Brentwood vs Woodford RFC 24th September

Match Report: Sunday 24th September
Kick-Off: 12.00
Venue: Brentwood

Brentwood vs. Woodford RFC

Brentwood 29
Woodford 7

The day was surprisingly very warm and as all the boys arrived it didn’t really seem like this Sunday was going to be a big deal. As I stood from the side line watching them warm-up I noticed a slight change in their well…nerves! As the clock was ticking on getting closer and closer to kick-off the boys seemed to get quieter and quieter! Usually they will take a chance with the coaches and have a laugh here and muck around there but not on Sunday.

The tossup went to Woodford and they decided to kick down pitch. The first few minutes weren’t very crucial as the ball didn’t really seemed to move very far as it went from one team to another. Both teams struggled with the scrum a bit…lets just say it was due to nerves (but by the end of the game it got much better)!

After all the team finally drove the ball towards our posts Adriaan took the ball and drove it forward which is where Bobby stepped in…and thanks to his good dodging the first try was scored within 8minutes into the game. Andy got the conversion which got the score up to 7-0 to Brentwood.

There was a really memorably line done by the boys without one mistake and even the dad’s made comments at the side line that it really was a good line! Well done!! Chris took over from the line but unfortunately dropped the ball and kicked it off. Nice work though it would have been a great try! Thanks to such great team work Bobby scored again! Unfortunately Andy the conversion was missed which got the score to 12-0.

After our two tries and a conversion Woodford got their first try and conversion taking the score to 12-7 still to Brentwood.

There were various injuries and replacements…the boys at the side line commented ‘They are taking down our players!’ It did seem like that at the time but I think it was just that few moments that at least two players got injured.

-HALF TIME-

The game was getting tenser now and everyone seemed more interested what was going on the field instead of the side unlike in the beginning of the game. Matthew drove the ball forward and then passed to Bobby who once again got a try for Brentwood with a conversion. This brought the score to 19-7.
Another comments made by the dad’s that the driving was really good and that the boys are working well together.

Before a few minutes where over…when I looked up again Bobby scored yet another try and the conversion was done by Rory.
This brought the score to 24-7 to Brentwood.
The ball was thrown in a few minutes later but Ollie missed the jump but made up for it really well by getting right in the in the tackling.
Jamie got the throw in from Woodford…nice work.
After this the time was practically over and things happened really fast…Cameron did some really good tackling to prevent the opposition from scoring!
The final score was 29-7 to Brentwood and it was a really good game.
It was the first game and it really was a good kick off to the new season!

By Marlene Maree