U9's Match Report

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2009/2010 Season.

Dear All 

Sunday was a great day for the Whole Under 8's squad.

 The B team at T wells were the runner up;  Crowborough vs Cobham 8 – 7Crowbroough vs Cranbrook 4 – 5Crowborough vs Ols E 7 -3 (semi)Crowborough 2 – 6 in the final

 This is a great result from the lads especially after last weekend, they should be very proud of themselves. Also thanks to Neal and Brandon for organizing them on the day.,  

The A team  dominated every game they played including the final against Lewes, scoring 41 tries and only conceding 12. The results were, Crowborough vs Stanford 8 – 3, Crowborough vs Haywards Heath 10 – 4, Crowborough vs Eastbourne 7 - 1, Crowborough vs Uckfeild 9 - 2 and in the final Crowborough beat Lewes 7 -2. 

 These results were excellent and I could not have asked any more of the boys, they showed why they are Country Champions and I received a lot of complements about the way the played. Thanks to Shaun for helping me on the day. This is a great way to end the season. The whole under 8 team is clearly the most successful squad that exists at the club with the following success's; 

Hastings Festival , Joint winners - 11th October 2009,

East Sussex County Championship - Winners - 14th March 2010,

Crowborough `B` Festival - Winners - 28th March 2010,

Sussex County Championships Final - Winners - 11th April 2010,

Tunbridge Wells `B` Festival - Runners Up -  25th April 2010,

Uckfield Festival - Winners - 25th April 2010.

Once again we have only achieved this level of success through the commitment of the boys, coaches and you guys; thank you very much.  So next season we will be the team people want to join or beat! 

Steve

Crowborough RFC Under 8’s Crowned Sussex Champions  

On Sunday 11^th April, the annual Sussex Rugby Finals took place between the East (Crowborough) and West Sussex (Chichester) County Champions at Pulborough RFC.

 The under 8 section was represented by Crowborough and Chichester, the current Sussex Champions, and kicked off at 11.05. As you would expect at this level  the game was being played by two very well drilled and disciplined sides. The first half witnessed some excellent free flowing rugby and ended 4 all. The second half was a very different story, Crowborough were devastating in defence causing Chichester to make many errors that were then converted into possession and try scoring opportunities. The final score was 7 – 4 to Crowborough who are now the whole of Sussex Country Champions.

Stephen Hart, under 8 head coach and Chair of the Mini section for Crowborough, said “this is great result for the team who have worked so hard this year. It is also excellent for our club to be represented at this level, especially when you consider the size of Crowborough when compared to Brighton etc” . Stephen also said”  it has been a very long time since the club won this title and it is a reflection of the commitment, team work , dedication to rugby, each other and the club shown by the Under 8 players and coaches.

The Under 8’s have been very successful this year winning four festivals including the Crowborough B Festival just before Easter. Stephen said “ it is  a privilege to be working with such a remarkable group children, coaches and parents and I believe that our success comes from this combination”.

The team on the day was, Reubin Hart, Rafael Singleton, Scott Robinson, Samuel Ayres, Jake Reet-O’Neil, Jack Kingham, Samuel Marchesi, Hayden Tibbals, Henry Martin and Daniel Young. 

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Sunday 28th March 2010 - Crowborough `B` Festival @ Home.

The Under 8 B team did a great job on Sunday at our `B` festival. They were the reigning champions and had a lot to live up to. They played some great Rugby and were the winners again. Along the way they beat Cranbrook 6 – 5 and thus were also the winners of the Cran vs Crow Cup which we play for every time we meet.

Great job boys!!!

Steve 

Sunday 14th March 2010 - East Sussex Festival Hosted by Eastbourne RFC.

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Sunday 13th December - Away at Hove RFC. 

Hove only had 10 active players. Because we only had 5-a-side and Hove didn't have a clear A and B we mixed up the teams a little.

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Sunday 22nd November 2009 - Home - Against Tunbridge Wells.

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Sunday 15th November 2009 - Away - At Edenbridge , Triangular Fixture against Tonbridge Juddians & Edenbridge.

We took all players to Edenbridge and had a very successful day.

Edenbridge  0 - Crowborough `A`  7

Tonbridge Juddians  2 - Crowborough `A`  10

Edenbridge  2 - Crowborough `B`  6

Tonbridge Juddians 3 - Crowborough `B`  6.

Excellent Result - Well done everyone.

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Match update on Hastings Festival - 11th October 2009 - Under 8's

 What can I say, this Sunday all the boys were fantastic. It was a TRI FEST with the following results. 

We won our pool with easy wins over Cranbrook (6-2), Lewes (6-2), Hove (6-2) and East Grinstead (7-1) In the East Grinstead game the team played some of the best Rugby I have seen bringing an unbeaten team to their knees. In the final we came up against a very talented Heathfield team and the final score was 4 all. We decided to share the win but we had to toss a coin for the trophies as Hastings only had enough for one team. Unfortunately we lost the toss (again). Tris were scored by Reubin (11), Sammy (8), Non Furry (3), Rafael (3), Scott (2), Sam (1) and Jack K (1). There was great support from all the other team members (Jack H, Hayden, Furry, Harry and Dan) especially the Subs who were always ready to come on and play at a high standard.  So off to a great start again with a win!  I would also like to thank all the parents whose support make the coaching team job so much more fun and effective. 

Thanks Steve