Rugby v Blundell's

The 1st XV will be disappointed that they couldn't translate superior possession, territory, set piece and defence into a winning scoreline. We carved out a number of excellent opportunities but failed to capitalise on them, while sloppy defending in the last play of the first half cost us dear. A weakened 2nd XV were very competitive and showed flashes of good attacking rugby. Blundell's had a more physical pack, but in the second half we scored a well-earned try, Aron Marshall crashing over from five metres out. The 3rds played out of their skins, scoring four showpiece tries against highly rated opposition. Owen Davies ran 80 metres through seven opponents to score, while Aminu Waziri ran 60 metres to set up the winning try with his first (ever) touch of the ball.

The Senior Colts scored first in a brave effort that produced a scoreline much improved on from last year. Blundell's however gradually wore us down, and were comfortably the better side. The Bs fought hard right up to the final whistle, and were unlucky not to capitalise on a number of try-scoring opportunities. In the end we had to settle for a single score from Matt Jaffa, and a fine kicking performance from Todd Barrett.

The Junior Colts were highly impressive in their 66-7 win, with thoughtful decision making from the backs wreaking havoc in the opposition defence. Kelvin Choi and Dougie Denton scored a hat-trick of tries each. In a physical and free-flowing game, the Bs responded well to an early setback to lead 21-12 at half-time. No further points were conceded while we managed to stretch our advantage, running out comfortable winners in the end.

A rather lacklustre performance by the Under 14s resulted in a 15-15 draw, the only bright spot in a lethargic first half being Hamish Manger's try. We found a new lease of life in the second half with further tries for Will Potter and Blaine Tottle, but sadly Blundell's converted a penalty on the final whistle to bring the scores level. The Bs showed flashes of brilliance, but had to cope with a faster Blundell's back line. Nonetheless both Max Germain and Harry Parkin impressed, and Gilbert Kelsey and Bryn Llewellyn played well in unfamiliar positions.