Rugby Report – Scots 

Last Saturday, Shore played away at Scots in the Round Three clash for First and Second XV and hosted Sydney Boys High First XV in our Third XV’s Round One clash in their GPS competition.   

The Third XV started their competition with a hard-fought win on Northbridge A Ground. Welcome back from injury, Wylie Hockey and good to see you on the scoreboard with three tries. Shore took control of the first half and was three tries up at the break. However, the second half was a messier affair at the breakdown, leading to less cohesion for the team to stamp their authority. Credit to Sydney High, who played a strong second half. The final score was 22-7 to Shore.  

Like Joey’s the week before, the Second XV match was a hard-fought game, and Shore was in the fight until the final whistle. Having lost Captain Molchanoff to the First XV late in the week, the team displayed a resolute cool in the match. Alex Segaert was strong at Number 10 and set the game alight with an excellent break to get the score to 8-14 with a few minutes to go. Shore pressed again and was unlucky not to go over in the final minute and have a kick to win the game. Such is life. Such is footy. We bounce back next week. 

The First XV had a disrupted week, like many of our teams seeing a bit of flu and injury creep into the season. Big Number 8 Luca Fulton twisted his knee at training and will, unfortunately, miss the rest of the games this Term. He has been a force for the Firsts, and we look forward to seeing him back. Tim Bannister, who came so close to breaking Joey’s hearts the week before, was rubbed out with sickness. The team, however, has been training as a squad, and the next players up knew their jobs. 

I was sick over the weekend too, so I watched all games via Cluch. The cat at our house looked at me strangely when I was cheering at my phone. Unfortunately, at the start of the First XV match, within the first few minutes, Shore gave away 12 points and an easy head-start for Scots. The cat saw me sadly shaking my head.   

However, Shore teams always play with heart, and the First XV came back in style, putting on the next 19 points. In an unfortunate call, Scots were awarded a scrum just before halftime and in front of our posts and managed to level. The scores were 19 -19 at halftime.  

The second half then saw Scots start the stronger team and get ahead. However, just when it looked like the game was not there for the taking, Shore rallied and brought the score to 31-38. In the final moments, Shore pressed into Scots territory but could not hang on to the ball. The clock ran out of time, and the final whistle blew. It was not to be our day. Scots played well and deserved their win. 

Next, job Shore. Next week. 

Team of the week – New format 

Check out the new “Team of the Week” from across all our grades. Each week, coaches nominate their strongest players from the weekend, and Head Coach, Mr Angus Sinclair, picks the Team of the Week. Well done to all boys and teams featuring over the last two weeks. 

Saturday 3 June vs Newington 

Let’s FILL THE HILL at Stanmore on Saturday. I challenge the Blue and White army to have a bigger crowd than Newington and have the loudest presence on the day. 

In the evening, Michael Hooper plays his last game for the Waratahs at Allianz Stadium. Let’s make it a “Blue” day with a Shore/Waratahs double! 

Top Image: First XV

Mr D Mason-Jones
MIC Rugby

Individual Team of the Week vs Joeys – 13Bs

Shore Rugby Team of the Week vs Joeys – Saturday 20 May 2023

Forwards	Backs
1. Ollie Hamilton (13C)	9. Hugo Orpin (Firsts)
2. George Scammell (15A)	10. Will Hadfield (13B)
3. Henry Crooks (13A)	11. Lachlan Hunt (Sixths)
4. Fergus Abbott (Thirds)	12. Oscar D’Almeida (16A)
5. Hugh McCredie (14B)	13. George Newbrun (Fifths)
6. Hugh Reardon (16B)	14. Lachie Waite (14A)
7. Eoghan Killick (Seconds)	15. Tom Breakwell (14C)
8. Alec Eldershaw (15E)

Individual Team of the Week vs Scots – 15Ds

Shore Rugby Team of the Week vs Scots – Saturday 27 May 2023

Forwards	Backs
1. Isaac Kingal-Paia (Fourths)​	9. Angus Beggs (Thirds)
2. Henry Baxter (14A)	10. Alex Segaert (Seconds)
3. Finn Baxter (Firsts)	11. Andrew Strickland (13A)
4. Charlie Galligan (16A)	12. Toby Hill (13C)
5. Will Langfield (14C)	13. Wylie Hockey (3rds)
6. Jackson Dent (13E)	14. Phoenix Thompson (15C)
7. Marshall Le Maitre (Firsts)	15. Noah Quayle (15A)
8. Liam Kennedy (15D)