Newbold U17 12 Broadstreet U17 15

Another fabulous morning's rugby at Parkfield Road. On a gluepot pit, Newbold took on league favourites Broadstreet, with the league title at stake. Newbold were dominant in the scrum and lineout, but really struggled to penetrate Braodstreet's rock solid defence. Perhaps playing too indirectly, Newbold retained possession for long periods, but were soon 10-0 down (try, conversion, penalty) after a couple of basic errors. Broadstreet play a real pressure game, with their backs and big back row up very quickly. Despite this, Newbold broke the stranglehold and scored a great team try through Simon Webber on the right wing, Dan O'Brien converting. With their tails now well and truly up, the 'Bold then scored a cracker when Robbie Bunn harried, hacked, chased and sprinted to touch down wide out on the left. With just 10 minutes to hold on, Newbold were 12-10 up. The coaches and supporters braced themselves for their usual dose of Sunday morning agony. Broadstreet had the final say with an excellent score from their impressive centre to kill of Newbold's title hopes. But Newbold can satisfy themselves with having won 8 of their 10 league matches, and have qualified for the National U17 Championships in the new year. What a ride it's been. Well done you boys!!!