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Old Patesians 45pts
vs Maidenhead 27pts
Taking a break from the league
action, after losing to league leaders Chinnor,
Maidenhead travelled to Old Patesians, in the second
round of the EDF Energy National Trophy, last Saturday
Maidenhead had not played at Patesians
for several years, but the sight of the slopping pitch
brought back memories. Maidenhead were asked to play
down the slope in the first half and, were soon in trouble,
from a scrum and worked move near their line, allowed
the no.8 to be fed and drive over for an unconverted
score. Maidenhead took the lead when Arends on the wing
intercepted a pass near the half-way line and powered
down the pitch to score unopposed. The try was converted
by Abrahams. The same player increased the lead with
a penalty kick for off-side
Maidenhead were falling foul of
the referee for not rolling away from the tackle situation
and two penalties for Patesians took them back into
the lead. From the second of these Maidenhead were temporally
reduced to 14 players. Still a player down Maidenhead
struck back with some excellent running rugby and achieved
two further tries through Swadling and Mackay, one of
which was converted by Abrahams, to leave the half-time
score at 22-11 to the visitors
Although in the lead, with the
advantage of the slope, Maidenhead knew they were in
for a torrid second half. Patesians first score came,
when the back row was powered over the line, by the
rest of the pack for a converted score and, they took
the lead five minutes later, when the replacement centre
found space, to crash over unopposed for another converted
score. Maidenhead countered with probably the best try
of the match with Arends on the end of a long fast flowing
movement to score wide out. With the kick missed Maidenhead
had a two point lead with about 10 minutes to play
The introduction of fresh legs
through numerous Maidenhead substitutions did not stem
the attacking intent of Patesians and they duly took
the lead from another penalty, when a forward was taken
out in the air. Maidenhead were again reduced to 14
players for the tackle. Patesians took advantage of
this to run in three further tries in the 10 minutes
to put the match out of Maidenhead's grasp
The final score of 45-27 did not
really show a true picture of the match, in which Maidenhead
had produced glimpses of last seasons form and, with
a very young bench and several changes in the starting
line up, perhaps this may be the turning point of the
season
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U15s beat Horsham
Maidenhead U15s 29pts vs Horsham
U15 12 pts
Another solid performance, particularly
from the Forwards, saw the Under 15s take this game
by the scruff of the neck in the first half to shut
out Sussex visitors Horsham. Elliott Reid dazzled with
four of Maids' five tries. Thomas Simpson set the tempo
in the opening minutes, finding a gap in Horsham's defence
to score and then convert.
Elliott powered through following
good work by Michael James in the ruck for his first
try. Josh Turvey and Connor Murphy had the measure of
the visitor's pack and Maids won turnover ball regularly.
But Horsham scrapped hard and got the better of the
set pieces.
An excellent counter-attack set
Elliot on another charge to make it 15.0. James Parrott
and George Martin were highly effective gaining ground
when Maids won possession. Matt Bill and Paul Sayers
passed intelligently, taking account of the weather
conditions. Another try from Elliott, converted by James,
gave Maids a 24.0 half-time lead.
With their backs to the wind, Horsham
had the better of the second period, but Maids put the
result beyond doubt after Connor drove over in the ruck
to set up a move finished off by Elliott. Horsham pulled
another back and only a try-saving tackle by TJ Hudson
prevented another. A great result in testing conditions
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Wasps Community Group Discount Tickets
THere are still Community Group
Discount Tickets available for London Wasps' Heineken
Cup clash against French heavy weights ASM Clermont
Auvergne on Saturday 15th December (Kick Off 5.30pm).
This game is poised to be one the
matches of the qualification period with the mouth water
proposition of London Wasps squad containing the likes
of James Haskell, Lawrence Dallaglio, Josh Lewsey, Raphael
Ibanez, Dan Leo and Eion Redden coming up against Clermont's
star studded stable of players which includes John Smit
(South Africa's World Cup Winning Captain), Vilimoni
Delasau (Fiji), Mario Ledesma (Argentina), Pierre Mignoni
(France) and former London Wasps star Alex King.
£19 for adults and
£10 for concessions in the Dreams Stand
£13 and £5 in the Hypnos Terrace
To qualify for this discount groups
must be of 10 or more people. This is also
a great opportunity for a team building evening by combining
the trip with two hours of quality coaching in
a Wasps MasterClass (www.wasps.co.uk/MatchdayCoachclass.ink)
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Club opening times
Steve and Sarah have asked me to
remind members that the Club is open from 18.30 to 22.00
Tuesday to Thursday evenings. Anyone wishing to use
the Club at other times should contact Steve to discuss
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Weybridge Vandals
Junior Sevens Tournament 2008
30 March 2008 U17s and Colts
6 April 2008 U15s and U16s
13 April 2008 U13s and U14s
If any teams are interested in taking part, please
contact Weybridge as soon as possible
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Don't forget
New Year's Eve Party
at
MAIDENHEAD
RUGBY CLUB
Children Welcome - Disco
- Bar - Food
For
more information look out for posters at the club or
contact Jean Kingsley on 07966
490374 or at kingsley38@btinternet.com
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6 Nations Tickets
If you are interested in applying for International
Tickets for the 6 Nations, please fill in the attached
form (Click here to download)
and return with your cheque as detailed
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Christmas present
idea
Presenting
the 2008 MRFC Youth Section Calendar
Featuring squad photos from each age group from Under
7 to Under 17, and a host of action shots
Especially designed to be family
friendly, an ideal gift for friends, parents, grandparents,
god-parents
Available at the club or via
the Under 14s
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Forthcoming fixtures
Saturday 24th Nov
1st XV vs Coney Hill (H) SW1
2nd XV Chinnor III (A) BBO
3rd XV Tadley II (H) BBO
Sunday 25th Nov
Colts - tbc
U17s - Training
U16s vs Horsham (H)
U15s - Medway (H)
U14s - tbc
U13s vs Beaconsfield (A)
Minis vs High wycombe (A) Directions
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Forthcoming
1st Team Fixtures
Click here for
full fixture list
8 Sept
Reading - W (40-18)
15 Sep R'ensians - L (38-5)
22 Sep Bracknell - L (28-29)
29 Sep Cleve - L (23-13)
6 Oct B'mouth W
(32-20)
17 Nov Cup
20 Oct Oxford Quins L
(31-35)
27 Oct St Ives - W (5-6)
3 Nov
W S Mare - L (20-24)
10 Nov Chinnor - L (3-6)
17 Nov O Patesians L (45-27)
24 Nov Coney Hill
- H
1 Dec Old
Patesians - A
8 Dec Cup
15 Dec Chinnor
- H
5 Jan
Weston S Mare - A
12 Jan Cup
19 Jan St Ives - H
26 Jan Oxford Quins
- A
2 Feb Cup
9 Feb Bournemouth
- A
16 Feb Cleve - H
23 Feb Cup QF
1 Mar Bracknell - A
8 Mar Redingensians
- H
15 Mar Cup SF
EASTER
29 Mar Reading - A
5 Apr Cup Final
12 Apr Old Patesians
- H
19 Apr Coney Hill -
A
26 Apr Play-offs
12 Apr Old Patesians
- H
19 Apr Coney
Hill - A
26-Apr Play-offs
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A look at the
history of rugby union (contd)
For they believed that the scrums and
the maul to be far more exciting then the most
brilliant of runs, the cleverest dribbling, or
the prettiest drop at goal
In the light of the important role that he plays
in the modern game, the referee is a comparatively
late comer onto the field of play
Up until late into the nineteenth century, disputes
on the field were settled by the two captains
who would endeavour to decide on the correct course
of action to follow when there was an infringement
The side against whom the infringement had been
committed would often not call the play to a halt,
if they realised that the play since the infringement,
or at least the possibilities, were in their favour.
This was the origin of the of the advantage law
that we know today
A later development was the appointment of two
umpires, to adjudicate, who watched from either
side of the field. The captains, if they could
not agree on the correct course of action, would
then appeal to the umpires for a decision (what,
like footballers? - the ed)
It was only later that the referee appeared on
the scene but in the early days he also used to
consult the umpires before making a decision.
Eventually he assumed sole command of the game,
with the umpires duties being relegated to that
of a linesman
It is only just recently that the laws have been
changed to allow the linesman more input into
the game. At first the referee did not have the
advantage of a whistle and had to shout above
the noise to make himself understood. New Zealand
claims the honour, a dubious one in the eyes of
some players, of introducing the whistle to the
referee
If rugby were to revert to its original format
and the two captains were made responsible for
controlling the game who would you have chosen
to oppose Sean Fitzpatrick, the former All Black
captain? (My vote and money would be on Prinny
- the ed)
To be continued....
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