Foundation Magazine 2021-2022 | Mount Kelly

SPORT
RUGBY
U13A RUGBY TEAM:
FINN ADAMS
BENJAMIN ANDERSON
OLIVER BECKLY
JAMES BERRY
JONAH BRIDLE
SAUL CALDWELL
BRADLEY DIVALL
BARNABY FISHER
CAMERON GEE
RAPHAEL JELLEY
ARCHIE PENNINGTON
HARRY PRETTEJOHN
CODY RICE
WILLIAM THOMAS (C)
U13
U14
A
disjointed season with cancellation fixtures and squad members coming and going due to illness made it hard to adjust the
team to a style of play that allowed them to shine. Having said this there were some close games and a couple of wins that
showed determination and skill on the field. The most notable win was against Queen’s Taunton in which the ebb and flow
of the game meant that at points it looked like we would run away with it and at other times the opposition were in ascendency.
The scoring started with George Rickard getting the ball on the wing and using all of his pent-up energy of having isolated for the
past two weeks went over for a great try. They came back with some lose tackling by us and we then proceeded to enter the red
zone only to be penalised and find ourselves back in our own twenty-two. It looked like it was heading for a draw when after some
strong scrummaging, mauling and carries by the captain Joshua Bratt, Elliott Pocknell decided to cross field kick to our scrum half
Ben Whysall who allowed the ball to bounce caught it and tapped down to win the game before any despairing defence could
reach him. A moment of brilliance after some strong work to gain field position ended with an excellent away win and certainly was
the highlight of the season.
SPORT
U14 RUGBY TEAM:U14
JOSHUA BRATT (C),
ADEJOLA ADEKOYA,
ZAK BRIGGS, LEWIS
CRITCHLEY, BAILEE
DEIGNAN, RYELEE
DEIGNAN, WILLIAM
DURUP, ALFRED FORER
KEIR FRANCIS, ROMAN
MOKHOVIK, JAGO
NICHOLAS, ELLIOTT
POCKNELL, FRASIER
ROBERTSON, GEORGE
RICKARD, BENJAMIN
WHYSALL
U15 RUGBY TEAM:
LOGAN ASHALL,
THEODORE AYLING (C),
ISAAC BRUNDELL, ROWAN
CALDWELL, FREDERIC
DURUP, BARTHOLOMEW
GRAINGER (C), LEWIE
HARRISON, CHARLIE
HODGES, THOMAS
LAWRENCE, HARVEY
LUCAS-CHAVE, THOMAS
PARROTT, FRANCIS
PARTRIDGE, EDWARD
SORENSEN, RORY
SUMMERS, NOAH TAYLOR,
JOHN WARREN
This season was one of the most
exciting we had enjoyed for many
years, after so much had been lost
over the past couple of years, it was great
to welcome back competitive matches
with a more than competitive Mount Kelly
U13 side.
The season started with wins against
West Buckland and Exeter, whilst a very
powerful and fast St Peter’s side resulted in
a well fought out draw. The skill of the side
was noticeable, but they were still fragile in
defence after so long away from contact
rugby. However, a fantastic win against a
strong Wellington team, saw the boys really
start to enjoy the physical side of the game,
even though Charlie Goodfellow suffered a
broken collar bone in the process, he was
going to be a big miss for the rest of the
season.
Following a comfortable win against
Plymouth College, the boys travelled to
Millfield for a triangular with the hosts and
Beechen Cliff. A win against Beechen Cliff
was then followed by a lesson in how to
play rugby at the next level. With ball in
hand we looked dangerous, but every time
we lost the ball Millfield would score. Many
lessons were learnt and the experience
was certainly positive, as West Buckland
found out the following Saturday, where the
Mount Kelly side played the near on perfect
game, coming home very comfortable
winners.
After half term saw more disruptions
to the schedule and we only managed
to squeeze in two more fixtures which
resulted in comfortable wins. The season
was thoroughly enjoyable and special
mention must go to Will Thomas for his
excellent leadership, providing a strong
team culture and excellent work ethic
amongst his peers.
Played - 10
Won - 7
Drew - 2
Lost - 1
U15
Mount Kelly under 15 rugby team experienced
remarkable levels of success in 2021 winning 9 of
their 12 games. With a strong core group of players
making up the spine of the team there was much excitement
and expectation going into the season.
The rugby season started with a tough away triangular at
West Buckland where we played both West Buckland School
and Exeter School beating. The following weekend of fixtures
was again a triangular round robin at home vs a strong Truro
School and Wellington School. With some strong individual
performances Mount Kelly managed to win both these
encounters.
The much-anticipated school trip to bath followed where the
First XV and U25 rugby team headed up to Bath for the evening
before playing against Kingswood School. The pupils spent the
morning walking around enjoying all the stunning sights the city
has to offer. The match vs Kingswood then followed. After a
strong start from Kingswood School the encounter seemed
to be over but with a lot of determination and grit Mount Kelly
managed to pull three quick tries back igniting the contest once
more. The game ended with Kingswood winning 50-17. The
Mount Kelly pupils played some of their best rugby as a team
during this game and I was very pleased with their efforts.
Further notable performances across the course of the first term
came against Stover School. This was a fast-paced game with
both teams happy to move the ball in attack early on. After an
equally matched first half Mount Kelly managed to pull away in
the second half ending the match 42-27 winners.
The highlight of the season was definitely the flood lit fixture
vs Tavistock Rugby Club. With this being a local derby, which
does not take place all that often-bragging rights were up for
grabs. For many of our boys this was the first time they had
played under lights. After an intense first 15 minutes with both
teams throwing everything at each other Mount Kelly managed
to break the deadlock and went 7-0 up. This was followed
by an excellent individual try by Rory Summers. The game
ended 24-0 to Mount Kelly and mention must go to Theodore
Ayling and Bartholomew Grainger who co captained the team
superbly that evening and to Joshua Bratt, Elliot Pocknell, Kier
Francis and George Rickard who stepped up from U14 to put
in stellar performances.
Further success followed for this group with eight of them going
on to represent West Devon at regional level. Well done!
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