U11 ‘A’ Rugby Home Against Maidwell – Wednesday 18th November 2015

This was a very close match with both sides quite evenly matched.  Copthill improved their tackling and showed spells of excellent handling, continually spinning the ball wide and making several telling breaks.  Gabe Rudman and Felix Clayton scored two well deserved tries after several passes gave them space to get to cross the line. 

Maidwell were quite a big side and when they secured possession they had three very quick players who were able to outpace our defence.  A final score of 2-4 was not a true reflection of the game, and though we maybe didn’t deserve to win, a 2-2 draw would have been a truer reflection of the game.  Freddie Gwinnett captained the side effectively and the fact that the whole team had improved the key areas we have been focusing on, namely; tackling, looking where we are passing and moving the ball away from the breakdown area meant no player of the match, just a big pat on the back for a much improved team effort.  Every player was positive after the final whistle, knowing they had tried their best and improved in key areas.

Next week we face SJS and need to continue with the improved tackling and passing as well as thinking of presenting the ball or taking it to ground in contact so that we keep possession and achieve quick ball to stretch the opponents defence.