Rishworthian Minis v Huddersfield Minis, match report, Rishworthians put in some excellent performances against Huddesfield

Rishworthians Minis v Baildon & Huddersfield YMCA

Rishworthians enjoy a good mornings rugby at Baildon & Huddersfield YMCA

Match reports Sunday 10th February
Rishworthians travelled to Baildon for the second time in three weeks to take on Baildon at under 7/8/10/11. With Baildon having no under 9's they made the short journey to Huddersfield YMCA.

Under 6’s The Micros
The under 5's and 6's trained with Neal Lumb and Darren Grogan taking the session. Once they reach their 6th birthday and understand the game they can join the under 7's squad and play some competitive games. Jack Mallinson, Oliver Brian, George Wannan and Kieran Lewis are now enjoying competitive tag rugby with Oliver Brian coming away with the man of the match again. Well done Oliver.

Under 7's The Young Guns
What a difference from the biting cold wind two weeks ago. Eighteen players turned out in glorious sunshine to enjoy good conditions up at Baildon. With the under 8’s short of players initially Corey White and Carrick Keighley-Payne moved up to play for the under 8’s. Two late arrivals though meant a squad of ten players playing U8’s and 8 playing at U7’s.

Baildon 11 - 16 Rishworthians
Both sides fielded 8 players in an exciting mornings rugby, with a mixture of more and less experienced players in each team. There was some strong running from both sides with Rishworthians just having the edge. Man of the match George Sutcliffe ran in five tries with other scores coming from Kian Sutcliffe 4, Alex Oldroyd 3, Finn Sutcliffe 2, and one apiece for Jack Mallinson and Oliver Brian. A great effort all round.

Thanks to Neal Mallinson and Mark Oldroyd for running the U7’s and to all the parents for their support.
Squad: Jack Mallinson, Oliver Brian, Finn Sutcliffe, Reggie Herd, Alex Oldroyd, George Sutcliffe, Kian Sutcliffe, Henry Hilton

Grahame White

Under 8’s The Raiders

Baildon 4 - 7 Rishworthians
In a 10-a-side match both teams produced some good open rugby. Rishworthians keen defensive work enabled them to turn over the ball several times on the sixth tag and from the resulting plays were able to establish a winning lead. Strong running from player of the match Callum Bell produced a brace of tires. William Symms also ran well and scored a couple, the other scores coming from Kallan Jamieson, James McHugh and Carrick Keighley-Payne with one apiece.

Baildon 3 - 6 Rishworthians
In a similar game Rishworthians proved too strong for a wilting Baildon side. There were several great individual tries with player of the match James Senneck scoring a peach from a kick off. Initially standing still on the half-way he then proceeded to beat the entire Baildon defensive line to score a fine individual try. Other scores came from Callum Bell 3, Kallan Jamieson 1 and James McHugh 1.

Thanks again to all the parents for their support and to Phil Scoley for taking the coaching reins in the second match.
Squad : Callum Bell, James Senneck, William Symms, James McHugh, Kallan Jamieson, Ben Riley, Alex Scoley, William Hilton, Corey White, Carrick Keighley-Payne

Under 9's The Reds & All Blacks
A bright, crisp, sunny morning at Huddersfield YMCA, befitting July rather than February, saw the coaches sporting their shorts, and more importantly, a great Rishworthian effort which produced a display of running rugby and a feast of fantastic tries.

Reds run riot
Huddersfield YMCA 0 - 70 Old Rishworthians
Rishworthians found the conditions perfect for their style of rugby and began the game in a lively manner and soon won a line out close to the YMCA line. Scrum half, Will McDonnell, took the pass from the line out, dodges and weaved through the YMCA defence to open The Reds account with a try.
The second try soon came after Thomas Cockroft ripped the ball and set off on a run with the open try line begging. Unfortunately Thomas appeared to be running through treacle and was hauled down with the try line at his mercy. The ball was recycled to Thomas Sweeten to score an easy try. Excellent tackling from Greg Day and Billy Whythe gave turnover ball to Rishys, passing the ball through Lewis Hilton to Thomas Sweeten who scored another try to make the score 15-0.
Will McDonnell, relishing his new role as scrum half, picked up the ball from the ruck and swerved around three defenders to score his second try. Jack Davis was next on the score sheet with a try that began on half way. Jack does nothing the easy way. He used his strength and determination to battle his way through the entire YMCA team before falling over the line to score his try.
Excellent defence from Dan Byrnes, Nathan Cooper and Lewis Hilton with George Radcliffe ripping the ball again and again, gave the platform for Jacob Bower to sprint through a gap from half way only to drop the ball over the line. He did however redeem himself minutes later with a try to make the half time score 30-0.
Fortunately this Reds team does not have the mentality or capacity to implode and squander a lead as the current England team, they have the quality to continue their dominance of the first half and pressed home the advantage.
Continued turnover ball from Thomas Cockroft, George Radcliffe and Lewis Hilton gave Thomas Sweeten his hat trick try. From another turnover, after a period of sustained defence by the Reds on their own try line, gave Will McDonnell to show his speed. He pinned back his ears ( I know you can’t see them under all that hair) and sprinted the length of the pitch to score and increase the lead to 40-0.
Determination by the whole was exemplified this time by Nathan Cooper, who (refusing to pass the ball in his eagerness to score) shrugged off tackle after tackle to score a hard earned solo try.
The Reds impressive tackling wore down the YMCA team and Rishys were now scoring at will, with Will McDonnell adding to his tally, followed soon after by Jacob Bower. George Radcliffe, quietly going about his business, has been the Reds constant stealer of the ball, and after ripping the ball yet again on The Reds try line, decided that this time he would get his name on the score sheet, and after running the length of the pitch he did just that.
Rishys have recently learned a few set moves in training and the next try had the coaches positively drooling with its execution. From a free pass Will McDonnell passed to Thomas Cockroft, looped round and took the return pass which was offloaded to Jacob Bower running at pace, who then powered over from 10 meters out. Classic.
The final try epitomised Rishys willingness to run with the ball, when, from a line out again close to the Reds goal line, Will McDonnell feigned a pass, left YMCA players in his wake, and scored his fifth try of the game, making the final score 70-0. ( 14 tries!!)

A record score for the Reds and a great display for the enthusiastic, proud parents.

The second game, at YMCA’s request, was shortened to 5 minutes each way.
As in the first match Rishys were in total control and winning 20-0 with tries for Jacob Bower, George Radcliffe and 2 more for Will McDonnell.

Man of the match…Greg Day
Effort award….Nathan Cooper.

Team: Will McDonnell, Jacob Bower, Jack Davis, Thomas Sweeten, Dan Byrnes, Nathan Cooper, Thomas Cockroft, Billy Whythe, Greg Day, Lewis Hilton, George Radcliffe

Yes, this score, 70-0, is by the under 9’s team, not our illustrious unbeaten senior colleagues, who have had similar scores themselves this season. The score shows the dominance and enthusiasm Rishys had throughout the game. Coaches were particularly impressed with the ruthlessness in attack and by the defensive work which prevented YMCA from posting a score. Recent positioning and tactics introduced in to the team recently are now showing positive dividends which bode well for the rest of the season and more importantly a sterner test against Wharfedale.

I apologise for the length of the report but 14 tries take some describing.

Dave Mc

Under 10's
Baildon U 11's 42 - 7 Rishworthians U10/11's
Rishworthians fielding a mixed squad of under 10's and 11's were depleted due to half-term absentees. However they took on the full Baildon under 11 squad who fielded a big set of players more suited to heavy pitches and rugged forward play. This enabled Baildon to use the slope and their quick players to hit Rishworthians on the break, scoring several long-range tries. Despite this Rishworthians never gave up and caused Baildon problems up front in the forwards. Better application in the second half yielded several chances that Rishworthians were unable to take. However after a period of sustained pressure Harvey Keighley Payne crashed over for a try.

Baildon U 10/11's 40 - 7 Rishworthians U10/11's
In the second game Rishworthians played a mixed Baildon under 10 and 11 squad. They started well and play see-sawed between both halves of the pitch. Again Baildon punished Rishworthians for not pouncing on the loose ball and ran in a series of long-range tries. In the second-half Rishworthians again came back strongly and mounted several attacks on the Baildon line. Good work by the forwards enabled Haydn Corns to burst through the Baildon defence like a rabid rhino to score a well deserved consolation try.

The man of the match was awarded to Harvey Keighley Payne and the award for effort to Ben Atkinson.