Blyth U9s v Morpeth U9s v Percy Park U9s Sunday 7/3/10
The sun finally made an appearance at one of Percy Park’s U9s fixtures and both the Panthers and Pumas celebrated by putting in some good performances ahead of the County Cup.
The Panthers in particular upped their game from recent weeks with some great passing, determined defence and aggressive running. Their return to their pre-xmas form deservedly resulted in a clean sweep of victories.
The Pumas meanwhile showed that they are really starting to get to grips with the organisational aspects of the game and although the some of the results didn’t quite go their way, the performances were very encouraging and hint that are close to clicking into becoming a very good team.
Game One. Morpeth B 0 - 12 Percy Park Panthers
[scorers: Fin x 4; Patrick H x 3; Joe x 2; George x 2; Adam]
One of the boys best performances of the season by all accounts. Great passing; excellent low tackling and determined forceful running.
Game Two. Blyth 5 - 2 Percy Park Pumas
[scorers: Tom x 2]
The Pumas showed good shape in this game against Blyth’s A team which was far more even that the score hints at. Blyth had some good fast runners that broke through the Pumas line and that was the difference between the sides. A bit more confidence in the tackle will help the Pumas in this respect and that will come with practice.
Game Three. Morpeth A 2 - 7 Percy Park Panthers
[scorers: Patrick R x 2; George x 2; Joe; Jamie; Fin]
Morpeth A looked a good strong side and early on threatened to dint Panthers confidence after scoring the first try. However, some good aggressive runs soon put the Panthers on the front foot and they never looked back.
(note – I’m not sure I’ve got all the scorers correct for this game so let me know if I’ve missed anyone!)
Game Four. Morpeth A ? - ? Percy Park Pumas
[can someone fill me in with the scores and scorers of this one? I heard the pumas put in a good performance but may have lost by a couple]
Game Five. Blyth 2 - 8 Percy Park Panthers
[scorers: George x 3; Fin x 2; Adam, Patrick H, Patrick R]
The Panthers finished the morning with another excellent performance with tries coming from all areas of the pitch. Drives, runs, passing moves, rucks and mauls. No wonder they were smiling!
Game Six. Morpeth B 1 - 4 Percy Park Pumas
[scorers: Daniel; George x 2; Tom]
The Pumas finally got the result they deserved, prompted by an early excellent try from Daniel. They dominated the rest of the match with George scoring a couple of trys either side of half time and Tom finishing off with a flourish.
Overall, a great weekend for the U9s. Both teams are really starting to work as units now, and eight different scorers (six of which got hat-tricks or more) illustrate the strength in depth they have.
