U14 EDF Rugby Plate Final at Kingsholm
On Friday 28th April, our U14s rugby team played in the EDF Plate Final at Kingsholm against Holmleigh Park.
The atmosphere was electric in the stadium, with pupils and parents filling the stands. Homleigh Park were by far the bigger team in stature and got off to a flying start, scoring two early tries. King’s did not panic and stuck to the game plan, they knew that they had to get possession of the ball and build some phases of play. Twenty minutes into the game, King’s scored their first try through centre Alex Worthington, cutting the deficit to five points. It was a crucial time for the team to score, going into half time.
King’s started the second half on the front foot, putting Holmleigh Park under a lot of pressure. Noah Bennett pulled the strings in attack and King’s were looking dangerous. Ten minutes into the second half, Joe Leach crossed the line for King’s second try. King’s were building in confidence controlling possession of the ball. Joe Leach crossed for his second try with twelve minutes go, making the score 21-12 to King’s. In the last ten minutes, Holmleigh Park put King’s under a lot of pressure and got themselves back into the game scoring a converted try.
With two points in it, and five minutes to go, King’s were showing signs of nerves, putting themselves under pressure through some unforced errors. In the last play of the game, Holmleigh Park had an attacking scrum just outside the King’s ten metre line. The Homleigh Park number eight made a strong break off the back of the scrum. George Thompson tracked his opposite man and made a fantastic turnover to stop the Holmleigh Park attack. With the crowd roaring him on, George ran the length of the pitch to score the winning try for King’s. The final score was a 26 – 19 victory to King’s.
You can see all the action here:
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