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Hinckley 7s Tournament has now be confirmed by the RFU.

The tournament will be open to men’s clubs level 5 and below from around the country and to any women’s club – 12 players maximum per team. There will be no invitational sides.
After the group stages the tournament will progress to a knockout competition, with the finals being held just after 5:00pm.

Teams should be at the club and registered by 10:00am ready for the first games to kick off at 10:30. Matches will be played over 3 pitches. Sevens rules apply, 7 minutes each way. Teams will have at least 20 minutes to rest between games.

This year the prize fund will be:

• Cup Winners – £800.00
• Ladies Winners – £200.00
• Cup Runners Up – £200.00
• Ladies Runners up – £100.00
• Plate Winners – £100.00
• Plate Runners Up – £50.00

In both the Cup and Plate competitions, the winning team will also receive a trophy.

There will also be the usual sevens tournament entertainment plus a special prize of £100 and £50 for the men’s and women’s 100m sprint. The Club is also hosting a Real Ale Festival on this weekend, so for the beer connoisseur there should be plenty to choose from. A good family day out is the end game with some excellent rugby entertainment. Bouncy castles and slides will be available as well as the usual beer, food and big screen TV entertainment. For the avid party animals a fancy dress party, disco, camping facilities and late bar will all be available!

For more details call Dom Holmes on 07974 948093 or to book your club’s place return the slip attached with a cheque made payable to Hinckley Rugby Football Club Ltd to the address at the bottom of the page. The entry fee is £150 for a men’s team and £75 for a women’s team with £50 being returned in beer tokens at the end of the tournament for the men and £25 for the ladies. Places will be limited and will be reserved on a 1st paid basis.

Hinckley hadn’t won at Kenilworth for 12 years so this hard fought win further cements the progress made by the team this year. Peck was the 2 try hero this week as Hinckley built a 17-3 lead. However in a patchy performance against an opposition with quality backs the 20 -13 win was an excellent return for the day.

Next week sees us at home against Kettering. There are still spaces available at the dinner so ring Mike Walton on 01455 212763 for details.

Sunday 1st March 2010
 
Under 11s
 
Squad: Ridgeway, Sketchley, Thorpe, Heath, Jones, Hubbard, Bower, Miller, Sharkey, Fletcher, Davis, Campion, Pope, Marchesi, Barnes, Madden and Rymell.
 
Match 1 v Barker Butts
 
Our first game of the day was a very even affair in the first half. Both sides tested each other but neither making any real ground. By the end of the half Hinckley forwards were beginning to dominate and pressured the Barkers defence. This gave Bower the opportunity to steal the ball and dive over for a try, half time 7-0.
 
A great start to the second half saw more great forward play, setting up the backs and Miller going over in the corner, 14-0. The boys in black and gold piled on the pressure, Bower and Davis combining to break the defence and let the forwards carry on and let Pope power over for another try 19-0.
 
Hinckley soaked up the pressure and defended well keeping Barkers at bay until the final whistle. Full time 19-0
 
Match 2 v Sutton Coldfield
 
Similar to the first match Hinckley and Sutton were very evenly matched. The Sutton pack proved a good challenge to the Hinckley forwards, but not trying to sound biased the Hinckley pack just had the upper hand in all areas of play. The first half was played out in the middle of the park with few chances to break from either side, halt time 0-0.
 
A great kick off lead to a perfect line out and great hands from the backs saw Sharkey go over and score, 7-0.
 
This brought Sutton back into the game and they played some good rugby leading to them going over to score. Hinckley heads did not drop and runs from Ridgeway and Jones tested the opposition defence and silky handling skills from Marchesi  let the backs attack the Sutton defence. The match ended in a well earned draw which was the right result for the day. Full time 7-7.
 
Under 12s
 
Barker Butts hosted a triangular against Hinckley & Sutton Coldfield.
 
Hinckley v Sutton Coldfield
 
Hinckley’s first game was against Sutton Coldfield who were on the back foot from the beginning with Hinckley applying constant pressure which led to the first try from Roberts which was converted by Baker. Hinckley used their powerful scrum as a platform to set up more attacks on Sutton Coldfield’s try line and were rewarded by another Roberts try, again converted by Baker. Hinckley made a few mistakes resulting in consecutive penalties but Sutton couldn’t capitalise on this and failed to break through the Hinckley back line. Half time score was 14-0. Hinckley continued in much the same way in the second half with another try from Houghton following a good set of pick-up & drives by the forwards. Rowe converted to make it 21-0.  Again, Hinckley were penalised near to their own try line – this time Sutton were able to grab a consolation try which they also converted.  A convincing won for Hinckley with the final score 21-7.
 

 
Hinckley v Barker Butts
 
Barker Butts were Hinckley’s next opponents and they stamped their authority on the game early on with a converted try in the corner.  Hinckley same back strong attacking Barker Butt’s try line time multiple times but were unable to get the equaliser.  Barker Butts tried to build on their lead but thanks to a resolute defence and a great tackling display by Hinckley, they could not press home their advantage.
A determined Hinckley fought back strongly in the second half  shipping the ball around excellently – one of the attacks found Croasdale out wide who side stepped two defenders to score a try in the corner.  Baker converted to level the score 7-7.  Hinckley, unlucky with many decisions not going their way, had to defend constantly as Barker Butts applied the pressure. A frustrated Hinckley continued to get penalised and were pushed back to their try line. In the last moments of the game Barker Butt’s had a crucial penalty but the crescendo of the Hinckley supporters combined with the sheer determination of every player managed to stop Barker Butt’s with a superb display of tackling, turning a last gasp defence into a powerful counter attack. In a thrilling finish, Hinckley almost broke through before the final whistle sounded.  A well deserved draw.
 

In sticky conditions Hinckley’s forwards rose to the challenge and outplayed their bigger opponents. Fearn coming back from injury after 4 months had a massive influence as did Salt whose performances get bigger and better the more games he plays.

Overall Captain Ashfield was very happy with his sides performance which has set them up for a good finish to the rest of the season.

ps. As quoted in the bar afterwards Massarella S. scored the try.

At last! A return to form and some free flowing rugby! On a dry pitch both sides entered into the game with an intention to move the ball around the park. With the half time score at 6 – 3 to the home side Hereford could consider themselves unlucky not to be in front but would buoyed by the thought that the elements were in their favour in the 2nd half.

Hinckley however moved up a notch and showed signs of returning to their pre-christmas form that had seen them reach 2nd in the league. Great defence and free flowing movement all seemed to click and gave a 24 – 0 return in the 2nd half even with Glover hitting the post twice!

Colts v Ampthill National Plate at home meet 1pm sharp at club.

Team to be selected from:

Parr

Boulton

Moule

Rowan

Caddy

Kavanagh

Jones

Sansome

Steptoe

Knowles

Morris

Horwood

Hilyer

Oakes

Lally

Hyde

Parr

Thorpe

Wilson

Robinson

Bonnet-Walk

Shirt and tie for after the game.