Beccs U15 get to Plate Semi at Kent 7's

A long day at Ashford...

After a tough start against one of the strongest sides Blackheath, we lost our first pool game 0 - 28
In our 2nd game against Sittingbourne, we regrouped remembering our coaching sessions from in the week, winning 28 -14, with tries from St. John, Greg, Ben and Herb.
Our 3rd pool game was against Gravesend who provided less of a test, allowing us to run through our patterns winning 42 - 0, with tries from Greg, Max (2), James V (2) and Seiji.
Our final pool game against Canterbury proved to be a very physical competition with the sides closely matched. After an altercation involving several players, Greg was harshly adjudged to be the main and only offender and got a red card, meaning he could take no further part in the competition. Having only 6 players for the remainder meant that Canterbury had an overlap on every play and we lost 7 - 28 with our try coming from St John.
After a very long gap, we progressed to a Plate quarter final against Medway. Despite some very strict, bordering on pedantic, refereeing that at one point left us with only FIVE players, we managed a win against all the odds, winning 28 - 24 with tries from Seiji, Max and Eoin (2).
After another extended gap we met Tunbridge Wells, by now the boys were tiring and carrying a few injuries, we lost our final game 0 - 28.
Although we did not progress as far as we hoped, the squad played as a team with all 12 players taking part, our thanks go to all the coaches, Charlie, Jamie, Max and especially Tim for preparing us for the day.