U16s
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Sun 13 Oct 2019
West Bridgford
28
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Melbourne RFC
U16s
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U16s Fight the Good Fight at West Bridgford

U16s Fight the Good Fight at West Bridgford

Andrew Jansen13 Oct 2019 - 17:12
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Two Late Tries Flatter the Winners In An Even Encounter

A good game, and Melbourne's U16s got back into it quickly after conceding an early try to a thumping centre crashing through our lines. We got one back, and we sat on their lines for ages .. but the rain and our relative small size made for killing off our running style of rugby. We didn't get over their line again. But it was good rugby to watch, and we were proud of boys for their behaviour on the pitch.

It was a dark rainy day. Foreboding. But turning up to play proved well worth it. The West Bridgford pitches actually drain - and they're down on the flats! Man it will be good to be able to play on our own pitches again!

In this age, with other U16s sides all around disappearing and merging into each other, we seem to be increasingly set against sides that are dominated by big men. Where did their smaller players go? So we have to play harder! Well, so be it. We are a team of players who have stuck together since the beginning of rugby time, and we are footing it against big hard sides - and sometimes we even win!

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Match date

Sun 13 Oct 2019

Kickoff

11:00

Meet time

10:00
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