Under 9's
Matches
Sun 28 Oct 2018
Billericay Rugby Club
Under 9's
10:00
Chelmsford
A good 2 games against Chelmsford

A good 2 games against Chelmsford

Ben Landsberg29 Oct 2018 - 17:53
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Glad we stocked up on the ice packs

Considering it was half term we ended up with more players than originally expected and Chelmsford brought less than originally expected. So we decided to increase the numbers of players and make it 9 a side. Rolling subs worked well with everyone taking their turn to be the super sub.
With it being only our second game of the season it was another chance to gauge how well we are doing.
There were certainly some great positives during the match, some great tries scored, passes, tackles and enthusiasm.

The pitch was probably the biggest pitch we have so far played on, but it was surprising to see how many players can fit in such a small space. Both teams did seem to want to keep warm and stay very close to each other. I think the encouraging shouts of space but have been misheard as pace. On a positive as only a third of the grass got used the pitch was in great condition after the match.
Considering it is only the 2nd game and the first season of tackling I am happily surprised at how many tackles the players made during the 2 games. Some great tackles and we only used 2 ice packs to alleviate injuries. Thank fully none of the injuries were serious and all the players were able to rejoin the match.
Both games saw some good passes, some good running and support play. We will look to build on this over the next few months.

In a change to the usual format I asked Arran for a post match interview.

In answer to what was good about the day, Arran felt the team did a lot of good tries and tackles during the 2 games. He said the referee seemed a bit slow but there were benefits to this as he did not see a little bit of running off the pitch before we scored a try.
Arran was pleased that the weather improved after the first match and the free food at the end was an added bonus, yummy.

So next week we are away at Benfleet, we will send out details shortly. I am just googling who I need to contact to ensure the weather is noce for next week.

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Match date

Sun 28 Oct 2018

Kickoff

10:00
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