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.

U12's 07/10/07 South Gower V Uplands RFC (Home)

South Gower V Swansea Uplands, always a mouth watering prospect, playing against one of our neighbouring clubs. Uplands undefeated last season, Gower Cup wiiners for two successive seasons and haven't conceded a try this season to date.
On kick off, the visitors certainly piled on the pressure, camped in the South Gower 22 with great ball retention, South Gowers focus to mark the man and make the tackles count certainly paid off with valient efforts from Max Adams & Dan Barker.
Gower made it back with some great attacking play by Elliot Owen and Sam Jones but with one South Gower disallowed try to Uplands two, The All Blacks were down 14 nil at half time.
The restart produced more gutsy rugby, backed up by good ball handling by both teams, but South Gower's Chay Smith had the early second half glory, to deliver a Gower 5 pointer and spoiling Uplands clean sheet. The Uplands forwards were powerful with ball in hand, that Gower couldn't keep out, with Uplands scoring a further 3 tries, ending the game 5, 31 to Uplands. South Gower man of the match was Jack Rosser who played admirably with good running lines and committed tackles.

Not the result we wanted, but good building work for the forthcoming Opsreys Cup. South Gower RFC V Birchgrove at home, 14th October.

Under 13s - We are still going and improving

After a couple of troubled weeks when Phil and Myself told the team that enough was enough and we could not carry on with a bare 10 players turning up each week, we are back.

Thanks to the comeradery and pure determination we played Waun today and had 19 players ready to play plus 2 regular players who couldn't play ! Phil and myself now need to go on a coaching course to learn what to do when we have substitutes.

An excellent game from the start with James Wild scoring from a 50 metre run down the side of the pitch, guts and willingless produced two more tires scored by Tom Gwyn (Gwynny) down the right wing after coming on at half time. Waun played welll but could only manage one try to our three and all three of our conversions were kicked. Final Score Wanarlydd 5 South Gower 21.

Keep it up boys, training starts at 6pm Tuesday and we have Swansea Uplands at home next Sunday in the cup.