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Year 7 Rugby - Wonderful Willis in Die Hard Star Performance!
Y7 Southam A 15 King Henry V111 A 25
A superb battling performance from prop forward Dylan Willis was the highlight of an excellent game
against illustrious opponents who brought the Y7's four month winning run to an end. Dylan along with
fellow forwards Will Scott, Nick Houldey, Austin Turner and Eden Wood powered up the pitch and
increasing teamwork is going to make this impressive pack a daunting prospect for the opposition.
King Henry V111 were excellent opponents, who played the game in the right spirit and will always be
welcomed back. Their Fly Half made the crucial difference, his dazzling runs brought him the tries. Archie
Coats and Dion Tulloch closed him down well in in the
later stages of the game. The backs need to consider
their line speed to close the opposition down quicker
and to consistently make tackles. The handling in
freezing conditions was impressive but the backs
needed to find a cutting edge in attack.
Nick Houldey secured Southam's first try after a typical
powerhouse break. Austin Turner gave Southam late
hope with two fine tries following excellent forward play
as Southam battled hard to the end. The quality of
Austin's tenacious play gives us great hopes for him in
the future.
Jack Barley-Morey deserves a mention for some excellent
low tackles and a good run after a fine high catch. Rhys
Bennett played well at centre; having to play out of position
following some high profile absentees.
Year 7 Rugby . . . Turner-Round
Y7 Southam 55 Fairfax 5
January 28th - A magnificent four-try star performance from Austin Turner led Y7 to a dramatic
turnaround from last week's narrow defeat. Austin and Archie Coats lead by example on the pitch
but they took control of the warm up without me having to say a word. This made us look like a
professional outfit from start to finish.
There were excellent A Team debuts from Harvey Calder, John Novy and Ben Ellis. A tactical
switch moved Nick Houldey to centre. His devastating runs tore at the heart of Faifax's defence.
Nick scored two and had to be substituted to balance up the
game with the half time score of 35-0.
Archie Coats' dazzling footwork had brought him two early
tries. Full Back Spencer Wadsworth danced around the
opposition whilst Dylan Willis blasted through them for a try
each. The best try came in the second half after excellent
straight running and sharp passing by the backs released
Rhys Bennett to finish in the corner.
Fine performances from Charlie Morrison, James Taylor and
Will Scott kept the team moving forward. Eden Wood
produced another sensational effort. His immense strength
continually led to powerful runs with several defenders
hanging off him.
The final mention goes to excellent Scrum Half Dan Boag
who linked forwards and backs superbly. Dan was quick to
note that the consolation Fairfax try came in the last few
minutes when he had been subbed.
A big thank you to Fairfax for their excellent spirit throughout
this well refereed game. The drinks and doughnuts were
gratefully received afterwards.
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