Last Week's Rugby Report

With the season well and truly underway, the rugby club came up against an old rival in the form of Lord Wandsworth College. This is a local derby for us and, after some promising performances, we were hoping for a good set of results.

The U14A team put the opposition to the sword with Finley Rossiter and Carl Watson, who is playing up a year, running in a number of tries between them. They were too powerful for the opposition and ran away with a 45 points to 3 victory. This superb result, after training together for just a couple of weeks, makes them team of the week for the first time this term. The U14B’s also stepped up their game and were unlucky to lose, Lord Wandsworth running in a few late tries to clinch the win.

The U15A’s also won, outmuscling the opposition in the last 5 minutes of the game to grab a 36 points to 29 victory. Mr Lewis said that the boys displayed tremendous courage and determination that ultimately, those characteristics were the difference between the two teams.

The U16’s came up against another strong opposition and were knocked off their stride after a serious injury caused the game to be halted for a while. They couldn’t fight back from this and were unlucky to lose. The U16B’s continued their fine season but fitness proved the difference and they couldn’t halt a second half comeback from Lord Wandsworth.

At the senior end of the school there were 3 losses but the performances were another step up. Highlights included a fantastic try by Fred McEwen-Read for the 3^rd XV, a broken nose for Will Robbins in the 2^nd XV match and a superb solo effort from Cameron Barr for the 1^st XV.

That final highlight was from the 1^st XV’s match which proved a frustrating one for the team. After flying out of the blocks to a commanding lead, some defensive mistakes let the opposition back into the game. The game swung backwards and forwards through the second half with Lord Wandsworth ahead with 5 minutes to play. A last surge from the ‘Red Army’ couldn’t break the defence, for that all important score, and the game ended 26-30 to Lord Wandsworth.