14th March 2010
South Gower 14 - Mumbles 7
Tries: Tom Mogridge, Callum Carson
Conversions: Jack Bates (2)
We played 15 aside against Mumbles at Bishopston Comp on a full size pitch. This was our second 15 aside game but our first on the proper sized pitch and we only had 1 training session at 15 aside which was Tuesday.
We had 17 players turn up with a few away and one injured. The conditions were perfect and the game was a fantastic match for the neutral. All players were committed and showed excellent ball skills and knowledge which is a massive plus as we look to play this week in week out next season.
We played the first half slightly downhill and pressured Mumbles from the off. With Dylan John taking the first kick off well and charging into contact. The first half, we were camped in Mumbles' half, due to the wind and slope but also due to our pressure we put on them. The first try came from a ruck metres out from the Mumbles line. Good rucking from our forwards, we kept the momentum going by picking up and driving. Jack drove close, the pack rucked and Moggy went blind to score in the corner. Jack Bates converted.
Again from the restart we played the rugby in the right half of the pitch. We were putting pressure on Mumbles again when we had an injury. We were due to restart with a scrum on their 22 but the half time whistle was blown.
Half time:
South Gower 7 - Mumbles 0
We knew we would have to up our game in the second half as we were against the wind and slightly uphill. We started well but Mumbles started to come back into the game. Their forwards were very well drilled in the breakdown rucking us off their ball. Their break came when a Mumbles' player broke through from his 22 and was tackled by the half way line. Their support was instant and the supporting player picked up and went through the middle to score from the half way.
We lifted our heads and played the rest of the game in their half. We got lucky when Mumbles intercepted in the midfield and i thought they were through but good cover tackling from our full back Cameron Barker stopped their attack. With the last play of the game, Paul broke blind and offloaded to his brother Michael, who set up the ruck. Sam Jones was there first and picked up and fed Jack. Jack made a run and offloaded to Moggy and Tom jinked in and out working his way across the pitch and executed a perfect pass to Callum to dive in at the corner for the winning try which Jack Bates converted. The final whistle went and the boys got a thoroughly deserved win.
Final Score:
South Gower 14 - Mumbles 7.
As i mentioned, we have only had 1 training session for this and the boys were superb. Their discipline was excellent in defence and we kept our shape throughout the game. I thought Sam Jones had an excellent game, Harry Silvey was superb in his tackling and Ethan directed his backs very well. Also, Max Collis didn't miss any tackles which was pleasing along with Michael Jones. Overall this was an excellent fully committed performance from our team.
I thought Mumbles were superb in what they did, especially in the forwards where their work at the breakdown was good.
If this is what these teams can produce at this game this season, then there will be some great rugby to be seen next season. Well done to Mumbles, i thought they played very very well.
Players to mention:
Tom Mogridge: Tom was outstanding today. He delivery was excellent as well as his workrate. He was everywhere tackling and rucking where needed, scored the first and set up the second. Excellent Moggy !!!
Paul Jones: This man continues to put in the performances that Wales are after. Fully committed, everywhere on the pitch, strong as an ox and ball skills of a back. Another superb game from Paul !!!
Jack Bates: Outstanding. Excelled at openside pressuring Mumbles and made several telling runs which gained good ground. Fantastic Jacko !!!
Owen Renowden: A great performance from Owen. His work didn't go unnoticed in the tight and his ball handling was great passing when he should to release our backs. Brilliant Owen !!!
Callum Carson: Superb tackling and superb running. Very hard to bring down and popped up for the winner. Well done Cal !!!
Ethan Smith: Ethan was captain today as he directs his teammates all the time. His organisation of the backline was vital to our defence today. Playing a year up as he does and in such a vital position as outside half, i thought he did a sterling job. Well done Smithy !!!
Overall, fantastic. Thoroughly deserved for the commitment the boys showed. I am very proud of all who played today. Lets use the game to spur us onwards and upwards.
Finally, i would like to congratulate Kieran Charles and Jack Bates who have been selected to train with the County squad after some great performances with Llwchwr district. Well done boys.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
South Gower U12 Season Update (2)
Season is progressing very well with a full squad of 25 players. Both training and match days average in excess of 20 players each week.
Latest results :
Loughor (H) : Won 19-7
Uplands (H) : Won 32-0
Mumbles (H) : Lost 29-5
Gowerton (H) : Won 35-10
Morriston (A) : Won 24-17
Vardre (H) : Won 39-10
Next match under floodlights : Wednesday 10th March 6pm at St Helen's - home of Swansea RFC vs Mumbles !
Latest results :
Loughor (H) : Won 19-7
Uplands (H) : Won 32-0
Mumbles (H) : Lost 29-5
Gowerton (H) : Won 35-10
Morriston (A) : Won 24-17
Vardre (H) : Won 39-10
Next match under floodlights : Wednesday 10th March 6pm at St Helen's - home of Swansea RFC vs Mumbles !
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Under 11's V Pontarddulais 7/03/10
7th March 2010
Pontardullais 28 - South Gower 14
Tries: Tom Mogridge, Callum Carson.
Conversions: Kieran Charles (2)
A beautiful morning at Pontarddulais saw us turn up with 16 players. 10 of them being forwards, so again it was a full change of forwards at half time.
We started very well and put some good pressure on Pontarddulais with Paul Jones leading the pack onwards.
The 1st try of the game though came from Tom Mogridge. After several phases we got to the half way line and as Moggy was about to pass out, he realised Pontarddulais had more backs than ours and went blind. He raced clear only to be caught up but then stepped his way past 3 more tackles to score in the corner. Kieran converted.
Pontarddulais replied and put us under good pressure but we soaked it up and defended well. Some good work from our forwards in support got us going and Moggy powered his way up the field to within 10 metres of the opposition line. Paul Jones supported him and released to Callum Carson whio burst through tackles to score our 2nd try. Kieran converted.
Again Pontarddulais cam back at us and this time their pressure was too much. Moggy made a great tackle in the corner and we were there in numbers but we just stared at the ball. Doing this allowed their player to pick up and drive over the line.
Half time:
Pontarddulais 7 - South Gower 14
A complete change of our pack and both wings disrupted our momentum but all credit to Pontarddulais they put us under pressure. Poor rucking and poor tackling gifted the opposition their 2nd try of the game.
It seemed today that every time there was a ruck and we lost it they had massive overlaps in their backline which they used perfectly and scored another try. We then upped our game and put pressure on Pontarddulais but when we had a try disallowed for a knock on it took the wind out of our sails a bit. Pontarddulais finished with a breakaway try for their winger to finish the game. If it hadn't of been for Tom Mogridge and Kieran Charles' tackles on their winger today, the score could have been even more.
Final Score:
Pontarddulais 28 - South Gower 14
A game that was there for the taking. Don't get me wrong, Pontarddulais were good today and put us under lots of pressure especially in the forwards. I feel, we lost momentum at half time with all the changes and didn't compete as well as we can at the breakdown. On the upside, some of our play was good but we need to really take our chances when we get given them. Thanks to Pontarddulais who played very well and for providing a lovely atmosphere to play in which is all too rare these days.
Players to Mention:
Paul Jones: Seems to be getting mentioned every week. Another powerful performance, Paul is improving all the time.
Tom Mogridge: Excellent all round game from Moggy today. His running was superb and his tackling was even better. Needs to pass more sometimes from the ruck and get his head up first to see how the game is laid out. However, Tom had a cracker.
Ieaun Hulme: I thought Ieaun performed very well today. He did what was asked of him, he made his tackles and ran and passed well.
Sam Jones: Best game i have seen from Sam in the forwards. Got to every ruck and maul and came out a few times with it.
We have Mumbles at home Sunday. I would like to see everyone training Wednesday as we may play 15 aside.
Pontardullais 28 - South Gower 14
Tries: Tom Mogridge, Callum Carson.
Conversions: Kieran Charles (2)
A beautiful morning at Pontarddulais saw us turn up with 16 players. 10 of them being forwards, so again it was a full change of forwards at half time.
We started very well and put some good pressure on Pontarddulais with Paul Jones leading the pack onwards.
The 1st try of the game though came from Tom Mogridge. After several phases we got to the half way line and as Moggy was about to pass out, he realised Pontarddulais had more backs than ours and went blind. He raced clear only to be caught up but then stepped his way past 3 more tackles to score in the corner. Kieran converted.
Pontarddulais replied and put us under good pressure but we soaked it up and defended well. Some good work from our forwards in support got us going and Moggy powered his way up the field to within 10 metres of the opposition line. Paul Jones supported him and released to Callum Carson whio burst through tackles to score our 2nd try. Kieran converted.
Again Pontarddulais cam back at us and this time their pressure was too much. Moggy made a great tackle in the corner and we were there in numbers but we just stared at the ball. Doing this allowed their player to pick up and drive over the line.
Half time:
Pontarddulais 7 - South Gower 14
A complete change of our pack and both wings disrupted our momentum but all credit to Pontarddulais they put us under pressure. Poor rucking and poor tackling gifted the opposition their 2nd try of the game.
It seemed today that every time there was a ruck and we lost it they had massive overlaps in their backline which they used perfectly and scored another try. We then upped our game and put pressure on Pontarddulais but when we had a try disallowed for a knock on it took the wind out of our sails a bit. Pontarddulais finished with a breakaway try for their winger to finish the game. If it hadn't of been for Tom Mogridge and Kieran Charles' tackles on their winger today, the score could have been even more.
Final Score:
Pontarddulais 28 - South Gower 14
A game that was there for the taking. Don't get me wrong, Pontarddulais were good today and put us under lots of pressure especially in the forwards. I feel, we lost momentum at half time with all the changes and didn't compete as well as we can at the breakdown. On the upside, some of our play was good but we need to really take our chances when we get given them. Thanks to Pontarddulais who played very well and for providing a lovely atmosphere to play in which is all too rare these days.
Players to Mention:
Paul Jones: Seems to be getting mentioned every week. Another powerful performance, Paul is improving all the time.
Tom Mogridge: Excellent all round game from Moggy today. His running was superb and his tackling was even better. Needs to pass more sometimes from the ruck and get his head up first to see how the game is laid out. However, Tom had a cracker.
Ieaun Hulme: I thought Ieaun performed very well today. He did what was asked of him, he made his tackles and ran and passed well.
Sam Jones: Best game i have seen from Sam in the forwards. Got to every ruck and maul and came out a few times with it.
We have Mumbles at home Sunday. I would like to see everyone training Wednesday as we may play 15 aside.
Under 11's V Gowerton 28/02/10
28th February 2010
South Gower 28 - Gowerton 0
Tries: George Heard, Callum Carson, Kieran Charles, Luke Davies.
Conversions: Kieran Charles (4)
After having only 12 players turn up for the last 4 weeks we had 19 today and Gowerton would only play 10 aside which left everyone only having half a game.
We played 3 thirds and we started well putting pressure on Gowerton. We registered our first try of the game after some goood mauling from our forwards. We worked the ball to the back of the maul and George Heard made the break to score the try. Kieran stepped up to convert.
Today was Kierans first proper game against his old club and the Gowerton team were superb in their tackling of him. Kieran noticed this and did well to release his backs outside him every time which inturn allowed Callum to weave his way through some loose tackling to score our second try. Kieran converted.
Next up, we had a scrum on Gowertons' 22m line and Kieran went blind and smashed his was through some tackles to dive for the line and score our third try. He picked himself up and converted. The last try of the game was well worked as Kieran did a dummy scissors with Cal, drew his man and released Luke Davies to sprint free into the corner. Again, Kieran converted.
Final score:
South Gower 28 - Gowerton 0
For the first time in a while today, our forwards were being out rucked. Gowertons rucking game was good and we could never guarantee our own ball. When we did have it though, our back did well scoring several tries. With 19 players and a complete change of team, momentum was always going to be hard to maintain and we took our foot of the gas a couple of times. We need to be more clinical and our forwards need to up their tight game as other teams around us are improving quickly.
Thanks to all who turned up. It is nice to be in a position where we have some many players as the change to 15 aside next season is soon and we need the numbers every week what we had today.
Players to mention:
Kieran Charles: Big game for him today and he came out of it with a well taken try. His hands were good and his tackling was spot on. Well done Charlo.
George Heard: George did well around the field and took his try very well. A good all round game from George.
Paul Jones: Massive presence in the pack, showed again today in the first half as he drove his pack forwards.
Dylan John: Dylan had his best game for a while today. Its as if he needs to be told how big he actually his for him to use his size. He did today and had a good game.
South Gower 28 - Gowerton 0
Tries: George Heard, Callum Carson, Kieran Charles, Luke Davies.
Conversions: Kieran Charles (4)
After having only 12 players turn up for the last 4 weeks we had 19 today and Gowerton would only play 10 aside which left everyone only having half a game.
We played 3 thirds and we started well putting pressure on Gowerton. We registered our first try of the game after some goood mauling from our forwards. We worked the ball to the back of the maul and George Heard made the break to score the try. Kieran stepped up to convert.
Today was Kierans first proper game against his old club and the Gowerton team were superb in their tackling of him. Kieran noticed this and did well to release his backs outside him every time which inturn allowed Callum to weave his way through some loose tackling to score our second try. Kieran converted.
Next up, we had a scrum on Gowertons' 22m line and Kieran went blind and smashed his was through some tackles to dive for the line and score our third try. He picked himself up and converted. The last try of the game was well worked as Kieran did a dummy scissors with Cal, drew his man and released Luke Davies to sprint free into the corner. Again, Kieran converted.
Final score:
South Gower 28 - Gowerton 0
For the first time in a while today, our forwards were being out rucked. Gowertons rucking game was good and we could never guarantee our own ball. When we did have it though, our back did well scoring several tries. With 19 players and a complete change of team, momentum was always going to be hard to maintain and we took our foot of the gas a couple of times. We need to be more clinical and our forwards need to up their tight game as other teams around us are improving quickly.
Thanks to all who turned up. It is nice to be in a position where we have some many players as the change to 15 aside next season is soon and we need the numbers every week what we had today.
Players to mention:
Kieran Charles: Big game for him today and he came out of it with a well taken try. His hands were good and his tackling was spot on. Well done Charlo.
George Heard: George did well around the field and took his try very well. A good all round game from George.
Paul Jones: Massive presence in the pack, showed again today in the first half as he drove his pack forwards.
Dylan John: Dylan had his best game for a while today. Its as if he needs to be told how big he actually his for him to use his size. He did today and had a good game.
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