There was more success for the Welwyn Mini Rugby section at the Ealing Trailfinders Annual Rugby Festival. Both the Under 8 A & B squads as well as the Under 9B and the 12B squads all finished fourth but the real shinning stars of the Mini section were once again the Under 10's.
The Under 10A squad ran out winners whilst the U10B squad finished 3rd in a highly competitive competition featuring teams from Wasps RFC, Harpenden RFC, Ruislip RFC, Old Albanians RFC, Bank of England RFC, London Welsh RFC as well as the hosts from Ealing.
The Under 10B squad had victories over Bank of England B (15 -5) and Ruislip B (20-0) whilst a draw with the hosts Ealing B (10-10) helped them qualify for the semi final where they were unfortunate to lose 10 -5 to Old Albanians. However they bounced back to win their 3rd place playoff against Harpenden B (25-0) to finish the event on a high.
The Under 10A squad went even better as they were unbeaten throughout the competition with wins over the Bank of England (10 -0), London Welsh (20 - 0), Old Albanians (20 - 5) and Ealing (15 - 5) before a draw with Harpenden (0 - 0) secured the festival win. Centre, Keir Lloyd led the way with 4 tries during the morning but he was ably supported by Alfie Orchard 3, Saul Otene 3 and one try each from Kyle Tormey, Cameron Boon and Gus Laws-Mather.
This was our talented Under 10 squads 3rd Festival win in 3 weeks and sets them up for another record breaking season.
« All done!
The Mini Section had a great day out at the season opening festival last Sunday. The Festival, held at Barnet Elizabethans RFC was also attended by Cheshunt, Chess Valley and Finchley. Congratulations go to the Under 9's, 10's and 12's who all won their respective age groups. Also well done to the Under 8's and 11's who finished Runners Up in their age groups and to our Under 7's who finished 3rd in their first ever competitive games.
Many thanks to Barnet RFC for hosting the event on what turned out to be a very enjoyable day in the sun.
