Rochford U7s vs. Burnham, 30th October 2011
After a break between games, it was Rochford’s turn to play Burnham. This saw Alex playing against his classmates and both Alex and Ben in their first games of the season.
Rochford started with the ball but after being forced off by a good defence the ball was Burnham’s. After a tag from Joe, Burnham dropped the ball, which was immediately recovered by Ben. He made a mighty run through Burnham’s defence, passing to Jamie who made Rochford’s first try of the game.
After a tag from Joe, Burnham made it through to level the scores. Ben immediately returned the favour with another brave run, after passes from Toby and George.
A good Rochford defence, and a tag from Jamie, saw Burnham forced from the pitch, gaining Rochford the ball. With passes from Joe and Toby, Burnham closed down their defence, running Rochford off the pitch and winning them back the ball. Ben and Joe made great tags before Burnham broke through and put the visitors level.
Not liking the score, Rochford immediately fought back with a great run from Joe, after a pass from Ben, and scoring Rochford’s third. With tags from George, Joe and Adam leading to Burnham dropping the ball, George saw his opportunity, grabbed the ball and scored for Rochford.
The second half saw Burnham start but lose the ball on their first pass. After passes from Adam, Sam and Oliver.T, Rochford made a forward pass, after which Burnham made a great run and scored their third.
With more great passing from Alex, Jamie and Ben, Burnham’s defence closed down the Rochford players, forcing them from the pitch. Burnham made another good run and tags from Oliver.T, Jamie and Toby couldn’t defend against another Burnham try. This was immediately answered with a mighty run from Oliver.T, straight to the try line and winning the game for Rochford.
Rochford – 5
Burnham – 4
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