By Pippa Brown

Proud In Defeat

Game 1: Cheshunt 1 – Letchworth 8

Cheshunt Under 10's v Letchworth

A strong Letchworth side took on the Cheshunt Under 10s on Sunday in sticky conditions.  With great speed and good passing Letchworth scored five tries in the first half despite some great tackles by Alan and Ryan.

The second half saw some good driving by Cheshunt but a wide pass gave Letchworth the chance to score another try.  After another two tries by Letchworth a maul saw Alan rip the ball from the opposition and put in a run down most of the pitch with Letchworth hot on his heels, to score a try.

Game 2: Cheshunt 1 – Letchworth 6

In the second game Letchworth again showed their impressive speed and strong defence and only gave Cheshunt one opportunity to gain points when a pass to Max gave him the chance to run down the wing and score.

Despite the final score, coach Ricky said how happy he was with the kids’ performance as every one of them had put in 100% .  Tyler’s driving along with Luis and Max’s battles for possession were noted, as was the passing by Douglas and Ferdy.  Ellie was mentioned for impressive tackling on some big opposition and Olli’s tactical play and running into space earned him a mention.  Alan, the newest recruit to the side with only two week’s experience runs like a pro and Man of the Match went to Ryan who, despite being one of the smallest on the pitch, made the best tackles.

3rd November 6.30pm mid-week training.

Game One

Datchworth 4 – 2 Cheshunt, Captain – Luis

With full squad, including two new Cheshunt players, the Mighty C’s turned up at Datchworth on Sunday for some exciting rugby.  After a quick try by Datchworth, Luis ripped the ball off the opposition and raced away to score a try.  A fine tackle by Ellie followed by some excellent defensive play created a turnover giving Ellie the opportunity to score a Cheshunt’s second try.  Jay put in some fine tackles but was unable to prevent a try by Datchworth.  Adam was put on in the second half to gain his first match experience and showed good strength in possession.

Despite a valiant effort by Luis and some good driving by Douglas, Datchworth scored a further two tries Leaving the final score 4-2 to Datchworth

Game Two

Datchworth 2 – 3 Cheshunt, Captain – Matthew

Hope of a rebound was given an early blow when, in a repeat of the first match, Datchworth scored a quick try from the off.  A good throw-in at the line out saw Max pass to Olli whose quick feet took him cleanly past the opposition and across the line to pull back a score for Cheshunt.  Datchworth fought on and scored another try, however a long and determined run down the pitch by Matthew was rewarded with a decisive put down of the ball.  The second half saw Ellie and Matthew put in some powerful drives over the ball helping Cheshunt retain possession.  Douglas, Tyler and Max worked hard in the scrums and Cheshunt’s defensive line stayed strong to keep Datchworth at bay.

This hard work paid off with a further try by Matthew giving Cheshunt a well deserved 3-2 victory over a good opposition.

With only a month of rugby under his belt Man of the Match was awarded to Jay for his awesome tackles.  A special mention should also go to the two new boys, Adam and Ferdinand for a great effort.

Team:  Tyler, Olli, Ellie, Douglas, Max, Matthew, Ryan, Jay, Luis, Ferdy, Adam

Cheshunt Under 10′s welcomed Bishop’s Stortford to Rosedale for their first home game of the season.

Cheshunt Under 10's v Bishops Stortford

Luis was captain for the first of two games.  He led the team by example scoring 2 tries with another scored by Oliver that was created by great supporting runs from the whole team.  A good defence meant Cheshunt only conceded 2 tries leaving the final score 5-2.

Luckily the rain held off for the second match which was well captained by Ellie.  This game was a much tougher contest than the previous one with the Cheshunt players having to work together and battle hard for their scores.  This team effort allowed Ryan to cross for two with Ellie, Max, Louis and Oliver getting one each.   Cheshunt had to put in some excellent defending to hold off some awesome attacking play by Stortford to win the match 6-5.

Cheshunt battled hard all morning and long awaited wins were well deserved.  Player of the day was Luis.

Cheshunt Team v Bishop’s Stortford C’s: Ryan, Luis, Ellie, Maxwell, Oliver, Douglas and Matthew.