Shrewsbury Rugby Club

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Under 16 Match Reports

Sunday 2nd October 2011

Under-16s triumph in heat at Solihull

Shrewsbury travelled to Old Sihillians in 30 degree temperatures last weekend, seeking revenge for the loss in the semi-final of the North Mids Cup last year. Shrewsbury started well with locks Andrew Kitchener and Geg Trow ruling the line-outs and it wasn’t long before scrum-half Olly Vickers fed clean ball to fly-half Lewis Suckling, who broke down the blind side at pace, drawing the Old Sils’ centre before unleashing Shrewsbury full-back Nathan Smart, who darted down the touchline to score in the corner.

That flowing move set the tone for the match and Shrewsbury were soon over again, Vickers and Suckling combining well and the fly-half dummying a pass to centre Ted Parker before scooting over for a second, the other centre, Ross McGinn, kicking the extra two give Shrewsbury an early 12 point lead. Old SIls now staged a fight-back and forced two penalties and scored an unconverted try, reducing Shrewsbury’s advantage to just a point. But before the break Smart went over again and McGinn added the extras to make it 19 – 11 at the interval.

In the second half Shrewsbury continued their excellent form. Good work from prop Brad Shay created space for winger Matt Jones to score a fine try and while both teams faded in the heat, there was time for Flynn to go over for another score before the end. McGinn kicked both conversions and added a penalty close to the end to cap a tremendous team performance and make the final score 36 – 11 to Shrewsbury.