Under 11's V Old Bristolians 17/04/10

17th April 2010

South Gower 14 - Old Bristolians -12

Tries: Paul Jones, Ethan Smith

Conversions: Kieran Charles (2)

A beautiful morning saw us welcome Old Bristolians down on tour. We played 12 aside with a number 8 and an extra centre to accommodate the large team the touring side brought down.
Again we started poorly and were not switched on from the off. Old Bristolians scored within the first minutes as we knocked on the kick off and got turned over. Some poor tackling and the opposition registered their first try which was converted. We came back into the game and from a maul on the opposition 22, Paul Jones went on a rampage and powered his way over for a good strong try. Kieran Charles converted. The game was tight and defences were good for the whole game as both sides struggled to break one another down.

Half time:

South Gower 7 - Old Bristolians 7

We came out in the second half with more passion and belief. We got better at the breakdown area and won several turnovers through counter rucking. When we gained a penalty on the opposing 10 yard line, quick thinking by Moggy releasing Kieran who released his backline for Ethan Smith to dart over in the corner.Kieran converted.
Old Bristolians came back at us and through our inability to seal off the sides of the ruck area, the opposition picked up and went through the middle to score a good try. Unfortunately for Old Bristolians, the conversion was missed.
We continued to pressure the opposition and when Harry Silvey drove over in the middle of a maul, the try was disallowed and we were awarded a scrum 5 metres out, we knocked on during the following phase and the whistle for full time was blown

Final Score:

South Gower 14 - Old Bristolians 12

A very competitive match provided the platform for an outstanding game to watch. Some of the play was very good but we need to start playing from the off and not after 5 minutes.

Players to mention:

Kieran Charles: Massive game from Charlo today as he dictated play in the backline and made some crunching tackles. Great game.

Callum Carson: Callums' direct running proved to be a constant threat all game, his defence was spot on as he played a superb all round game. Awesome Cal !

Jack Bates: Jack was everywhere today, taking it on when it needed to be straightened up and passing when the option outside was the right one. Well done Batesy.

Paul Jones: This kid is a monster ! Paul led from the front and did the right things in the tight to have a massive impact on the game. His season seems to be getting better and better. Awesome Paul !

Harry Silvey: Harry was awesome in the tight. His tackling is technically second to none. His performance today showed how much he keeps improving. Well done Silv !

Tom Mogridge: I thought Toms' delivery from scrum half today was much better. To go with his usual in your face energetic display that Tom always displays he had a cracking game, Well done Mogmeister General !