Midsomer Norton U15s 46 Kingswood U15s 12

Both teams were ready for a battle after an extremely close game a few weeks ago.

It didn’t take Harrison long to put Norton on the scoreboard with a breakaway run to the try line. Kick off allowed the home side to take the ball straight back into Kingswood’s 22 and after a couple of well played phases, Dawid smashed his way over putting Norton 10 ahead in under 10 minutes.

Kingswood were putting up a fight in the scrums and made Norton work hard for yards, their neat formation meant it wasn’t long before Sam D put his stamp onto the game, stepping past the defence, dropping his shoulder popping a cheeky try into the far corner. Paul G used the wind to his favour and made a long conversion from next to touch. The game went into half time 22-12 to Norton.

Second half and Sonny T wanted his name on the scoresheet so put his head down from the half way line charging through Kingswood’s defence but was dropped on the five by a high tackle, still focused on the try line he took a quick tap and go seeing a gap and catching the blues off guard adding his five points to the slate.

Kingswood were hungry and were playing a very structured game of rugby, using the full width of the pitch and holding a good attacking line.

Following quite an intense battle, the play was back to the halfway line and Norton drew Kingswood in by popping some nice short passes about when Sam D saw his line he took the ball, put his head down again and drove through the defence to the try line with Kingswood players still attached to him.

Kingswood’s defence tried but failed to slow him and the impressive Dawid claimed his second try of the game.

Both teams were staying strong and focused, the second anyone let their guard down someone would find a gap and make a run which is exactly what Dylan did when he took the ball, with his trademark lightening speed, he stepped and dodged his way from Norton’s 10 meter line right the way down the wing to place another ball over the try line for the home team.

With a tricky kick into the wind Paul G made it 46 points to Norton.

A special mention to Charlie H who made a fantastic covering tackle JJ who made some huge tackles in first game for Norton.

Andrew Townhill