Sep 18 - Bury (H)

W 31 - 7  Report attached

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The first fixture of the season was blessed with sunshine and, thanks to the local High School, a pitch that was perfectly soft underfoot.  Our opponents were Bury – a team that Wymondham has only played a couple of times and one that had given our forwards a challenging fixture last season.

The forwards were strong against an opposition who didn’t quite seem as large as last year.  They scrummaged and rucked very well, repeatedly turning over possession of the ball against a robust opposition.  This enabled the ball to be moved out to the backs who enjoyed the newfound space of a full-sized pitch.  Quick hands and good offloads from Joe Milligan and Charlie Blower enabled the Daniel Wood, Lewis Jennings and Owen Sharpe to make some excellent breaks that cut through the Bury lines and delivered five good tries for the Wymondham team.  Tries were cemented by solid conversions from both Will Findlay and Joe Milligan including one from a difficult angle and distance by Joe.   Bury struggled to penetrate a strong defence and points were only scored from a penalty try awarded in the final few minutes of the game.  This did not detract from a well-deserved and convincing first win of the season for the Wymondham U13 team.

Tries:  Owen Sharpe (4), Daniel Wood (1);  Conversions:  Will Findlay (2), Joe Milligan (1)

Man of the Match:  Harry Chadwick

U13 Development Squad – Wymondham 29, Bury 25

A team of 12 formed the Wymondham U13 Development Squad that played their first fixture in parallel with the U13 team.  The team were strong and fit from their summer of intensive training and this stood them in good stead for the full 40 minutes of rugby. 

Good, straight running from a very physical Casey Hawes repeatedly dominated opposition lines and enabled him to secure four tries for the Wymondham team.  Jordan Melton had an excellent 45m run as full-back to gain a try following a nimble side-step against the opposition.  Wymondham was also strong in line-outs with Nathan Mitchell “leaping like a salmon” to win the ball on several occasions for his team!

Good communication between the backs helped keep line discipline.  Strong defence, tackles and pick-ups from the forwards also prevented Bury from breaking through the Wymondham lines on several occasions.  Solid kicking under pressure and two conversions from Charlie Tighe helped to secure a good win for the Wymondham Development Squad in what was a closely fought game.

Tries:  Casey Hawes (4), Jordan Melton (1);  Conversions:  Charlie Tighe (2)

Man of the Match:  Casey Hawes

Team Selection

• Jobe
• Drew
• Harry
• Kit
• Doug
• Alex
• Max
• Oliver W
• Dom S
• Owen
• Dan W
• Lewis J
• Charlie B
• Joe
• Will

Subs

• Dom C
• Jordan W
• Casey
• Nathan
• Toby
• Jordan M