Kings College Rugby reports for Saturday 5 May ... - King's College

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Colts (2B)Colts vs SHC lost 26 – 29Tries to: Kurt BARKER, Jay NAND, b, Sinclair MCGAFFIN;3 cons to Ashley TUIASHC scored first to lead 7-0 after 5 min. They used their big forwards to go forward andwe did not react well to their big ball runners. When we got our hands on the ball welooked a different side and scored two excellent tries that involved multiple phases andquick ball. Both tries were scored close to the posts by Kurt BARKER and CasperHARVEY, giving King’s a 14-7 lead. Just before half time Jay NAND intercepted a passand ran 50m to score under the posts. They responded and scored just before half timeand the score was 21-14. In the 2nd half Sinclair MCGAFFIN scored early for us to lead26-14. However, the last 15 minutes was dominated by SHC who scored 3 tries to win29-26.Mark KennellyCoach2D (Barbarians)Lost to Otahuhu 2D 0-48 away (friendly game)In their first match of the season, a considerably smaller and less experienced 2D sidestruggled with a well-drilled Otahuhu XV that constantly rumbled forward from the kickoff, led by their powerful-running tight five, before spreading the ball wide to devastatingeffect for four tries in the first fifteen minutes. King's adapted to Otahuhu's tactics afterthat and slowly began to make incursions of their own before the whistle to end the firsthalf. King's were much more cohesive in the second half and it is a shame that concertedpressure inside the opposition 22 did not yield any points even though King's mauledacross the Otahuhu try line twice. Either side of King's best ten minutes, Otahuhu scoredmore points and in the last ten minutes two more tries were conceded by a tiring King'sside.Players to stand out for the Barbarians - Tim BOYD , Matt HOPE, Nick OLDFIELDand Kit SCOTT fullback who made some great try saving tackles.Ken Carrington and George TressiderCoachesUnder-15AKing’s U15 vs Kelston U15: Away gameScore: 45-7 Kelston (Half time 19-0)Try scorer: Sam HAYES Conversion: Henry MCGARRYPlayers of the day: Trent TIPENE / Brandon YOUNG YEN.From the kick off King’s went straight into attack from big runner Brandon YOUNGYEN and after 5 minutes of pressure, we were awarded a penalty, which was unfortunatelytoo far out for our kicker. So King’s opted for a line out close to the Kelston line. To our
disappointment the throw wasn't straight and the first opportunity was lost. This wouldundoubtedly be the case for the rest of our game. Missed opportunities. Last passes, pooroption taking, knock ons. Solid defence by Trent TIPENE and KJ APA in the forwardsand good midfield tackling from Matt OLO-WHAANGA keep the pressure on Kelston.However, set formats slowly fell away and through a lack of concentration saw King’s 'gift'Kelston 2 converted tries late in the first half. A well planned Kelston scrum moveproduced a try one minute before the break and saw them leading 19-0.The 2nd half started the same as the first, King’s on attack looking good for a come back,but loose play saw Kelston steal the ball from us and score in the corner. 26-0. King’s nevergave up and after some quick thinking from Brandon YOUNG YEN, his solid runresulted in Sam HAYES scoring between the posts and the subsequent conversion madeit 26-7. Unfortunately, Kelston scored immediately from kick off and did not stop.Eventually winning 45-7. There were some positives to take from this but after 4 losses,there is a lot of work to be done! ie; FITNESS!Lincoln SavageCoach4A4A won 22-5, away, against a spirited St Peters College.After strong work from the forwards, Matthew WILSON grabbed the opportunity tofind a hole to score the first try. Excellent execution from the backs on the back of aforward drive, created space for Mark CHAPMAN to dot down by the posts for theteams second try.St. Peter's were then awarded a try that was clearly a half metre short. However, King’skept their composure to score two further tries to Oscar ROBINSON and Oliver EADY.There should have been even more tries and the focus this week will be on accuracy inpassing and kicking.Harry WichmanCoach5AA well drilled Botany Downs team beat King’s College 5A 38-17.However there were some really positive signs for King’s with some dominant forward playand great attitude. We just let ourselves down sometimes by some missed first up tackles.In particular Patrick BRUYN and Matt DUIGNAN scored some great tries in givingsome real hope for the future.Jim DickinCoach
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