27th September 2009
South Gower 12 - Waunarlwydd 7
Tries: Ethan Smith, Kieran Charles.
Conversions: Kieran Charles.
Right from the start we knew this would be a hard test as Waunarlwydd have a great team at this age and we have never beaten them before. The game started and there were some massive hits going in on both sides. Tackling was excellent and neither team could make the breakthrough. South Gower had a lineout just inside the Waun half when Jack Bates made a break. He was brought down a few metres from the try line but popped the ball up to Ethan Smith who dived over in the corner. Jack lined up the conversion but was told to wait whilst we attended to an injury. The ref then gave the go ahead and unfortunately Jack missed. Waun piled on the pressure and gained a penalty 5 metres out. Our boys lined up and as soon as the tap was made, we ploughed into the opposition with Jack Bates making a bone crunching tackle. The ball was then recycled to the Waun backs and this time Callum Carson made a bone cruncher to save a try. Forcing a knock on, we scrummed down and then cleared our lines.
Half Time:
South Gower 5 - Waunarlwydd 0
Waunarlwydd came out in the second half with renewed determination. We gave away a penalty just inside our half and did not spread out in defence and one of their players sprinted around and in at the corner. Waun then converted to make it 7-5 to them. We then applied pressure but could not find a way past their resolute defence, with Waun coming close to adding a second. With a minute remaining we had a lineout on the half way line which we secured. The forwards bound correctly providing clean ball to scrum half Tom Mogridge. Moggy then made a break. A 30 metre run was ended yards short of the line by Waun only for Moggy to pop the ball up to Kieran Charles who dived over for the winning try. Kieran picked himself up and nailed the conversion to finish the game.
Final Score:
South Gower 12 - Waunarlwydd 7
This was a massive performance from South Gower.
In my years as a coach of children's rugby, i have never witnessed such a physical and committed game from both sides. Everyone deserves a massive well done after such an intense game.
Players to mention:
Jack Bates - His tackling was immense. Absolutely fearless and puts his body on the line for the team.
Callum Carson - Again, massive defence, flawless tackles and good running.
Kieran Charles - Ran the game at stand off, made some massive tackles and popped up for the winner.
Tom Mogridge - Got up after suffering several blows, carried on and set up the winner. Great game Tom.
Paul Jones - Rucked like a machine, tackled like a demon and had a fantastic game.
Again, well done all, This Sunday we are having 2 games away. One team will travel to Bryncoch and one to Swansea Uplands. This is not the norm, especially for away games but it does ensure everyone has a full 40 minutes of rugby on the Sunday.
A special congratulations goes out to Ethan Smith, Kieran Charles, Callum Carson, Cameron Barker and Jack Bates who have all been selected for their respective district rugby teams. A fantastic achievement for them individually and for South Gower RFC. Well done boys.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Under 11's V Swansea Uplands Development 27.09.09
27th September 2009
South Gower 40 - Swansea Uplands 0
Tries: Max Collis (3), Dylan Griffiths, Fergus Kneath, Tom Jenkins.
Conversions: George Grammenos (3), Tom Jenkins (2).
Swansea Uplands agreed to send a development side to South Gower in order for all players to have 40 minutes of rugby under their belts on a Sunday morning. This enabled us to play everybody. As agreed, we used 7 under 11 players and 3 under 10's. South Gower saw the return of Max Collis after a year out and in a new position on the wing.
The game started well for South Gower with Under 10 player Tom Jenkins scoring a great try after a well executed move in his own half. Tom Jenkins converted. Some lovely hands through the back line released Max Collis just inside his own half. Max used his pace to beat several players to register his first try of the season in the corner. The conversion was missed. Another great piece of play saw the ball passed along the back line for the Max to cut inside and pass to Fergus Kneath (Under 10) who sidestepped his way over the try line from 20 metres out. Tom Jenkins converted. Again, lovely work by the forwards set up the ruck and the ball was released all the way across the back line to Max. Max sprinted in shrugging off tackles to score his 2nd of the game. George Grammenos converted.
Half time.
South Gower 26 - Swansea Uplands 0
We subbed Tom Jenkins for Dan Pritchard (under 10) at outside half. A blistering run by our second row Dylan John set up the ruck. Again lovely hands from Ieaun Hulme released Max to score his 3rd of the game. George Grammenos converted. With 2 minutes left, the ball came out of the Swansea Uplands scrum and the alert Dylan Griffiths picked it up and dashed in from the half way line for his first of the season. Again, George Grammenos converted.
Final Score: South Gower 40 - Swansea Uplands 0
This was a good game for South Gower as it enabled players to get the full 40 minutes under their belt which i am sure will aid their development as rugby players. Some players who don't normally run with the ball when we only have one game on the weekend revelled in the freedom of the game. If i can arrange more games like this then it will be a great benefit to the players we have at the club.
Players to mention:
Dylan Griffiths: Had a great game at scrum half and delivered to his backs with confidence. His tackling has improved and he took his try very well.
George Grammenos: Revelled in this game, drove forward the team with some great runs, tackling and rucking. Well taken conversions, he had an excellent game.
Max Collis: 1st game for a year and now on the wing instead of second row, excelled and showed his pace. Excellent game.
Morgan Israel, Tom Jenkins, Fergus Kneath & Dan Pritchard: All under 10's playing up, all showed their understanding of the game with great performances.
South Gower 40 - Swansea Uplands 0
Tries: Max Collis (3), Dylan Griffiths, Fergus Kneath, Tom Jenkins.
Conversions: George Grammenos (3), Tom Jenkins (2).
Swansea Uplands agreed to send a development side to South Gower in order for all players to have 40 minutes of rugby under their belts on a Sunday morning. This enabled us to play everybody. As agreed, we used 7 under 11 players and 3 under 10's. South Gower saw the return of Max Collis after a year out and in a new position on the wing.
The game started well for South Gower with Under 10 player Tom Jenkins scoring a great try after a well executed move in his own half. Tom Jenkins converted. Some lovely hands through the back line released Max Collis just inside his own half. Max used his pace to beat several players to register his first try of the season in the corner. The conversion was missed. Another great piece of play saw the ball passed along the back line for the Max to cut inside and pass to Fergus Kneath (Under 10) who sidestepped his way over the try line from 20 metres out. Tom Jenkins converted. Again, lovely work by the forwards set up the ruck and the ball was released all the way across the back line to Max. Max sprinted in shrugging off tackles to score his 2nd of the game. George Grammenos converted.
Half time.
South Gower 26 - Swansea Uplands 0
We subbed Tom Jenkins for Dan Pritchard (under 10) at outside half. A blistering run by our second row Dylan John set up the ruck. Again lovely hands from Ieaun Hulme released Max to score his 3rd of the game. George Grammenos converted. With 2 minutes left, the ball came out of the Swansea Uplands scrum and the alert Dylan Griffiths picked it up and dashed in from the half way line for his first of the season. Again, George Grammenos converted.
Final Score: South Gower 40 - Swansea Uplands 0
This was a good game for South Gower as it enabled players to get the full 40 minutes under their belt which i am sure will aid their development as rugby players. Some players who don't normally run with the ball when we only have one game on the weekend revelled in the freedom of the game. If i can arrange more games like this then it will be a great benefit to the players we have at the club.
Players to mention:
Dylan Griffiths: Had a great game at scrum half and delivered to his backs with confidence. His tackling has improved and he took his try very well.
George Grammenos: Revelled in this game, drove forward the team with some great runs, tackling and rucking. Well taken conversions, he had an excellent game.
Max Collis: 1st game for a year and now on the wing instead of second row, excelled and showed his pace. Excellent game.
Morgan Israel, Tom Jenkins, Fergus Kneath & Dan Pritchard: All under 10's playing up, all showed their understanding of the game with great performances.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Under 11's V Penlan 20.09.09
20th September 2009
Penlan 0 - South Gower 70
Tries: Callum Carson (2), Kieran Charles (2), Jack Bates (2), Cameron Barker, Ethan Smith, Michael Jones, Ieaun Hulme.
Conversions: Jack Bates (2), Kieran Charles (3), Callum Carson (2), George Heard (2), Owen Renowden.
Sunday morning, Mynydd Newydd, warm and sunny ????? something wasn't right !!!
With a squad of 16 turning up for the Gower, everyone was to play rugby. We started brightly against Penlan, with Kieran Charles smashing his way through several tackles to register his first try for the All Blacks. Jack Bates kicked the conversion. Next up was Callum Carson. Good work from our forwards, we won the scrum against the head and put it through the hands to Callum who went over for his first try of the day. Kieran Charles obliged with the conversion.
More good work from the forwards in the maul area provided Jack Bates with his try. Jack ripped the ball from the maul and proceeded to flatten several opposition players before scoring his first of the day. Callum converted.
Next up was Michael Jones, scoring his first try in the All Black shirt. Michael, curved around the entire pitch from 30 yards out to score a fine try in the corner.
The next try was a joy to watch. Starting in our half, our forwards took the ball on, with Owen, Paul and Jack combining well. We created a ruck outside the opposition 22 when the ball came to Kieran at outside half, he had the vision and threw a miss pass straight to Ethan Smith on the wing who raced home to score the games best try. Jack Bates converted.
Half time: Penlan 0 - South Gower 35
Substitutions were made at half time so everyone got game time. Some lovely play in our back sent Ieaun Hulme racing for the line. Unfortunately, Ieaun put the ball down 5 metres short thinking it was the try line. A ruck followed and Penlan were penalised for lying over the ball. From the penalty a pass was made to Cameron Barker at outside half who did a lovely switch with Kieran Charles who smashed his way over from 5 yards. Kieran converted his own try.
Ieaun, feeling quite gutted that his effort was placed short, made ammends 2 minutes later when Kieran released Ieaun to coast in from 20 yards. Owen Renowden converted.
Next up was Cameron Barker, who made a lovely sweeping break. His pace was too much for Penlan and he rounded off a great try. Kieran converted.
Penlan kick off, Jack Bates catches, try ! Jack caught the ball from kick off and raced through Penlan, hair and braids flowing, to score immediately. Callum converted.
With the game coming to an end, Callum Carson raced clear to score his second try of the day which George Heard converted to finish the game at 70 points to nil.
This was a good performance from South Gower, but in truth, did us no favours.
The boys need to know that this will definitely not happen every week with the likes of Waun, Uplands, Morriston and Mumbles to play, we are likely to find ourselves in very tough games.
Next up is Waunarlydd home Sunday, a team we have never beaten in this age group. With confidence high and the players performing, it could possibly not come at a better time.
One thing we do need to concentrate on is our teamwork. Too often players are taking the ball on for too long with players outside to pass to. We need to realise that to get better, we need to play more as a team and not as talented individuals.
Players to mention.
George Grammenos: George has been converted to hooker this year and performed fantastically. Winning several scrums against the head and accurate line out throwing, he had a great game.
Michael Jones: Michael has been playing rugby less than a year but is learning quick and showed his potential with his first try for the club.
Kieran Charles: His first tries for the All blacks, good solid performance, sure to see a lot more from Charlo !
Dylan Griffiths: Took Wednesday's training on board and was digging for the ball at scrum half and his Passing was good from the set pieces.
As i mentioned, we have Waunarlydd home Sunday in what is sure to be a tough game, but with the right attitude, TEAMWORK and belief, we have a great chance.
Penlan 0 - South Gower 70
Tries: Callum Carson (2), Kieran Charles (2), Jack Bates (2), Cameron Barker, Ethan Smith, Michael Jones, Ieaun Hulme.
Conversions: Jack Bates (2), Kieran Charles (3), Callum Carson (2), George Heard (2), Owen Renowden.
Sunday morning, Mynydd Newydd, warm and sunny ????? something wasn't right !!!
With a squad of 16 turning up for the Gower, everyone was to play rugby. We started brightly against Penlan, with Kieran Charles smashing his way through several tackles to register his first try for the All Blacks. Jack Bates kicked the conversion. Next up was Callum Carson. Good work from our forwards, we won the scrum against the head and put it through the hands to Callum who went over for his first try of the day. Kieran Charles obliged with the conversion.
More good work from the forwards in the maul area provided Jack Bates with his try. Jack ripped the ball from the maul and proceeded to flatten several opposition players before scoring his first of the day. Callum converted.
Next up was Michael Jones, scoring his first try in the All Black shirt. Michael, curved around the entire pitch from 30 yards out to score a fine try in the corner.
The next try was a joy to watch. Starting in our half, our forwards took the ball on, with Owen, Paul and Jack combining well. We created a ruck outside the opposition 22 when the ball came to Kieran at outside half, he had the vision and threw a miss pass straight to Ethan Smith on the wing who raced home to score the games best try. Jack Bates converted.
Half time: Penlan 0 - South Gower 35
Substitutions were made at half time so everyone got game time. Some lovely play in our back sent Ieaun Hulme racing for the line. Unfortunately, Ieaun put the ball down 5 metres short thinking it was the try line. A ruck followed and Penlan were penalised for lying over the ball. From the penalty a pass was made to Cameron Barker at outside half who did a lovely switch with Kieran Charles who smashed his way over from 5 yards. Kieran converted his own try.
Ieaun, feeling quite gutted that his effort was placed short, made ammends 2 minutes later when Kieran released Ieaun to coast in from 20 yards. Owen Renowden converted.
Next up was Cameron Barker, who made a lovely sweeping break. His pace was too much for Penlan and he rounded off a great try. Kieran converted.
Penlan kick off, Jack Bates catches, try ! Jack caught the ball from kick off and raced through Penlan, hair and braids flowing, to score immediately. Callum converted.
With the game coming to an end, Callum Carson raced clear to score his second try of the day which George Heard converted to finish the game at 70 points to nil.
This was a good performance from South Gower, but in truth, did us no favours.
The boys need to know that this will definitely not happen every week with the likes of Waun, Uplands, Morriston and Mumbles to play, we are likely to find ourselves in very tough games.
Next up is Waunarlydd home Sunday, a team we have never beaten in this age group. With confidence high and the players performing, it could possibly not come at a better time.
One thing we do need to concentrate on is our teamwork. Too often players are taking the ball on for too long with players outside to pass to. We need to realise that to get better, we need to play more as a team and not as talented individuals.
Players to mention.
George Grammenos: George has been converted to hooker this year and performed fantastically. Winning several scrums against the head and accurate line out throwing, he had a great game.
Michael Jones: Michael has been playing rugby less than a year but is learning quick and showed his potential with his first try for the club.
Kieran Charles: His first tries for the All blacks, good solid performance, sure to see a lot more from Charlo !
Dylan Griffiths: Took Wednesday's training on board and was digging for the ball at scrum half and his Passing was good from the set pieces.
As i mentioned, we have Waunarlydd home Sunday in what is sure to be a tough game, but with the right attitude, TEAMWORK and belief, we have a great chance.
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