U13 Rugby v Oakham (A) 2.30pm

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Match Report

Result:  L 30 - 40 (6 tries to 8)

After our half term break we headed to Oakham for our first fixture back. We were slightly depleted losing 3 year 8 boys to injury, but they travelled with the team to show their support from the touchline. We arrived with plenty of time to warm up sufficiently and took to the field. Oakham came out the blocks with some intensity which caught St Hugh’s off guard. This resulted in 3 relatively quick tries for Oakham. Thankfully St Hugh’s led by Sam accepted the challenge and fought back with some well executed tries of our own. Rory S leading the charge with 2 great tries. And Joshua N managed to dot one down in the corner to take us into halftime. The afternoon was heating up into a fantastic contest between these two teams.

All to play for the boys took to the field for the second half. St Hugh’s kept the ball moving well and some strong running from Alastair saw him go over the white wash for his first try of the afternoon. Taking the lead gave St Hugh’s more confidence and Joshua F hit a beautiful line straight up the centre of the field, one little side step and he went across the line for a score. Oakham became very clinical around the breakdown, turning over a lot of ball which enabled them scoring opportunities that they took to keep them in touching distance. Alastair, not happy with this went on another burst and tap tackled just before the line his momentum carried him over. Oakham were not finished and responded with a couple more well taken scores finishing the game 40 - 30. Immensely proud of all the boys' efforts today. Could not have asked for any more.

Glad I do not need to select Player of the Game, it’s going to be a tough one. Well done and Thank you.