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ROUND 8 19TH & 20TH JUNE
2009
BROTHER REDMOND CUP COMPETITION & PSA RUGBY RESULTS
CC V
TC
WC V
HS
AC V GG
1ST
XV
24 0
7
39
12 15
2ND
XV
15
7
L
W
W
L
YEAR
10
17
19
L
W
L W
YEAR
9
12 20
L
W
W
L
YEAR
8 24 35
L
W
L
W
MATCH REPORTS
1st XV
Christ Church 0 V Trinity College 24
After last week's disappointing result against Aquinas the
team was looking to bounce back and get on top of a previously humiliated
Christ Church. It was good to see in the pre-match warm up the boys had
no complacency when playing a bottom of the table side and a real desire
to take control of the match.
The wet and gloomy weather made kicking difficult as well as general
play. As Mr. Lewis predicted playing Christ Church on their grounds was a
completely different experience than the match weeks before and this was
shown by the score board at half time with Trinity only up by 3 points,
thanks to a penalty kick from Sam Harris.
The second half saw the team rejuvenated with confidence and reset on
their goal to gain a much needed bonus point. We could see that Christ
Church’s defence was tiring and that soon a break would occur. The first
try was scored by fullback Kurt Penney due to some of his trademark hard
running. This gave the team a great opportunity to crush the remnants of
the Christ Church defence and soon after the team crossed the game line
twice more, thanks to some more hard running. The pressure was now
on the team to get one more try and gain the bonus point. The boys came
very close on many occasions, however, we failed to convert these
opportunities into points.
Unfortunately the final whistle blew and once again a much desired bonus
point had eluded the Trinity side. Although not the optimal result many
positives can be seen from the match and further improvements can be made
to ensure a strong win against arch rivals, Aquinas, next week.
JACK CONNELLY
BROTHER REDMOND CUP LEAGUE TABLE
Played
Won Lost Drew Pts For Pts Agn Bonus Pts Total Pts
Hale
7
6 1
0
258
76
8
32
Trinity
7
4 1
2
205
87
1
21
Scotch
6
4 1
1
158
82
3
21
Wesley
7 3
4
0 179
152
5
17
Guildford
7
3 4
0 114
160
1
13
Aquinas
7
2
4
1 136
190
3
13
Christ Church
7
0
7
0 20
314
0
0
Bonus points are awarded as follows:
- 1pt- 4 tries or more
- 1pt -Loss by 7 points or less
2nd XV
Christ Church 15 Trinity College 7
The boys went down on Saturday with another disappointing
loss this time to Christ Church. The boys seemed to have their heads
switched on and warmed up well in wet and cold conditions. The game
started off with a fast tempo with Christ Church showing their efficiency
and hunger for the ball. They moved through their forwards with
fast rucks and many pick and go’s which resulted in them advancing
from their own 22m line into ours and then subsequently scoring. After a
lot of play in their half and with the boys getting hammered with
infringements around the ruck we proceeded to notch our first score after
a period of good play by the team. We went into the half -time with
the score at 7 - 7.
The boys seemed to know what they did wrong and
went out in the second half hungier. But this was to no
avail as yet again we were dominated in the rucks and with the referee
not doing us any favours we didn’t score at all in the second half.
We lacked possession or consistency lost possession due to ball
security around the rucks or through sloppy ball handling. There were
only a few players on the park who could walk off saying they had done
their best but amongst those who could were our fearless wingers Matt
Polomka and Sam Jennison who defended strongly often outnumbered and save
numerous tries. Hopefully the boys can now pick themselves up after this
defeat and ready themselves with plenty of time till our next game in
Term 3.
JAMES WHELAN
YEAR 10
Trinity College 19 V Christ Church 17
With a close win over Aquinas last week the
team was reasonably excited. Our first up tackles were much better
this week than last, this doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement.
Our rucks during the game were much better. The structure of our game had
improved from last week, keeping our hands out of the rucks, and playing
the whistle. The boys played through the shower of rain, and managed to
keep their grip on the ball, and not dropping it as much as we did last
week. Again, there is still room for improvement on our ball handling
skills. Some players need to remember which hand they have the ball in
going into the contact contest.
There was a lot more of the ball doing the work during the game; the boys
were passing more frequently, which was an improvement on all the men
doing the work during our AC vs TC game. Some boys need to remember to
straighten up their running after receiving the ball, and remember
running on an angle is for a reason. There was a huge sense of courage
during the game, with most of our players being less reserved, and giving
all they had for the first half of the game, and stamping
their authority with some “Killer Tackles”.Coming back from one try
down in the first fifteen minutes of the game was difficult. But with the
boys playing for each other, rather than themselves we lead at half-time
by a conversion: Trinity 7and Christ Church 5.
We scored the important first try in the second half
with Alex Blunt converting, the score was Trinity 14 and Christ Church 5.
Alex Blunt scored a nice try out wide. The game went on and some mistakes
were made, including the gift of an intercept try to Christ
Church. We finished the game strong with Anthony Di Michele unlucky not
to score on full-time.
Point scorers were
- Mitch Boros: 1 Try
- Luke Fogliani: 1 Try
- Alex Blunt: 1 Try, 2 Conversions
With a few commandos and 100 warm up passes all this can easily be fixed.
There aren’t any more games this term, but the team is sure that with the
extra training sessions, our entire game will improve.
LUKE FOGLIANI
YEAR 9
Christ Church 12 V Trinity College 20
It was a solid effort by all the Year 9 rugby players on
Friday, our team work skills are coming together nicely with a few of the
best tries we have produced this season. We did not let the harsh
conditions get the better of us and we played hard against Christ Church
dominating the majority of the contested ball. The forwards dominated the
rucks and mauls, getting good ball out to the backs. The backs played
really well; they were aggressive in defence and used to our advantage
the speed we have in our outside backs.
TIM RONCHI
YEAR 8
Trinity College 35 V Christ Church 24
After our big win over Aquinas College our spirits were
high coming into this game however Christ Church are a strong side so in
preparation Coach Shanassy drilled us hard at training in our defensive
game. We also went into the match with a few of our experienced players
out due to injuries so Mr. Shanassy recruited 3 Trinity AFL players to
help us out against Christ Church.
The game started with Trinity receiving the ball from the
Christ Church kick off, we marked and ran it into a strongly organised
Christ Church forward pack. The first try came from Conall intercepting a
Christ Church pass in their 22 and diving over to score. The next 2 tries
were scored by Conall and Tom before half-time was called.
We came back from half time and Christ Church hit back
with the first try of the second half. The next points on the board were
made by Jacob when he received a kick in our 22 and ran almost the whole
length of the pitch to score right under the posts. Angus scored next
with a fast pick and go from the ruck. Luke then scored 2 successive
tries with the help of the forwards mauling the ball forward. Christ
Church came back hard with 2 tries in a row to finish off the game but
Trinity came away with the win.
19/06/2009 Game Notes:
*Matt Clark did a solid job as a starting foward
contributing to the break downs, scrums and moving the ball forwards.
*Big thanks to Cory, Loklin and John for playing their
first game of Union and helping us get over the line for a Trinity win.
*The Christ Church match was the last game of the term and
all the boys are fired up for strong second half of the season come term
3.
KEENAN MEADE
TRAINING TIMES FOR NEXT FEW WEEKS
1ST & 2ND XV
- TUESDAY 30TH JUNE MANN OVAL 3.15PM -5PM
- WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY MANN OVAL 7AM-8AM
- GAME THURS 2ND JULY V AQUINAS
(AWAY) AT 2.30PM
HOLIDAY TIMES
- THURSDAY 16TH JULY MANN OVAL 9.30AM-12PM
- GAME V TOBA SUNDAY 19TH JULY AT
WATERFORD
YEAR 10
- TUESDAY 30TH JUNE MANN OVAL 3.15PM -5PM
- THURSDAY 2ND JULY MANN OVAL 3.15PM -5PM
HOLIDAY TIMES
- THURSDAY 16TH JULY MANN OVAL 9AM - 11AM
YEAR 9
- MONDAY 29TH JUNE MANN OVAL 3.15PM-4.30PM
- WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY MANN OVAL 3.15PM-4.30PM
- FRIDAY 3RD JULY DURING AFTERNOON SPORTS SESSION
YEAR 8
- MONDAY 29TH JUNE MANN OVAL 3.15PM-4.30PM
- FRIDAY 3RD JULY DURING AFTERNOON SPORTS SESSION
SAT 15TH AUGUST - TRINITY COLLEGE RUGBY CLUB DINNER
At the beginning of next term we will begin organising for
our Rugby Club dinner.This is a night when the entire Trinity College
Rugby Club community come together to celebrate the end of the season.
Boys from all year groups and their families are welcome. This is a
NON-BYO function with full bar facilities with all profits going directly
to the Club for the benefit of all our boys.
An auction will be held on the night. Donations of prizes
will be gratefully accepted. Could those who are willing to donate prizes
or who are able to organise a donation please contact Trinity College
Rugby Club President Darren Taggart at darren.taggart@taggart.net.au
Smaller items will be part of a silent auction with the larger
items being auctioned off as part of the evening's entertainment. Please
mark this date in your diary and more details will be released nearer the
time.
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