Under 17′s « Cheshunt Rugby

Results 3rd/4th December, 2011

By Steve Hall, on December 5th, 2011

Seniors:
Cheshunt 1st XV 21 – 13 West London 1st XV – other league results here
Cheshunt 2nd XV 10 – 43 Fullerians 2nd XV – Other Merit Table Results are here
Black Horse 1st XV 27 – 14 Cheshunt 3rd XV – Other Merit Table Results are here

Youth:
Cheshunt Under 17′s 93 – 10 Old Verulamian Under 17′s

Results 26th/27th November, 2011

By Steve Hall, on November 29th, 2011

Seniors:
Cheshunt 1st XV lost to Barnet in the Herts Cup
Enfield Ignations 2nd XV 18 – 22 Cheshunt 2nd XV – Other Merit Table Results are here
Cheshunt 3rd XV – Cancelled due to availability, anyone interested in playing contact Adam Spychal

Youth:
Cheshunt Under 17′s 45 – 7 Hemel Hempstead Under 17′s

Results 19th/20th November, 2011

By Steve Hall, on November 22nd, 2011

Seniors:
Bank Of England 1st XV 36 – 8 Cheshunt 1st XV – other league results here
Stevenage 2nd XV 22 – 21 Cheshunt 2nd XV – Other Merit Table Results are here
OMT 2nd XV 30 – 22 Cheshunt 3rd XV – Other Merit Table Results are here

Youth:
Cheshunt Under 17′s 40 – 10 Ruislip under 17′s B

Woodford Under 17′s 5 – 17 Cheshunt Under 17′s – 16th October, 2011

By Steve Hall, on November 4th, 2011

By Jim Stanger

Cheshunt travelled to Woodford for a friendly fixture.

C’s kicked off with Woodford immediately returning the ball back deep into Cheshunt’s half. With a very vocal Reece starting early for the day, there was no way Woodford we keep their cool. Then again with Reece constantly shouting I doubt Cheshunt did either. With only a couple of minutes on the clock Woodford had already tested Cheshunt’s defence but to no avail. With Connor playing his usual kicking game on numerous occasions he successfully kicked clear of our 22m line.

With just 5 min on the clock both Forwards & backs combined with Jakk, Ryan & Harry just to name a couple all working well to release Connor down the Wing. With Jordan in support allowed the ball to be off loaded and Jordan scored the first try of the day. (0-5) Once again Woodford started strong and pinned C’s back in the own half and just a couple of missed tackles saw them score (5-5) Once again C’s kicked off and Woodford simply returned the ball back into Cheshunt’s half. Daragh relieved the pressure on Cheshunt by running from deep in our own half into Woodford territory. For a majority of the 1st half Woodford kept Cheshunt pinned back until quick ball saw Connor once again released. With Harry supplying support this time, gave Woodford something to think about, but this time Connor took the ball over the line. The game continued to be played in the middle of the field with Daragh, Harry & Ryan making some great runs from deep, sadly all defended by Woodford. Not for the first time this season saw Cheshunt’s penalty count start to creep up.

Woodford kicked off the 2nd half and once again applied pressure to Cheshunt. However this is something C’s are very used to and happily soaked up the pressure of numerous attacks from Woodford with each and every player defending the line. Messy scrums from both sides saw the referee having to reset the scrum on many occasions.

Even with Cheshunt conceding penalties on their own 5m line Woodford still could not break thru the line. Woodford continued to apply as much pressure as possible which obviously led to ‘handbags’ being thrown. With both teams evenly matched this was not going to be an easy win. With only 8 mins left on the clock saw Cheshunt awarded a scrum just in their own half. Connor received the ball, broke thru the defence and scored C’s 3rd try of the day. This only heightened the tension between the 2 teams and with just minutes to go tempers flared once again when Woodford’s Flanker held onto Aaron (Scrum Half) in a scrum. This led to 3 yellow cards with both Aaron & Woodford’s flanker being yellow carded as well as a hot tempered Woodford winger.

The match finished with Cheshunt winning 5-17

Tries – Connor (2), Jordan Conversion – Ryan

Results 15th/16th October, 2011

By Steve Hall, on October 17th, 2011

Seniors:
Cheshunt 2nd XV Lost to Letchworth 2nd XV – No Result Supplied – Other Merit Table Results are here
Hampsted 4th XV 36 – 17 Cheshunt 3rd XV – Other Merit Table Results are here

Youth:
Woodford under 17′s 5 – 17 Cheshunt under 17′s
Cheshunt Under 14′s 36 – 22 Harrow Under 14′s
Stevenage Under 13′s 31 – 0 Cheshunt Under 13′s A
Cheshunt Under 13′s B 15 – 10 Fullerians Under 13′s

Wasps Under 17′s B 26 – 17 Cheshunt Under 17′s – 9th October 2011

By Steve Hall, on October 13th, 2011

By Jim Stanger

Cheshunt travelled to Acton to play Wasps B in their first league fixture of the season.

Wasps kicked off and for the 2^nd time this season Cheshunt actually had sub’s available. After last weeks powerful scrums by C’s forwards against far bigger players it was sad to see Cheshunt losing the first few scrums.

Wasps quickly showed they are a team who love to move the ball around. However C’s were up for the challenge. However after only a few minutes into the match 2 players went down injured. With C’s losing concentration and the referee not stopping play, Wasps crossed over the line to take an early lead. With only minutes on the clock C’s were forced to make a change. (7-0) Connor’s KO was deep and Jordan tackled in the oppo’s 22, to create some great pressure. Wasps continued to use quick ball which caused C’s various problems, but a nice off load from Jordan to Connor saw Connor break down the left wing, grubber kick past Wasps fullback to run onto the ball and score C’s first points of the day. (7-5). Wasps kicked off an immediately C’s applied more pressure. With the windy conditions both sides started a kicking game, testing both defences.

With Reece in full vocal mode, Wasps Hooker started to get stressed out which lost them various line outs through out the match. C’s continued to apply pressure but a couple of missed tackles by Cheshunt saw Wasps quickly back in C’s 22. Only a great defensive tackle from Daragh stopped Wasps scoring a 2^nd try. However as the match carried on the penalty count against C’s started to rise and with more and more pressure saw Wasps score their 2^nd try of the day but controversy saw Wasps awarded 2pts for conversion that never was (14-5). From the restart Cheshunt managed to keep Wasps pinned in their own half. Once again Reece wound up the lineout to see wasps lose another one. Connor collected the ball on the half way line to score both his 2^nd and C’s 2^nd try of the day. With Ryan successfully kicking the score was 14-12. However right on half time C’s missed stupid tackles and Wasps managed to cross the line again and with another dubious kick (see DVD) Wasps led 21-12.

C’s kicked of the 2^nd half, however C’s continued to be penalised for stupid mistakes but good defensive work kept C’s in the match. As both sides started to tie, C’s used the backs to good advantage.

With a re-start on 5m line we had our first handbags at dawn and whilst C’s kept wasps pinned in their own half and when C’s received a penalty Connor took a kick Tap & go to score his hat trick of try’s for the day (21-17). Both sides continued to use both their Forwards & Backs trying to press an advantage. Sadly continued pressure saw wasps run in another try to end the match 26-17.

This will always be remembered as the “What If?” match

Darius, Z, Liam, Joe, Reece, Jakk, Antony, Ryan, George, Duncan, Alex, Aaron, Connor, Lewis, Harry, Jordan, Daragh, Will

Tries                -           Connor (3)
Penalty                        -
Conversion      -           Ryan

Results 1st/2nd October, 2011

By Steve Hall, on October 3rd, 2011

Seniors:
Hitchin 1st XV 45 – 27 Cheshunt 1st XV – other league results here
Cheshunt 2nd XV - Old Haberdashers 2nd XV – No Result Supplied – Other Merit Table Results are here
Old Albanians 5th XV 53 - 0 Cheshunt 3rd XV – Other Merit Table Results are here

Youth:
Cheshunt Under 17′s 12 – 14 Upminster Under 14′s (friendly)
Ruislip Under 14′s 7 – 36 Cheshunt Under 14′s
Cheshunt Under 13′s A 52 - 3 Staines Under 13′s

End of Season Hertfordshire Rugby Festivals 2011/2012

By Steve Hall, on September 22nd, 2011

We are giving early notice of the end of season festivals for the Youth and Mini sides so you can keep the dates free in your diary.

U7s & U8s: Sunday 22nd April 2012 @ Tring RFC (both on one day)

U9s & U11s Saturday 28th April 2012 @ Hertford RFC

U10s & U12s Sunday 29th April 2012 @ Hertford RFC although Enquiries are ongoing as to whether all 4 age groups can be on the Sunday (so that Sat footy players can take part).

U13s – U17s 10s tournaments 24 & 25th March 2012 @ Hertford RFC

Results 17th/18th September, 2011

By Steve Hall, on September 19th, 2011

Seniors:
Barnet 1st XV - Cheshunt 1st XV - other league results here
Cheshunt 2nd XV 10 - 20 Enfield Ignations 2nd XV - Other Merit Table Results are here
Cheshunt 3rd XV 17 – 22 Watford 2nd XV - Other Merit Table Results are here

Youth:
Ruislip U17′s B 14 - 27 Cheshunt Under 17′s

Cheshunt Under 17′s 17 – 17 Enfield Ignations Under 17′s – 11th September 2011

By Steve Hall, on September 15th, 2011

By Jim Stanger

Sunday saw Cheshunt U17’s kick off their season with a friendly match against local rivals Enfield Ignations. As in previous matches there is always a good bit of banter between the teams.

Unfortunately for Cheshunt, the season hasn’t got off to a good start with squad numbers, with one or two injuries and a couple of players not getting back into the mood of playing rugby, C’s were therefore only able to field 15 men. Unlike Enfield who seemed to turn up with every 16 year old from Enfield.

Straight from the KO, Cheshunt’s big forwards showed their power with Joe, Z & Liam all carrying the ball well into contact (Summer training seems to have worked) keeping Enfield pinned back in their own half. On the 10 minute, not for the first time by our boys a simple mistake allowed Enfield to break free and return the ball 3/4 the length of the pitch to lead the match 0-5.

Soon after the restart Cheshunt failed to take full advantage of a penalty in front of the posts and decided to try to run the ball in. However on the 16 minute once again C’s were awarded a penalty in front of the posts and after some direct intervention by the coaches, Ryan stepped up to kick the penalty (3-5).

Not long after, Dan took both a knock to the head & leg and was forced off the pitch, leaving C’s with just 14 players on the pitch. It therefore seemed obvious that Enfield would then be able to take full advantage of the extra man for the remaining 60 minutes together with numerous sub’s of their own to dominate the game. However this was not to be the case and C’s knuckled down to produce some truly fantastic rugby C’s were awarded a scrum on the 55th minute in Enfield’s half. With the entire team playing as one the ball was finally carried over the try line by Antony to score C’s first try of the season and to take Cheshunt’s lead to 8-5. Ryan once again stepped up to successfully score the conversion to give Cheshunt a 10-5 lead.

5 minutes later Cameron intercepted a wayward pass and ran the entire length of the pitch to score Cheshunt’s second try of the day, which was once again successfully converted by Ryan to take Cheshunt’s lead to 17-5.

However it was at this point that Cheshunt’s 14 men began to tire as Enfield fully utilised the large squad they had to rotate players and managed to run in to further try’s to finish the match on 17-17.

TEAM

Liam, Aaron, Z, Joe, Daragh, Reece, Jordan, Antony, Will, Alex, Ryan, Harry, Cameron, Dan, Nick.

POINTS

Tries - Antony, Cameron, Penalty - Ryan, Conversion - Ryan (2)