Y11 Rugby Match Report
The Y11 Rugby season 08 got off to a fantastic start last night. That start lasted exactly 15 minutes. After a hampered preparation to say the least, the boys took the field determined to enjoy their last season at Greendown. A fantastic start saw the boys go 7-0 up in the first 2 minutes. Kevin Babu pounced on a loose pass for his opposite man from St Joe's, beat 2 defenders and off loaded to Jordan Reece who evaded would be tacklers and won the foot race to the line. He then converted his own try. Things were looking good. St Joe's hit back straight away with a well worked try in the corner 5 minutes later. A difficult conversion tied the scores at 7-7.
Reality kicked in and the boys realised that the St Joe's lads were not going to roll over. Efforts had to be doubled and they were. Greendown threw caution to the wind and started to throw the ball around. Luke Giles playing at back row must have covered every blade of grass on the field in his effort to support his team. Greendown scored next with a well worked sprint in from Kevin Babu. A superb team effort that left the opposition chasing shadows. Conversion missed 12-7.
Then…the wheels came off. A well coordinated attacked was too much for our unorganised defence and St Joe's hit a purple patch and ran in 3 unanswered tries. The boys had two choices, give up or Dig in. They choose the later. Dispite a few lapses in concentration, the boys gave it everything they had. None more so than Channon Barkley and Shelton. The Greendown never say die approach was evident until the final whistle.
There were occasional pearls of great play. Kevin Babu finished off a 50 yard sprint to close the gap. Lee Nichols made some ferocious tackles in midfield, Bradley Redford was outstanding throughout, Jordan Reese was clearly the best player on the park, Jack Wicks never took a backward step, and the Baur boys displayed class throughout. Alas, it was a bridge too far. The boys will have some soul searching to do. A long Season ahead.
Alex Buchalik PE Department
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