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931 FOCUS.qxp_Layout 1 26/11/2019 11:47 Page 25FOCUS ON SPORT0South Focus Woodham FocusSouth Woodham Focus 25SWF RUFC WEEKLY ROUNDUP1st XV v IpswichSouth Woodham Ferrerssuffered another defeaton the road this weekendgoing down 52 points to7 against Ipswich. Thiswas always going to be adifficult game, but it wasmade harder with severalfirst team playersunavailable for selection.Nevertheless, the ladsplayed with heart and willtake some positives fromthe game, despite thescore line.The first half belonged to the home side and they took fulladvantage of a Woodham side that had been put together withvery little time to prepare properly. Five trys in the first period putIpswich out of sight and it was clear that the mix and matchWoodham side was not going to get their first win on the road.Playing for pride in the second half Woodham started brightly andtheir attack began to bite into Ipswich’s defence. Sadly, it was thehome side that scored first, with a breakaway try and they followedthat up with two more scores to put the game beyond any doubt.Woodham showed some real heart and despite the mounting scoreagainst them, continued to hammer at the Ipswich defence. Onone visit they managed apply enough pressure to get two Ipswichplayers sin binned as the defensive penalty count built againstthem. Tate Holliday got the consolation try that Woodhams secondhalf effort deserved with Baker converting for the full seven.Although the score looked alarming Assistant Coach GarethHarper was keen to point to the positives of the Woodhamperformance. The line out and scrum held their own throughoutthe game and the team played with real spirit. He was keen toextend a special thanks to the second team players, includingdebutant Kieran Coulson, who stepped into the breach and playedtheir hearts out.Under 13 v WoodfordThe game started off with hope that the team could pull offanother victory and the boys were in good spirits. Woodford madea great start getting their first team try over the line within the first6 minutes. SWF were not disheartened. The boys pushed and puttogether some good passes but unfortunately lost the ball on theground. With some crushing tackles, Woodham eventually turnedthe ball over again, and with great spirit, managed to get the ballto BigJoe who did what the big man does. He pushed through theWoodford defensive line to get the first Woodham try over theline.Woodfords defence was strong and their ability to rip the ball wasproving tough for the Woods to deal with. Woodford carried theball well and took the ball over for another try within minutes.Some great tackling and passing from both sides saw the playgoing back and forth up and down the field, but Woodford hadthe advantage with a very well organized attacking line andmanaged to push another 2 tries over before the halftime whistlewent up.After a great team talk, and with some strong substitutions comingon, the boys went out for the second half with renewed vigour.With the likes of Hayden, Dan, Mitchell, Tom and Josh showingWoodford that the Woods were a force to be reckoned with indefence, as well as pushing forward, some unbelievable effort gotthem close to the try line on a couple of occasions. Woodfordswinger then took the ball and ran through almost the entire teamand scored a very good individual try. Nathan made a couple offantastic runs, as did Dan, but Woodford were very strong indefence and the boys just couldn’t penetrate. Mitchell made acouple of amazing lunges for the line, with 3 or more Woodfordplayers hanging off him, leading to him unanimously winning thegolden (stinky) boot for his match long efforts.Woodford scored again halfway through the second half withanother great solo effort from their winger, and the Woods knewthat they had lost this battle. They didn’t give up. The tacklingbecame a little untidy as the legs were wearing and a couple ofhigh tackles and one particularly dangerous tackle were noted. Theteams were asked to calm down and Woodham could see anothertry coming their way. Re-enter BigJoe. Again, with his trademarkrun, took the ball through the Woodford defence for the secondof the Woods tries for the day, bringing the final score to 30-10.Under 12 v ChelmsfordKenny B was off to a flying start today as the boys gave aChelmsford a warm welcome. Straight into tackling and rippingthe ball, Kenny B was straight into the Chelmsford’s attack.Unfortunately, Woodham were caught napping and were swiftlypunished with a try from Chelmsford. This did not deter the boys,though. Charlie and Dan tackled well and Kenny B tackled intotouch. Louis returned following his injury and put up a gooddefence. Chelmsford’s defence was tough to breech. Following aknock on from Chelmsford, the boys’ scrum was successful andallowed Josh to make great gain before passing to Dan, who ranin the equaliser. Just before half-time, Chelmsford bundled theball over the line from a penalty.Chelmsford ran in three tries in quick succession – one from acracking interception. The Woodham boys did not give up –crunching tries from Will and Josh. Felix ripped the ballsuccessfully and Jared made a great tackle. Chelmsford then ranin two more tries before the Woodham boys began to fight back.A great period of play began: great gain and tackles from Archieled to good ground from Felix. Byron made a fantastic tackle.Thomas got hold of the ball and led Chelmsford on a merry dancewith good pressure, finally leading to Kenny B going over forWoodham’s second try. Straight from the kick-off, Kenny Bbulldozed through to score Woodham’s third. End of the firstgame.The second game was much closer. Josh and Will putting in qualitytackles before a passing breakdown allowed Chelmsford to score.Kenny R showed great strength in his rucking today, Archie madeuse of his strength to make good ground. Jack C played well in thefullback position. The ball then became a hot potato andChelmsford took advantage running in another try. Jack B thencame on, providing more great tackles with Jake making upground. Josh gained a lot of ground before Kenny B went overfor his third try of the day. Following the restart, Kenny Bproduced yet another amazing tackle and Josh tackled Chelmsfordinto touch. Byron covered a lot of ground before Chelmsford stolethe ball to score. Kenny R made a good run with the ball beforepassing to Archie. Chelmsford scored once more before the finalwhistle.Under 8 v ChelmsfordThe U8s team had great numbers which meant them playing 2matches (extra time rolling around in the mud!). They all playedexceptionally well today with some great passing, tagging andshowing improvement as well as really understanding the rules.Special mention to Anthony who has shown a great improvementin defence and to Will M for his hard work and always playing witha smile!FOCUS
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