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This Saturday saw both Saints and Sinners lose at home in important league games.
Saints lost to local rivals Truro by 9 - 0 in front of their biggest crowd of the season. It was a typical local derby with neither side giving an inch. In a game with little to choose between the 2 sides, Truro played the conditions just that little bit better than we did and were able to convert their chances when they came along. Truro have now done the double over us this year and good luck to them for the rest of the season.
Not only did this result and a Pethy win see Saints replaced at the top of the table but a couple of notable records also fell. This was the first time Saints had lost at home since September 2010, a magnificent run. It was also the first time Saints had been held scoreless in a game since December 2009. The records above show what a sustained run of success we have enjoyed and like any good team that loses, the important thing is that we learn and improve for our next outing. We are still inexperienced at this level and the group of players we have are relatively young. We are still very much in the promotion picture and need to take this loss on the chin, pick ourselves up and re-group.
Our next game is the re-arranged away fixture against Torquay Athletic, another side with promotion aspirations and another real test. We need to show our durability and bounce back with a good performance. With 5 points covering the top 4 sides there are more twists and turns to come in this season I have no doubt , we need to make sure that we use this loss as motivation to re-capture our very best form.
Our Sinners also went down to a strong Camborne side 5 - 20 but by all accounts put in a good performance with Sinners management saying how encouraged they were.
With both senior sides losing it is important that we all train hard this week to put things right.
Finally our U17s beat Camborne, with a significant number of U16s playing, to battle through the County shield final, another great effort and we look forward to them taking that extra step and bring home the trophy.
Yours in Rugby
Steve
Not only did this result and a Pethy win see Saints replaced at the top of the table but a couple of notable records also fell. This was the first time Saints had lost at home since September 2010, a magnificent run. It was also the first time Saints had been held scoreless in a game since December 2009. The records above show what a sustained run of success we have enjoyed and like any good team that loses, the important thing is that we learn and improve for our next outing. We are still inexperienced at this level and the group of players we have are relatively young. We are still very much in the promotion picture and need to take this loss on the chin, pick ourselves up and re-group.
Our next game is the re-arranged away fixture against Torquay Athletic, another side with promotion aspirations and another real test. We need to show our durability and bounce back with a good performance. With 5 points covering the top 4 sides there are more twists and turns to come in this season I have no doubt , we need to make sure that we use this loss as motivation to re-capture our very best form.
Our Sinners also went down to a strong Camborne side 5 - 20 but by all accounts put in a good performance with Sinners management saying how encouraged they were.
With both senior sides losing it is important that we all train hard this week to put things right.
Finally our U17s beat Camborne, with a significant number of U16s playing, to battle through the County shield final, another great effort and we look forward to them taking that extra step and bring home the trophy.
Yours in Rugby
Steve
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The picth conditions on Saturday was a major influence on the game. So was the referee's decisions. Missing our chances which were worked hard for was tough and when reflecting on missing 2 players for 20 mins in total and down to 14 for 25 minutes not to conceive a try was a demonstration of the team spirit and maturity that is growing game by game.
Wise words from Steve and Barry.
Last season was fantastic and this one is proving to be even better.
We need to remind ourselves that at the start of the season most of us were hoping/expecting to be mid table. This is our first season at this level for a decade.
and all of our sides have performed well above our expectations. The coaches and players have worked very hard to get us here and they deserve our continued support.
G
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