U8's: Bonymaen Home 26.11.06

Date : 26.11.06
Score : South Gower 8, Bonymaen 4
Tries : Ethan Smith, Jack Bates, Ben Westerholm, Tom Jenkins (3), Tom Mogridge (2).

Game Summary :

Ben Westerholm captained South Gower in this entertaining match. Bonymaen had 9 players and we had 18 so each South Gower player played 1 half each.
From the start, Bonymaen took advantage of some missed tagging from South Gower to score the first try of the game. From the restart, Ethan Smith received the ball and launched an arching run around the entire oppostition team to score in the corner. Bonymaen replied with a good try before Jack Bates scored a great try.

Jack Bates scores a great try after this fine run and a wicked sidestep to finish

Jack received the ball from the kick off and sped off down the wing. He was then one on one with the last Bonymaen defender when Jack sidestepped inside the player to score.
Next up, The Road runner. Captain Ben Westerholm received the ball after great tagging by South Gower ensured a turnover of possession. Ben took Bonymaen one way and then the other before muttering the words "Beep Beep" and racing away to score a fine try. We went into the break 3-2 up with a complete change of team to follow.

"Beep Beep" The Roadunner (Ben Westerholm) leaves Wile E. Coyote in his tracks

Straight away, Tom Jenkins went on one of his mazy runs to touchdown in the corner. Bonymaen came staright back at us, but when the ball was dropped, Tom Mogridge picked up and weaved his way over the try line for a good score.

Cellan Pitson has a weaving run eluding the Bonymaen defenders

Some great tagging by South Gower turned over possession and Laura Cheley had a run before offloading to Tom Mogridge who then claimed his second try of the game. Bonymaen then scored a great try. They dodged our players before finally getting tagged 20 yards out, but the offload to a player taking the ball a pace who raced over the line unopposed.
Tom Jenkins immediately replied with a blistering run up the line to score his second try and when Bonymaen were penalised for a knock on, the turnover resulted in a great jinking run from Cameron Barker, who offloaded in the tackle to Tom Jenkins who scored his 3rd, and South Gower's 8th and final try.

Tom Jenkins scores his 3rd try of the day after some good passing

Some very good running passing and tagging ensured South Gower's Under 8's biggest victory of the season. Well done to all.

OSPREYS PULL IN LEAGUE RECORD CROWD FOR DERBY

Extracts from Evening Post 28th November '06 -South Gower RFC leading the way....

The Ospreys will play their Boxing Day clash against the Scarlets before a record Magners League crowd for a Welsh professional side.Club bosses have announced that 18,500 tickets have already been sold, leaving the region on course for a Liberty Stadium sell-out.

''Clubs from all corners of what we call Ospreylia are embracing what we are doing and our offer to provide transport for large groups travelling to Liberty Stadium is proving popular."

"From South Gower to Abercrave, rugby clubs and supporters are getting behind the Ospreys, and it is fantastic to see that clubs from outside the original Neath-Swansea region are now supportive of us."

Some tickets are still remaining - speak to your coach to check on availability.

SOUTH GOWER (SENIORS) WALTZ THROUGH TO NEXT ROUND

Extract from Evening Post 2oth November '06

Worthington Cup, South Gower made light of the wet conditions to march into round four of the Worthington Cup with an impressive 66-0 victory at Aberbeeg in the Gwent Valleys.Lock Roger Gill opened the scoring with the first of his two tries, with four more shared between centre Phil Jones and flanker Ciaran Aldridge. Wings Sam Moore and Rhodri Griffiths added further touchdowns, with replacement lock Pat McLernon also scoring.The last try came from fly-half Simon Jones, who missed the conversion after a faultless kicking performance in difficult conditions when landing all eight previous attempts.