13’s Match Report
Close game with the Wiveliscombe lad’s that ended in a 5-5 draw.
As their boys warmed I couldn’t help notice they had some sizeable units in the Wivi set up, which become evident at the scrums. It’s the first time our forwards struggled in the scrum to that degree, but ‘mass moves mass’ and their pack weight noticeably heavier.
Our boys were caught sleeping in the early stages, we found ourselves 0-3 down at the end of the first quarter. Another week and another telling off from Coach Jack at the break, saw our boys wake up and start to slow down Wivi’s assault and even up the play as our desire to keep the ball was strong.
As the second half started and our lot got to play down the hill, we came back at them hard. Wivi’s boys put on a good fight and both teams scrapped until the end. 5-5 a fair result for two evenly matched teams.
William scoring 4 out of our 5 tries earning him Man of the Match. Oscar scored the other, and also had a dubious away coach call for stepping into touch to have a match winner cancelled out.
Next week we’re off to Sidmouth, having beaten them three times last season, I’ve got a feeling they’re going to be hungry for revenge, rumor has it they’re very much in form. Looking forward to the head to head already!