U16s – Derby vs Silhillians
Sunday 21st November saw Derby under 16’s at home to Sillihillians, a team who had not been beaten for over 5 years.
On paper it sounded like a good match and it did not disappoint.
Both teams came out ready for battle with an early try from Derby closely followed by a try from Sills.
Both teams continue to push until Sills broke through for another try, this time it was converted.
Derby countered with another try then just before half time, derby were awarded a penalty. We decided to go for points and a beautiful kick right between the posts saw the score at half time 13-12 to Derby.
The second half saw a magnificent display of rugby from both sides with Sills taking the lead back with a further 2 tries. We then moved to uncontested scrums due to an injury to Sills hooker.
Derby managed to find some space with 2 further tries, 1 converted. Sills came back with another converted try to put the score at 25-29 to Sills with 10 minutes to go.
Derby never gave up and broke through for a converted try.
The last 7 minutes seemed to last an eternity but Derby held on and were excellent in defence to see the final score 32-29 to Derby.
An amazing display of rugby
U15s Derby vs Long Eaton
Derby arrived at Long Eaton looking to turn some recent good performances into a result, and they definitely did that.
Long Eaton were 4 players short, but in the true spirit of the game Derby shared a few players to even things up.
The first half started well with the boys building some solid phases with much better rucking. The pressure paid off quickly as the Derby 12 scored 2 quick tries with us converting the second. This set the tone for the half with 3 more tries from quickly following. Half time arrived with Derby 31 -0 up.
The shared players swapped around around at half time and this seemed to briefly even up the contest. Long Eaton scored 2 tries which brought new energy to the game. Derby woke up a bit and after some ferocious tackles and then some great work on a short blindside created a try final for Derby.
The final score was 45-12 to Derby and the lads should be very proud of a solid team performance.