U9's Fall Bay Home 19.11.06

Date : 19/11/2006
Score : South Gower 2 : Fall Bay 7
Tries : Tom and Harry

Game Summary:
As was to be expected, the game started at a fast pace with Fall Bay putting in some heavy tackles. South Gower tried to go forward but the aggressive rucking by Fall Bay quickly gave them a two try headstart. South Gower replied after 5 minutes with a superb try by Harry in the corner after some good handling. With one more attack and try by Fall Bay, the score after the first 10 minutes was 1:3.
South Gower started the second 10 minutes well with some hard tackles and good pressure but a break away try by Fall Bay put the score at 1:4. From the restart, we were again under pressure but the lads continued to tackle well and tried to spin the ball wide to Harry or Tom whenever possible. We eventually got the ball to Tom who ran superbly to score. This made it 2:4. From the restart, we ran and tackled and drove over forcing Fall Bay to kick. An excellent catch by Evan gave us the advantage but we again lost it after several phases in the ruck. Fall Bay continued to go forward and some missed high tackles by South Gower and strong running made the score 2:6 after the second third.
The final third of the game was very evenly matched. South Gower had gained confidence from the second third and tried to pass to make space whenever possible. Tackling remained at a high standard and the passing continued to improve. The Fall Bay defence remained strong and South Gower tried hard but were unable to break it down. A last try by Fall Bay made the final score 2:7, however the game was more evenly matched than the score represented.
Well done boys - this was by far the best game of the season - especially with regards to tackling, attitude and determination. One point to improve is keeping the ball in the ruck which can be worked on in training. Excellent performance all round!