We can use the word 'unlucky' on the trial rounds but in the competition round - they were not 'good enough' to beat Jthe oeys team. It's a 15 players game and they can't rely on their big 3 all the time.
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We can use the word 'unlucky' on the trial rounds but in the competition round - they were not 'good enough' to beat Jthe oeys team. It's a 15 players game and they can't rely on their big 3 all the time.
doubt it when it comes to Kings and New.
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Bob McCowan (2)
Kings looked flat, Pulver was outstanding...Shore deserved the win and Kings threw it away with a large count of errors. Good to see a team that has grown together since year 7 beat a team that has been put together. The Shore forwards were more hungry and Kings were lucky not to lose by more!
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we will see i guess, joeys forward pack looked to cover three aus reps pretty well
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Johnnie Wallace (23)
More Newington then Kings...
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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Whilst some schools will undoubtedly underestimate Shore, I think it would be a gross insult to the Shore boys to suggest that their victory today was primarily due to King's over confidence. The Shore forwards dominated the Kings pack and the backline defended outstandingly, despite the impressive Kings backline (Lalaki Foketi looked dangerous whenever he touched the ball). More to come later, but now I'd just like to say one thing:
The Shore team this year have a fire in their belly that I haven't seen within the Shore 1st XV for a while now, and no doubt they will stop at nothing this season to knock down the teams that have doubted them in the past, and will probably continue to do so. They showed great resilience and discipline to come back after King's late try, and demonstrated great team cohesion as the forwards rumbled their way up the field, where they were justly rewarded by a strong snipe from Pulver. They will definitely be interesting to watch this year.
All teams are very competitive this year except Grammar and High. Every games is their biggest. View and Kings still on the money if they turn up to play for the rest of the comp.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
The obligation to stop pushing is on the players but they will not respect that obligation if it is not policed from the get go.
The law does not require the ref to intervene by "making a call": they are not allowed to push more than 1.5m. The imposition of a free kick does not, in fact, depend on the ref saying anything.
They are not permitted to "keep pushing competing for the tight head" once the scrum has travelled 1.5m.
Joeys learnt years ago that this variation minimizes the value of big boppers in schoolboy rugby.
As a matter of interest the variation to the law states:
"Maximum 1.5 metres push. A team in a scrum must not push the scrum more than 1.5 metres towards their opponents’ goal line.
Sanction: Free Kick"
http://www.irb.com/lawregulations/laws/index.html/
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We looked great against King's the boy's dominated them at the breakdown, King's front row were clearly MIA and I overheard some King's parents saying the boy who got the yellow against Shore almost went again for a dangerous tackle. Pulver and Clancy had great games but it was our forwards who picked up easy yards at the side of the ruck. Kings backs looked good when the ball wasn't being dropped but up front they were poor and couldn't hold the dominant Shore boys out. It seemed the same in the 2's but King's no 10 tore it up and all their points were out wide. The 2's went down badly. Playing King's tight is clearly the way to beat them.......Go Shore.....well done boys !!
Agree. There was no penalty of pushing over 1.5m today.
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Kings 35 Shore 7
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
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Nev Cottrell (35)
As I indicated in my round preview a win by Shore would not be a shock and it was in fact thoroughly deserved. Their forwards were outstanding and dominated everywhere except in the scrums where Kings front row were the stronger - but the game was won at the breakdown where Shore turned over Kings ball numerous times and was otherwise lost by Kings through too many handling errors and a lineout that just didn't function as it should have. This cost them dearly in terms of time in possession and lost opportunities when they were on the attack out wide.
Despite playing well below their best Kings nonetheless hit the front for the first time in the match with about 10 mins left in the game. Shore though were not fazed by this and continued to do what they had done for all of the match - their relentless commitment at the breakdown and an undiminished desire for victory at home saw them score from a Pulver sniping run with about a minute left on the clock.
Full credit to Shore for their enthusiasm and commitment - they will create plenty of problems for many of the more fancied teams in this competition.
Brian Westlake
Arch Winning (36)
Brian Westlake
Arch Winning (36)
To the above G&G folk thanks so much for the "around the grounds!"
Brian Westlake
Arch Winning (36)
Mssrs Pot and Kettle?
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