This has been a fantastic season for rugby with all the boys being involved in competitive rugby at all levels. The 1st XV repeated their feat of last year by producing their best season in decades and the 2nd XV also went all season with only one loss. The U11 A team won their 7s Tournament again and the U11 B side only lost one game against equal opponents. Overall the statistics for the U13 and U11 teams were:
Played 76, Won 41, Lost 24, Drew 2
Points for 1846, Points against 962
Not included in these statistics are the U11 A team 7s win and a Shield runner up result.
For the U9s this term saw an introduction to competitive contact rugby. The results were mixed (a win against Fairstead, a draw against FKS and two losses to BSCJS and Widford), but the boys had to cope with schools playing different variations of the rules and we hope that this is clarified for IAPS schools for next year's season.
Overall the most impressive element of the season has been the boys’ willingness to try and play expansive, open and ambitious rugby and certainly the 1st XV, as the senior side representing all rugby at Felsted, accomplished this with great success.
Thank you to all the boys for their drive, desire and positive attitude and thank you to all the coaching staff for their professionalism, their competitive edge and the high quality coaching they brought to the training ground. Thank you also to all the parents who have supported all the teams regardless of the weather.
1st XV
Played 10 Won 9 Lost 1 Points for 437 Points against 89
2nd XV
Played 11 Won 9 Drew 1 Lost 1 Points for 423 Points against 56
3rd XV
Played 9 Won 4 Lost 5 Points for 137 Points against 182
4th XV
Played 7 Won 1 Lost 6 Points for 95 Points against 191
5th XV
Played 3 Won 0 Lost 3 Points for 7 Points against 150
U11 A
Played 7 Won 5 Lost 2 Points for 220 Points against 59
U11 A/B
Played 1 Won 1 Points for 7 Points against 5
U11 B
Played 9 Won7 Lost 2 Points for 289 Points against 50
U11 C
Played 5 Won 3 Lost 2 Points for 151 Points against 27
U11 D
Played 5 Won 1 Drew 1 Lost 3 Points for 80 Points against 153
Monday, 16 December 2013
Friday, 6 December 2013
Boys' Rugby v Barnardiston Hall
Convincing wins for the 1st and 2nd XV and the U11 B team against Barnardiston Hall on Saturday were most impressive but sadly the U11 A side were beaten by a team who wanted it more on the day.
The external season drew to a close on Wednesday with all five senior teams and the U11 A and B team taking on local rivals New Hall in what promised to be a competitive fixture. In the end there were easy victories for the 2nd XV, the U11 A and U11 B sides. These were slightly overshadowed, however, by losses for the 1st XV (their first this season), the 3rd, 4th and 5th XV.
League matches are reaching the final stages this week and tomorrow all the Year 7 and 8 boys are participating in the annual ‘Rugby Awards Ceremony’ where some silly and serious awards are given - this usually proves to be a great event and a brilliant way to finish the season.
May we take this opportunity on behalf of all the boys to thank all the staff for their hard work, dedication and enthusiasm as well as saying thank you to our brilliant parents who have always been there for us on the touchline.
1st XV Won 53 - 3
Such a score line suggests this was an easy victory and, in truth, it was. For the first time this season we played 12 a side and the extra space we should have found without a back row was negated by a small pitch. We managed only 3 tries in a rather short first half but our opponents desire to kick for goal revealed their ambition to score points any way they could. In the second half we began to string the phases together and remembered that when we keep the ball alive we are fairly unstoppable. Still there were the careless errors and the desire to put ourselves under pressure for no reason at all. However, we did score some superb tries and maybe watching the Lions in action against Australia on the journey had the desired effect. Certainly when we flow we play a really attractive brand of rugby that is a joy to watch. When we don’t …….! Overall though the winning habit continues.
Tries were scored by Harry Sturge, Gregoire Imber, James Cotterill, Jacob Clarke and Harry Nicholls with Jacob adding some conversions.
2nd XV Won 50 - 0
Another highly convincing win for the 2nds against a weak opposition. Our style of rugby was purposeful and meaningful and we scored some superb tries. Tries came from Dom Dixon, Robert Hadley, Monty Jenkins, Harry Beaton-Brown, Alfie Summers and Alexander Martine.
U11 A Lost 14-26
The whole team and I were looking forward to Saturday's game with eager anticipation as we had not played a 12-a-side game together since Bishop's Stortford College on the 16th October. However, since then we had won the 7s tournament quite convincingly. Therefore, expectations were high. However, we seemed to have developed another case of ‘Saturdayitis’ and were very slow to start. In fact they scored first which was a wakeup call for us. We then played better and score two tries to put us back in the lead. However the boys just seemed to lose momentum. Missed tackles; slow around the park; late into rucks and mauls; dropping the ball; too many silly penalties; these were all things that happened in the second half. Add to this the fact that the opposition were really tenacious and hungry for the ball, this did not do us any favours. They scored twice more and we were unable to respond. We lost by four tries to two to a team which, on another day we could have beaten. I know the boys are really disappointed with their performance and they should be as they can play much better than that. The fact that they are so disappointed is to their credit as they really care about the game and the team. However, there were a few areas to celebrate as a few of the boys stepped up to be counted and played well under pressure. Lessons should be learned as I am sure we would all want to finish the season on a high.
U11 B Won 41 - 0
Tries: C Connor, C Wallace, O Craig, T Gilbert (3), E Hoare. Con: S Martinez-Minett 3
A really polished performance, in which all the players were thinking of what was going on and reacting to the opposition. The forwards dominated in set pieces, providing lots of ball for the backs to use. It was really pleasing to watch the boys putting all of the things that we practice into our match play; well done to all the players.
The external season drew to a close on Wednesday with all five senior teams and the U11 A and B team taking on local rivals New Hall in what promised to be a competitive fixture. In the end there were easy victories for the 2nd XV, the U11 A and U11 B sides. These were slightly overshadowed, however, by losses for the 1st XV (their first this season), the 3rd, 4th and 5th XV.
League matches are reaching the final stages this week and tomorrow all the Year 7 and 8 boys are participating in the annual ‘Rugby Awards Ceremony’ where some silly and serious awards are given - this usually proves to be a great event and a brilliant way to finish the season.
May we take this opportunity on behalf of all the boys to thank all the staff for their hard work, dedication and enthusiasm as well as saying thank you to our brilliant parents who have always been there for us on the touchline.
1st XV Won 53 - 3
Such a score line suggests this was an easy victory and, in truth, it was. For the first time this season we played 12 a side and the extra space we should have found without a back row was negated by a small pitch. We managed only 3 tries in a rather short first half but our opponents desire to kick for goal revealed their ambition to score points any way they could. In the second half we began to string the phases together and remembered that when we keep the ball alive we are fairly unstoppable. Still there were the careless errors and the desire to put ourselves under pressure for no reason at all. However, we did score some superb tries and maybe watching the Lions in action against Australia on the journey had the desired effect. Certainly when we flow we play a really attractive brand of rugby that is a joy to watch. When we don’t …….! Overall though the winning habit continues.
Tries were scored by Harry Sturge, Gregoire Imber, James Cotterill, Jacob Clarke and Harry Nicholls with Jacob adding some conversions.
2nd XV Won 50 - 0
Another highly convincing win for the 2nds against a weak opposition. Our style of rugby was purposeful and meaningful and we scored some superb tries. Tries came from Dom Dixon, Robert Hadley, Monty Jenkins, Harry Beaton-Brown, Alfie Summers and Alexander Martine.
U11 A Lost 14-26
The whole team and I were looking forward to Saturday's game with eager anticipation as we had not played a 12-a-side game together since Bishop's Stortford College on the 16th October. However, since then we had won the 7s tournament quite convincingly. Therefore, expectations were high. However, we seemed to have developed another case of ‘Saturdayitis’ and were very slow to start. In fact they scored first which was a wakeup call for us. We then played better and score two tries to put us back in the lead. However the boys just seemed to lose momentum. Missed tackles; slow around the park; late into rucks and mauls; dropping the ball; too many silly penalties; these were all things that happened in the second half. Add to this the fact that the opposition were really tenacious and hungry for the ball, this did not do us any favours. They scored twice more and we were unable to respond. We lost by four tries to two to a team which, on another day we could have beaten. I know the boys are really disappointed with their performance and they should be as they can play much better than that. The fact that they are so disappointed is to their credit as they really care about the game and the team. However, there were a few areas to celebrate as a few of the boys stepped up to be counted and played well under pressure. Lessons should be learned as I am sure we would all want to finish the season on a high.
U11 B Won 41 - 0
Tries: C Connor, C Wallace, O Craig, T Gilbert (3), E Hoare. Con: S Martinez-Minett 3
A really polished performance, in which all the players were thinking of what was going on and reacting to the opposition. The forwards dominated in set pieces, providing lots of ball for the backs to use. It was really pleasing to watch the boys putting all of the things that we practice into our match play; well done to all the players.
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