Rugby Report
Newington and Sydney Boys High – Saturday 3 August
Round 8 saw Shore take on Newington at Stanmore and many other teams playing Sydney Boys High.
Nice weather finally greeted all our teams in the morning and afternoon.
A Focus on the U16s
Our Under 16s age group continued their stellar start to Term 3, winning all their games against Newington and one fixture against Sydney Boys High (16C) and Trinity Grammar (our 16E). In the previous week, each team defeated King’s, with a remarkable for and against over five games of 146 to Shore and 0 to King’s. This week, in the Under 16s, with five wins, it was 146 For (again) to 35 Against. Keep it up men – the toughest task is ahead of you.
Competition Team Update
Our Third XV faced Sydney Boys High First XV at Centennial Park and sought to reinvigorate their Premiership campaign after a narrow loss to King’s the previous week. Shore put in a dominant performance where everything seemed to fall into place and go our way. An 81 – 0 victory was the result, and this puts the team back on track. The Thirds have two tough games ahead of them in Scots (this week) and Grammar (final round), but good performances in both games keeps the Premiership wide open.
The Second XV were looking to bounce back this week after a loss to King’s in the prior weekend. The team started well, but some crucial errors at set piece failed to deliver any momentum for the team, and the side went into half-time at 0-0. As the breeze began to pick up, Newington was running in the best direction and began to make the most of that advantage, running in two tries to make it 14-0. A good response from Shore took the game to 14-7. However, Newington then absorbed the next set of pressure from Shore and scored twice again. Shore will be looking to reverse the two-point loss we had at Joeys in the first round and put it all together at Northbridge.
The First XV were looking to keep their good start to Term 3 going and reverse our first round loss to Newington. With a strong away crowd, Shore was ready. However, Newington had other ideas, and in the first match of the season, Shore was not the first side to score. Newington put on two well worked tries and had the ascendency. Shore struck back quickly through a well finished Hugh Breakwell play and made the score 5-12, but Newington responded well with a third try and took a 17-5 lead into half-time.
Shore was running with more of a breeze in the second-half and sought to play the game in Newington territory. Applied pressure from the Shore forward pack resulted in two yellow cards being presented to Newington and Shore took advantage of this opportunity to get back in the game and get to 17-12. Newington dug deep and took their chance for a penalty goal to take the game to 20-12. Shore bounced back, and Charlie Francis was on the end of some great work, 20-17 to Newington. Time running out. Shore pressed again, and Rex Bassingthwaighte went in! Only to be called back and the try disallowed. What was next? Shore pressed and pressed, and Henry Conick stepped up and weaved his way through the defence to score under the posts. The kick made it 24 -20 to Shore, and there the score remained for the final nerve-wracking minutes.
Saturday sees a huge game at Northbridge against Joeys. Both Shore and Joeys sit on top of the First XV ladder. It is Old Boys Day for Shore and the last home game of the year with the GPS Premiership on the line.
We are hoping that everyone with blue and white in their veins will be there to support all our teams.
Go Shore!
Mr D Mason-Jones
MIC Rugby
Results
| Team | Opponent | Result | Shore | Newington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First XV | NC | W | 24 | 20 |
| Second XV | NC | L | 7 | 28 |
| Third XV | SBHS 1 | W | 81 | 0 |
| Fourth XV | NC 3 | L | 0 | 26 |
| Fifth XV | NC 4 | W | 19 | 13 |
| Sixth XV | SBHS 2 | W | 40 | 5 |
| Seventh XV | NC 5 | W | 19 | 5 |
| Eighth XV | SBHS 3 | L | 19 | 20 |
| 16A | NC | W | 18 | 10 |
| 16B | NC | W | 29 | 10 |
| 16C | SBHS 1 | W | 53 | 0 |
| 16D | NC | W | 22 | 10 |
| 16E | TGS | W | 24 | 5 |
| 16F | NC | L | ||
| 15A | NC | L | 14 | 19 |
| 15B | NC | W | 33 | 15 |
| 15C | SBHS 1 | L | 14 | 24 |
| 15D | NC | W | 69 | 5 |
| 15E | SBHS 2 | |||
| 14A | NC | W | 80 | 5 |
| 14B | NC | W | 62 | 10 |
| 14C | NC | D | 5 | 5 |
| 14D | NC | W | 36 | 7 |
| 14E | SBHS 1 | L | 0 | 80 |
| 13A | NC | L | 17 | 29 |
| 13B | NC | L | 14 | 15 |
| 13C | NC | W | 97 | 0 |
| 13D | NC | W | 32 | 0 |
| 13E | NC | W | 45 | 37 |
Individual Team of the Week: 16A
| Forwards | Backs |
|---|---|
| Harvey Joyce (16A) | Sam Hobson (16A) |
| Alec Eldershaw (16E) | Dan Ritchie (Thirds) |
| Ben Sullivan (15B) | Tom Wilkins (14D) |
| Charlie Hawkins (Fifths) | Charlie Bassingthwaighte (14B) |
| Zac Roberts (16B) | Finn Glanville (13A) |
| James Macleod (Fourths) | Felix Clarkson (16C) |
| Charlie Toone (14A) | Jai Callaghan (Firsts) |
| Alex Smith (Seconds) |
