Much better. In the past this age group have tended to keep their light under a bushel but, a far more fit for purpose outfit, made a rip-roaring start which may even have surprised themselves in this friendly.

Fiercely committed in the rucks and mauls, and forceful in the tackle, the blue and golds initially rocked the visitors after storming into a 12-0 lead; with one of the tries signed off by Tyreid Savage who went over in the corner following a superb dummy move.

Iggy Berrow ski added a conversion and it was now all a question now of whether Ignatians could maintain the momentum?

However, the tide started towards the end of the first-half when Luton scored a couple of breakaway tries against the run of play to level matters at half-time.

The second half was no less exciting and the highlight from an Ignatians' perspective was a fabulous try scored by Lewis Villamor, who performed impressively at scrum half.

Unfortunately, this was the last time that the blue and golds troubled the scoreboard despite camping for long periods deep in the Luton half.

Eventually, the more seasoned Luton lifted the siege and they kept the scoreboard flowing which entailed them putting daylight between themselves and Ignatians, but not before the flagging blue and golds had tackled themselves to a stand still.

The coaching team of Gareth Williams and Brian Davey had asked the team to leave nothing out on the pitch. The playing squad, to a man, did just that by delivering a splendidly committed performance which bodes well for the future.