Clinical Horsham maintain good start
Horsham RUFC under-13s' Joe Blake
Horsham RUFC Under-13s’ promising start to the Sussex league 1 season was maintained with a superb defeat of a determined East Grinstead.
The young Green and Whites were rewarded for some clinical rugby in a 40-17 scoreline.
And it was a good start, as after seeing several attacks thwarted by the visitors’ ferocious tackling, Horsham finally crossed the try line to settle the players’ early jitters.
However, East Grinstead responded immediately with a try of their own in the corner.
The frustration caused by a string of uncharacteristic errors eventually galvanized the Horsham players, who went back on the offensive, and were rewarded for their efforts with two further tries.
With a comfortable lead as the second half began, the ‘Rhinos’ fought to assert themselves in the scrum and at the breakdown. Their lead was extended through the clever orchestration of man of the match Jack Penny, the surging runs of utility player Vince Everitt, who snatched a hat-trick on the day, and the deft place kicking of captain Joseph Blake (who converted five of the team’s six tries). The visitors were in no mood to give up, though, and touched down twice more before the final whistle, narrowly missing out on a losing bonus point.
Following the match, Horsham’s assistant head coach Andy Brock said: “They came with the intention of winning and gave us a really good game, just what we needed.”
Redingensians are next up in a friendly.
- From the back pages, May 23: Chelsea in pole position to land £80m Ronaldo after former Real president Calderon dismisses United return
- It’s time to cool it over parking
- From the back pages, May 24: Moyes eyes Barca starlet Thiago
- From the back pages, May 26: Arsenal ready to break the bank and lure wantaway Rooney to Emirates
- Roadworks scheduled for the Horsham district
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Horsham
Sunday 26 May 2013
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 5 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 8 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: South west
