MINI JUNIOR UPDATE: IN 2023-24 Fylde U13s 75 – 5 Vale of Lune U13s (03/09/23)
Fylde tries: Monty M (5), Henry F (3), Will H (2), James S, Frank C, Kai S, Jack S and Tom B Great opening game to the season allowing both teams to trial out and get used to the U13 rules for the first time in a match setting along with the new tackle height laws. The initial ten minutes of the game was played on a training game basis to see how the lads training had gone in respect of new laws, however once we had got through this short period it was clear that both squads were comfortable with the new rules and the game motored on. A warm morning on the pitch did not slow down proceedings with Fylde rushing into an early lead after just 42 seconds with James S careering through traffic and clearing the last quarter of the pitch to score his first try in Fylde colours. The momentum was very much in the Fylde boys hands with tries raining in thick and fast throughout the remainder of the game. The score does not do the Vale boys justice as it was a keen fought contest throughout with some solid defence from both sides throughout, but Fylde’s tempo and creativity allowed the white wash to be crossed regularly by a good cross section of backs and forwards, albeit Monty M, Henry F and Will H carried on where they left off last season with running in plenty
of tries to continue their contest for leading try scorer, all bolstered by a number of crunching tackles from the Fylde forwards. Contested scrums are a major part of the U13 rules and the Fylde and Vale packs dealt with these well both giving good shoves to develop play from their respective No. 9s, with a good amount of pre-planned moves working well off the backs of these. All in all a good initial run out getting the lads ready for the first Lancashire Cup Group A match of the season in a couple of weeks pitting the top two U13 teams in Lancashire against each other… Fylde U13s v Hoppers U13s…….as ever will be interesting!
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