Minis Festival, where our boys triumphed in all 4 games winning our selected pool.
O.Maynard, W.Baker, M.Lindsay, H.Sayers, B.Smith, O.Brooke, O.Ebsworth, J.Wilson, A. Blackmore, Z.Johnson, A.Holden, F.Rumsey
The boys started off a little rusty but that soon dissipated and the boys went from strength to strength winning all 4 matches comfortably scoring 17 tries overall and only conceding 2 tries all day.
The first game against Alleynians started tough but with some excellent passing and rucking the combined effort of Smith and Johnson saw us to victory.
The second game against Old Whitgiftians had our defence stretched to the max but with Smith’s superb pick and runs and ball ripping from the maul saw him pick up a hat trick.
After two wins the boys were highly motivated and eager for another win in their 3rd match against Beckenham. The rucks and mauls were in place and now with the boys keen to succeed no one was going to break through our defensive line with some excellent tackles. Our attacking play was taking shape with some beautiful steep lines and the ball handling skills second to none. Some really good performances all round from the boys, winning with six tries from Ebsworth, Johnson, Maynard and Smith.
The last game against Sidcup was a pleasure to watch with some real dominant play in the first half and some fast running almost end to end to secure two for Brooke. With our opponent’s heads starting to drop Lindsay, Rumsey and Wilson took advantage to seal a convincing victory.
Overall Sevenoaks played excellent rugby and truly worked well with all players contributing to the success of the team. At the end of the festival coaches from Sidcup and Whitgiftians came to me to say what a great disciplined group of boys you are and what a pleasure you were to watch, you should all be very proud of yourselves.
Sevenoaks u11's A - Team:
Max Avery, William Francombe, Arthur Hansen, Aston Killick, Kamren Satrettin, Alfie Stratton, Ian Shoobridge, Luke Sumner, Jaques Malan, Mac Raymond
10 wonderful ambassadors represented Sevenoaks U11's at the Annual Guildfordians Festival. Our gallant boys took on the A Squads of Dorking, Pulborough, Reigatians and Cranleigh in the constant rain in Guildford. Most of you know that when it rains at Guildford their famous pitches turn into one giant mud slide down to the spectrum centre. So downhill proved to be a massive advantage.
It was a brilliant and friendly tournament despite the weather with some truly amazing rugby played. The best of Surrey and Sussex (Plus a guest side from Guernsey) were on show and these elite boys helped our guys raise their game. Passion and commitment was to the fore.
After 4 very physical encounters, the lads ended up with a playing record of 1 win and 3 narrow losses. What was so pleasing was how the guys gelled as a unit and grew in confidence during the festival. And on another day some games could have swung in our direction. With a few losses happening in the final minute or two.
Having never played together as a unit in a competitive match it took a while for the guys to find their rhythm. But once they understood each other strengths their rugby stepped up another level and improved with every game.
It was commented by all opposition coaches, just how strong our boys rucked over the ball and ran straight lines. Finally, the boys were brilliant ambassadors for the club and we were very proud of them today in the face of some very strong teams.
Sevenoaks U11's Blue entered a very tough Guildford competition with the following boys:
R.BEAUFOY, C. CHABOISSIER, L. FORDYCE-GRAY, Z. HEAD, T. HEWITT, S. KEENOR, N. HEBDEN, T. STEVENS, H. VAN NIEKERK, M. WETHERILL
On a wet Guildford festival with steady rain all day turning the clay soil to a muddy slippy mess, the boys remained enthusiastic in the inclement conditions. There were 1800 children playing today, from teams as far as Guernsey.
The boys won one game and lost three games. The opening game saw the boys working well together, with a dip in results in the middle games and the last half of the last game saw the boys pull together and put in strong performance.
We played HASLEMERE RED, DORKING, BRIGHTON, HASLEMERE BLUE.
All the boys put in an excellent performance against some strong opposition and we certainly didn't disappoint losing by small margins. The day was a wonderful experience for the boys.
A “mixed ability” Sevenoaks u11’s team consisting of the following players attended the Foxbury Festival:
Rory Dalton, Ryan Dixon, Finn Gallagher, Felic Gollan, Peter Latrobe, Sean Lenaghan, Richard Millett, Ben Pearl, Andrich Skein, Finlay Thomas, Liam Thomas
The first game was against Westcombe Park and a fired-up Sevenoaks team played some exhibition rugby with excellent rucking, tackling, running and passing and scored 4 excellent team tries through Ben Pearl, Felic Gollan, Ryan Dixon and Richard Millett. Westcombe Park did not know what hit them and ended the game with only 8 fit players which was testament of the commitment of the Sevenoaks players who played their hearts out. Final score 4-0 to Sevenoaks.
Due to a tough fixture draw, Sevenoaks had to play their second game straight after the first but the team did not complain and ran Dartfordians off their feet in the first half scoring 3 tries in the process, one by Rory Dalton and a brace by Richard Millett. Due to tiring legs, the team did not manage to score another try after half time but more importantly did not concede a try either. Final score 3-0 to Sevenoaks.
With Old Elthamians winning their first 2 games as well, it meant that the winner of the final game between OE’s and Sevenoaks would be the only unbeaten team (“winner”) and the game did not disappoint. OE’s started with a bang and threw everything at Sevenoaks but our boys did not budge and when three of our boys had to bundle one of their players over the touch line on the corner flag, it was time for Sevenoaks to take control of the game. Our boys regrouped and they forced the game all the way back to OE’s try line and won a 5 meter scrum, just for the referee to blow the half-time whistle. The second half was as ferocious as the first but mid-way through the half Felic Gollan picked up a loose ball and ran half of the pitch to score a stunning try. OE’s wasn’t done yet and tried everything to get the equaliser but the Sevenoaks boys fought off attack after attack and deservedly won the game and the jubilant scenes at the end showed how much it meant to the boys (and parents).
It was an excellent performance by a team who has never played together before and a day that all the players and parents can be very proud of – although there were lots of highlights and excellent performances by individuals, a special mention has to be made to Richard Millett who was everywhere and scored three excellent tries and was the Sevenoaks’ “Player of the Festival”.
Sevenoaks U11's entered two teams into this well established festival at Sidcup. The teams were mixed ability and split into Blue and Gold:
TEAM BLUE
W.Baker, A.Blackmore, J.Box, O.Burgess, F.Daly, R.Dalton, T.Hewitt, A.Holden, M.Lindsay, R.Millett, H.Sayers, F.Thomas
The squad of eleven mixed ability players settled into action quickly, putting into practice the winter training and all pushed their abilities and fully worked as a cohesive team.
The boys worked well with excellent passing and tackling resulting in four wins and losing just one game. Sevenoaks scored eleven tries over some hard fought matches with only two tries being conceded.
The opening game was against the home Sidcup side with tries scored by Sayers and Holden facilitated by excellent passing along the line. The second game against Park House saw a good ruck from Baker and Millett and in the second half an unexpected kick from Thomas caught everyone unaware. Sayer scored two tries and Hewitt and Millett one each, ending in a four nil win.
The third game was hard fought against a physically large Beccehamians team that worked the boys hard both mentally and physically. After being one nil up at half time the boys were motivated to achieve better and applied their skills and ended winning four nil. Millett received the ball and ran three quarters of the pitch to score the opening try, Lindsay, Burgess and another by Millett brought the score to four nil.
The fourth game against Edenbridge was a technical game with some good rugby ending with Sevenoaks winning one nil, with the try by Lindsay. The final game saw tied legs playing against a very at strong and capable Westcombe Park team. This was a demanding game with Sevenoaks losing by two nil. This was a strong result against the Westcombe Park team.
Overall Sevenoaks Blues played excellent rugby and truly worked as a mixed ability team with all players contributing to the success of the team and were a joy to watch.
TEAM GOLD
O.Ebsworth, W.Francombe, F.Gentry-Potter, H.Gustard, A.Killick, S.Lay, S.Lenaghan, K.Satrettin, A.Skein, L.Sumner, L.Thomas, J.Waller
The gold squad of 12 mixed ability players put in a thoroughly entertaining performance over 5 matches often facing "A" team squads from other clubs.
Our first match against Westcombe park saw us earn a draw against strong opposition. We played as a team, rucked well and fought for the ball. A great tackle by Lay on the biggest player of the tournament. A good performance all round. A great performance by Francombe.
In our second match against Edenbridge we started a little slower than the first game with less urgency in our overall play. The boys picked up the pace in the second half which was good to see and we turned out 1-0 winners with Ebsworth scoring our only try.
Our third match was a 0-0 draw against Beckenham. There were some good performances across the pitch with both teams scoring tries that were disallowed.
Our fourth match was against our hosts Sidcup where we started to get back into gear and a good strong performance prevailed. Some really good performances by the boys all round, winning with two solid tries from Francombe and Ebsworth.
Our final match was against a very strong Old Colfeians. Our boys played very well and were unlucky in the end. A great try was scored by Lay.
The rain held off but the wind was bitter on a grey morning at Cranbrook RFC.
The mighty U11s arrived en masse and from the first minute of training showed the spirit, enthusiasm and sportsmanship that was needed to negotiate the tough conditions.
Cranbrook were as hospitable as always and the session gave everyone a good run-out.
The inter club matches at the end were played with great determination and I know from speaking to every Oaks coach on duty (I think we had 9 to their 4) just how proud they were of your efforts.
Every team stood tall and tested our hosts at every opportunity - our passing and recycling of the ball at times was stunning but we are still a little too polite in the ruck and not low enough still in many areas of tackling (we will continue to work on this in the coming weeks though - we will get there!)
Just in the one game alone myself and Sid looked after there were so many uplifting moments and it is very evident we have a talented deep bench of players who are clearly enjoying themselves.
Great to see so many smiling faces on such a cold day.
We came, we saw , we conquered - and ate wonderful sausages!
This morning, our U11's and coaches welcomed Edenbridge U11's to the Paddock for a training session and matches.
The whole morning was played out in good spirits, with some great displays of rugby from both teams.
Well done to both teams!
A great performance from Sevenoaks, who were unbeaten on a cold and windy morning with the following boys:
Warrick Baker, Oliver Brooke, Zach Johnson, Ashton Killick, Sam Lay, Max Lindsay, Ollie Maynard, Richard Millett, Ben Pearl, Harry Sayers, Brett Smith, Liam Thomas
Gravesend were dispatched 4-0, with Warrick Baker celebrating his Dad’s 50th with a try in the corner to open the scoring. Further tries followed from Brooke, Smith and Lindsay.
Canterbury were well beaten 5-0, with a hat-trick from Johnson and tries from Killick and Maynard.
Next up was Cranbrook and in a scrappy game, Oaks were held to a 1-1 draw.
The final game against Aylesford was even in the first half but the boys upped the aggression in the second-half and scored tries out wide from Johnson, Lindsay, Pearl and Smith to win 4-1.
Overall a good morning’s work - Well done to all.
A tough day of rugby against some good teams with the following boys representing us:
BLACKMORE, SATRETTIN, WILLIAMS, DALTON, CHABOISSIER, BEAUFOY, KEENOR, DIXON, SUMNER, LATROBE, LENAGHAN, STRATTON, WALLER, HEAD, DUNCAN
We got off to a slow start and then got in our stride, with the last two games being absolutely epic performances.
Our first match was against Westcome Park, where we started slowly and got into the game in the second half. There were two excellent runs from Lenaghan giving us a 2-1 Win. Man of the match was Sean Lenaghan scoring both tries.
Our second match was against a well drilled Edenbridge team. We ground out a 2-0 win with tries from Dixon and Dalton. Good offload by Satrettin to enable Dixon to score the first try. Man of the match goes to Dixon.
Our third match was against a big group of boys from Beckenham. We really stepped up a gear in this match with a faultless display in powerful attacking rugby. We closed the opposition down and it really showed with a 5-1 win. The scorers were Waller, Sumner, Dalton and Beaufoy. Man of the match goes to Fin Duncan, for the most amazing tackle against the largest player in the tournament, superb!
Our last match was against a physical Whitgiftians team. This was an excellent and well disciplined game against tough opposition. Our boys stepped up a gear from the last match and played incredibly well winning 2-0 comfortably. Our defensive play was excellent and we were unlucky not to make it 3-0. A great kick from Satrettin enabled the lightning quick Keenor to latch onto the ball and score our second try. Man of the match goes to Satrettin, for good tackling, ripping the ball and offloading to team mates. Try scorers were Beaufoy and Keenor.
Seven different boys scored tries and all the boys got really stuck in. There was some strong tackling and some excellent pressure put on to the opposition which nullified their attacking play. We chased down balls, got in hard and played really well as team. There was strong running from Beaufoy, Lenaghan, Waller, Stratton, Dixon and Sumner. Some great all round displays from, Dalton, Chaboissier, Blackmore, Latrobe, Williams and Head.
Well done to all the boys, you were an absolute pleasure to watch and a credit to our club.
Training at Home with Aylesford Bulls
Beaufoy, Chaboissier, Crosby, Fordyce-Gray, Hedger, Kelly, Malan, Raymond, Van-Niekerk, Williams
First up was Tunbridge Wells. We played well with the everyone putting in a strong rucking and physical performance. We dominated the game but could not find a way through. Unfortunately due to a couple of missed tackles and break-away tries we ended going down 0-4. The scoreline did do justice to our performance.
Second up were Blackheath, and we continue this game where we left off. A great show of powerful rucking/mauling and tackling gave us a half time lead of 3-0. We took our eye off the game a little in the second half and we gave away 2 break-away tries to set up a tense finish. Fantastic vision at a maul, realising that we were over the try line made sure of our victory, 4-2.
The try scorers were: Kelly, Raymond, Beaufoy and Malan
In a very tight third game against Westcombe park we ended going down 0-1.
In our final game against Old Alleynians, we looked a little tired and rusty having had to wait almost an hour between games. We again missed one or two tackles and leaked a couple of tries, going down 0-3
The results may not show it but this was a much better performance than last week. The boys are growing as a team and there was some outstanding tackling today.
