Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Ashford RFC Under 12s Match Report 3rd April 2005
Ashford forwards power to clear win over Middlesex side Ruislip.
Ashford 30 (6 tries) – Ruislip 0
Ashford B 5 (1 try) – Ruislip 15 (3 tries)
In recent weeks the Ashford Under 12s have played sides from Hertfordshire, Wiltshire and Essex. This weekend they had the luxury of a home fixture courtesy of touring Middlesex side Ruislip.
Ruislip came to Ashford on the second day of their Easter tour. The previous day they had managed a 3 tries all draw with Canterbury. As a result they may have arrived at Kinney’s Field with the wrong impression of the competitiveness of Kent Under 12 rugby. They would find the Ashford Under 12s a different proposition from their east Kent neighbours.
From the kick-off the Ashford boys put the visitors under immediate pressure. In the opening exchanges, Ruislip’s forwards appeared taken aback by the power and physical presence of the Ashford pack. With prop Billy Stevens to the fore, Ashford’s forwards dominated possession spending the whole of the first half pressuring their opponent’s try line. The opening score came after just 2 minutes when hooker George Sladden stole possession from a Ruislip scrum and captain Chris Albrow dived over to score the first try. From the restart, Ashford charged upfield and resumed the pressure on the visitors try line. Despite crossing the visitor’s line on several occasions Ashford were unable to ground the ball cleanly. Eventually, breaking quickly from the scrum, Albrow pounced on a defensive error and scored his and the team’s second try.
The second half saw Ashford execute their task much more cleanly and they began to convert pressure into points. Backs Luke Chinnery, Harry Atkins, Adam Batt and Harvey Piper all scored tries to make it a convincing 6 tries to nil victory. One of the highlights of the second half was when Ruislip made a rare foray into Ashford territory and stand-in fullback Chinnery made his best tackle of the season.
The development squad also put in a strong performance losing to Ruislip by 3 tries to 1.
“A” team player of the week was Patrick MacEnri. Development squad player of the week was William Mowl.
Ashford 30 (6 tries) – Ruislip 0
Ashford B 5 (1 try) – Ruislip 15 (3 tries)
In recent weeks the Ashford Under 12s have played sides from Hertfordshire, Wiltshire and Essex. This weekend they had the luxury of a home fixture courtesy of touring Middlesex side Ruislip.
Ruislip came to Ashford on the second day of their Easter tour. The previous day they had managed a 3 tries all draw with Canterbury. As a result they may have arrived at Kinney’s Field with the wrong impression of the competitiveness of Kent Under 12 rugby. They would find the Ashford Under 12s a different proposition from their east Kent neighbours.
From the kick-off the Ashford boys put the visitors under immediate pressure. In the opening exchanges, Ruislip’s forwards appeared taken aback by the power and physical presence of the Ashford pack. With prop Billy Stevens to the fore, Ashford’s forwards dominated possession spending the whole of the first half pressuring their opponent’s try line. The opening score came after just 2 minutes when hooker George Sladden stole possession from a Ruislip scrum and captain Chris Albrow dived over to score the first try. From the restart, Ashford charged upfield and resumed the pressure on the visitors try line. Despite crossing the visitor’s line on several occasions Ashford were unable to ground the ball cleanly. Eventually, breaking quickly from the scrum, Albrow pounced on a defensive error and scored his and the team’s second try.
The second half saw Ashford execute their task much more cleanly and they began to convert pressure into points. Backs Luke Chinnery, Harry Atkins, Adam Batt and Harvey Piper all scored tries to make it a convincing 6 tries to nil victory. One of the highlights of the second half was when Ruislip made a rare foray into Ashford territory and stand-in fullback Chinnery made his best tackle of the season.
The development squad also put in a strong performance losing to Ruislip by 3 tries to 1.
“A” team player of the week was Patrick MacEnri. Development squad player of the week was William Mowl.
