U11s Festival

3 great games today. The Festival was excellent so well done to everyone involved in organising.

For the under 11’s the travelling opposition coaches, players and parents were brilliant. They were there to have a good time and to enjoy kids rugby.

1st game against ‘Clwb Rugbi Caerdydd-1’. We didn’t really do ourselves justice and lost. Unfortunately, when the match is only 15 minutes it doesn’t allow for our typical slow start. The travelling team was strong, but we could have been better in this game.

2nd match against ‘Clwb Rugby Caerdydd-2’. Much better and a much stronger attitude by Saints. Played some good rugby. I had it down as a draw.

3rd match against South Gower was a very good contest and turned into a very good match. Quite even teams but Saints became dominant in the later stages and won the game. Some strong and physical tackles by South Gower sparked Saints into life and that turned into collective spirit that lifted the team performance. We needed something for Saints to realise that they are just as fast, just as strong and just as skilled as any other player / team….just need to have the appropriate frame of mind to show it. Today that frame of mind was present in the later stages of this game and was great to see.

Highlights today:
Good try from Cory! Great for him to get a try before the end of the season. Well deserved!
Good running and great tries by Joe, Dylan and Teilo. Any opportunity is enough for quality to show through.
Several kids kept going despite a few heavy tackles by physical travelling teams. Don’t give up!
Main highlight was the collective determination shown by the entire team.

Hope the parents enjoyed a burger and a beer and the kids got an ice cream. 👍