Wenden U10 were able to field 2 teams (Knights and Knaves) to take on sides from Cottenham and Royston.

Wenden Knights started against Royston and Wenden Knaves against Cottenham.

Wenden Knights beat Royston 11 – 2 with tries from Arthur Denison-Smith (2), Henry Wiseman (2), Joseph Gaffan (3), Charlie Underwood (2), Sam Scott-Priestley (1) and William Butterworth (1).
The Knights showed time and time again throughout the match their ability to pass the ball down the line and off-loading in the tackle to keep possession before putting themselves in a position to score tries. Their defence was very strong, especially their two man tackling and two momentary lapses in concentration early on resulted in the Royston tries. Having blown away their Christmas cobwebs they kept a clean sheet for the rest of the game – they scored 5 tries to 2 in the first half and 6 tries without response in the second half. One area of note was the way in which many of the players drew in their opposition sometimes committing a couple of opposing players before offloading to their team mates which created space for them to score tries – wonderful rugby!

Wenden Knaves beat Cottenham 10 – 0 with tries from Joe Davis (5), Archie Morgan (2), Oliver Rae (2) and Ben Wiseman (1).
The Knaves showed their ability to run with the ball, running strong and straight at the opposition and they provided support to each other to link up many phases of play before running in numerous tries. They had a very strong defence which quickly reformed at the breakdown to provide wave after wave of tackles preventing Cottenham from gathering any momentum. They fought hard and were justly rewarded for their efforts by running in try after try without response. Joe Davis was a try scoring machine and Ben Wiseman made some huge tackles and created many opportunities for the team.

Wenden Knights beat Cottenham 20 – 0 with tries from Charlie Underwood (6), Joseph Gregory (5), Joseph Gaffan (2), Sam Scott-Priestley (2), Henry Wiseman (2), Joe Quinn (1), Eddie Haxton (1) and Arthur Denison-Smith (1).
The Knights totally dominated Cottenham pulling together excellent phases of play with fantastic passing and great support for each other. Their running lines were direct and strong and in defence their tackling and ability to turn-over the ball was immense. Every member of the team managed to score a try – not often you can say that!

Wenden Knaves narrowly lost to Royston 4 – 3 with all tries scored by Joe Davis (4).
The Knaves and Royston were very evenly matched and it was a great end-to-end match where either team could have won. Some of the Royston players were much bigger that the Knaves but brave performances from Archie Morgan, Joe Davis and Olly Turner – who got a black eye for his troubles – kept the Knaves in the match. A hugely spirited performance from a group of very talented players.

Overall a great performance by Wendens U10 that showed that Christmas/New Years excesses had not dampened their ability to play fast flowing rugby or to tackle hard and fight for each other. All those who took part should be rightly proud of their performances and as a whole the U10 group has shown that they are a match for any opposition. Having such a strong squad that frequently win their matches is great for confidence and morale but when we go behind we have to learn how to keep our heads up and battle on. As a coaching group we will discuss this and decide how we can start to address this tricky topic.

Well done to the U10 group.

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