Wimborne 0 v 10 Exeter Chiefs
Our tournament began with a tough match against the Exeter Chiefs, (we were drawn against each other last year and we were well beaten). This time around we were better prepared, our forwards had "beefed up" and the backs were running some good lines. Not much difference between the two teams in the 1st half, Exeter scored a try out wide that was unconverted and we went into the break 5 nil down. We were forced to defend a lot in the second period only occasionally
getting out of our own half, but credit to the guys for sticking to the task and it was a "sucker blow" to have a try awarded against us after a clear knock on from a ruck 10mtrs from our line.

Wimborne 22 v 0 Saltash
Next up was Saltash, the team from Cornwall seemed to have a larger than life front row but our boys got low and drove them off the ball allowing the backs to pierce their defence and set up some good field positions. We scored three tries in the first half, Sam Warman, Fergus Wilford and Matt Brooks, all forwards finishing off some excellent plays from the backs and with one conversion added we finished the half 17 - 0 up. More of the same in the second half, into the wind we kept the ball in hand and used the width well with David Thornett crossing the line out wide to give us the 4 try bonus. A fine display of playing "heads up" rugby.

Wimborne 0 v 0 Bracknell
This was a tough encounter, Bracknell used the kick and chase to good effect in their previous match and we had to get in the face of their 10 to cut the supply off. Both sides competed well in the scrums and lineout and it was difficult for us to create any fluent play against such a strong defensive line. We lost our scrum half to the sin bin for 2 mins, that meant the other guys had to "dig in" for a while and the drawn result was a fair reflection of the match.

Semi-final
Wimborne 5 v 0 ReadingAfter a long wait and much deliberating by the tournament officials we qualified for the semi-finals as best runner up and the boys took to the field eager to put on a good performance. Reading had qualified as group leaders without loosing a match and looked a well-drilled outfit; we were going to have to be at our best! We dominated large parts of the game, strong in the tackle and quick to the breakdown all our guys combined well to keep the ball alive and create gaps in the Reading defence for our backs to exploit. Matt Brooks scored the only points of the match taking a quick tap penalty 10mtrs out and he was unstoppable as he bulldozed over the line. We survived a few nervy moments late in the game and resolute defending earnt us our place in the final.

Final
Wimborne 0 v 33 Exeter Chiefs
Late in the day and within 10 mins of finishing our epic semi-final we took to the field to face the Chiefs. Well the score tells it's own story really, one-way traffic I'm afraid, we never gave up and spent pretty much all of the match defending. Full credit to the guys for sticking to the task, the small errors we made were punished by the Chiefs and it wasn't long before they were out of sight. Good luck to the Chiefs who should certainly do well in the national finals.

Great achievement - Well done to all and a big thanks to the guys that didn't get on the field as much as some of the others, your efforts were instrumental in the teams success and deserving of the accolade of tournament runners up.

And finally..
Thanks to all the parents and coaches for your support on the day, without which the boys' achievements would not have been possible

Under 16 pool B - Pitch 1
10.20 Wimborne RFC v Exeter Chiefs
11.20 Saltash RFC v Bracknell Rugby Club
12.20 Wimborne RFC v Saltash RFC
13.20 Exeter Chiefs v Bracknell Rugby Club
14.20 Wimborne RFC v Bracknell Rugby Club
15.20 Exeter Chiefs v Saltash RFC

Semi-finals, Pitch 1
16.00 Winner Pool A v Winner Pool B
16.30 Winner Pool C v Best Runner Up

Final, Pitch 1
17.30 Winner S/F 1 v Winner S/F 2