U10 & U11 Rugby v Rydal

It was a tale of two games for our rugby boys last Friday as our old friends Rydal rolled into town. After an extended warm up we were raring to go. Our Year 5s made a very solid start, scoring a few tries early on. As the game progressed, they continued to keep their composure and played some really wonderful rugby to score again and again. They didn’t let the standard drop at any point in the game, attacking well with some very clever use of the ball, as well as defending excellently to stop Rydal having much time in possession of the ball. By the end, we ran out winners by 12 tries to zero! It was amazing to go the whole game without conceding a try. Every player was excellent. Layton N scored some good tries, as did Adam K with four! Special mention must go to Charlie P, playing in his first ever rugby fixture and playing like he was a seasoned pro! But my MOTM was our captain Jude F for leading by example in every aspect of the game.

Sadly it was a different story for our Year 6s. I couldn’t fault any of their effort. To a man they were brave and challenged for every tackle right up until the end. However, they came up against a very good Rydal side with exceptional individual talents that even had Mr Hall and Mr Hewitt applauding in appreciation! There were some warriors in our ranks, like James A and Thomas H who played on through the pain barrier. Ibrahim A also had a very good game for the Year 6s. Sadly we were the team to register a blank on our score sheet, as Rydal won by 10 tries. But like I said, all I can ask is that every man leaves everything on the pitch and puts in 100%, and we certainly got that today!

My thanks to Mr Hall, Mr Hewitt and Mr Muscatelli for helping us out with this fixture, we look forward to working with you again soon!

Mr Stamper

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