Winning ways from the U10s

Sunday saw the best performance of the season from the U10s as they hosted Burnley at Marl Pits. Burnley got off to an early lead with a try in the first few minutes, but Rossendale quickly levelled the score with a try from Kyle Entwistle. Soon afterwards, a try by Nick Lewis left the first half score at 10 – 10, reflecting the even match of the teams and the good standard of rugby on display.
The second half started with more of the same from both sides; good running, neat passing and solid tackling, but Rossendale’s dominant pack started to give them the edge and ‘Dale grabbed a couple more tries scored by Nick Lewis and Luke Comer. A mistake in the last 5 minutes, where the ball “squirted out” from a maul, was pounced upon by Burnley and they darted down the wing for a try. A tense couple of minutes ensued for the Rossendale, as Burnley applied the pressure, but the solid defence held firm and the game finished 20 – 15.

All of the lads deserve loads of credit for the way they played, not least after the recent run of defeats. The basics were (nearly) all there; running, passing, communication, tackling, rucking and mauling. It was hard to single out a star player, but for his contribution to the dominant front row, good support play throughout and even a try, the Man of the Match was Luke Comer.

Paul