GUILDFORDIANS GIRLS FESTIVAL 6th October 2024 U14 PLATE WINNERS

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GUILDFORDIANS GIRLS FESTIVAL 6th October 2024 U14 PLATE WINNERS

GUILDFORDIANS GIRLS FESTIVAL 6th October 2024

U14 PLATE WINNERS

U14 Grizzlies, playing with Camberley RFC U14 as Guilberley (Guildford RFC & Camberley RFC) took part in a 20 team tournament at Guildfordians RFC on Sunday.

First up was Ealing Trailfinders. The coaches asked for a strong start and that’s what they got. Tries from multiple players following solid rucking and smart half back play, resulted in a comfortable win 30-5.

Next was Dorking who we lost to earlier this season – two tries early on from a dominant Guilberley to lead the game at half time. Unfortunately, an injury to a Dorking player cut the game short, resulting in a Guilberley win 10-0.

Game three against Tonbridge Juddians, was expected to be the toughest game in the pool. A strong start from Guilberley had TJs on their line but they failed to convert on 2 occasions due to their strong defensive play before TJs had two breakaway tries before half time. Second half Guilberley battled hard, not giving up despite three more tries against them, with Taylah scoring the final try of the game. Final score 5-25

Last game of the pool was against Twickenham, special mention to Emelia who stepped up to play for Twickenham for the whole tournament as they were short of players. This was a comfortable win for Guilberly with the highlight being the chip and chase worked by Amberley to put Phoebe in for a try. Final score 25-10.

This gave us second place in the pool with a Plate Semi Final against Hove, who we played 2 weeks ago at Cobham. A very well matched game saw a gritty performance from Guilberley with a single try from Lily B who crashed over the line, winning the game. Final score 5-0

A final with Barnes stood between Guilberley and the Plate. Guilberley scored first with an equaliser from Barnes giving a 5-5 score at halftime. Barnes went ahead on the restart with Guilberley coming back to make it 10-10 with only a few minutes to go. Guilberley went ahead by 5 and ultimately held on with great defensive play to emerge the Plate winners.

Tries scored on the day: Evie, Lily F, Lily B, Amberley, Sophia B, Sophia P, Taylah, Mimi, Phoebe, Darcey

This was a complete squad effort with everyone playing their part and with wonderful Team spirit throughout. A great start to the 24/25 season. Go Grizzlies! Go Guilberley!

Lindsey Wilson

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