St Mary’s Year 7 Rugby team played in a round robin series of 7-a-side matches against Churchill Community College on Thursday evening. Game 1 was played with the A and B teams facing off against their opposites, with the fixtures being split with the A team recording an excellent 8-3 victory, while the B team were narrowly defeated 6-4.
There were excellent performances across both pitches, with Jay Good excelling in defence with some excellent tackling. Bobby Ramsey scored the highlight try of the first round of fixtures, powering through and carrying 4 Churchill defenders and extending the ball for the try.
Game 2 saw the respective A and B teams face off, and St Mary’s B performed brilliantly to defeat Churchill A 7 tries to 3. The A team almost stole victory in the final moments of their game, but Jay Good was unfortunate to have the ball knocked from his grasp just as he reached for the line, resulting in a 4 tries each draw.
St Mary’s A vs Churchill A – 8-3 to St Mary’s.
St Mary’s B vs Churchill B – 4-6 to Churchill CC.
St Mary’s B vs Churchill A – 4 -4 draw.
St Mary’s A vs Churchill B – 7-3 to St Mary’s.
Players of the Day:
James Hepburn – James was outstanding with the ball in hand today, effortlessly gliding past opposition defenders and timing his passes to perfection to create scoring opportunities for his teammates.
Jarno Ambelez – Jarno displayed excellent footwork and agility when attacking, leaving defenders clutching at air as they tried to tackle him.
Sam McDonald – Sam showed excellent speed in both games, outpacing the defence to score several excellent tries.
Fred Eltringham – Fred was fantastic in defence in both games, tackling and counter-rucking well to stop Churchill players in their tracks. He also contributed some punishing runs on his way to scoring several tries.
The Team:
Sam McDonald, Joseph McStay, Lewis Burd, Billy Cummins, Niall Boothroyd, Darragh O’Hare, Archie McConnell, Pico Mingstones, Bobby Ramsey, Joe Ferguson, Jay Good, Fred Eltringham, Taylor Gallagher, Dylan Barclay, Peidar Amiramin, James Hepburn, Jarno Ambelez.
The boys were fantastic all evening and played some excellent rugby. This was the final fixture of the season for Year 7, but we look forward to September where the team looks like it will be able to continue the excellent progress made this year.
Special mention should go to Charlie Kain, Isaac Kain and Matthew Sheerin who all followed on from their recent level 1 refereeing course and took charge of each fixture. The boys refereed the game confidently and to a very high standard.
Mr Hook
