Sunday, 24th April 2005
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Stanford under 7’s ended a great season by qualifying for the final at the Eton Manor Festival.
In their first match, they beat hosts Eton Manor 25-10, with tries from Robin Hughes 2, Daniel McAllister 2 and Albert Aldham.
The second match was against local rivals Thurrock and ended in a 15-15 draw. Scorers were: Sam Moran, Callum Jones and Robin Hughes.
The third match saw Stanford beat Sevenoaks 20-10, with tries from Robin Hughes 2, Callum Jones and Alfie Drum.
This meant they had qualified for the Festival final against Medway. In a hard fought game, both teams defended well, with the Kent side scoring first. Alfie Drum scored soon after to level the scores. At full time it was 20-20, which meant sudden death. After the toss of a coin, Medway scored from the re-start to win 25-20.
After a nice end to a good season for the under 7s, Coach John Taylor said a big thank you to the boys who had a great season and also said thanks for the brilliant support from the parents.
Stanford under 8’s played below par against more experienced sides in a high quality competition.
Their first match was against hosts Eton Manor, which ended in a 25-25 draw. Scorers were: Louis Webb, Liam Brunger 2, Dan O’Flaherty and Bradley Oakley.
Their second match was against Kent side Medway, and Stanford performed better, but lost 25-15 to a well organised side. Scorers were: Bradley Oakley 2 and Kallum Lennox.
Their third match saw them up against eventual winners Thurrock. Stanford turned over the ball too often with far too many handling errors, and lost 40-20. Scorers were Liam Brunger and Dan O’Flaherty 3.
The team can look forward to contact rugby next season.
Stanford under 9’s played in a very tough group, and started with a narrow loss against rivals Eton Manor. The hosts squeezed a try into the corner in the last minute to win 5-0.
Next up were Ilford, and despite a lot of good tackling Stanford lost 0-5.
They then lost 10-0 against Thurrock in their final match.
Coach Kyran McDonald was disappointed as the boys did not get into their stride on the day in a very competitive age group.
Stanford under 11’s started with a close game against Thurrock and they were just edged out 10-5. Geoff Smith scored for Stanford.
They were beaten 10-0 by a good Brentwood side in their second match.
Their third match saw a terrific defensive performance against old rivals and hosts Eton Manor in a far from boring 0-0 draw.
In their final match, Medway were beaten by a Mark Sullivan try in a 5-0 win for the Stanford side.
The under 12’s had a good start to the Festival, beating Brentwood 15-0, with tries from Jamie Douglas and Jake Barrand 2.
Stanford then met hosts Eton Manor in a tough game, with the home side coming out on top 10-5. Joe Meadows scored Stanford’s try.
Next up were local rivals Thurrock. This was another hard fought match which Stanford won 10-5. Tries were scored by Joe Meadows and Jay Ingle.
This put Stanford in the plate final against Medway. This was a close match and although Stanford played some good rugby, the Kent side managed to score the only try to leave the score at 5-0 to Medway.
The under 12 player of the day was Joe Meadows.
Directions to Eton Manor Rugby Club
Wanstead Sports Ground, Nutter Lane, Wanstead, London E11
Directions: From North A12 - Eastern Avenue. Right into Wanstead High Road. 1st right into Grove Park. Bear right into The Avenue. Right into Leicester Road, left into Nutter Lane. Follow to end of lane. From South A12 - Cambridge Park Road, left into Wanstead High Road, then as from North
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