Match Report v Sth Woodham Ferrers (a) Win 19-10
Brentwood U14s 19 South Woodham Ferrers U14s 10
Report By Becky Bassenger
Brentwood have to battle hard for victory…
Another good start from Brentwood saw them knock on just under the posts early on in the first quarter. From the resulting five metre scrum the South Woodham Ferrers kick for touch was sliced and Brentwood had a lineout on the five metre line however the lineout wasn’t straight and so South Woodham Ferrers regained possession. This didn’t last for long as Chris McCarthy charged down an attempted clearance kick and from the resulting surge torwards the line the ball was held up. This happened twice as great defence from the South Woodham Ferrers team just kept the Brentwood boys out.
The try had to come eventually though. And it did from a great run by captain for the day, Jordan Hill. From just inside his own 22 he ran straight through the the middle of Ferrers defence to run in under the sticks without being touched. Stuart Frith kicked the straight forward conversion, 7-0 Brentwood.
Soon after from a slick back’s loop movement with superb ball handling Jordan was put into space down the right touchline. His pace got him to the try line and he ran round to put the ball under the posts. Stuart duly converted. 14-0 Brentwood and the end of the first quarter.
From the restart Chris McCarthy took a good catch and made a strong run, however Brentwood got penalised three times consecutively for killing the ball in the ruck (us cheating? I don’t think that would happen!) and a lot of pressure from South Woodham Ferrers continued but the boys defended well, Rob Finnerty especially making some good tackles and eventually Brentwood were back on the attack.
James Payton made his usual big run which again resulted in defenders clinging on to him to eventually bring him down, unfortunately the ball went loose but Roland Johnson, ever fearless, was well up on the loose ball but to no avail. No score in the second quarter.
Going into the third quarter the weather was still awful as it was cold and raining and with the pitch rapidly deteriorating into a mud bath (and my notebook getting soaked and the ink running!) the game became difficult to play. Brentwood conceded another penalty but a thumping tackle from Chris McCarthy again ensured South Woodham Ferrers didn’t gain an advantage after running it. Again both good defence and bad weather meant no scores in the quarter.
The last quarter of the match began very messily and it was becoming increasingly difficult to tell who was who under the thick layer of mud the boys were caked in! However South Woodham Ferrers broke the Brentwood defence and scored a try. The conversion was missed, 14-5 Brentwood. The try was then followed up by a penalty from where the restart should be taken. The cause of the penalty? One of the boys having too much to say! From the penalty South Woodham Ferrers ran straight through to score their 2nd try in as many minutes. The conversion was missed 14-10 Brentwood and suddenly it was game on! Brentwood upped the tempo and began attacking the South Wooodham Ferrers line until about 3 metres out the touch judge decided Brentwood were in touch (wonder who that might have been cough BILL cough!). The last twist however was still to come as Chris McCarthy stole the ball from the opposition lineout and crashed over the line to score. It was the first one he’d caught all day! Stuart missed the conversion leaving the score 19-10 to Brentwood at full time and also a bunch of very muddy players in search of a shower (as it turns out they only had to walk half a mile down the road, go round the back of the leisure centre and up a couple of flights of metal stairs to find said showers!)
The try had to come eventually though. And it did from a great run by captain for the day, Jordan Hill. From just inside his own 22 he ran straight through the the middle of Ferrers defence to run in under the sticks without being touched. Stuart Frith kicked the straight forward conversion, 7-0 Brentwood.
Soon after from a slick back’s loop movement with superb ball handling Jordan was put into space down the right touchline. His pace got him to the try line and he ran round to put the ball under the posts. Stuart duly converted. 14-0 Brentwood and the end of the first quarter.
From the restart Chris McCarthy took a good catch and made a strong run, however Brentwood got penalised three times consecutively for killing the ball in the ruck (us cheating? I don’t think that would happen!) and a lot of pressure from South Woodham Ferrers continued but the boys defended well, Rob Finnerty especially making some good tackles and eventually Brentwood were back on the attack.
James Payton made his usual big run which again resulted in defenders clinging on to him to eventually bring him down, unfortunately the ball went loose but Roland Johnson, ever fearless, was well up on the loose ball but to no avail. No score in the second quarter.
Going into the third quarter the weather was still awful as it was cold and raining and with the pitch rapidly deteriorating into a mud bath (and my notebook getting soaked and the ink running!) the game became difficult to play. Brentwood conceded another penalty but a thumping tackle from Chris McCarthy again ensured South Woodham Ferrers didn’t gain an advantage after running it. Again both good defence and bad weather meant no scores in the quarter.
The last quarter of the match began very messily and it was becoming increasingly difficult to tell who was who under the thick layer of mud the boys were caked in! However South Woodham Ferrers broke the Brentwood defence and scored a try. The conversion was missed, 14-5 Brentwood. The try was then followed up by a penalty from where the restart should be taken. The cause of the penalty? One of the boys having too much to say! From the penalty South Woodham Ferrers ran straight through to score their 2nd try in as many minutes. The conversion was missed 14-10 Brentwood and suddenly it was game on! Brentwood upped the tempo and began attacking the South Wooodham Ferrers line until about 3 metres out the touch judge decided Brentwood were in touch (wonder who that might have been cough BILL cough!). The last twist however was still to come as Chris McCarthy stole the ball from the opposition lineout and crashed over the line to score. It was the first one he’d caught all day! Stuart missed the conversion leaving the score 19-10 to Brentwood at full time and also a bunch of very muddy players in search of a shower (as it turns out they only had to walk half a mile down the road, go round the back of the leisure centre and up a couple of flights of metal stairs to find said showers!)
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