Under 11's V Mumbles Development 18.10.09

18th October 2009

Mumbles 63 - South Gower 19

Tries: William Lucas (2), Ieaun Hulme.
Conversions: Cameron Barker, Callum Carson.

We started the game very brightly with good work by the forwards setting up ball for the backs. We went blind from the ruck and released Will Lucas, who made his way past numerous players to score a very good try which was converted by Cameron Barker.
Some poor tackling and indiscipline saw mumbles score 4 converted tries to take the game into half time at 28-7.
As we were 3 players short due to injuries, lost gum shield and players of to the liberty to watch the Ospreys, we had to play 3 players from the first game. Callum came on at outside half for the first 7 minutes of the second half and Kieran for the remainder. Both players were under the instruction not to score tries and release their backs and bring players into the game which they did well.
From the restart, we secured the ball, set it up and released our backs. Callum fed Ieaun who broke his tackle and raced over for a well taken try. The conversion was missed. Callum then broke another tackle and then passed to Ieaun Hulme who drew his man perfectly before releasing Will Lucas for his second try in the corner. Some good rugby was being played when we had possession but our tackling was letting us down. Unfortunately Mumbles scored 5 converted tries in the second half and we finished the game with our heads down and a scoreline of 63-19.

Players to Mention

Will Lucas: Will had a very goood game, made some crucial tackles and scored 2 great tries. Great game Will.

Dylan John: Starting to show his aggression in the forwards and made some excllent turnovers in the maul. Did well to spoil their lineout. Impressive game from Dylan.

Harry Silvey: Smallest player on the pitch, best tackler ! Made several key tackles on their big players. Well done Harry.

Ieaun Hulme: Ieaun ran superbly and passed very well. An all round good game for Ieaun. Well done mate.

I was pleased with our offensive play but slightly disappointed with our tackling. We too often let players run through all of us with poor tackling attempts which inevitably is going to lead to conceding tries. On the other hand, heads up, we played well in patches and it is minor things we need to work on to get us working as a team more efficiently. Training Wednesday 6.30. We are home to Tumble next week.