Date: 9th Nov 2008
St Neots U9 25 v Kettering U9 Nil
The match start with Kettering winning the toss, who decide to run into St Neots front row
of Catlin Emery, Archie Davison & Kieran Arber. They quickly stopped them in their tracks.
Catlin managed to wrestle the ball from Kettering , who ran it towards the try for the first
score for St Neots. Total Rugby from St Neots then followed. Scrum half Cameron Walsingham,
saw an opportunity for a break down to score next.
When the second half started the same total rugby continued, from the break down, the ball was
quickly passed down the line for Matthew Lines to score the 3rd try of the day.
Kettering did try to play out of trouble after this and they came close to scoring, but some dogged defence
from the back row, of Jordon Holdaway, Billy Haverson, Scott Staple & MOM Daniel Cockhead managed
to keep them out. While this was going on St Neots managed to break clear, the ball went down the
line for Daniel who supported the ball all the way scored in the corner, he also did the same a few
minutes later, to make the final score 25 - Nil
St Neots U9 20 v Kettering U9 Nil
St Neots started this game off with the same confidence as the first one, this time it did seem like
a training match, as the team were fantastic,
The coach had changed things around, brought on George Carey and Nick Chatham who has only just
started rugby a few weeks earlier, this was his game, he tackled hard and won plenty of loose ball, for the backs
to make the most of which Cameron made the most of by passing the ball down the line to Matthew, who
passed to Daniel, then onto Jordon who swerved past a Kettering player, who then gave the ball to Billy to
put over the line to score his first try of the game, a few moment later the same thing happened for Billy to
get another.
The 2nd half started exactly the same manner as the 1st half finished complete rugby,
Matthew Wyatt was brought on in place of Scott and Catlin instead of Archie and the play continued.
Billy got on the end of a darting, force full run from Cameron to put over his 3rd try.
The final try came for Jordon whose long penetrating run dazzled the opposition to put over for his
first try of the games, MOM Nick Chatham
St Neots U9 10 v Kettering U9 5
The last game was the hardest the team faced.
The Kettering Coach's were determined to stop St Neots scoring, they decided to put
all the big men on together and just defend and hopefully break when they could.
For 6 minutes in the first half this worked until Matthew Line recieved the ball to score his
2nd try of the day. The whistle blew soon after for half time.
Kettering started the 2nd half came out fighting and forced they way over the line for their first score
of the day, Well done Kettering.
St Neots didn't want to draw this match, some they quick organisied them selves to get into a scoring
position, where Capt Keiran managed to find a way through the Kettering defence to score and
win this game 10 - 5
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