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Tough league match for U15s
Vicky Belson28 Nov 2021 - 17:28
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… a loss in the end but plenty of fight from our lads!
In the biting cold Fawley had a hard fought match against visitors Farnborough today. The air was crisp and Farnborough wasted no time with a try 1 minute after kick off. With Fawley caught napping the opposition converted their kick and repeated the same manoeuvre not 6 minutes later leaving a 0-14 score line.
Farnborough definitely had their weetabix this morning and it’s fair to say that most of the team were at last a head above our lads in height. A few tackles from our forwards ended badly with limbs flying and heads colliding. Another whirlwind try was converted whilst 3 of our lads were keeping first aider Pete busy and the first half saw a bruised and battered Fawley 28 down.
At the half time whistle Fawley regrouped and a few “words of encouragement” from their coaches who reminded the lads that all those training sessions weren’t to be wasted and a Fawley try was very much expected in the second half.
Bolstered by newcomers Dalton Sole and Charlie Smillie from the U14s who were playing up today Fawley came out a different team in the second half. Heads went up and Fawley started to play. A fantastic pass out to Harrison Rees enabled him to put in a great run up the wing and tackles were starting to floor the bigger side.
Fawley were rewarded for their efforts with a push to the line from the whole team carried by Ethan Morton who got the ball to Wyatt Davis who got it over. A conversion by Max Belson took the score line to a more encouraging 7-28.
Fawley immediately improved their rucking and tackling and the visitors were the ones on the back foot in he second half. They did manage a try but did not convert and were penalised for high tackling. Fawley raised the bar again as Aidan Cross decisively planted one over the line for Max to convert… 14-33.
Although the end result was not the win the lads had hoped for, their top of the league opponents had a very challenging second half.
All boys were treated to a slap up luncheon provided by our tireless band of volunteer helpers. Man of the match from Fawley was Dalton and Farnborough bestowed that honour to Wyatt Davis.
Farnborough definitely had their weetabix this morning and it’s fair to say that most of the team were at last a head above our lads in height. A few tackles from our forwards ended badly with limbs flying and heads colliding. Another whirlwind try was converted whilst 3 of our lads were keeping first aider Pete busy and the first half saw a bruised and battered Fawley 28 down.
At the half time whistle Fawley regrouped and a few “words of encouragement” from their coaches who reminded the lads that all those training sessions weren’t to be wasted and a Fawley try was very much expected in the second half.
Bolstered by newcomers Dalton Sole and Charlie Smillie from the U14s who were playing up today Fawley came out a different team in the second half. Heads went up and Fawley started to play. A fantastic pass out to Harrison Rees enabled him to put in a great run up the wing and tackles were starting to floor the bigger side.
Fawley were rewarded for their efforts with a push to the line from the whole team carried by Ethan Morton who got the ball to Wyatt Davis who got it over. A conversion by Max Belson took the score line to a more encouraging 7-28.
Fawley immediately improved their rucking and tackling and the visitors were the ones on the back foot in he second half. They did manage a try but did not convert and were penalised for high tackling. Fawley raised the bar again as Aidan Cross decisively planted one over the line for Max to convert… 14-33.
Although the end result was not the win the lads had hoped for, their top of the league opponents had a very challenging second half.
All boys were treated to a slap up luncheon provided by our tireless band of volunteer helpers. Man of the match from Fawley was Dalton and Farnborough bestowed that honour to Wyatt Davis.
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