Daventry
ALL Black Juniors
RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

 Under 10’s V’s Rushden

Today we travelled away and received a warm welcome from Rushden, however the wind had a very cold bite to it making for some very cold supporters and players..

The Raiders took on Rushden “a” and from the start struggled as we failed to put the tackles in. Rushden opened up a 30 – 0 lead before Daventry awoke. From a driving scrum, William broke up the blind side drawing the winger in before a great off load to Angus who raced over in the corner.

Daventry then made substitutions and the new look front row of Elliott, Thomas and Robert won every scrum and the supply of ball for the Daventry backs became more consistant. It was only strong defence from Rushden that kept the Raiders from scoring.

Players who impressed today were Thomas, William, Elliott, Angus and Alex in the centre.

The Gladiators then took to the pitch to play Rushden “b”, supported by a couple of Raiders players.

This was a much more even game and Daventry produced some fine rucking rugby. Thomas ran strong driving through the heart of the Rushden defence time and time again. Seb on the wing tackled well and supported with commitment.

Again the players catching the eye were Robert for his hunting of the ball and driving at rucks and mauls. William for his stealing of ball in mauls and tireless running,  Dawson for his solid tackling and support play.

The third match saw all players have game time and there were some great pieces of rugby from individuals. William playing at centre and flyhalf showed vision and excellent distribution skills rounding off a great day with a poachers try when he scooped up lose ball at ruck and ran 20 yards to score. Dawson for a 60 metre touchline run to score in the corner, leaving a trail of players in his wake. The forwards of Thomas, Elliott and Robert were outstanding in ruck and scrum.

Today we awarded the Friday training most improved player medal and that went to Alex, well done.

The coaches award went to Dawson for his great tackling.

The player of the day went to Thomas for his great driving game.

William, Elliott, Robert, Gus  were all in the running today for an award as they all put in strong performances.

Please all parents ensure that their children attend matches in warm clothing and many layers as the enjoyment for some players was dampened as they we so cold.