First thank you to the players and parents who made the trip up the A3 – we put on a good show with 11 boys from Haslemere to play the 12 or so from Reigate.
The session started with some mixed games of tag, tag + rucking then contact. Whilst a slow start for our boys who prefer to get stuck in, it was useful exercise to reinforce a couple of areas; setting the ball after the tackle and being organised in the break-down ‘2 and 6’ – 2 players into the ruck, 6 as backs. We then played some competitive 9 a side games vs Reigate and am pleased to say that we were significantly stronger – winning 7-0. More pleasing to see was the team spirit –everyone was involved and taking it turns to sub off – great! We’ve got a very strong squad now with lots of talent and commitment in contact. A job for the coaches now is to start thinking more about positions and team combinations for the 2nd half of the season.