U7′s News

Sudbury Festival -  Sunday 29 Mar 2012

CANCELLED due to poor conditions

Sadly, the festival at Sudbury is cancelled and there will be NO training at Colchester either as the Club has a youth festival running.

 

Ipswich Festival -  Sunday 22 Mar 2012

Well run festival and very competitive, in which both teams fielded played extremely well, here are the results:

Pool B

Bandits  2 v Ipswich(A) 5

Try scorer - Freddie Myers

Bandits 1 v Bury(A)  7

Try scorer – Rory Cowie

Bandits 4 v Sudbury 5

Try scorers – Rory Breen 3

Ethan 1

Bandits 3 v Diss 6

Try scorers – Owen Hopes 2

Rory Cowie 1

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Pool A

Pirates 4 v Ipswich (B) 3

Try scorers – Toby Clinch 3

Emily Eves 1

Pirates 5 v Stowmarket 4

Try scorers – Emily Eves 2

Toby Clinch 2

Max Patten 1

Pirates 5 v Hadleigh 7

Try scorers – Toby Clinch 3

Emily Eves 1

Rory Breen 1

Pirates 4 v Woodbridge 3

Try scorers – Toby Clinch 2

Max Patten 1

Oscar Lansbury 1

Pirates 8 v Bury (B) 5

Try scorers – Toby Clinch 6

Emily Eves 1

Rory Breen 1

Pirates were runners-up in Pool A and played Sudbury in the “Plate” final , which they won 4-3 !  So were 3rd overall, they received a trophy and medals.

There were plenty of great tags by all players in both teams and plenty of good teamwork. They should all be very proud of themselves. The pirates also got a good soaking in the hail storm !!

 

Upminster – Away -  Sunday 15 Apr 2012

Upminster were very welcoming and a good day was had by all with some good tight matches and results as follows:-

Colchester Pirates v Upminster 1       5-6

Try scorers – Eleanor Jacobs x2

Toby Clinch x2

Max Patten x1

Colchester Pirates v Upminster 2       7-8

Try Scorers - Max Patten x2

Toby Clinch x2

Emily Eves x1

Heather Sturgeon x1

Eleanor Jacobs x1

Colchester Pirates v Upminster 1        4-6

Try scorers – Toby Clinch x2

Owen Hopes x1

Heather Sturgeon x1

Colchester Pirates v Upminster 2        9-5

Try Scorers – Heather Sturgeon x2

Toby Clinch x2

                    Alex Thomson x2

Ethan Molloy x1

Emily Eves x1

Owen Hopes x1

 

COLCHESTER FESTIVAL

Home -  Sunday 25 Mar 2012

Despite the clocks going forward everyone arrived promptly, and as the cold and foggy start to the day warmed up, so did the rugby.  A great day all round, well supported by the visiting clubs and played in a terrffic spirit.  Special thanks should go to members of the visiting clubs who stepped up to assist with refereeing, and helped the day go very smoothly.
 
2 Pools of teams provided us with winners and runners-up who then played off for their medals – results below, with Hadleigh and Ipswich 1 deservedly sharing the spoils in the Final:-
 
Pool A   Pool B
Colchester Pirates   Colchester Bandits
Hadleigh   Ipswich 1
Sudbury 2   Stowmarket
Woodbridge 1   Sudbury 1
Ipswich 2   Woodbridge 2

 

Pool A Score     Score
Colchester Pirates 2 Vs Hadleigh 6
Sudbury 2 2 Vs Woodbridge 1 4
Ipswich 2 3 Vs Colchester Pirates 7
Hadleigh 6 Vs Woodbridge 1 5
Ipswich 2 5 Vs Sudbury 2 5
Colchester Pirates 5 Vs Woodbridge 1 6
Hadleigh 3 Vs Sudbury 2 1
Woodbridge 1 6 Vs Ipswich 2 3
Sudbury 2 3 Vs Colchester Pirates 4
Ipswich 2 2 Vs Hadleigh 7
 
Winner:       Hadleigh; 8 Pts
Runner-up: Woodbridge 1; 6 Pts
 
Pool B Score     Score
Colchester Bandits 2 Vs Ipswich 1 7
Stowmarket 4 Vs Sudbury 1 5
Woodbridge 2 4 Vs Colchester Bandits 3
Ipswich 1 7 Vs Sudbury 1 3
Woodbridge 2 1 Vs Stowmarket 4
Colchester Bandits 3 Vs Sudbury 1 4
Ipswich 1 5 Vs Stowmarket 4
Sudbury 1 6 Vs Woodbridge 2 2
Stowmarket 5 Vs Colchester Bandits 1
Woodbridge 2 2 Vs Ipswich 1 5
Winner:       Ipswich 1 ; 8 Pts
Runner-up:  Sudbury 1; 6 Pts
 
Plate Final; Runners-up Pool A v Runners-up Pool B  
Team Score   Team Score
Woodbridge 1 6 Vs Sudbury 1 2
 
Final; Winners of Pool A vs Winners Pool B  
Team Score   Team Score
Hadleigh 3 Vs Ipswich 1 3
 

Colchester Pirates Try Scorers:

Toby Clinch (6)                  Max Patten (3)              Thomas Davies (3)

Emily Eves (6)                   Ethan Molloy (2)           Joseph Loizides (1)

Oscar Lansbury (1)

Colchester BanditsTry Scorers:

Freddie Myers (4)             Max Boone (2)              Owen Hopes (1)

Gus Pattinson (1)             Heather Sturgeon (1)  Kane Garrard (1)

 

Chelmsford – Home -  Sunday 11 Mar 2012

Chelmsford brought what was essentially their A Team to take on what ultimately were our 2 mixed ability teams.  Chelmsford were well drilled and proved striong competition with 2 full matches followed by a couple of short matches providing results as follows:-

Match 1:                      Chelmsford  6  Trys           :   CRFC Red  6  Trys

CRFC Try Scorers:     Toby Clinch (3)                    Max Patten

Emily Eves                          Thomas Davies

Match 2:                      Chelmsford  11  Trys         :   CRFC Orange 2  Trys

CRFC Try Scorers:     Tom Struth (2)

Match 3:                      Chelmsford  4  Trys           :   CRFC Red  3  Trys

CRFC Try Scorers:     Toby Clinch                         Max Patten

Rory Breen

Match 4:                      Chelmsford  6  Trys           :   CRFC Red  1  Trys

CRFC Try Scorers:     Oscar Lansbury

CRFC Certificates awarded on the day as follows:-

Skills Certificate:                              Owen Hopes

Behaviour Certificate:                      Toby Clinch

Great Tagging Certificate:               Gus Pattinson

Hard Work Certificate:                      Kane Garrad

GOLDEN BOOT awarded to:         Macenzie Frew

 

Home Training - 4 Mar 2012

Woodbridge – Away –  Sunday 26 Feb 2012

We took a single team to play Woodbridge and Lowestoft/Yarmouth.  WIth the latter a no-show our team played two highly competitive matches against two good standard Woodbridge teams.  Despite some tiredness creeping in against fresh legs in the second match, CRFC put in a terriffic effort with some excellent individual perfomrnaces.  Results as follows:-

Match 1:                     Woodbridge Blue  6  Trys                 :   CRFC  10  Trys

Try Scorers          :      Ethan Molloy (3)                Toby Clinch (3)

                    Max Boone (3)                  Joseph Loizides (1)

 

Match 2:                     Woodbridge Red  6  Trys                 :   CRFC  1  Try

Try Scorers          :     Toby Clinch (1)

 

Certificates awarded on the day as follows:-

CRFC Skills Certificate:                                Owen Hopes

CRFC Great Pass:                                        Max Boone

CRFC Best Tagging:                                     Joseph Loizides

CRFC Player of the Day was:                      Ethan Molloy

Selection of photos from the day; CRFC in yellow bibs:- 

Hertford – Home - 12 Feb 2012

With two teams apiece, each team was able to play 3 games in a competitve days play.  Results as follows:-

Match 1:               Hertford Lions     7  Trys                 :   CRFC Red        7  Trys

Match 2:               Hertford Tigers   7  Trys                 :   CRFC Red        6  Trys

Match 3:               Hertford Lions     7  Trys                 :   CRFC Red        6  Trys

Match 4:               Hertford Tigers   8  Trys                 :   CRFC Yellow   4  Trys

Match 5:               Hertford Lions     8  Trys                 :   CRFC Yellow   5  Trys

Match 6:               Hertford Tigers   7  Trys                 :   CRFC Yellow   4  Trys

 

Eton Manor – Away – 05 Feb 2012 – Cancelled

 

Southend – Away – Sunday 22 January 2012

We took two mixed ability teams to Southend to played against two strong teams. Our teams played very good games showing some excellent skills and team play. It was a very rounded morning.  Well done everyone.

Match 1:               Southend Green  1  Trys                 :   CRFC Red        7  Trys

Match 2:               Southend Blue     9  Trys                 :   CRFC Blues     3  Trys

Match 3:               Southend Blue     4  Trys                 :   CRFC Red        1  Trys

Match 4:               Southend Green  0  Trys                 :   CRFC Blues     6  Trys

Some excellent try’s from

Max Pattern       Emily Eves      Rory Breen         Alex Woodcock

Toby Clinch      Max Boone      Owen  Hopes    Heather  Sturgeon

CRFC Certificates awarded on the day as follows:-

Skills Certificate:                               Owen Hopes

Teamwork Certificate:                       Max Boone

Hard Work Certificate:                       Alex Woodcock

GOLDEN BOOT awarded to:          Max Patten

 

Woodford – Home –  Sunday 15 January 2012

Woodford brought 2 very competitve teams to compete with our 3 mixed ability teams, making for an exciting and highly enjoyable series of matches, all played in a terriffic spirit and with mostly very close results.

Match stats as follows:-

Match 1:               Woodford A  7  Trys                 :   CRFC Red        2  Trys

Match 2:               Woodford A  7  Trys                 :   CRFC Blues     6  Trys

Match 3:               Woodford A  6  Trys                 :   CRFC Orange  4  Trys

Match 4:               Woodford B  6  Trys                 :   CRFC Red         7  Trys

Match 5:               Woodford B  7  Trys                 :   CRFC Blues      7  Trys

Match 6:               Woodford B  7  Trys                 :   CRFC Orange   7  Trys

CRFC Certificates awarded on the day as follows:-

Skills Certificate:                               Freddie Myers

Teamwork Certificate:                      Finnley Clack

Great Passing Certificate:                Joseph Loizides

Hard Work Certificate:                      Alex Banks

GOLDEN BOOT awarded to:          Emily Eves

 

Sunday 8th January 2012

Our first get togetrher after the Christmas and New Year break will be for Training at home – AND PLEASE NOTE REVISED START:- 10.15am .

 

Bishop’s Stortford – Away – Sunday 18 Dec 2011

CANCELLED – Training at Home IS ON

We have been advised by Bishop’s Stortford that todays fixtures have been cancelled due to the weather conditions.

After review of the state of home pitches the U10s matches are going ahead and with the sun very much out, decision has been taken to go ahead with training for U7s.  Start time 10.15am and hope to see you all there.

Please do inform any parents you might think will not have picked up on emails and messsages that we have sent out this morning.

 

Sunday 11th December

TRAINING AT HOME – 10.00 start.

 

Harwich – Away – Sunday 4 December 2011

A good run-out for the U7s away at Harwich who themselves put out one team, allowing us to field 2 teams in a round robin format.  Despite the typically chilly coastal conditions some positive rugby was played by our 2 teams with match stats as follows:-

Match 1:               Harwich  5  Trys                 :   CRFC Blues  8  Trys

Try Scorers          :      Heather Sturgeon (2)       Toby Clinch (2)

Thomas Davies (2)          Max Patten (1)

Owen Hopes (1)

Tagging                :      Max Patten (8)                     Owen Hopes (3)

Toby Clinch (3)                    Alex Banks (2)

Thomas Davies (2)            Heather Sturgeon (2)

Alex Thomson (1)

 

Match 2:               Harwich  6  Trys                 :   CRFC Orange  10  Trys

Try Scorers          :       Rory Breen (5)                     Max Boone (3)

Thomas Davies (2) (on as sub)

Tagging                :      Thomas Davies (5)            Rory Breen (3)

Joseph Loizides (2)          Will Sellers (2)

Max Boone (1)                    Ethan Brammar (1)

 A final match was played out between CRFC Blue and Orange teams; stats as follows:-

CRFC Blue           11 Trys                  :               CRFC Orange      4 Trys   

                                         Try Scorers:

Max Patten (5)                                                   Joseph Loizides (2)

Toby Clinch (3)                                                  Rory Cowie (1)

Milo Bates (1)                                                    Rory Breen (1)

Alex Thomson (1)

Owen Hopes (1)

                                            Tagging:

Toby Clinch (10)                                                Rory Cowie (1)

Thomas Davies (7)                                           Rory Breen (1)

Max Patten (5)                                                  Joseph Loizides (1)

Alex Thomson (1)

Alex Banks (1)

Owen Hopes (1)

 

Certificates awarded on the day as follows:-

CRFC Skills Certificate:                                Alex Thomson

CRFC Teamwork Certificate:                       Max Boone

CRFC Hard Work Certificate:                       Joseph Loizides

CRFC Player of the Day was:                     Thomas Davies

Selection of photos from the day; CRFC in bibs:- 

 

Eton Manor – Home -Sunday 20 November 2011

Eton Manor brought a well organised team to CRFC where we put out 3 scratch teams of mixed ability so providing for plenty of competitive rugby for all concerned.

Matches were played in a great spirit with Eton Manor showing their class with good victories against each of our teams, however it was good experience for all our young players and our attacking development was shown with some excellent passing moves and trys through the day.

Whilst no player of the tournament was announced, special word for Oscar Lansbury who had been feeling unwell before and through the day but battled on to support his team and ended up returning to the field of play and running in one of the trys of the day.  Well done all.

Match 1:              CRFC Blue  6  Trys             :   Eton Manor  7  Trys

Try Scorers          :       Toby Clinch (7)              Finlay Yarrow (2)

Milo Bates (1)

Tagging               :       Toby Clinch (5)               Finlay Yarrow (3)

Sebastian Wheeler (3)    Milo Bates (1)

Rory Cowie (1)

 

Match 2:              CRFC Green  1  Trys         :   Eton Manor  9  Trys

Try Scorers          :    Thomas Davies (2)

Tagging               :    Thomas Davies (1)         Rory Cowie (1)

 

Match 3:              CRFC Red  3  Trys              :   Eton Manor  10  Trys

Try Scorers          :    Max Patten (2)                  Oscar Lansbury (1)

Tagging               :    Max Patten (3)                   Joseph Loizides (1)

 

CRFC also played inter-club matches between each teams match with Eton Manor as follows:-

CRFC Green        3 Trys                    :               CRFC Red             4 Trys

CRFC Red             3 Trys                    :               CRFC Blue           2 Trys

CRFC Green        3 Trys                    :               CRFC Blue           6 Trys

Trys:

Toby Clinch (7)                                                  Max Pattern (4)

Rory Cowie (4)                                                  Joseph Loizides (2)

Thomas Davies (2)                                          Gus Pattison (1)

Sebastian Wheeler (1)

Tagging:

Rory Cowie (3)                                                  Max Pattern (4)

Toby Clinch (6)                                                  Oscar Lansbury (3)

Milo Bates (2)                                                    Joseph Loizides (1)

Finlay Yarrow (2)                                              Eleanor Jacobs (1)

Sebastian Wheeler (2)                                     Thomas Davies (4)

Gus Pattison (2)                                               Alex Thomson (1)

Bradley James (1)                                            Yoshi Chauhan (1)

 

Sudbury – Away – Sunday 06 October 2011

A great day out for the U7s at Sudbury who put on a well organised day which resulted in some competitive and very even encounters, played in an excellent spirit by all.  Good progress is being made on the field of play and regardless of results the day seemed to be enjoyed by all.

CRFC put out 2 teams (Blues and Greens) of mixed ability; stats as follows:-

Match 1:              SRUFC  5  Trys    :   CRFC Blues  7  Trys

Match 2:              SRUFC  6  Trys    :   CRFC Blues  6  Trys

Try Scorers          :      Toby Clinch (7)

Emily Eves (3)

Sebastian Wheeler (2)

Finnley Clack (1)

Tagging :                     Finnley Clack (9)                       Emily Eves (8)

Toby Clinch (5)                          Milo Bates (4)

Oscar Lansbury (1)                    Sebastian Wheeler (1)

Alex Thomson (1)

 

Match 1:              SRUFC  4  Trys    :   CRFC Greens  3  Trys

Match 2:              SRUFC  3  Trys    :   CRFC Greens  4  Trys

Match 3:              SRUFC  4  Trys    :   CRFC Greens  3  Trys

Try Scorers          :       Heather Sturgeon (5)

Joseph Loizides (3)

Rory Cowie (1)

Max Pattern (1)

 

A final match was played out between CRFC Blue and Green teams; stats as follows:-

CRFC Blue           5 Trys                    :               CRFC Green        6 Trys

Trys:

Sebastian Wheeler (3)                                    Max Pattern (2)

Toby Clinch (1)                                                Heather Sturgeon (2)

Milo Bates (1)                                                  Joseph Loizides (2)

Tagging:

Alex Thomson (2)                                             Max Pattern (3)

Oscar Lansbury (1)                                          Owen Hopes (1)

Emily Eves (1)                                                  Heather Sturgeon (1)

Toby Clinch (1)                                                 Eleanor Jacobs (1)

Milo Bates (1)                                                   Joseph Loizides (1)

 

CRFC Blues Player of the Tournament was:          Toby Clinch

CRFC Greens Player of the Tournament was:      Joseph Loizides