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Under 14’s & Under 14's Development
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Under 14’s
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F
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A
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Under 14’s Dev
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F
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A
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Sept
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7
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14
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21
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28
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Suffolk 7’s
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Suffolk 7’s
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Oct
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5
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Woodford
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H
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27
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0
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Woodford
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H
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15
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0
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12
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Bury St Edmunds
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A
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47
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5
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Wymondham
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A
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0
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56
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19
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Westcliff "A"
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H
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24
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15
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Chelmsford
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H
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22
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14
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26
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No training
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No training
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Nov
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2
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Shelford
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H
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25
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25
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Training
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9
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Harpenden
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H
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15
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44
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Harpenden
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H
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24
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15
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16
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Chelmsford
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H
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5
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22
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Southwold
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H
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5
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10
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23
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Cambridge
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A
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P
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Woodbridge
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A
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P
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P
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30
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Diss
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H
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34
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12
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Harlow
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H
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0
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32
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Dec
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7
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Hadleigh (SC)
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H
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NF
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NF
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Ely
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H
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5
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34
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14
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Colchester 13's A
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H
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29
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10
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Clacton
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A
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32
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12
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21
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Cancelled
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Saffron Walden
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H
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15
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17
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28
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Christmas
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Christmas
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Jan
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4
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Chelmsford
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H
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12
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39
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Chelmsford
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H
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29
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12
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11
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Training
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Southwold
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off
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18
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Sudbury (SC)
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A
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51
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0
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Westcliff |
H
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15
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17
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25
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Upminster
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H
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12
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12
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Clacton
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H
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45
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5
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Feb
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1
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Hertford
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A
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Off
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Off
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Hertford
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A
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Off
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off
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8
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Southwold (SC)
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H
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Cnd
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Cnd
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Clacton
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A
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43
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12
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15
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22
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Mar
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1
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Colchester U15B
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H
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15
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28
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Woodbridge
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H
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21
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17
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8
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Wymondham
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H |
22
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15
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15
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Cambridge
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H
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30
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35
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22
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Ipswich (SF final) |
A |
19
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5
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Bury St Edmunds |
A |
12
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28
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29
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Brentwood
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A
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24
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17
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Apr
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5
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Braintree
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H
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53
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5
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No match or training
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12
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Easter
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Easter
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19
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Colchester Festival
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Lost in semi-final
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Colchester
festival
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Won the Spoon final
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26
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Essex 7's (Braintree)
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Won compition
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Southend festival 12's
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Came 4th of 12
Lost final for 3rd
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Newbury 10's |
Lost in semi final |
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Awards Night for 08/09
Players Player Kieran Hexley
Most improved Simon Peckston
Best Newcomer Conner Ibbotson
Coaches player Caleb Harper
Forward for the year Sam Harman
Grinder of the year Jim Carpenter
Player of tour Harry Smith
Coach of tour Peter Baker
Merit Award, outstanding ability for season (recognised for their nomination to Northampton Academy) Sam Harry and Cameron Dobbinson
Try of the Season Robert McGinn scored against Clacton
Best goal kick Ed Clark scored against Stowmarket
Biggest Hit of the season George Shephard (Newbury 10's) and Joe Sparks (Westcomb Park)
Special congratulation to those player who have represented Suffolk and Eastern Counties. Well done.
End of Season Review U14 Development
The U14 season started with a great 15 – 0 win over Woodford, it was then that we realised we were in for a good year with the development side and how far they had come. Bearing in mind that this was only the second full season for the development we decided to make a few changes in the way we worked. The first change we made was only taking a squad of 19 to away matches, so we gave all the boys that travelled a good game.
With this new policy we travelled to Wymondham, and it was a complete disaster! Only 13 boys turned up and we were right royally thrashed 54 -0. So that was a policy that was binned fairly rapidly.
From there on in we had some very close games and some memorable wins scoring 307 points on the way and conceding 298, winning 9 and losing 7. Being a development side is a fairly hard ride for the boys, with the team changing frequently because of the large numbers, playing A sides from other clubs and boys being called over into the A squad, but this was a fantastic season and all the boys were tremendous.
We started the season with Brandon at scrum half and with the illness and injuries to Rupert Dando he very quickly moved into the A team leaving Ieaun Davies to fill the gap and with help from Freddie Lodge and Joe Sparks in the 9 role, they were all outstanding in their play and commitment.
Some boys have improved dramatically this season, markedly Simon Peckston who started in the development and ended the season in the Eastern Counties side, FANTASTIC achievement. Also to my mind improving greatly in the season were Luke Chidgey, after a ear bashing from his mum ON the pitch, Joe Sparks, who has really come out of his shell, Robert McGinn who scored my try of the season at Clacton and Ben Sheehey, who for his size has really punched above his weight. Another new player who has made a big impact is Danny Higgins, who I initially said, could not catch after a few dropped balls, but then caught everything at Southend and used his pace to run around the opposition, one boy to watch next season. Unfortunately we have lost Hagan Gooch this season who felt that he had fallen out of love with the sport, but rumour has it, he may be reconsidering this, so Harrison Pickett filled in and started doing very well at full back before his injury.
We were very fortunate to have Ed Clarke, (his kicking and all round display played a very large part in our success), Will Vine, (for a short spell), Luke Haxell and George Franklin join us from the A squad this season who were all outstanding. Jim Carpenter was a newcomer this season and has fitted in so well he broke into the A squad late on in the season, another new front row player is Henry Turner who shared the duties with James Bryan and Henry Theeman, with Alex Heffernon sharing the number 8 with Ben Norris and Dominic Harris. We then had Joe Wheeler join from the A side and made a real impact as scrum half as illness took Ieaun away and he looks set to be a regular number 9 with some truly great displays. Damien Gosling has been so reliable this season, playing in any position asked, including full back, fly half, centre, wing and I even think flanker at one point!
In the forwards Dominic Harris started channelling some aggression in his play and put in some good performances towards the end of the season and Ben Harfield is looking to cement a place in the backs next season with a good display at the Southend festival. As is expected, Rupert Allen has been sensational all season, with tackling, ball carrying and all round play, has been a delight to watch. Thomas Leatherbarrow has been his usual self, irritating the opposition in each game, but was really missed in the final games because of illness, hope he is back fighting fit next season. Ben Norris has been flitting between the two sides but always gives 100% for the developments and is sorely missed when he is not there. We have also had Will Cousins, back from illness and Andrew Rhys Jones in the final games who both made an impact in the short time with us.
So all in all, as a coaching team we have been very, very impressed with the guys. They are funny, commited, skillfull boys who are a real joy to be with and they have given us some really enjoyable times this season and I really hope they all come back next season and improve on this season again, so that by the end we will be challenging for trophies rather than the shields as we have been this year.
Thanks and see you as Under 15s next year!!
Paul
Southend 12s Rugby Festival
This the first time anyone can remember going to Southend and it did not disappoint, glorious weather, good company, smashing rugby and most important of all was the Rossi ice cream van!!
We took Brandon and Simon with us for the ride just in case we did not have enough players but as it turned out we had 14 so we did not need them, and in the spirit of the festival, they headed straight off and played for Eton Manor who was short of players.
Our group kicked off against Chelmsford with everybody putting in a great performance, especially Ben Harfield who was on the wing, we won 10-0 with the tries coming from Rupert Allen with George Franklin who was also tackling everything in site as we have come to expect from him.
Ben Sheehey then sportingly turned out for Eton Manor as well as the other two players but they lost to Chelmsford.
We then entered more unknown territory, playing for the first time against Westcombe Park from Kent. We quickly went 10-0 up with some great thinking from Ed Clarke with his kicking, but after a couple of decisions went against us, Westcombe came back with two tries of their own and after converting one of them it put them in the lead. We then got a try back from George Franklin but eventually our lines were broken again in the dying moments and unfortunately we narrowly lost the game 15-19. Our first two tries were scored by a very speedy Danny Higgins.
We then played Eton Manor, they still had our players in their ranks, and showed our strength in beating them 22-0, despite the valiant efforts of the Colchester contingent. The tries were scored by Joe Tuthill, Dominic Harris, Danny Higgins, and George Franklin with a conversion from Ed Clarke.
This then left us 4th in the league out of 12 teams, a result that was pleasing but no more than we deserved. We then had to play the 3rd place team in the plate final, ironically this turned out to be Westcombe Park again, and the game went almost the same as the first game, going two tries up with Danny and Rupert scoring then Westcombe came back with tries of their own, converting them both. In the dying moments we thought we had scored through Damien Gosling but the referee adjudged the ball to be held up, so the end result was 10-14 to Westcombe.
All in all, everybody enjoyed the day, every member of the team excelled themselves with fine performances, our player of the tournament being Rupert Allen, and we have another shield for the club trophy cabinet.
WELL DONE to all the boys. The coaches, parents and everyone involved are very proud of the boys and I for one have been very grateful to have worked with such a great bunch of players for another year!!
Paul
Colchester U14 Dev 21 v 17 Woodbridge U14
Colchester development squad had a slightly stronger side for this game with 2 players coming back from injury and illness, and the inclusion of George Shepherd who had a major impact on this fiercely contested game.
Colchester started the brighter of the two sides with great clearing out from the forwards and very aggressive defence from the backs, not allowing Woodbridge to gain an advantage by using their big powerful wing men. A break in the deadlock was achieved with Will Vine, playing outside centre, showing amazing pace to charge through the defence and score the first try, this was converted by Dan Woodcock.
The game then had lots of hard fought battles in the middle of the park, but just before half time Woodbridge broke through to score their first try, this was then converted.
After the break Colchester took control early on, scoring two tries through some very good play from George Shepherd who scored them both, Dan Woodcock then converted each of them.
With some very tired limbs and the loss of George Franklin at full back, who was outstanding especially when he was stepping into the line on attack and causing the opposition major problems, Colchester started to tire and allowed Woodbridge back into the game with a try that was not converted. Then with a few jangling nerves Woodbridge scored another try but as the conversion was missed the final whistle was sounded and another cracking win was recorded by this fast improving side.
Colchester Dev U14 45v5 Clacton U14
Clacton is a new club to this level and so arrived with a few players short. Colchester lent the players required and a very exciting game ensued. The opening phases were fairly even with the Colchester players that were playing for Clacton relishing the opportunity to get at their team mates!
A strong run straight through the middle of the Clacton defence from George Franklin broke the deadlock, the resulting conversion was made by Ed Clarke. Further tries from Ieuan Davies, Luke Chidgey and Alex Heffernan, with Ed only missing out on one conversion giving a well deserved lead at half time.
After swapping the boys that played for Clacton in the first half, Colchester still continued to play some outstanding rugby in some very poor conditions. Jim Carpenter, who played for Clacton in the first half, opened the scoring for Colchester in the second. This was followed by a great breakthrough try by Dominic Harris, who had a superb game in Clacton colours in the first half, but even better in Colchester black in the second.
Colchester’s Harrison Pickett was playing full back for Clacton and scored an outstanding individual try for them, unfortunately this was not converted. The final try was Jim Carpenter’s second of the afternoon and was a true display of doggedness from a prop forward. Jim picked the ball up on the halfway line, breaking through five tackles, being brought down three times but not held, to finally roll over the try line exhausted. Ed converted all the tries in this half to top up the points. Man of the match has to be Dominic Harris who was outstanding for both sides on the day.
Colchester 51-Sudbury 0
Colchester travelled away to Sudbury for the 2nd round of the Suffolk cup on Sunday, hoping for an improved performance over previous weeks and did not disappoint.
It was clear from the start that Sudbury were going to struggle with the superior pace and power of the visitors.
With the pack dominating the scrums and breakdowns, Colchester were able to launch a succession of flowing attacks, which saw Harry Smith benefit with two scores after some straight running, single channel attacks that saw a number of players involved with good interplay and support.
The Colchester team managed to stay focused on the job in hand and kept the score ticking over and eventually led to probably the best try of the match when Caleb Harper crossed the line following another ‘all team’ passage of play.
The second half of the match carried on in the same vain, with players slotting in and out of various positions and still managed to keep a focused approach.
The performance bodes well for next weeks visit by Barking.
Colchester U14 Dev 15 v 17 Westcliff U14 Dev
This was a very hard match played on an extremely heavy surface following a night of torrential rain.
The match kicked off with Colchester having the wind against their backs but despite continual’s pressure could only come away with a 5 point advantage at halftime with a try from George Franklin. Colchester were over the tryline twice more in the first half but poor handling in these difficult conditions meant that the ball was lost before it had been grounded.
The second half saw a much more even game with westcliff coming back very strongly with a try under the posts soon after the break. This was converted so they led the home team by 2 points.
The match then went both ways with great tackling from both sides with the Colchester fly half Ed Clark standing out with a great display of tackling. Colchester then scored another try but again wide out on the wing so the chance of a conversion was minimal in the poor conditions. Westcliff then took back the lead with another 5 points followed shortly by another try to attempt to close out the match, but Colchester had other ideas and were camped out on the Westcliff tryline for the final minutes of the game, with the visitors being penalised 5 times for infringements before Colchester finally pushed over for a well deserved try. Unfortunately this was not converted and a well deserved draw was not achieved, but the signs are there from Colchester that they are getting stronger each game they are playing.
Suffolk Cup Final; ColchesterU14 19 Ipswich U14 5
This was a fiercely fought game, with CRFC U14 scoring two tries in the first half from Sam Harry and Jordan Franklin with one converted by Dan Woodcock. Particular praise must go to the Colchester forwards who dominated the first three quarters of the match. To their credit Ipswich U14 attacked furiously in the last quarter scoring 5 minutes before the end of the game to make the score 12-5 to CRFC. What followed was a nail biting few minutes with Ipswich putting in wave after wave of attack almost breaching the CRFC defence but for try saving tackles. With just two minutes to go, CRFC had a scrum on their own five meter line. Sam Harry picked up at number eight and made 5 meters on the blind side, the ball was recycled quickly and the pass went out to Jordan Franklin at outside centre, who sprinted the length of the pitch to score under the posts. Dan Woodcock converted to make the final score Colchester 19 Ipswich 5. The Coaches players of the match were Sam Harry and Kieran Hexley both of whom were tireless making tackle after tackle all afternoon.
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