Round 6 - 17th June vs Trinity Goulburn
Photos courtesy of Vanessa Ashman
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Match report 11:30 17 June 2017
U14 Marist Royal vs Trinity After a short drive up the highway parents were welcomed by the grey skies of Goulburn and the players were welcomed by an entertaining war cry from Trinity. There were forced changes for the team with Darius and Ben out with injury. In some good news Rufus, Luke and Finn returned and Liam Bowron and Joel Sainsbury made the trip to help out. From the start Royal put pressure on Trinity and this continued throughout the game leading to a big win. The coaches’ hard work at training really paid off as the team showed of their attacking skills with ball movement from the forwards at kick off and the backs passing to players out wide in space. The scrum was dominant, defence was strong and there were turnovers at the ruck which created counter attacks. Overall the coaches would be very happy with the performance. The only negative for the team was the number of penalties conceded at the ruck for being off side and not coming in through the gate. There were to many tries to list but a couple that stick in the mind include, a turnover against the run of play from Liam v. onto Travis who made a break down the blindside with a goose step then a draw and pass to Josh Robinson to score out wide. The second try was at the end of the game where Will showed off his soccer skills by grubbering the ball ahead for himself a number of times before scoring under the posts. There is another road trip next week with the game down the coast at Broulee. |
Round 5 - 3 June vs Grammar
Photos courtesy of Hamish Ashman
Match report
from Luke Van Der Werwe
The first game of winter brought warm weather for the home game against Grammar. Royal started strongly with great passing from the backline leading to a break down the sideline from Jack, then the ball was passed back to the other side of the field to Josh Robinson in space, then a couple of pods in the middle of the field, then a pick and drive from Darius running through a massive gap to score. There was more to come from the kick off, the ball moved through the hands from Matias putting Darius in space charging down the sideline before stepping back inside for another try. But then like in previous weeks the injury curse struck. The team was without the services of Luke, Rufus and Finn with injury and now after scoring two tries in almost as many minutes, it was Darius’ turn crashing out with a collarbone fracture. We wish him a speedy recovery.
The game continued at speed, it was Grammar’s turn to attack with a series of pick and drives down the middle and then down the blindside leading to a try. This would be the only points for Grammar. In the second half the Royal forwards dominated creating multiple turnovers. The backs showed what they could do with all the extra ball with slick passes and accurate kicking from Travis and Ben putting the Grammar fullback and wingers under pressure, which turned into points. The fast open game really suited Angus, Matias, Will and Matt who made a number of big runs and Josh Ryan who ran around a number of defenders for his first try of the season.
It was a big win for Royal with highlights everywhere, of particular note was a superb scrum based move that created a try for Lachlan. There is now a long weekend, hopefully some of the injured players recover and will be back in a fortnight against Trinity.
The first game of winter brought warm weather for the home game against Grammar. Royal started strongly with great passing from the backline leading to a break down the sideline from Jack, then the ball was passed back to the other side of the field to Josh Robinson in space, then a couple of pods in the middle of the field, then a pick and drive from Darius running through a massive gap to score. There was more to come from the kick off, the ball moved through the hands from Matias putting Darius in space charging down the sideline before stepping back inside for another try. But then like in previous weeks the injury curse struck. The team was without the services of Luke, Rufus and Finn with injury and now after scoring two tries in almost as many minutes, it was Darius’ turn crashing out with a collarbone fracture. We wish him a speedy recovery.
The game continued at speed, it was Grammar’s turn to attack with a series of pick and drives down the middle and then down the blindside leading to a try. This would be the only points for Grammar. In the second half the Royal forwards dominated creating multiple turnovers. The backs showed what they could do with all the extra ball with slick passes and accurate kicking from Travis and Ben putting the Grammar fullback and wingers under pressure, which turned into points. The fast open game really suited Angus, Matias, Will and Matt who made a number of big runs and Josh Ryan who ran around a number of defenders for his first try of the season.
It was a big win for Royal with highlights everywhere, of particular note was a superb scrum based move that created a try for Lachlan. There is now a long weekend, hopefully some of the injured players recover and will be back in a fortnight against Trinity.
Round 4 - 27 May vs Vikings
Photos courtesy of Hamish Ashman
Match report
from Luke Van Der Werwe
The team ran onto the main oval at Gowrie against last year’s losing grand finalist. The size difference between the two teams was evident as they shook hands, the Royal backs especially were out sized against the much bigger Vikings backs. The game ended up somewhat one sided with the Vikings big team able to make metres up the middle pulling in the Royal defenders before spinning the ball wide and running down the wider channels to score. The few times the team had the ball the backs passed the ball down the backline but were unable to break the Viking’s defence.
The game ended early with a late high tackle from a Viking’s player on Royal fullback Finn. After having scans Finn has been given the all clear which is really good news. He is a tough player who plays above his weight, the players and parents wish him a speedy recovery.
There were few highlights from the game for Royal as they spent most of the game defending. The forwards defence and their work at the ruck created some turnovers and the scrum was also strong. Onto Grammar next week.
The team ran onto the main oval at Gowrie against last year’s losing grand finalist. The size difference between the two teams was evident as they shook hands, the Royal backs especially were out sized against the much bigger Vikings backs. The game ended up somewhat one sided with the Vikings big team able to make metres up the middle pulling in the Royal defenders before spinning the ball wide and running down the wider channels to score. The few times the team had the ball the backs passed the ball down the backline but were unable to break the Viking’s defence.
The game ended early with a late high tackle from a Viking’s player on Royal fullback Finn. After having scans Finn has been given the all clear which is really good news. He is a tough player who plays above his weight, the players and parents wish him a speedy recovery.
There were few highlights from the game for Royal as they spent most of the game defending. The forwards defence and their work at the ruck created some turnovers and the scrum was also strong. Onto Grammar next week.
Round 3 - 20 May vs St Edmunds
Photos courtesy of Vanessa Ashman
Match report
from Luke Van Der Werwe
Heavy rain the night before didn’t deter a big crowd of supporters from Marist and Eddies cheering on the teams. Due to the unavailability of players there were multiple positional changes to the Royal team. From the kick off strong defence from Royal held Eddies in their own half before a turnover penalty and quick thinking led to Will running in for a try. The game continued in Eddies half with strong defence from Travis and the forwards putting the pressure on at the breakdown leading to a penalty which Matias converted. A couple of breaks up the middle from Royal led to another raid in Eddies half unfortunately there was not enough support and the ball was lost after being held up in a maul leading to a Eddies scrum. Eddies started to attack through their forwards but a great front on tackle from Rowan slowed their advance. Eddies made it close to the Royal try line but a turnover and then a break from Lachlan stopped Eddies attack before the referee called half time.
Eddies had the stronger start to the second half. Eddies started rumbling the ball through their forwards and a low tackle from Liam led to the referee referring him for a concussion test. After a short break he was deemed fit to play and the game restarted with Eddies continuing to apply pressure in the Royal half. Eddies seemed to have more energy and they scored two quick tries in the same part of the field which made the score 10 all. It was now time for Royal to apply pressure, a nice switch back pass set up a try under the posts. Eddies then did a trick kick off confusing Royal as the ball bounced out close to the try line. Luckily from the following play there was a turnover and Finn was able to relieve pressure clearing the ball past the 22m line. A poor lineout from Eddies led to free kick and a break from Ben who received a high tackle resulting in a penalty kick which extended the lead. From the kick off a strong charge from Matias broke the Eddies line and then offloaded to Will which led to another try and conversion. Eddies didn’t give up and for the rest of the game were on attack, strong defence from the forwards held Eddies out and an intercept from Josh stopped a certain Eddies try. Ultimately Eddies got their try and the referee blew game over, final score Marist 27 defeating St Edmunds 15.
It was a high quality entertaining game played at speed. Royal can hold their heads high for their effort as they played part of the game down a player. Thanks to Rowan, Jack, Joel and James from the Sky team for backing up from their game in Queanbeyan.
Heavy rain the night before didn’t deter a big crowd of supporters from Marist and Eddies cheering on the teams. Due to the unavailability of players there were multiple positional changes to the Royal team. From the kick off strong defence from Royal held Eddies in their own half before a turnover penalty and quick thinking led to Will running in for a try. The game continued in Eddies half with strong defence from Travis and the forwards putting the pressure on at the breakdown leading to a penalty which Matias converted. A couple of breaks up the middle from Royal led to another raid in Eddies half unfortunately there was not enough support and the ball was lost after being held up in a maul leading to a Eddies scrum. Eddies started to attack through their forwards but a great front on tackle from Rowan slowed their advance. Eddies made it close to the Royal try line but a turnover and then a break from Lachlan stopped Eddies attack before the referee called half time.
Eddies had the stronger start to the second half. Eddies started rumbling the ball through their forwards and a low tackle from Liam led to the referee referring him for a concussion test. After a short break he was deemed fit to play and the game restarted with Eddies continuing to apply pressure in the Royal half. Eddies seemed to have more energy and they scored two quick tries in the same part of the field which made the score 10 all. It was now time for Royal to apply pressure, a nice switch back pass set up a try under the posts. Eddies then did a trick kick off confusing Royal as the ball bounced out close to the try line. Luckily from the following play there was a turnover and Finn was able to relieve pressure clearing the ball past the 22m line. A poor lineout from Eddies led to free kick and a break from Ben who received a high tackle resulting in a penalty kick which extended the lead. From the kick off a strong charge from Matias broke the Eddies line and then offloaded to Will which led to another try and conversion. Eddies didn’t give up and for the rest of the game were on attack, strong defence from the forwards held Eddies out and an intercept from Josh stopped a certain Eddies try. Ultimately Eddies got their try and the referee blew game over, final score Marist 27 defeating St Edmunds 15.
It was a high quality entertaining game played at speed. Royal can hold their heads high for their effort as they played part of the game down a player. Thanks to Rowan, Jack, Joel and James from the Sky team for backing up from their game in Queanbeyan.
Round 2 - 13 May vs Wests
Photos courtesy of Dominique Rowson
Photos by Hamish Ashman
Match Report
from Luke Van Der Werwe
Round 2 of the season greeted the team with sunshine through the clouds at Weetangera oval. With Marist Sky having a bye this round a few players joined Royal for a run. Same as Round 1, the team started strongly however this time they turned it into points with strong runs from Darius, Matias and Will turning into tries in quick succession. After the frenetic start the game turned into a period of even play on the half way line. Strong defence especially from Travis who seem to revel in the tough stuff prevented Wests from getting out of their half. After holding Wests out it was now time for the backs to have a run. Excellent ball movement first from a lineout and then a turnover led to a couple of tries being scored out wide. Of particular note was a mid-air step from Ben leading to a try.
It would be difficult for the second half to match the first half and that was the case as Wests started the stronger making it into Royal half and putting them under pressure. Wests were trying to put pressure on using their bigger forwards in the scrum and through pick and drives but they were stopped with little progress. Towards the end of the second half the team took advantage from a tiring Wests defence and scored a couple of brilliant tries. Firstly through a forward set play in one corner and then in the opposite corner when Ben scored by nudging a couple of grubber kicks ahead before pouncing on the ball once it crossed the try line.
Overall an improved effort from the team, with strong runs from the forwards laying the platform for the backs to show off their skills. The positives from the game for Marist was again ball movement and defence which held strong the whole game. Bring on Eddies next week.
It would be difficult for the second half to match the first half and that was the case as Wests started the stronger making it into Royal half and putting them under pressure. Wests were trying to put pressure on using their bigger forwards in the scrum and through pick and drives but they were stopped with little progress. Towards the end of the second half the team took advantage from a tiring Wests defence and scored a couple of brilliant tries. Firstly through a forward set play in one corner and then in the opposite corner when Ben scored by nudging a couple of grubber kicks ahead before pouncing on the ball once it crossed the try line.
Overall an improved effort from the team, with strong runs from the forwards laying the platform for the backs to show off their skills. The positives from the game for Marist was again ball movement and defence which held strong the whole game. Bring on Eddies next week.
Round 1 - 6 May vs Daramalan
Photos by Hamish Ashman
Match Report
A new season started with kick-off between u14 Marist Royal and the previous year’s premiers Daramalan. In cold, overcast conditions Marist started strongly camped in the Daramalan’s 22 for most of the first half. There were great runs from the backs Ben, Matt and Josh in the outside back channels but the team was unable to capitalise and turn these chances into points. The Daramalan defence held strong even when they had players yellow carded for lifting tackles, which occurred throughout the game. Against the run of play Daramalan scored a try after a turnover which was the only points from a tight 1st half where Marist dominated possession and field position.
At the start of the 2nd half Daramalan drove strongly through the middle making metres which led to another try. Minutes later another Daramalan break out in the middle was halted by a superb cover tackle from Will stopping a certain try. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough as missed tackles and passive defence, led to a couple more tries. With the final whistle there is plenty for the team to be proud of especially in the first half. The team needs to keep patient to translate possession and field position into points. The positive from the game for Marist was ball movement and the scrum. Onto West’s next week.
At the start of the 2nd half Daramalan drove strongly through the middle making metres which led to another try. Minutes later another Daramalan break out in the middle was halted by a superb cover tackle from Will stopping a certain try. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough as missed tackles and passive defence, led to a couple more tries. With the final whistle there is plenty for the team to be proud of especially in the first half. The team needs to keep patient to translate possession and field position into points. The positive from the game for Marist was ball movement and the scrum. Onto West’s next week.
