Under 7s & 9s v Lutterworth
Sunday 22nd November 2009
Under 7s
The weekend saw the under 7’s welcoming a 17 strong Lutterworth squad to the Leicester Road Ground. Despite Hinckley having the run of play in the first half and excellent tries from Colloby, Inman, Lockett and Thomas the half time whistle saw the teams at 4 all. The second half however was a different story with what’s fast becoming the young teams trademark strong defending halting the Lutterworth advances, with Hubbard and Towers both tagging in double figures. The solid defence was coupled with great tries as Inman and Lockett both took a second try each and Hubbard and Towers took one a piece to round off a well deserved 8-5 victory for the home side.
The second match saw both sides field a fresh team, however despite the change of players Hinckley started the second game as they had finished the first. Hinckley took tag after tag preventing Lutterworth establishing any flow to their attacks with Payne tagging in double figures. Going forward Hinckley were just as impressive with great tries from Perkins (1), Johnson (1), Waterhouse (1) and Barnes (1) coupled with four from Payne. This all proved too much for the Lutterworth side and despite 3 tries for the away side Hinckley took a convincing 8-3 victory.
In the final game rolling substitutions allowed all of Hinckleys large squad a final run out. The constant changes however saw the young team struggle to regain the shape and rhythm of the two earlier matches with Lutterworth seizing the opportunity and despite some excellent tagging from Hubbard and two tries a piece for both Thomas and Lockett the final game finished 8-4 to Lutterworth.
A very strong performance again from the young Hinckley squad , with each week seeing these players go from strength to strength. Performances so far promise an impressive season ahead.
Under 9s
Unbeaten run continues for Hinckley Under 9’s
Hinckley Under 9’s Sponsored by Jason Oliver (Snap On Tools) continued their impressive unbeaten series of matches with another win at home to Lutterworth,
Another large turn out saw Hinckley field Lions/Tigers.
Match 1:
Tigers up first in what proved to be a very tight encounter, both sides unable to break through two tough defences resulting in a first half score line of 0-0.
The second half continued as the first ended Nixon, Clarke, and Bevan leading the way for Hinckley with impressive tackle counts, with the game heading towards a 0-0 score line with minutes remaining, Coghlan burst from inside his own half to score for Hinckley, and with Morrissey also crossing on the last play ended the game Hinckley 10pts Lutterworth 0pts.
Match 2:
Lions up next in what was another tight first half, again both sides struggled to penetrate each others defences, Hinckley’s Lockett leading the way in the tackle count along with Johnson’s ripping technique turned ball over releasing the backs who just couldn’t make the pressure count, another half ending 0-0.
The second half saw Hinckley step up the pace and over power their opponents, with the forwards driving runs deep into their opponents half, and with Sharkey on fire who ran in an impressive hat trick ended the match Hinckley 15pts Lutterworth 5pts.
Match 3:
Hinckley Tigers second match against Lutterworth saw another impressive win, Davey leading the way for the forwards who also put in a great tackle count.
Lutterworth struggling with Hinckley’s power and pace, the tigers roared to another success, Hinckley 20pts Lutterworth 5pts. Hinckley scores from Coghlan, Thorpe, Nixon(2).
Match 4:
Lions out for the final match for a clean sweep, and with another 0-0 half time score line it was still on for Hinckley.
The second half saw another impressive defensive display from both sides, but it was Lutterworth who messed up a scrum which allowed Hinckley’s Delo to pounce for the first score. Lutterworth then levelled the score for a tense finish, and with the last play managed to cross for their single Victory. Hinckley 5pts Lutterworth 10pts.
