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U11's victorious in Admiral of the Humber Cup Final

U11's victorious in Admiral of the Humber Cup Final

Karl Hutchinson13 Sep 2016 - 21:00
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Hull Wyke under 11’s edge tense final against West Hull

Very proud of the squad, well deserved after a hard working season.
- Hull Wyke U11 Coaches

Hull Wyke took on close rivals West Hull in the U11's Admiral of the Humber Cup. This is the first time these lads have ever had chance to play in a competitive final in Hull & District.

Congratulation to Hull Wyke, not only for being the first of our teams to compete in this final for many years but then to go on to have their names engraved on the Cup.

That's one more trophy for the new clubhouse, hopefully many more to come. The whole club are proud of the U11's performance.

HULL WYKE 6, WEST HULL 4

Hull Wyke under 11’s made the short journey to Hull FC’s training ground on County Road to face a very good West Hull side in the Admiral of the Humber Cup Final.

The weather was set fair, the playing surface was faultless, and an eagerly awaiting sizeable crowd was predicting a close fought affair and that’s what exactly it turned out to be.

Hull Wyke won the coin toss and chose to kick off in an attempt to get rid of some early nerves. A good opening defensive set with solid defence coming from Aiden Sugden, Kye Armstrong, Declan Opie and Jack Williamson kept the West side in the own half and when a hurried kick from the Wests player found touch on the full, the Hull Wyke side would get their first set of 6 on the half way line.

With play being directed by the dummy half Sam Hassard, Wyke soon had their first half chance when some sleight of hand gave Louis Gibson a half chance but the Wests defence soon eradicated any openings.

In the early arm wrestle, West Hull gathered some momentum and started playing the game in Hull Wyke’s half however Hull Wyke were proving difficult to break down and when wests tried their look out wide, Leo Baldwin, Harrison Powley and Finley Cheesman stood firm.

A dangerous kick from West Hull was defused by David Empson who showed his trademark footwork to gain a penalty and relieve some pressure. Hull Wyke soon got into the ascendancy with some forward runs from Max Winn, Kye Armstrong and Aiden Sugden and when Sonny Cooper and Louis Gibson linked up this gave Hull Wyke’s Leo Baldwin the first real chance of the game but he was bundled into touch agonisingly close to the line by the West Hull fullback.

Soon after the referee blew for half time with neither side conceding any points in what was a great defensive effort by both sets of players.

West Hull started the second half, and when Wyke was unable to take the kick off , this resulted in early second half pressure for the West Hull side. This pressure finally told on the Wykes’ defence and the West Hull player Alex Edwards finished a good move in the right hand corner. Unfortunately the conversion was missed from wide out.

Hull Wyke soon brushed of the disappointment of conceding and enjoyed some territorial position as a result of runs from Tye Rounding, Ali Meslem and Sam Hassard with Charlie Meggitt making some probing runs from dummy half.
This pressure finally told when Charlie Meggitt tried to squeeze over from dummy half and then Sam Hassard followed suit and used his strength to crash over from dummy half. The conversion wasn’t an easy one, but Sam Hassard calmly slotted over the 2 extra points which would prove crucial.

West Hull came back strong and they were making inroads with their big forwards and their strike player Bailey Jennison. West’s Bailey Jennison looked to have broken through only for Jay Stone, who had a solid game at fullback to stop him in his tracks. Further defensive efforts from Aiden Sugden, Alex Hope, Charlie Meggitt and Sonny Cooper kept the Wests side out.
Hull Wyke then had a chance to wrap the game up, when a kick to the corner saw Kye Armstrong touchdown, only for the try to be ruled out for a foot in touch.

West’s were now getting desperate and began to use their strike players, and once again the dangerous Bailey Jennison broke down the touchline only for Harrison Powley to pull off a great covering tackle which saw the wests player put a foot in touch and Jay Stone finished off the tackle

Hull Wyke were now relying on runs from the backs, Jay Stone, Lewis Lightfoot, Harrison Powley, and Leo Baldwin to get some field position, however they were met by rock solid Wests defence.

The last few minutes saw West’s throw everything but the kitchen sink at Wyke, but Wyke were in determined mood and the whole team stood up and worked for each other in defence.

In what seemed an age, the referee blew time on proceedings with a jubilant Hull Wyke taking the Admiral of the Humber Cup for their first time.

Hull & District’s man of the match awards went to:-

Lenny Ellis for West Hull

Sam Hassard for Hull Wyke

Hull Wyke’s Squad: Jay Stone, David Empson, Leo Baldwin, Harrison Powley, Finley Cheesman, Louis Gibson, Sonny Cooper, Jack Williamson, Sam Hassard, Max Winn, Declan Opie, Aiden Sugden, Kye Armstrong, Tye Rounding, Alex Hope, Lewis Lightfoot, Charlie Meggitt, Ali Meslem, Jack Collins, (unavailable- Ryan Swann, Tom Powdrell)

Postscript: What a tremendous effort by both sets of players especially in defence. I’m sure the Hull Wyke’s players soon recovered when they lifted the trophy, unlike some parents who aged during the game and are nursing hangovers this morning, you know who you are Jonty!!

Thanks to the referee, (who at the age of 12 had a good game and has a bright future as a referee)

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