UNDER 11s
Newbury Tournament Sunday 25th April
The Petersfield U11 finished a good season is style last Sunday rewarding the work of the coaches Liam Starley, Peter Heath and Simon Kelson with the emphatic win of their group with a high number of tries scored and conceding none
Petersfield 6 vs Salisbury 0
PFRC dominated this game, an initial good run by Dan Woodward set the style of the game, passing and running with Salisbury failing to tackle saw tries by Joseph Heath, Isaac Tarling and Adam Haldenby. Salisbury tried to ease the "field" pressure but sustained tackles by Casper Hird and other team members ended any opposing thoughts of a try.Nick Blumlein broke for a try as the half ended.
The second half started again with sustained pressure, Christian Bottomley popped an early pass that led to Adam Haldenby scoring his second try.
Continued hard work in the centre of the field by Casper Hird and Luke Ullyott led to a penalty and an early release gave Christian Bottomley his first try of the tournament.
Salisbury tried to fight back and had a rare venture into the Field half but a great clearance by Nick Blumlein put the pressure right back onto Salisbury just short of their try line.
The only way the team could have improved on this performance was to ensure they passed and passed early to bring the wings more into the game.
Petersfield 7 vs Stockbury 0
This game started as the other had finished with the side full of confidence.
An early clearance kick and a good tackle by Dave Devlin maintained pressure and a pass from Ben Kelson led to a Nick Blumlein try. This was quickly followed by a flowing move involving Dave Devlin, Ben Kelson which gifted Nick Blumlein his second of the match.
A long kick and some good runs by Joseph Heath with improved sharing of the ball supported by pressure from Freddie Rainbow led to a pass for Nick to score his third try of the half
Casper Hird rejoined the match in the second half and with Dave Devlin who was unlucky not to score, kept up their ferocious tackling to keep Stockbury penned back. Christian Bottomley scored and a flowing move that involved Nick, Ben, Christian and Dave showed that the boys had learnt from their first match. A scrum deep in Stockbury terriority led to quick Starley pass to Joseph Heath and on to Christian for his second try of the match
A long run by Tom Littlefield led to another Isaac Tarling try. The boys running and passing well kept up their momentum and both Luke Starley and Christian were unlucky not to score when free due to the referree blowing the whistle for injuries just as they were about to score.
Petersfield 4 vs Chobham 0
A harder match started well with early pressure resulting in a Blumlein try, the forwards had to work hard to drive forward and Luke Ullyott, Casper Hird, Jake Eves, Harry Hicks and Dougie Mileham combined well to cope with the strong work of Chobham. However sustained pressure at the end of the half and a good drive led to a try for Casper Hird.
Joseph Heath caught well on the restart a good scrum led to a loose pass and the "field" were fortunate that Casper saved a try with a tackle. A balanced match saw "field"come back and a pass from Christian to Ben Kelson gave them their third of the match. A try for Nick Blumlein made it 4 and the dominance by Petersfield led to a few tempers fraying in the opposing team....
An intercept by Adam Haldenby eased a fight back by Chobham and a long run by Dan Woodward sealed the match for their third win.
Petersfield 1 vs Newbury 0
A tough and well balanced game with the hosts saw an even contest in the centre of the field at the start of the game. Some good passing by Joseph and Isaac gave Peterfield an edge and sustained pressure caused a high tackle on Blumlein that led to a penalty. Quick timely tackles kept Chobham deep in their half. A combination of Dave Devlin, Christian and Nick led to a try for Casper Hird and the only try of a well contested game.
Petersfield 1 vs Ealing 0
A good team performance after a long day on very hard ground saw a strong start to the game, a quick pass in the Ealing half gave a break to Christian Bottomley for a diagonal run for a try. Ealing were kept penned in their half and a fantastic catch by Isaac Tarling from an attempted clearance kept the "Londoners" back.
Ealing fought back in the second half in what became a scrappy game however a good intercept by Freddie Rainbow kept Ealing well away from the Petersfield try line. In an even match Ealing kept trying hard and fierce tackles by Luke Starley and Freddie Rainbow and other team members soaked the attacks up.
As the game neared its end a crunching flying tackle by Christian Bottomley ended an attack, this was followed by a good catch and run by Tom Littlefield that allowed a drive forward by Luke Ullyott to the Ealing try line but sadly his potential try was held up.
Five wins without conceding a try showed what a strong team performance this was with none of the opposing teams being able to take control of the games.
The forwards working hard and allowing the team to win scrums and rucks enabled the backs to run and this with consistent and well timed tackles led to Petersfield’s domination.
It has been a successful year for the Under 11s in which they reached the finals of the Petersfield Tournament, the semi finals of the Etihad Cup and winning the Newbury Tournament and all the parents would like to thank the Coaches and Manager for their efforts throughout the season.
U11’s Team: Christian Bottomley, David Devlin, Jacob Eves, Adam Haldenby, Joseph Heath, Harry Hicks, Tom Littlefield, Douglas Mileham, Freddie Rainbow, Luke Starley, Isaac Tarling, Luke Ullyott, Daniel Woodward, Caspar Hird, Nicholas Blumlein, Ben Kelson
If you would like to join Petersfield Under 11 which next season will be the Under 12 please contact James Blumlein @ James@Blumlein.co.uk
Andy Bottomley