UNDER 17S GO OUT OF NATIONAL QUARTER FINAL FIGHTING

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Clive John
14th Apr 2008 1:50 PM

The under 17s narrowly lost 15-12 to Bristol in a superb game of rugby for the South West Divisional title at Newbury yesterday. Bristol, unbeaten this season and linked to the professional club, had a big well-drilled pack and starved us of ball for most of the first half. They scored two tries, one from a lineout drive,and led 15-0 at the break. In the second half our boys delivered probably their best ever performance as a squad. The forwards tore into the opposition and secured some good ball for the backs to terrorise Bristol. Two early tries were scored by Tom Shiel, one he converted and the game looked there to be stolen. Agonisingly, two try scoring passes just went to ground and a late penalty attempt missed by inches. Bristol never looked like scoring in the second half and their pack just kept the ball tight as long aS they could. Time finally run out, much to their relief and very much to our frustration. The players did the club proud yesterday and were able to walk off the pitch with their heads held high. Tom Smalley led his team superbly and Matt Craggs led the pack by example. However, every player played to their very best and can be proud of their performance.

Squad: Rice,Jackson,Kenyon,Maw,Shiel,Shevlane,Smalley,Reus,Sendell,H-Krell,Szwagrzak,Vialls,Telford,Imbriano,Rogers,Thornton,Shipp,
Craggs,Smith,Biggins,Saunders.





















Squad: Rice, Jackson
Boyo
14th Apr 2008 5:40 PM

Brilliant performance guys. Clap Clap Clap Clap
MarkW
15th Apr 2008 9:20 AM

Sounds like a great effort against top-class opposition. Hard luck, but well done too.
Richard Bobbett
15th Apr 2008 10:17 PM

Well done to the all the players and coaches, i had the pleasure of accompanying them on their trip to Newbury last sunday, as they needed a touch judge. The whole squad is a credit to the club, not just their performance on the pitch, coming back from a 15 - 0 deficit at half time, to make the second half a real dog fight to the end, just missing a penalty kick by a couple of feet that would have evened up the scores, but also for the behaviour and attitude they showed throughout the day, we should all look forward to seeing them represent Chiltern in the Colts next season.