WHITGIFT U15 VS LINDISFARNE

On Saturday 25th July the Whitgift U15 team ran out onto the pitch full of confidence from their recent victory against Dilworth College. Lindisfarne performed their own version of the 'Haka' and then the game began. At first both teams were very equal, with Whitgift having slightly more possession and territory. A great run from Charles Gutteridge suddenly broke through the opposition line but was just tackled inside their '22'. Following this was Harvey Hanifan who got brought down having made good distance for the team. However despite Whitgift constantly threatening to break through, the first two scores came from Lindesfarne, following some good play and breaking through the tackles. The half-time score was 12-0.

The 2nd half began with Whitgift trying to make a come-back like against Dilworth, but against th run of play, Lindisfarne unfortunately scored again. 5 minutes later and again whitgift had a scrum inside the opponents '22'. The No 8 pickup worked and Chris Campbell ran through the Lindisfarne line to score next to the posts. Matt Clark then converted. After this Lindisfarne scored twice more, before Rory Mccall paced it down the wing to score in the corner. From the difficult angle the conversion missed.

The final score was 31-12 against a well-drilled Lindisfarne team. Good performances came from Harvey Hanifan, Charles Gutteridge, and John Macmillan led from the from as always. In the presentation afterwards, the Lindisfarne player of the match was Will Page, who gave a solid performance at full-back.

Joe Choong ;)