U10's vs Felinfoel (A) & Uplands (H)

07.10.07 (Away)
South Gower 7 (1 try : 1 conversion)
Felinfoel 22 (4 tries : 1 conversion)

23.09.07 (Home)
South Gower 41 (7 tries : 3 conversions)
Uplands 17 (3 tries : 1 conversion)

Two very different games to report on this week.
The game against Uplands was a superb performance with everybody putting pressure on the opposition. Once again the running and passing game was very good however tackling could be improved by going for the legs as opposed to the chest.
Tom W was back on fine running form and notched up 4 excellent tries. Harry scored 2 tries and Tom R scored a very good opener on his first game of the season at scrum half. Uplands showed resolve and did not give up and scored 3 well deserved tries.
Joseph, Jesse and Tom all converted well.
An excellent game with teamwork and passing starting to improve.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The game against Felinfoel was a different affair. We turned up with 16 players against their 10 so played 10 a side. In line with the substitute rotational system, we had virtually two teams - 1 for each half which meant it was hard for the boys to get into the game. Felinfoel maintained possession well and scored two breakaway tries from ripping the ball out of the ruck. This was disappointing as it was one area that we did well in against Uplands.

This an example of 5 FF players in the ruck against 2 of ours. This was why we lost possession.

Good body position Owen turning to face our team.

After a good break from Jesse and fine offload, Harry scored a very well finished try using his strength and stretching to ground the ball. Owen E in his own unique style executed a very good conversion.
Some missed high tackles let Felinfoel drive over to score their third. We could have scored another try but the ball just went forward in the tackle. To round it off, Felinfoel scored again from another breakaway and sprint to the line.

Tom R nails his opposing scrum half which got us possession back

It was good to see Josh N back and playing well, as well as Markus on his first game for the club.

In summary this was a frustrating game to watch as we could easily have won if we had tackled low, kept the ball in the rucks and exerted pressure. Something to work on this week in practice.
The boys did not give up and tried hard right to the end which is all any coach can ask for - well done lads for the effort.