Playing 3rd XV rugby is a GREAT thing.
Sometimes you're ahead sometimes you're behind.
A well oiled Datchworth side put a good amount of points on St Albans RFC 3rds before we woke up to our own style of play.
100% rugby to the end.
Short, pick and go, punching rugby is what we should have been doing all along.
That we left the field with 28 points (four conversions by Rob Saunders) shows the never say die attitude of the club.
Datchworth were a good bunch of lads who took their tries well, so well done them.
Well done us for at least giving them a bloody nose in the fight back.
Tries from Aled Scudamore, Isaac Lee, Stilly and a great thump by Big James Little showed we were by no means done.
Cheers to everyone who turned up to watch also.
It's appreciated.

Datchworth gave us a great accolade in the Welwyn and Hatfield Times:

The third team meanwhile were involved in a hugely-entertaining run out at their St Albans counterparts, eventually returning with a 108-28 success.

And despite the score, skipper Phil Solomon admitted it wasn't an easy afternoon at Boggymead.

'That was certainly not the case as the forwards were put to the test in every area of the game,' he said. 'A very physical St Albans pack made the scrums the toughest battles we have had all season.

'In defence, the boys in green had to work incredibly hard to stop some excellent carries by the opposition and the breakdowns were fiercely contested.

'However, with a nine and 10 combination that was on fire, the ball was efficiently distributed to the backs who took full advantage of the space available to them.

'Full credit to the hosts for sticking at it for the full 80 minutes despite facing an unassailable lead.'

Mitch Constable was the top scorer on the day for the thirds with four tries while hooker Darren Barsby scored his first of the season with a jinky run past an unsuspecting full-back.

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