NHSOB under 12s v Chepstow U 12s 8/11/09
Given the importance of the day and time the kick off both teams held poignant 1minutes silence in remembrance of those who have given their lives serving in our armed services.
The teams kicked off and entertained the crowd with some excellent rugby. NHSOB spent long periods defending in their own half as Chepstow put them under lots of pressure, however it was NHSOB which managed to put Chepstow under pressure with two well work tries by Isaac Rowland's and Joshua Ford. A conversion by Ashley Gibson gave them 12 points to 7 half time lead. The Chepstow team responded with a try and conversion of their in the closing minutes of the 1st half
The second half start was a very similar affair with NHSOB and Chepstow playing the game at pace. The first try of the second half saw Joshua Ford scoring a second try after some good work from the forwards Sean Conlon, Gareth Perkins, and Ethan Churchill making a strong front row enjoying success in the scrum. The second row partnership of Joshua Wall and Ethan Goddard securing the ball at the lineout and rucking well. The recent defensive coaching in training as led to improvements with everyone committing themselves to the tackles. There was a second try from Chepstow but NHSOB held on for a well deserved victory with some first class defensive work. A special praise should go to the whole team on their continuing improvement which should see them do well for the rest of the season The boys played well and there was some excellent support play from Charlie Wheeler Jones, Corinth Jones Ben Prosser, Connor Shefford, and Ethan Churchill. It was great to see Hakeem play for the second time and he started to look at home when he was moved to play as a flanker. It was great to see Kain Hooper on the touchline supporting the boys while waiting for his registration to come through and we look forward to seeing him in action for NHSOB in the coming weeks. Strong effort from Shaun who was also playing in his second game for NHSOB
Final Score 19-12
