Scots College game

Wow!  All I can say is that the boys tried their hardest.  Scots were extraordinarily well drilled in both games.  Unfortunately we have come away with two losses, but both teams gave a good account of themselves and some boys are starting to show their true worth, both to the tour and the school.  I don't have time to go through all the details of each game, but the final score between our development XV and Scots U16 A/B XV was 7-44 whilst the 1st XV lost 8-54 to a strong Scots College development XV.



1st XV take the field
2nd XV under pressure
Will Hiett no.8 pick up
Charlie Lewis kick-off receipt

There were several players who deserve mentions from both games.  In the development game Martin Du Preez continued in the form that earned him the first week's 'Man of the Tour' award as he constantly battled against the opposition pack and showed why he deserved the captaincy of the development XV.  Ben Warner also deserves mention as he did not take a backward step all day, despite being the youngest player on the pitch.  If he continues with this attitude I can't wait to coach him throughout this year's U16 season.  Similarly Miles Singleton has shown he has the right attitude to be an outstanding player.  As the only person to play throughout both matches today, he deserves special mention, particularly as he only missed one tackle all day.  Tackle of the day though belongs to Rhys Hartley as he completely flattened their no.7 in this tackle (please ignore my comments!)

The Australians are fond of referring to an individual's 'Ticker' which basically translates to their heart or desire for a game.  'Top Ticker' awards today go to Hugo Chaplin, Dom Oxnam, Will Hiett, Will Edwards and Cy Weaver.  These boys did not stop giving 100% in their respective games and deserve public congratulations.  The 'Man of the Match' awards today, as given by bthe Scots College staff, went to Ben Warner and Charlie Kingham, although the players also wanted to acknowledge James Hardy's immense contribution to the team effort as he put in a performance of Herculean proportions.

There have been some lighter moments; the Kinghams arriving after seeming to get lost 'en route' via Bali swelled the number of travelling supporters and provided us with the first of our tour 'Water Boys' in the shape of young Tom Kingham.  He was ably supported by Hugo Brown, despite Hugo's best attempts to cause himself serious damage by falling off his skateboard outside the Scots College changing rooms!  Whilst I am on the subject of the Browns, Will needs to be reminded that a McDonalds 'Happy Meal' does not constitute adequate nutritional preparation for a game!