U14s
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Sun 22 Sep 2019
Melbourne RFC
U14s
12
5
Newark RFC
U14's NLD competition starts

U14's NLD competition starts

Richard Ireland22 Sep 2019 - 14:48
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Victory over a strong Newark side

So, the first foray into the NLD competition for our U14's started with a home fixture against Newark. Our paths hadn't crossed in this age group to date, so unsure what to expect. Due to a couple of late injuries, a squad of 17 gathered at the MSP; midway between home nation world cup games! The game kicked-off, and both teams appeared to be evenly matched. A great contest ensued with strong tackling, competitive rucking and some decisive runs. The score remained 0 - 0 until a well worked team effort saw Perry scoring the first try for Melbourne. An unconverted conversion saw the half time score at 5 - 0. Second half saw much the same ebb and flow before a strong break by a seemingly surprised Makepeace found a gap and surged toward the line for Melbourne's second try. Getting in under the posts saw the conversion successfully kicked by Barlow. Newark came back strongly and scored a well deserved try; minutes before the final whistle blew. A true team performance played in great spirit, with us looking to book a return fixture at Newark before the end of the season.

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Match date

Sun 22 Sep 2019

Kickoff

11:00
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