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Maids
U11A 7 - Henley U11A 0
The
U11s came through victorious in a tough match at Henley which was
preparation for the Wasps tournament next weekend. Short of several
regular players due to school half-term holidays and illness, the
rearranged side took some time to settle, but the players who came
up eventually fitted in very well and played their part. Notably Xabi
Leadbetter and Jack Nicholls.
In the
first half there were a number of skirmishes, but no tries as each
team fought to establish their superiority. The play moved from end
to end, but both defences were strong, with notable tackling from
Umar Marriot and Shane McKenna.
In the
second half Maids chose to use the width of the pitch better and this
ultimately paid dividends as the only try of the game came from their
ability to quickly move the ball along the line to winger Ben Gordon,
who crashed over in the corner.
U11
Bs suffer from providing cover to the A-team and go down 21-7 to Henley
Bs
A
very raw and developing team, for many of whom this is still their
first season of rugby, worked hard but in the end were not good enough
against a more experienced Henley team. In the first half Maids took
some time to settle and get used to the playing patterns and were
soon 21-0 down after strong back line attacking from Henley. However,
in the second half, Maids settled down and applied pressure themselves
to win the second half through an excellent opportunist try from Alex
Thompson, who caught a clearance kick on the wing and ran it back
up the pitch to score.
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