| MAIDENHEAD under 15s lost their
first league match of the season 15-10 at Redingensians
on Sunday, and will know it is a game they should have
won after taking the wrong option with a number of
try-scoring opportunities. Apart
from missing too many chances Maids also gave away too
many penalties and were often forced back by a penalty
having made good ground.
Maids' backs looked in good form with Alex Greer,
Alexander Kent and Sam Hocking showing up well, while the
large but mobile Redingensian pack restricted Maids of
possession despite strong runs from Stuart Smithies,
Richard Barber and William Lowderi.
Reds scored first when Maids conceded a penalty under the
posts, and this was followed soon afterwards by a strong
forward drive, which gave Reds a 10-0 lead.
Maids always looked dangerous when getting good ball and
Greer and Kent both came close to scoring, although at
this point Maids did lose Dan Evans with a neck injury
and he was replaced by Owen Lewis.
Maids continued to press hard and were rewarded with a
try when James Appleton charged down a kick and Barber
followed up to touch down in the corner and make it 10-5.
Maids then relaxed and allowed the Reds' No.8 to run
through some weak tackling to score near the posts and
make the score 15-5 at half-time.
Early in the second-half further
injuries to Mattie Filmore and Lowden saw Jordan Levett
and Alex Raskauskus come on, while the second half again
saw Maids wasting good scoring chances.
A determined Reds defence kept Maids out until the final
seconds when some good passing from James McDonald and
Daryl Brady set Greer free to score in the corner and
make the final score 15-10.
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