RUGBY: Under 15s Festival at H & B
Eight local teams competed in an under-15s festival of rugby on Sunday 14 April at the Ark Alexandra ground of Hastings & Bexhill RFC, bathed in warm spring sunshine.
Organised into two pools of four teams playing each other in a round-robin format were H& B, Dartford Valley, Tonbridge Juddians and Brighton (Pool 1); Cranbrook, Westcombe Park, Sevenoaks and Hove (Pool 2).
H&B scored an opening win against Dartford, lost to Juddians in their second game, but won their third 10-7 against Brighton. With two first half tries, H&B seemed in control but, after their opponents scored a converted try in reply, had to defend stoutly in a tense finish to keep ahead so as to qualify for the third/fourth place play-off.
In this game, against Sevenoaks, H&B scored two breakaway tries, one in each half, and dominated for long periods, but ultimately fatigue started to sink into the side, and Sevenoaks scored four in reply to seal third place. The final was won by Westcombe Park, overcoming Juddians after a dramatic last-ditch try.
Onlookers praised the camaraderie and sportsmanship on display in all teams, epitomised by the adjacent multi-team photograph.
Hastings & Bexhill RFC are always looking for new players: age five + – adults, girls and boys of all abilities hastingsrugby.org or email [email protected]
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