22nd April, 2.40pm, Turf City
Round 8 Match:
Score : 6-4
Playa of the Day: Hadi (crucial 2 tries which kept 6-pack in the game)
Dick of the Day: David & Khairul (for the blunders)
Play of the Day: Yum's smug smile while teasing David for dropping the ball
Bucks IPA looked to simultaneously revenge the defect of their Bucks Masters side and replace 3rd place 6 pack in the league. For 6 pack it was a chance to return to winning ways after a two week break and confirm the 3rd place position.
The match seemed to have a promising start for 6 pack. Within the opening minute Khairul rounded his opposite man and raced away for the score. Unfortunately the lessons of contact rugby die hard as he attempted to touch down in the centre of the try zone under imaginary posts. This would have been possible but Khairul seems to have the turning circle equal to that of a lorry so he overshot the back of the pitch.
Minutes later David demonstrated that exiting the pitch was not the only way to screw up a certain try by dropping the ball over the line. The frustration amongst the team was plain to see with the exception of Yum who looked very smug at the thought of repaying months of teasing from David about his own try zone mistakes.
Ironically the deadlock was eventually broken through a dummy by Sujan who just returned from a month long break in Sri Lanka. This is how it happened as described in his own words,
“I tried to pass the ball but it didn’t leave my hands…..”
Hadi added a second 6 pack try before Bucks IPA hit back. Bucks IPA continually probed the 6 pack try line looking for gaps and weaknesses. Only some finger tip touches and Leander acrobatics kept them from scoring more than 2 tries before half-time. 6 pack had hoped to opened up a substantial half time lead before loosing Kenny, Sujan and Amila to the RP mixed game. It was left to the remaining few to dig deep.
Hadi lead by example after the break by doing a Khairul and walking the length of the pitch for a score. Buck IPA didn’t take it lying down and soon hit back leveling the game once again. Some more end-to-end action was to follow with Khairul touching down to make up for his earlier blunder only for Bucks IPA to up the anti and reply with a try of their own. 6 pack raised the stakes immediately from the restart to reestablish their one try advantage and sealed the game with another minutes before the final whistle taking the Bucks IPA scalp 6-4.
All in all a scrappy error filled game, but credit to our Bucks friends who fought tooth and nail until the end. Also a sad day for 6 pack as it was to be Loos last game due to contact commitments. Needless to say he’s welcome back anytime to brighten up our training sessions and ruffle a few French feathers during a game so keep your blue and white shirt clean!
Round 8 Match:
Score : 6-4
Playa of the Day: Hadi (crucial 2 tries which kept 6-pack in the game)
Dick of the Day: David & Khairul (for the blunders)
Play of the Day: Yum's smug smile while teasing David for dropping the ball
Bucks IPA looked to simultaneously revenge the defect of their Bucks Masters side and replace 3rd place 6 pack in the league. For 6 pack it was a chance to return to winning ways after a two week break and confirm the 3rd place position.
The match seemed to have a promising start for 6 pack. Within the opening minute Khairul rounded his opposite man and raced away for the score. Unfortunately the lessons of contact rugby die hard as he attempted to touch down in the centre of the try zone under imaginary posts. This would have been possible but Khairul seems to have the turning circle equal to that of a lorry so he overshot the back of the pitch.
Minutes later David demonstrated that exiting the pitch was not the only way to screw up a certain try by dropping the ball over the line. The frustration amongst the team was plain to see with the exception of Yum who looked very smug at the thought of repaying months of teasing from David about his own try zone mistakes.
Ironically the deadlock was eventually broken through a dummy by Sujan who just returned from a month long break in Sri Lanka. This is how it happened as described in his own words,
“I tried to pass the ball but it didn’t leave my hands…..”
Hadi added a second 6 pack try before Bucks IPA hit back. Bucks IPA continually probed the 6 pack try line looking for gaps and weaknesses. Only some finger tip touches and Leander acrobatics kept them from scoring more than 2 tries before half-time. 6 pack had hoped to opened up a substantial half time lead before loosing Kenny, Sujan and Amila to the RP mixed game. It was left to the remaining few to dig deep.
Hadi lead by example after the break by doing a Khairul and walking the length of the pitch for a score. Buck IPA didn’t take it lying down and soon hit back leveling the game once again. Some more end-to-end action was to follow with Khairul touching down to make up for his earlier blunder only for Bucks IPA to up the anti and reply with a try of their own. 6 pack raised the stakes immediately from the restart to reestablish their one try advantage and sealed the game with another minutes before the final whistle taking the Bucks IPA scalp 6-4.
All in all a scrappy error filled game, but credit to our Bucks friends who fought tooth and nail until the end. Also a sad day for 6 pack as it was to be Loos last game due to contact commitments. Needless to say he’s welcome back anytime to brighten up our training sessions and ruffle a few French feathers during a game so keep your blue and white shirt clean!
Yours
Assie
Download some inspiration! (part I)
Apologies for the lack of photos in last weeks game. Thought I’d make up for it by sharing some classic rugby footage from some of the games best, past and present.
First, 3 tries from the greatest game ever played. Barbarians vs All Black 1973. Classic footage of the Welsh contingent at Cardiff scoring a couple of great team tries.
Almost straight from kick off Gareth Edwards scores (imagine Willy Ryder with a mullet)
http://s57.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2B93JBDRK91952HBQGGNMXMMEA
John Bevan
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=BEC9AF3F3BFEA649
JPR Williams (even bigger mullet) scores the last try to take the game 23-11
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=F17742E152F9D7A6
Just to show it wasn’t a fluke here is Gareth Edwards again playing for Wales against the Scots
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=A6698998473DDF09
Here’s one for Loo, a Frenchman getting nailed by a 19 year old Wilkinson
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=8CD829D023EDB1CF
Apologies for the lack of photos in last weeks game. Thought I’d make up for it by sharing some classic rugby footage from some of the games best, past and present.
First, 3 tries from the greatest game ever played. Barbarians vs All Black 1973. Classic footage of the Welsh contingent at Cardiff scoring a couple of great team tries.
Almost straight from kick off Gareth Edwards scores (imagine Willy Ryder with a mullet)
http://s57.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2B93JBDRK91952HBQGGNMXMMEA
John Bevan
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=BEC9AF3F3BFEA649
JPR Williams (even bigger mullet) scores the last try to take the game 23-11
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=F17742E152F9D7A6
Just to show it wasn’t a fluke here is Gareth Edwards again playing for Wales against the Scots
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=A6698998473DDF09
Here’s one for Loo, a Frenchman getting nailed by a 19 year old Wilkinson
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=8CD829D023EDB1CF
More recent footage to follow in Download some inspiration! (part II)
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