Wow!
In what was, without doubt, the performance of the season so far, 17
boys put their bodies on the line for each other and showed what it
meant to wear a 1st XV shirt. It was not just the result that
was so impressive today, but the level of performance and the calibre
of the side on display. Both sides were evenly matched and the result
for most of the game could have gone either way but in the end our
desire, commitment and the quality of our rugby shone through. We played
into the wind in the first half and turned around 5 – 7 down at half
time, having spent the last 5 minutes valiantly defending our line. With
the wind behind us, we found another gear and we increased the pressure
on the opposition to a point where their defence cracked twice and we
scored two more impressive team tries. It would be unfair to single out
any one player in this magnificent performance, but the senior players
were superb in every area. Having said that we did, at times, make silly
errors and worked hard to put ourselves under pressure. What is most
encouraging though is that this side is getting better and better and
harder to beat and, with the tour to Ireland in half term, this
hopefully will continue into the next half of the season. Well done all!
Tries: Guild, Barker and Salami
Conversions: Hitchcock (1)
Men of the match: all 17!2nd XV: Lost 12-47
It
was a very close first half, with both sides playing some good rugby.
Half time score 12-15. The second half was another story of missed
tackles.
3rd XV: Won 29-17
The
most keenly awaited fixture of the season for all FPS rugby players,
resulted in a resounding victory for the 3rds that even brought a smile
to the hard to please Mr Manson (the Alex Ferguson of Prep School
rugby!!). The score of 29-17 hides the fact that Stortford College
responded well to being 19-0 down at half-time and really took the game
to us. Some loose tackling and rushed play allowed them back in but the
boys eventually steadied the ship and started making their tackles. Much
to everyone's relief, (and sir's ticker!), we put in another two
cracking tries to seal the win.
Men of the match: Max McIlvenna and Joe Head
Scorers: Tries - McIlvenna (3), Beale and Hadley. With two conversions by Head.
4th XV: Won 52-7
The
4th XV this week seemed like they had saved their best game of the
season for Bishop's Stortford College. After BSC scored off the kick
off, the boys really switched on and realised this was going to be a big
game in the forwards. Two great individual tries from Tobias Butler and
Harry Bridgewater put us in the lead and showed why he has played the
previous 2 games in the 3rds. Halftime was 19-7. In the second half we
turned on the scoring and the forwards out muscled their forwards. The
backs were also able to capitalise on some ball won by our big forward
pack and Harry Britton, Jasper Sullivan, James Austin, Alex Smart all
dotted down in the second half. Tobias then sealed his hat-trick with
his 3rd try close to full time.
What
a game. Our first home match of the season did not disappoint. The boys
were really up for this game and it showed. They started well against a
very big and physical Stortford side. Our tackling was awesome and
attacking play kept threatening to promise a score. However, Stortford
managed two tries to our one in the first half. Unfortunately the boys
lost a little bit of focus at the beginning of the second half, which
was compounded by the fact that we went down to 11 men. This meant that
Stortford managed two soft tries, despite our best efforts to stop their
big lad. This seemed to rally the boys and a lovely consolation try
finished the game. The final score was 31-12 to Stortford, but we
deserved better.
U11B: Lost 0-34
A
tough encounter that really saw the Bishop's Stortford backs being able
to elude the tackles of the Felsted backs. With plenty of endeavour
from the forwards, particularly in the scrum we did manage quite a few
attacking phases of possession. Unfortunately we held onto the ball a
little too long and lost vital possession. Hopefully we can work upon
this in time for our next game. Lost 0 -34.
U11 C: Lost 50-5
A
very excited and enthusiastic team began strongly and made some
tenacious tackles, but let their winger run very fast round us. Aiden
picked up the ball from a penalty and made a calculated and determined
run to score a try. 5 - 5 after 15 mins. Felsted were generally under
pressure and made some brave tackles. There was no man of the match, as
all the players had their moments of excellence but never at the same
time. Felsted battled away to the very end and showed they can play some
good quality rugby but we need to be a little quicker to react to
situations and work together. Lost 50+ to 5.
U11 D: Lost 0-47
The
team played very well in the first half, going in only 3 tries down and
having had equal possession. However, tiredness in the second half led
to missed tackles and we gave the game to Stortford, who were an
excellent team. Lost 47-0
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