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PREPARING<br />
future stars<br />
Brendan Fogarty and Chris Groom report<br />
on another successful season at the Prep.<br />
FOLLOWING A rather shaky<br />
start to the season, the U13A<br />
boys found their confidence and<br />
went on to play an exciting<br />
brand of rugby. The team had a<br />
mixed success rate, but overall<br />
kept the win/loss ledger fairly<br />
even. From the 16 games played,<br />
the results were 6 wins, 2 draws<br />
and 8 losses. The team scored<br />
358 points with 471 points<br />
against them.<br />
On the sidelines it was nailbiting<br />
stuff, because for every<br />
game the boys put their hearts<br />
into it. The great sense of<br />
achievement and smile of<br />
success on the boys’ faces with<br />
our wins, especially against<br />
Rondebosch and Wynberg, was<br />
great compensation for the times<br />
they left the field exhausted and<br />
defeated. It was a pleasure to<br />
coach such a motivated group of<br />
young men, whose enjoyment of<br />
the game, sportsmanship,<br />
camaraderie and skill<br />
development were a real feature.<br />
All the team members should<br />
feel proud of their efforts and<br />
the immense degree of<br />
improvement throughout<br />
the season.<br />
There were many highlights<br />
throughout the season. Who<br />
could ever forget the 45-47 loss<br />
to Wetpups? The boys played<br />
amazing rugby, making a total of<br />
170 passes in the game –<br />
everyone handled the ball,<br />
tackled, ran and came off the<br />
field exhausted, but happy to<br />
have been involved in such an<br />
epic battle. The two wins against<br />
Rondebosch will surely be<br />
remembered by the boys. Since<br />
U9, these boys had lost to Bosch,<br />
but they managed to turn things<br />
around in the <strong>2018</strong> season.<br />
There is much to be positive<br />
about throughout Prep rugby.<br />
The U9 age group has good depth<br />
and they certainly enjoyed the<br />
first year of contact rugby. The<br />
U10 group worked hard and will<br />
grow in time. We need to ensure<br />
that they are enjoying the game.<br />
U11 teams had a very good<br />
season. All three sides played<br />
good rugby and there is a good<br />
balance of size and speed. Speed<br />
is always that most sought after<br />
commodity in order for <strong>Bishops</strong><br />
rugby to flourish.<br />
The U12s played some good<br />
rugby, they have talent,<br />
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