Clean sweep for Plymouth College against Kelly College
Published: 07 November, 2011
Plymouth College's rugby teams achieved victories across the
board over Kelly College last Saturday. The First XV won
34-0, their sixth straight win against their Tavistock rivals.
Six tries were scored in all, two for Ellery Jones and one each for
Jamie Johnson, Tom Turner, Declan Reed and Ollie Clenaghan.
Two conversions were added by Charles Attis.
The Seconds secured a hard fought 12-0 victory with the Under
15s also edging their opponents with a 24-19 triumph. The U15s
started brightly, but Kelly opened the scoring. Plymouth got a real
confidence booster when Paul Habib scored the first of his tries.
With Pete Sumner and Paul Hamber prominent, Plymouth competed well
against a physically bigger Kelly side and the backs tackled
everything that moved. Defensive lapses however saw Kelly retake
the lead but Plymouth fought back. Well into the second half Peter
Lui-Brown scored the try that eventually made the difference and
Gerrard converted from in front of the posts.
The junior sides were more comfortable achieving a 31-10
victory at U14 and 55-0 at U13. Led by the determined
Tom Brooker, the U13 team got off to a strong start with the
ball flowing through the backs ending with a try by Man of the
Match Thom Leman, converted by Harry Mason. This theme continued
as passes were timed to perfection, tackles were broken and
rucking was tough and effective. Toby Farley and Jason Blake turned
the ball over time and again as John Alao and Harry Mason ran in
the tries. In a free-scoring extravaganza, the U12s prevailed
50-38.
All the matches were enjoyed by good support and the unseasonal
sunshine allowed for exciting and free flowing rugby to be the
order of the day.