Playing Friends in the Merit league

We got off to a quick start with young Adam (13) sprinting away for his first try of the day after 5 mins or so, conv by Freddie (9). And that set the tone for the first half really, there was some tight scrummaging, slick passing, a rampaging Michael (3), nice line outs from Tad (2) and a fab hip swing from ... Swede ... who flicked the ball out whilst the poor lad opposite him bounced off him in the tackle! The gents on the sideline yelled encouragement (mostly) and the tries kept on coming, with Adam and Kristian (10) scoring, most being converted and keep Emily and Co busy on the scoreboard. H-T score 26-0.

The second half was much the same, with several players being subbed to ensure everyone got a run out. We saw some silky passes from Freddie, there were deep runs from Tyler (11) on the wing, Jacob (18) ran from inside our 22, Kristian continued to carve up the midfield (and scoring 4 tries by the end of the match), stout defence at times, a few turnovers and some good scrums. Old Newts did of course get some time on the ball as we got a little ragged but then Dan (17) got stuck in and stole the ball. More tries in this half by Adam (who got a hat trick) and one from Arg, subs all played well (Ali n Jamie), and we ran out the winners 59 to nil. Poor Al was injured (get well soon), we registered a couple of new players and Timmo not only played, rescued a hedgehog and got a fine but also produced a good programme!

Nine tries in all, a confident performance. Onwards we roll! Well played Lads.