NHSOB

NHSOB, captained by Luke Stephens, came up against a very sticky opposition on Sunday. From the off the Old Boys could sense they would be troubled and when they knocked the ball on from the kick off, Panteg picked it up and ran in for the 1^st score of the game. The Old Boys quickly hit back when Ellie Robinson scored the 1^st of her 3 trys.

Panteg attacked strongly and the Old Boys defence did not have the muscle to stop them going ahead again. NHSOB were looking to play their usual passing game and they were working through the phases excellently. Their supporting play and angled running was commendable and every time Panteg scored the Old Boys would pull the scores level. At ½ time the score was 5 all - with Liam McDonald & Dylan Pollock adding to Robinsons hat trick.

The 2^nd half began just the same as the 1^st, with Panteg running in a try straight from the kick off. The Old Boys went 7 - 5 down within a few minutes but their heads didn’t drop. They continued to pass the ball along the line and an excellent move started by Man of the Match Liam McDonald from deep in his own half led to a strong run by Oliver Andrew who offloaded to Dylan Pollock who got his 2^nd of the game.

Panteg continued to trouble the Old Boys and ran in a try from the ½ way line with Tomos Brenan still attached to the tag. Panteg scored their 9^th in the same way. What is usually a solid Old Boys defence could not find a way of tagging the Panteg players and that in the end is what led to the defeat.

The Old Boys hit back with 2 more tries from Liam McDonald but it wasn’t enough to stop them losing the game 8 - 9.