It might have been down to the clocks springing forward but there was a sleepy start for Lutts in their first match v Oakham 1. The opposition were bossing the ruck area in particular and quickly ran in two tries. The boys started to sharpen up after the turnround with a much better defensive performance with memorable contributions from Ollie Read and Owen Charles-Cockerill. The hard work was undone however with another couple of slips that meant Oakham finished four tries to the good.

Game 2, against Oakham 2, saw a much improved performance in a nip and tuck match. Kye Watling got the first Lutts score of the day rounding off a flowing move with passing down the line. Next on the scoresheet was Ben Neal, showing neat handling skills before grounding the ball in the corner. The team couldn't quite put Oakham away and they showed good team spirit to level the match. After half time, Owen burst through the opposition to bag a try that was well deserved before a trademark show and go from Harry Faulds brought another score. Back though came Oakham and the game finished tied 4 tries all.

The final game of the day against South Leicester was played in difficult weather conditions with the wind howling and rain coming horizontally which made handling difficult. One try to the good at half time, courtesy of Ben Neal catching an offload from Harry Faulds, the boys upped the intensity in the second half, Freddie Smith in particular making some telling tackles against his former team. A few try scoring opportunities went begging before Ollie picked up a ricocheting ball and went over in the corner. South Leicester pulled a score back before a barnstorming charge by Frank Critchlow put in Sam Robinson to put the icing on the cake of a much improved performance, Lutts winning 3-1.

Joint men of the match this week - Ollie Read and Owen Charles-Cockerill will certainly be testing the quality of their Mum's washing powder on their muddy kit. Testament to great all round displays from both boys.