Bredon v U10’s

by | Oct 13, 2013 | Club Info, Under 10's

Tewkesbury tigers under 10’s set off on an early wintery cold Sunday morning to play as quoted by sir Alex Ferguson there noisy neighbours and closest rivals Bredon, Tewkesbury Tigers under 10’s has now split into two team , gearing up for the their county cup tournament ( the Bengal and the Siberian tigers ) both teams are looking good and strong and Bredon would make for a great challenge and they did not dis-appoint .

Bredon 5-5 Tewkesbury
The game started with both sides showing their intent and both sides playing very good disciplined rugby. Bredon where ferocious in there rucking and Tewkesbury never took a step backwards in their defence . The match was very evenly balanced until some very good inter play by Tewkesbury saw them move the ball down the line for their flying speedster Brendon to avoid several tackles and make a great break drawing the last player and popping the ball to the ever present Charlie Kendrick to score in the corner. From kick off Bredon piled on the pressure running at Tewkesbury but Joe G and Sam Williams tackled and drove them back time after time as did Saun C , Ellis, Jack, Brendon and to be honest the rest of the team. But eventually the Bredon rucking paid dividends and they drove Tewkesbury back to grab a last minute try and tie the game.

 

Bredon 20-0 Tewkesbury
The score line to be fair did not reflect the game this was more even than it says, Bredon how ever did manage to do what Tewkesbury could not and finish off their chances. Tewkesbury on several occasions did cross the Bredon try line but great defence and ripping managed to stop them each time before they could ground the ball.

 

Bredon 5-10 Tewkesbury
This again was a great display of rugby but this time both sides competed for the ball at the break downs evenly, this is what Tewkesbury needed a team to give them a kick up the ass and make them compete and stand strong. Once again Tewkesbury struck first with Saun , Joe G , Sam and Henry making good strong runs dragging Bredons defenders in for Ellis and Charlie K to combine and ship the ball out wide to Sam Williams to weave and wind his way down the wing and score in the corner. The match went on with both sides defending and attacking with equal intensity but again Tewkesbury managed to win a truck and ship the ball quickly out wide for Brendon to shoot up the wing and score a lovely try of his own, Bredon then pressured Tewkesbury and with a well worked move of their own ran in a try to make the last minutes of the game very tense both teams dogged it out but a knock on by Bredon ended a very good contest.

Bredon 15-5 Tewkesbury
This to be fair this was once again a very close run contest with once again Tewkesbury beating on  Bredons door and once again being met by a great defence , credit to Bredon as other teams would have conceded to the pressure. Miles Rendell , Mason Rendell and  Harvey all had great runs at the opposition Tyler, Harry, William and Dan defended with passion but Bredon just used there over laps better and ran in 3 tries but Tewkesbury did manage a last ditched effort and finish off the game with a flourish as henry squeezed in the corner for a great try showing power and awareness.

All the players can hold their heads up high, on a cold wet miserable day they showed great maturity and the rugby by both teams was of a high standard for this age, well done, all the coaches especially this one is very proud of you all.

Mark Armstrong

U10’s V Malvern (away)

by | Oct 6, 2013 | Club Info, Under 10's

Malvern 10 – 90 Tewkesbury

On a warm sunny day at the foot of the Malvern hills was the perfect setting to the start of the new season. Tewkesbury came up against a strong and well drilled Malvern side that proved to be a good challenge for the start of the season. Tewkesbury were bursting with energy and could not wait to get going. Malvern ran hard at Tewkesbury but strong tackling kept them at bay and when mistakes were made Tewkesbury pounced on them and soon began to run in try’s. Tewkesbury s strong defence gave them momentum in the rucks and mauls and when quick ball came they were able to spread the ball wide, this created gaps which enabled them to add to there try tally. Tewkesbury fitness which they have been working on very hard in training came to the forefront enabling  them to finnish the match strongly. What was very satisfying from a coaches view point is that what they have been taught in training they are putting into practise in a match situation. WELL DONE EVERYONE

Try scorers were Miles, Mason, Harry, Dan, Sam C, Will ,Dan and Jacop

U10’s V Widden (away)

by | Oct 6, 2013 | Club Info, Under 10's

Tewkesbury tigers under 10’s , split their squad into two very strong teams and set off in different directions . One team went over to play Widden and the other went over to meet and play Malvern.
Widden 15 – 25 Tewkesbury
The team started very strong against a strong looking Widden side , the team played very well and as the coaches looked on started to show them that after all they had taken on board what the coaches had trained them to do and had taken on board the new rules. Strong running with great support at every break down saw Tewkesbury run in 2 quick tries . Fair play to Widden who came back with a well worked try of their own but before half time Tewkesbury had gone over again to make it 15 – 5 . The second half saw much of the same Tewkesbury attacking and defending with an up beat tempo , this created space as Tewkesbury secured there ball then passed it down the line to the supporting players to run in 2 more tries . Once again Widden came back to grab a good try of there own , the game ended when one of the Tewkesbury players crossed the line only for the try to be ruled out for a dodgy knock on.
Widden 10 – 20 Tewkesbury
Once again Tewkesbury came out with guns a blazing and once again forced Widden back. The game went much as the first game with Tewkesbury running in 3 un-answered tries before half time . The second half saw Tewkesbury start to tire and fall off tackles , Widden took advantage of this and ran in a couple of tries but Tewkesbury did rally around and pull a try out of the bag to dis-hearten the Widden team and kill off the game.
Well done to the boys and girl who travelled to Widden they played great and did the club proud.