by Tewkesbury RFC | Oct 28, 2013 | Club Info, Under 10's
Tewkesbury 20 v 0 Upton
In between the dark clouds and blustery showers the sun shone down and with the back drop of Tewkesbury Abbey the scene was set for another bruising encounter with local rivals Upton and the very large crowd of over 80 were not going to be disappointed . Upton started well with some good strong running making good ground but the Tewkesbury defence held firm and soon got to work at the break downs winning good ruck ball. From one such ruck Jo and Tyler drove over winning good ball for Ellis,Sam and Henry to pass the ball down the line where Sean Finnish off the move with a very good try in the corner. Tewkesbury defence was once again put under pressure but good strong tackling from Sam,Jack and Jo drive Upton back towards they own try line leading them to concede a penalty. From the resulting penalty 15 yards out Tewkesbury’s iron man Jo collected the ball and crashed over the try line for Tewkesbury’s second try. Straight from the restart Upton made good ground towards the Tewkesbury try line only to knock the ball on Ellis pounced on the ball passing it to Gorgi and then Sam who weaved his way through half of the Upton team running 40 yards to score Tewkesbury’s third try. In the last five minutes of the first quarter the games tempo increase with both sides tackling and rucking strongly and after one particular ruck Ellis passed the ball out quickly to Sam C who passed it to Bredon to run in the fourth try of the game.
Tewkesbury 10 v 10 Upton
As the rain began and the wind picked up the game got under way. Upton started strongly and good running lead to them scoring the first try. Tewkesbury came back strongly with the ever present Miles and Mason making good ground. Tewkesbury competed well in the rucks with Harry and Harvey winning good ball. From one such ruck Miles picked up the ball and weaved his way over for Tewkesbury’s first try. Upton responded well but good strong tackling from Will,Harry and Dan L kept Upton at bay. But shortly after Upton went over for their second try.
Tewkesbury came straight back with miles and mason making some very good runs. Tewkesbury pressured the Upton try line where Harry won good ball and passed it to Harvey who crashed over from 10 yards out to level the score.
Tewkesbury 10 v 0 Upton
This was another bruising encounter between two evenly matched teams who gave their all.
Both teams tackled hard and ran strongly making for a very exciting game. Tewkesbury who have been working hard on their fitness began to get the upper hand and after winning good ruck ball Ellis passed the ball down the line through Jack, Henry, Sean and Sam who poped the ball off to Bredon to cross the line for Tewkesbury’s first try. Tewkesbury kept up the pressure with Jo making some strong runs supported by Ellis,Tyler and Jack. After some powerful rucking by Tewkesbury Ellis passed the ball to Sam who cut through the heart of the Upton defence only to be tackled just short of the line he poped the ball up to Brendon to round off the scoring . That rounded off two very good games played by two very committed sides,what was very pleasing from a Tewkesbury point of view was their strong defence not conceding a try well done all!
Tewkesbury 0 v 15 Upton
The final match of the day got off to a frantic start with both teams running well with to ball. Upton raced into a two try lead but that seemed to ignite Tewkesbury into action with Harry and Harvey making some very strong runs just falling short of the try line. Some great tackling by Jacop,Dan and Dan L kept Upton at bay. Miles and Mason making darting runs kept Tewkesbury encamped on the Upton line supported by Dillon,Thomas and Harry but good solid defence by Upton prevented a try. In the last minute Upton scored a breaker way try to round off the scoring.
Well played both sides!
by Tewkesbury RFC | 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
by Martin Thomas | Oct 13, 2013 | Club Info, Under 12's
Tewkesbury RFC U12 make it two out of two with a hard fought battle against a very good Longlevens side. Great rugby played by both sides in appalling conditions. Longlevens were very strong in the scrums and rucks but a determined Tewkesbury side ensured the win with four converted tries from O.Osbourne (1), W.Wallace(2) and S.Thomas(1).
Well done boys keep it up.
Tewkesbury 28 Longlevens 17
M.O.M. W.Wallace
Tewkesbury 20 v 0 Upton