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Under 13sB Turn
the Tables on Windsor
Maidenhead U13 B's 22pts vs Windsor U 13
B's 0pts
Having lost the previous 4 fixtures
against local rivals Windsor, Maidenhead B team faced
a difficult challenge away to their Berkshire counterparts
last Sunday although with Lewis Kiddell back in the
ranks after a long lay off through illness, and virtually
a full team to choose from, Maids were confident of
an upset
The game started brightly with
the well drilled Maidenhead pack rucking well, and turning
over plenty of ball for the backs to utilise. The tone
was set when in the second minute Alex Brown came up
like a steam train and hit his opposite centre so hard
the poor boy's father must have felt it. Maids were
camped in the Windsor 22 and it wasn't long before their
pressure was rewarded with a great forwards try. Explosive
rucking by James Preston and Josh Rolls enabled clean
ball for number 8, Matthew Martin to pick from the base
of a ruck and drive through 2 defenders to score his
first try of the season
Freddie Carter knocked over the
conversion to give Maids a seven point lead. Fears of
a Windsor backlash were soon gone when Maids took control
of the restart and drove the ball back upfield into
their 22. Due to terrible weather conditions, handling
was difficult and both teams made errors meaning possession
was frequently exchanged. However the Maidenhead scrum
was functioning so well it rarely mattered what side
had the put in, as the outcome was often the same and
Maids finished the firtst half 12 points to the good
The second half started as predicted,
Windsor came out spitting blood, seething at the result
of the first half. The first 5 minutes were tight with
both sides turning each other over and making some errors.
The front row of Ciaran Warner,
Simon Bourne and Michael Matera were dominating the
scrums and Maids were winning plenty of ball. Freddie
Carter looked extremely comfortable at fly half and
Josh Rolls was fantastic, clearing rucks by himself
and always there quickly to the breakdown. After good
driving by the Maidenhead forwards into the Windsor
22, Maids were awarded a penalty which was taken quickly
by Michael Matera. It seemed as though he wasn't going
to make the line, but supported well by his forwards,
he managed to drive over for the third try of the game.
Alex Matthews then gave way to Robin Byrne on the wing,
and all the impact men were on.
Windsor were desperate to get themselves
back into the game but time after time were simply running
into a purple wall that would not budge. Tackling from
Repetto and Kiddell in the centre was especially impressive.
Maidenhead by this point had the Windsor forwards huffing
and puffing, winning all of their rucks and most of
theirs. With just a minute left in the game, a maul
on the halfway line seemed to have been held up until
somehow, fly half Carter came out with the ball and
scorched in from 50 metres to make the final score an
extremely impressive 22-0 to Maidenhead.
It was by far and away the
best performance the B team have put in this year, and
in honesty the man of the match could have been given
to most of the side. However, after much discussion
and deliberation, the award was jointly awarded to Harry
Hoxley and Josh Rolls for their fantastic performances
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