Match Recap from Saturday
This weekend we played our neighboring state rival. They beat us last year, though we may have beat ourselves as I definitely thought we were the better team.
It was raining, cold, and the field was covered in mud. Like something you would see in a movie. This also lead to the games being very physical, since it’s a lot harder to pass and run fast in the mud.
The A side game was a blowout in every sense of the word. They rolled on our opponents from the opening kick off and never stopped. The final score was 57-3.
The B side game was the most physical game I’ve ever been a part of, just a straight dogfight for 80 minutes. We went up 15-0 at the half, could have been more but like I said above, passing was miserable.
In the second half, the other team had to borrow several of our players, as they did not bring enough (D*** move by them) and they suddenly got better when our guys when in for them (Surprise!).
The final score was close, but the game really wasn’t, with us winning 15-8.
I played the first half of the B game at 2nd row, and the 2nd half at flanker. I felt like this was probably the best game I have played this season, maybe ever. I probably had 10-15 tackles, and I took a man into touch 4 times. Their 8 man kept trying to pick up out of the scrum and never got more than 3 meters when he came to my side. All in all, I played very physical, and beat my opponents for a full 80 minutes. It felt great.
As of now, we are 3-0 and in sole position of 1st place in our division. We’ve scored the most points so far this season in our conference. Next weekend we go on the road for a neutral site game against the team in 1st place in the opposite division, who has given up the least amount of points so far this season in our conference. It’s a huge game, and if we win this weekend, we are pretty much guaranteed a spot in the conference tournament.