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Under 14s have a
busy day
Despite a number of half-term absences Maidenhead Under
14s fielded two squads on Sunday to travel and take
on the first teams at both Drifters and Staines. After
a close-fought draw with Drifters and a defeat to Staines
last season, it was time to see how the Maids squad
as a whole had developed.
Drifters U14s 0 – 45 Maidenhead
U14s
The Maids squad was dwarfed by a very sizeable
Drifters side, and in wet conditions, it was clear that
Maids needed to play the game on their own terms. Much
of the squad's recent training has been in fast, committed
rucking, and this showed to optimum effect as quick
recycling through a series of phases saw Maids move
up the pitch for second row Fred Reid to crash over
and open the scoring inside 5 minutes.
Three more tries followed, with
centre Daniel Andrews-Jones confirming a return to fitness
with a devastating turn of speed to split Drifters open
for a second try, while Alex Avery and Sam Balfour showed
pace from the forwards too to build a convincing lead.
Sam Maguire converted all three, including one very
impressive kick from wide out
In the second half,although Drifters
were more effective Maids were still clearly on top
although they had taken their foot off the throttle
All in all, a comprehensive win
and a fine performance by the whole squad.
I told you they had a busy day
Staines 7 U14s - 20 Maidenhead U14s
In steady rain and wind Maids'
parents and coaches were treated to an outstanding team
effort with every single player in the squad playing
for the team and making great contributions. As at Drifters,
the forwards completely out-rucked a physical pack with
both commitment and technique. Three out of Maids' four
tries came from quick, clean ball from rucks which the
backs were able to move cleverly and unselfishly out
to the wings
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I don't have any
pictures from last week's game so thought
I would use a picture of the beautiful St
Ives beach where the boys stretched off
after a long coach trip
