Great wins for Prep 1st team against Stover and Wellington

Published: 02 December, 2011

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The Prep School 1st team recently played two very tough rugby matches against Stover School and Wellington School. The boys played superbly in both games and came out victorious both times.

In the Stover match, as usual, the forwards played superbly allowing for good ball to the backline who took any opportunity they got to score. Ben Charlton was the stand out player for the forwards, carrying the ball up with purpose and making good ground up the field. George Spencer and James Degg linked very well, George being the stand out player in the backs supported very well by Bertie Ratsey.

Everyone played well and stepped up to the plate when they needed to. It was a great victory all round for the boys. The final score was 28 - 0.

The game againstWellingtonwas a tough one. Playing in the wind and rain it was hard for the boys to focus and do what they do best.  They were very quiet and needed a bit of a talking to in order to get them going! Ben Charlton yet again led from the front and had an awesome game.  He got the boys motivated and back to playing their best.

During the first half Plymouth used their size and physicality to get the better of Wellington. In the second half Wellington passed the ball a lot more and avoided contact. Bertie Ratsey was the stand out player this game.  He made several try-saving tackles and set a high standard for the rest of the team, congratulations to him. Our defence was tested and the boys showed good fight to hold off the continuousWellingtonattack.

It was a superb match and the boys did very well to hold out for a great win. The final score was 21 - 19.