Oct 09 - Southwold 'B' (H)

W 29 - 7 Report & pictures attached

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Match Report – Wymondham –v- Southwold, 9^th Oct

U13 Development Team – Wymondham 29, Southwold 7

With the weather having plummeted from 28 degrees plus to about half that level, the Wymondham squad felt more at ease with the conditions for their next fixture against Southwold. The opposition were not quite at full strength so Wymondham provided four players to make up a full 15 and enable a good game of rugby. With understandable mixed loyalties, these players engaged in the full spirit of the game and were gratefully received by Southwold.

The match got underway with some fast passages of play. The Wymondham forwards did well at the scrum and breakdown with some strong driving through by Max Ross and Ollie Whipp to gain good yardage. Jordan Melton made several breaks through opposition lines and robust tackles were put in by Lewis Jennings, Tom Goodrum and Ollie Dowdell. Ollie Dowdell also showed the importance of good positioning at pace as he sat perfectly on Owen Sharpe’s shoulder to receive a pressured offload that then resulted in a try.

Max Ross ably took control of the forwards from his position at number eight. He expertly jackled the ball backwards from rucks to the half-backs and performed a textbook ‘pick and run’ from the back of the scrum to enable a well-deserved try. Lewis Jennings also put in a strong performance with good breaks and hand-offs as he weaved his way through the opposition lines.

This was a sound performance by the Wymondham Development Squad who put five tries past their opposition, two of which were successfully converted.

Tries: Lewis Jennings (1), Owen Sharpe (3), Charlie Tighe (1)

Conversions: Charlie Tighe (2)

Man of the Match: Max Ross