Fixture

Llantwit Major RFC U13’s Tigers were away again this week for an early start at a wet, but welcoming Old Penarthians RFC.

Asked beforehand to focus specifically on forward patterns and defensive organisation, the team took everything on board and showed real application during the game.

With a few injuries taking it’s toll on the Tigers, Old Pens pace out wide ultimately proved to be the difference, but at the end both teams knew they had been in a really competitive game.

Man of the match was Ryan Daw who, on debut for the team, tackled everything and contributed hugely to what is developing into a very competitive forward unit.  Ryan is playing up a year from the U12’s, but showed such maturity and rugby know-how that no-one would have known.

Additional credit must go to Kai Harris, Kelyn Joseph and Kian Barnett who kept working hard even when injured, to Ollie Gale and Blake Gifford for playing completely out of position on the wings and to the parents of all players for getting everyone to the early start.  

Congratulations go to Old Penarthians for their victory, but it’s great to see the Tigers continuing to take forward steps.