U11 New Hall Tournament

On Sunday 7th October, the U11 A team were at the New Hall Tournament. This has grown over the past few years and on the day there were 15 schools at the event. We started well and managed draws against strong sides from Orwell Park and Bedford Modern School. This placed us in the Shield Competition. In this we managed to beat New Hall and Brentwood quite easily, but came up against fierce competition from Barnadiston who were more aggressive and wanted the game more and had also played fewer matches than us. They beat us, so it was all down to the last game against Belmont. The boys put their hearts and souls into this match and tackled as if their lives depended on it. Belmont were very good at ball retention which meant that we were unable to score and they managed two tries in the first half. We did manage to score in the second half, but were unable to draw level. We lost the game, but this was not form lack of effort from the boys.

It was a very tough day for the boys, six very intense games of rugby and they went home all very battered and bruised. However, their grit and determination showed through on the day. They played with conviction and courage and probably 'toughened up' against some very good opposition. I am really looking forward to the rest of the season as they showed real potential in places during the day.

Thank you to the boys and thank you parents for coming to support.