Under 15s turns the tide on Mosborough

A DEPLETED Stocksbridge RUFC under-15 side turned up to fine sunny Sunday morning at Mosborough with 14 players due to a combination of half termholidays, flu and a medical procedure taking it’s toll with six unavailable for a favourite fixture, with the home side having already taken the spoils from the young Pigs on the opening game of the season.

However, the boys in blue showed that it was not only England that could string together an utter dominant performance when the odds were very much against them and even scored in a similar fashion to their heroes in white, coming away with a 38-21 win.

Captain Harry Ryan finished off a sweeping move, scoring under the posts in a remarkable 90 seconds from the start.

The Pigs piled on the pressure in the first half through dominance in the break down, counter rucking and powerful running through the middle.

This saw the quick thinking and sniping runs from the base for scrum half JoshGregory, bagging a brace for his efforts. George Robins also got on the score sheet again and took man of the match for the second week running.

The second half saw the opposition raise their game and they caught the Pigs taking their foot off the gas with some deadly accurate cross field kicks to their flying backs and exploiting the space behind, knowing the pigs were a man down throughout.

The young Pigs thought they had other opportunities over the line but they were deemed not to be by the referee.

But the result was never in doubt.

There were a couple more scores and the final say went to the captain with his second, leaving the final score 38-21 to Stocksbridge.

The coaches were pleased again with the performance, especially with the lack of players, but are still striving for the lads to keep executing the game plan set out as when they shy away from it, the opposition capitalise.

Onwards to hosting West Leeds next Sunday at Coal Pit Lane with an 11am kick off.