U11s tournament report

Sunday 9th October 2005

A Team Results

Maids v Buckingham

Maids first game of the day was against Buckingham and within seconds had the Buckingham team on the back foot with a searing run by Jonny Garius who secured the first try of the day. Maids forwards were dominant in this game and maintained possession for most of the game allowing Fly Half George Dutton and centre Matt Balmer to secure further tries for Maids.

Maids win 3 tries to 0.

Maids v Cleve

The second game for Maids was a much tougher encounter against old rivals Cleve. On two previous clashes the two squads were evenly matched and Maids wanted to take some points from this game.

The first half was evenly matched with Jonny Garius securing Maids try and Cleve equalling the balance. The second half found Maids immediately on the back foot with a determined Cleve pack forcing Maids into a defensive position. Cleve took the lead and Maids clawed back to equal the tie at 2 tries apiece. However in a hotly disputed period of 5 minutes extra time Maids finally succumbed to Cleve pressure and conceded a try in the last second of the game.

Maids lost 2 tries to 3

Maids v Henley

Henley came to Maidenhead with an impressive reputation having trounced Windsor in their recent encounter. However Maids Centre Matt Balmer took up the challenge with a passionate run against the Henley defence to take Maids into half time 1 try up.

The second half saw Henley bounce back with determination. Maids were found lacking in defence and paid the price and conceded a weak try on the back of a penalty. Despite a gutsy performance from all of the Maids squad they eventually went down in this challenge to yet another late Henley try and lost this very close game.

Maids lost 1 try to 2

Maids v Winchester

Maids entered this game with their pride at stake. They’d lost two games back to back and were determined to end their tournament on a high. Winchester had performed will in their earlier encounters with Cleve and Henley and this promised to be a challenging game.

Matt Balmer quickly took the initiative and secured Maids first try, quickly followed by another from Jonny Garius to take give Maids a 2 – 1 lead in the first half. Although the second half saw some great displays of rugby from the Maids squad they only managed to get one more try from Lewis Kiddell following some concerted pressure from the forwards.

Maids win 3 tries to 1

The U 11 A team tournament was eventually won by worthy opponents Henley who were equally positioned against Cleve on points however who had scored more tries throughout the day.

Maids U 11 B team

Maids B team are very much a team in development at the moment with several players having only started playing competitive rugby in the last few weeks. Nevertheless this squad put in some very gutsy performances against some very competitive opponents.

Maids saved their best till the last and in their final game of the day managed to beat Buckingham by three tries to nil.

Maids A Squad

Jonny Garius, Matt Balmer, George Dutton, Kieron Egan, Ruari Evans, Christian Horn, Oliver Saunders, Angus Hickey, Cameron Avery, Cameron Foster, George Chetwood, Lewis Kiddell, Andrew MacGregor, Colin Kerins

Maids B Squad

Spencer Bechtel, Spencer Komen, Harry Hoxley, Jack Pettigrew, Michael Corio, Michael Matera, Harry Tucker, Josh Rolls, Tom Combe, Jim Bunn, Calum Plain, Ciaran Warner, Joseph Avis, Marcus Bateson.