St. Peter’s RFC Under 16’s
2011-12
Fixtures(*Blues Fixtures on following Wed) MATCH REPORTS BELOW FIXTURES
Sept 4th *
Sept 11th – Rumney(A) won 51 – 5
Sept 18th *
Sept 25th – Cefn Fforest(A) won 18 – 7
Oct 2nd – *(Blues game on 2nd)
Oct 9th * -
Oct 16th – Llandaff(A) won 53 – 0
Oct 22nd – Stoke(H) won 47 – 5
Oct 30th – Rumney(H) won 32 – 18
Nov 6th *Pentyrch(H) won 25 – 8
Nov 13th – Blaenavon(A) won 34 – 0
Nov 20th *Pontyclun(A) won 45 – 7
Nov 27th Pontypridd(H) won 45 – 0
Dec 4th – *Abergavenny(A) lost 21 – 19
Dec 11th *Bridgend Ath(H))(Blues game on 11th) won 8 – 5
Dec 18th – Llanishen(A) won 10 – 9
Dec 25th – xmas
Jan 1st – xmas
Jan 8th – Pentyrch(A) * won 41 – 12
Jan 15th – Caerleon(A) * won 37 – 10
Jan 22nd – St Mary’s OB(A) *( semi) won 67 – 7
Jan 29th – Cefn Fforest(H) won 20 – 19
Feb 5th – Abergavenny(H) *cancelled
Feb 11th – Luctonians(A) cancelled
Feb 12th – Pontyclun(A) *cancelled
Feb 19th – Caerleon(H)*(Final Wed 22nd Feb) lost 57 – 19
Feb 25th – Huntingdon(H) won 59 – 7
Mar 4th – St Peter’s 12s Tournament – pool stages
Mar 11th – Llanishen(H) won 35 – 0
Mar 18th – Pontyclun(H) cancelled
Mar 25th – no game
Apr 1st – Rumney(H) won 51 – 13
Apr 8th – no game
Apr 17th – Marbella(A) won 43 – 7
Apr 19th – Gibraltar(A) won 35 – 0
Apr 28th -
May 5th(Sat) – Abergavenny Tournament
Gibraltar(A) 19/4/12
The boys were showing signs of fatigue by this stage of the tour due to the excessive late nights but they still managed to raise themselves for one final effort against a big Gibraltar outfit. Jack Beere and Jack Allwood scored early tries on this good quality artificial surface at the Military Base although the strong winds were causing a problem with handling. Further tries were added by Jack Pattison, Andrew Corfield, Jordan Viggers and Rob Lewis(2) to make the final score 35 – 0. Gibraltar were excellent hosts and played the game in a great spirit which proved to be a wonderful way to end the Tour. All that was left was to prepare for Kangaroo Court on Friday night!
Marbella(A) 17/4/12
St Peter’s 16s stepped into the unknown with a game against one of the strongest teams in Spain in the holiday region of the Costa Del Sol. On a lovely sunny evening the game began with the Rock’s dominating their bigger opponents at the tackle area but they had to work hard before the first score came from Rob Lewis after a few phases. Luke Williams then went over in the corner after some excellent approach work by most of the team. The St Peter’s defence was causing mayhem in the Marbella back line and from a couple of errors Jordan Viggers and James Mclean managed to cross in quickfire fashion and the score was 24 – 0 once Callum Sheedy added a couple of conversions. To their credit the home side never gave up and were finally rewarded with a converted try. Sheedy then ghosted over, Lee Ford crossed in the corner and Tom Jeffs rounded off more good team play for the final try of the match, Sheedy converted two of them to make the score 43 – 7. Marbella were a competitive outfit and will undoubtedly give teams a good battle in the future and showed us good hospitality in their clubhouse afterwards.
Rumney(H) 1/4/12
This proved a bit of a mismatch with St Peter’s running out winners by 51 – 13. Tries were scored by Luke Thomas(2), James Mclean(2), Joe Sweeney, Jack Allwood, Ryan Hill, Jack Beere and Shannon Lane, with Thomas adding 2 conversions and Rory Harries 1. Conor Tonkin and Jack Allwood had very good first halves and James Dunne and Geraint Witts were competitive in the breakdown area. Alan Wilkinson, Beere and Jack Chambers also had effective games.
Llanishen(H) 11/3/12
St Peter’s started well to score a couple of tries through Callum Sheedy and a training ground backs move from Jack Pattison, Sheedy converted both to open up a 14 point lead. Lots of passes were going to ground and the home side were looking very rusty. Jack Chambers managed to score a couple of tries either side of the break and then Luke Thomas crossed with the last move of the match, Sheedy converted all of them. James Dunne and Andrew Corfield, playing openside, had excellent games in the forwards while Sheedy controlled things at outside-half and Thomas and Chambers looked a good combination in the centre.
St Peter’s Tournament 4/3/12
St Peter’s didn’t manage a win on Sunday but still performed well in a tough group of Abergavenny, Cefn Fforest and eventual winners Hornets. In the first game against Abergavenny Luke Thomas scored a good individual try but Abergavenny equalised and the score ended 5 – 5. The second game was an extremely tough contest with Cefn Fforest and this one finished 7 – 0 to the visitors. The final match proved the most interesting as Hornets had beaten the other two teams convincingly and were a little shocked at the Rocks ferocity in the open exchanges. Andrew Corfield latched onto a great kick by Rory Harries and made the score 5 – 0 after about 5 minutes. The Hornets rallied to make the score 7 – 5 soon after. A great competive effort in the second-half held the visitors to this single score and provided them with their closest match of the day. In all the matches good performances came from James Dunne, Alan Wilkinson and Joe Sweeney in the forwards and Rory Harries and Andrew Corfield in the backs.
Huntingdon(H) 25/02/12
The u16s welcomed a Touring side from Huntingdon and ran out easy winners by 59 – 7. Tries were scored by Jack Pattison(2), Luke Williams(2), Luke Thomas(2), Joe Sweeney, Alex(u15s), Lee Ford, Andrew Corfield and Jack Chambers. Conversions were added by Corfield and Alex(15s). A pleasing aspect of the game was the performance of the 4 under 15s who played, Sam at hooker, Conor and Adam at 2nd row and especially Alex who looked a great prospect at outside-half.
Caerleon (H) 19/02/12
In a very competitive first-half both teams scored 3 tries and honours ended even at 19 -19. Caerleon had looked dangerous from the off scoring almost immediately out wide after a number of line breaks and their big runners were causing lots of problems. St Peter’s replied soon after by recycling some quick ball which was passed right to Jack Chambers to score with Callum Sheedy adding a good conversion. This simply spurred the visitors on and they scored two converted tries to make the score 19 -7. For the final 15 minutes of the first period the Rocks managed to string some phases together and scored two tries through Sheedy and Andrew Corfield, Sheedy converted one to level the scores at 19 – 19. Caerleon upped the tempo in the second-half and a combination of aggressive competition at the breakdown area and strong running proved too much for the home side who fell off far too many tackles to concede 6 unanswered tries The final scoreline of 57 – 19 was a fair reflection of Caerleon’s dominance on the day and provided sweet revenge for St Peter’s big win at Caerleon a few weeks ago.
Cefn Fforest(H) Sun 29/1/12
This proved a very good, hard game of rugby with the home side just shading it with a late try and winning by 20 – 19. With a Development Semi-Final being played on Monday and a number of last minute cry-offs St Peter’s had to reshuffle a few positions and quickly conceded two converted tries after some good forward pressure from the visitors. Gradually as the half wore on the boys began to get a flow to their game and moved the opposition’s big, heavy pack around. This eventually resulted in a Luke Thomas try wide out. From the restart Joe Sweeney and Rory Harries combined to set Jack Chambers away on an excellent run which ended with the big centre crossing in the corner from long-range. Both tries went unconverted and the Rocks trailed 14 – 10 at the break. In the second-half St Peter’s dominated for long periods but failed to take any of the try scoring chances. Cefn Fforest then managed to have some pressure of their own and worked an opening to cross wide out making the score 19 – 10 with about 15 minutes to go. The boys then showed great determination to grind out the win with close-range tries from Joe Sweeney and then Josh Thomas. Neither of these were converted and the final score was 20 – 19. The front row of Rob Lewis, Thomas and Ryan Hill performed well against large opponents, while the backrow of Conor Tonkin, Jordan Viggers and Sweeney worked hard and look a well balanced unit. Chambers and Luke Williams tackled hard in the centre and Jack Patterson continued his good run at standoff.
St Mary’s Old Boys(A) Sun 22/1/12
With the squad affected once again by Blues South commitments and call-offs this trip to Bristol was another chance to test the growing strength in depth at St Peter’s. Carrying on from last week’s excellent performance at Caerleon the intention was to start well, however, 2 minutes into the game, after some weak tackling, St Mary’s took a 7 point lead. This spurred the Rocks into action and against a strong wind the ball was kept in hand and eventually after numerous phases Luke Willaims crossed for a try with Jack Pattison converting. The strong defence was pinning the Home Side deep in their own 22 yard area and from a series of close drives Ryan Hill powered over, Pattison added the conversion again. This pattern of play continued for the rest of the half with the hard-working James Dunne getting a deserved try and Williams adding a second. Immediately after the break the Visitors added an excellent team try to put an end to the contest with Joe Sweeney crossing from close range after great support play near the St Mary’s line, Pattison added the conversion. Rory Harries was causing mayhem with his accurate box-kicking and from the resulting pressure Luke Thomas finished nicely and Owen Davies went over for a quick double as the flood gates opened. Sweeney drove over the line for his 2nd and Harries pounced for an opportunist effort. The final try went to Jack Beere after more good support play and Pattison(2) and Harries added the extras. The pack played superbly once again securing the ball regularly at the breakdown and Alan Wilkinson, Ryan Farrah and Geraint Witts were effective in this facet of play. Andrew Corfield had a brilliant first half while Tom Jeffs was a clear man of the match with his tackling and running causing the Home Side problems all day.
Caerleon(A) Sun 15/1/12
St Peter’s started the game superbly with Alan Wilkinson setting the tone with some aggressive drives. The contact area was being contested keenly and the Rocks forwards committed extra numbers to the breakdown to control possession. Rob Lewis, playing well at openside, and front-row colleagues Josh Thomas and Jack Beere were prominent in this area. The first score came from a turnover deep in the St Peter’s half as the ball was moved swiftly by Andrew Corfield and Jack Chambers to Owen Davies on the right-hand-side. Still with lots to do Davies dummied his way over from the halfway line. 10 minutes later Lewis powered over from longrange beating 6 players to score an excellent individual try and Jack Pattison converted. Caerleon managed to score from close range using their big forwards to good effect. Just before halftime Jack Chambers went on yet another powerful run, using his big handoff to swat a number of defenders, and Beere showed good awareness to stay in close support to pick up the offload close to the line and score. The second half continued in the same vein with Corfield and Pattison controlling the game at halfback. Pattison added a close-range penalty after more Rocks pressure and then Corfield nipped over in the corner to put the game beyond doubt. Joe Sweeney made some good ground from N08 and James Dunne was continuing his good form at 2nd-row. After a good move from a scrum involving Sweeney and Corfield space was created for the much improved Dan Jones to finish smartly in the corner. Luke Thomas went on a good run after the Rocks moved the ball wide and Chambers deservedly finished off to cap a strong performance. Caerleon did score a late consolation try but the visitors finished on the attack with Joe Peckham nearly scoring in the corner. Ryan Hill and Tom Jeffs both played well in a brilliant performance from the pack, while James Mclean, Geraint Witts and Lee Ford maintained the quality when they appeared off the bench. This was probably the best performance of the season winning so convincingly by 37 – 10 away to such a strong side as Caerleon.
Pentyrch(A) Sun 8/1/12
After a reasonably well matched 1st half St Peter’s finally got into their stride and ran out comfortable winners by 41 – 12. The game was dominated by an outstanding performance from outside-half Callum Sheedy who controlled the contest from start to finish to end up with 26 points including a hatrick of tries. The other scores came from Tom Jeffs, Luke Williams and Rob Lewis. Josh Thomas and Jack Beere had excellent games in the forwards and Owen Davies was rock solid in the centre.
Llanishen(A) Sun 18/12/11
On a cold and frosty morning the U16s met a determined Llanishen side and were fortunate to come away with a 10 -9 victory. In an extremely scrappy game neither side could put together any phases and the visitors had only a Callum Sheedy penalty to show for their efforts. After the break Llanishen responded with a penalty to draw level but then St Peter’s managed to put together the only completed move of the match for James Mclean to run in from 50 metres, Sheedy converted to make the score 10 -3. From this point on the game degenerated into a mess and the home side converted a couple of penalties to reduce the deficit to 10 -9 with 10 minutes to play. Crucially the Llanishen kicker left the field injured and his replacement missed a last gasp attempt to win. Strong performances in the forwards came from Ryan Farrah, Alan Wilkinson, Rob Lewis and Andrew Corfield, while Rory Harries, Callum Sheedy, James Mclean and the excellent Owen Davies stood out in the backs.
Bridgend Athletic(H) Sun 11/12/11
Due to District commitments the Rocks were once again very short and had to borrow a couple of the u15s again to make up the numbers. However, this determination to carry on playing regardless of the regional games has meant an impressive 11 games since the start of the season while other sides haven’t played much at all. It turned out to be a physical game in muddy conditions and contained lots of handling errors. The home side started well but could only manage a Luke Thomas penalty to show for their efforts. The highlights of the half were some mazy running by Joe Peckham, a few crunching tackles from Dan Jones and Conor Tonkin and some strong driving play from Joe Sweeney. Just before half-time Bridgend managed a try by their impressive centre and took the lead 5 – 3. In the second-half the forwards worked really hard to win ball against the bigger Bridgend pack and James Dunne, Tom Jeffs and Geraint Witts were at the forefront of this effort. Jack Pattison kept the side moving forward at scrum-half and Jack Chambers came into the game more with his direct running, whileLuke Williams was excellent as usual in defence. A close range effort from Corfield settled this low scoring match and after a couple of flare-ups the boys managed to close the game out. This game showed the sort of character and commitment we have been looking for from the team this season.
Abergavenny(A) Sun 4/12/11
St Peter’s just managed to scrape a side together and left Cardiff with just 12 players in the hope of using some of the u15s to make up the numbers. Thanks to Abergavenny for lending us three players, who all tried their best, and also to the u15s who supplied us with Will, Adam and Max. Initially everything began well and Andrew Corfield scrambled over after a break by Luke Thomas, adding the conversion to his own try. Playing with the wind Abergavenny kicked well to exert some pressure but good handling after a turnover set Luke Thomas free down the left to run 70 metres to score under the posts. Unfortunately, Corfied missed the conversion and the Visitors now led 12 – 0. The Home Side managed to create some more pressure and from a weak clearance kick their speedy right winger cut inside and out to score in the right corner. This try was superbly converted. Outside-half Corfield made another excellent break and showed good vision to find Lee Ford supporting well on the inside who managed to run in from 25 metres to score next to the posts, Corfield converted this one to make it 19 – 7. The Rocks tried to hold out until the break but the Abergavenny fullback ran a nice line off a short pass to score with the last move of the period, once again this try was expertly converted. Turning around with the wind leading 19 – 14 St Peter’s were now the favourites to win but they failed to convert a number of chances by making silly mistakes. Rory Harries looked to have scored in the corner but the ref failed to see the grounding and disallowed it and after this point Abergavenny came back into the game, eventually getting the ball to their speedy right winger who crossed wide out again. This try was superbly converted by the home kicker and proved to be the winning kick as the game ended 21 – 19 to Abergavenny. James Dunne, Geraint Witts, Tom Jeffs, Alan Wilkinson and Joe Sweeney worked hard in the forwards, while Ford, Corfield, Harries and Thomas tried hard in the backs. Everyone who played deserves a pat on the back for ensuring that we could fulfil the fixture after a few cryoffs on the morning.
Pontypridd(H) Sun 2711/11
On a perfect day for rugby St Peter’s welcomed Pontypridd to the Harlequins and ran out comfortable winners by 45 – 0. However, the first half showed little of what was to come as Pontypridd competed strongly at the breakdown and used the strong breeze to pin the home side down in the corner for long periods resulting in a half-time score of 0 – 0. Conor Tonkin led the defensive effort by putting in some excellent hits and was joined by Rory Harries and Rob Lewis. With a couple of changes at the break and the wind at their backs the Rocks set about confirming their superiority with a couple of quick fire tries. Moving the ball wider away from the Ponty forwards resulted in some quality tries. Luke Thomas continued his try scoring run with a quick hatrick, Jack Chambers and Luke Williams both dived over in the corner, while James Mclean once again showed great pace and balance to score a long-range try. Harries and Callum Sheedy controlled things at halfback with Sheedy kicking well from hand and also adding 5 conversions. The last try deservedly went to hardworking flanker Ryan Farrah who crossed after a chargedown to cap his usual excellent performance.
Pontyclun(A) Sun 20/11/11
The Rocks faced a Pontyclun u17s side this week and prepared themselves for a physical battle. In a competitive opening 20 minutes the boys dominated possession and territory but could not put the points on the board. Finally, close range tries by Rory Harries and Tom Jeffs, both converted by Callum Sheedy, took the score to 14 – 7 at the break, after the home side managed a breakaway try. With the result still in doubt Sheedy added a penalty to push the score upto 17 – 7 and then the team’s fitness began to show. Jordan Viggers managed to force his way over from a maul, and James Mclean showed excellent pace to run in from long range, Sheedy converted both, and the score was now 31 – 7. Jack Chambers capped a very strong performance by barging his way over and Conor Tonkin showed some intelligent support play to cross with the last move of the match, both scores were converted by Rory Harries, to make the final score 45 – 7. The foundation for this excellent result was laid by all the forwards who fronted up superbly to their older opponents. Special mention must be made of Jack Beere who had a fantastic game, Viggers who turned over ball throughout and Jeffs who is proving to be a great addition to the team. Sheedy controlled things as normal and Chambers was powerful in attack and defence. Mclean came on at half-time and had his best performance in a while showing tremendous speed and an appetite for defence. Well done to everyone!
Blaenavon(A) Sun 13/11/11
St Peter’s were away at Blaenavon this week and travelled up into the mountains knowing little about their opponents. After a fairly tough opening quarter the deadlock was broken by yet another Luke Thomas interception try with Jack Pattison converting. After some good driving play by Rob Lewis and Owen Davies the second score came when Dan Jones dived over in the corner. The Rocks led 12 – 0 at the break and now turned around with the advantages of wind and slope. Straight from the kick-off Lewis went on another charging run and after the ball was recycled Jack Chambers ploughed over. Thomas benefitted from a charge down to put Jack Beere over for an easy score which was converted by Rory Harries. After lots of close quarter driving play it was very pleasing from a coaching point of view to see Ryan Farrah being driven over by Ryan Hill from 5 metres out, showing good communication and patience. Lastly, after some smart passing by the backs, Joe Peckham capped a good all round performance with a try in the corner to make the final score 34 – 0. Lewis, Beere and the ever improving James Dunne were prominent upfront, while Harries, Thomas and Jones did well behind.
Pentyrch(H) Sun 6/11/11
On a lovely sunny Sunday morning Pentyrch were the visitors to the Harlequins Ground and took part in a very competitive game. The Rocks started well and after a few phases and some early pressure in the visitors 22 Callum Sheedy ghosted over in the corner. The good start continued with the in- form Andrew Corfield sneaking over in the corner after some good approach work from the forwards who were recycling the ball very well, Sheedy added the conversion. Pentyrch came back well and kicked the ball effectively into the corner building pressure with their strong driving play from the resulting lineouts. Eventually the breakthrough came for them when their prop managed to force his way over from a ruck close to the line. With the score at half-time 12 – 5 to the home side it was anyone’s game and Sheedy once again proved the difference by going through the card by adding a neat drop goal and a penalty to his earlier try and conversion. Pentyrch managed to add a penalty of their own after somemore pressure close to the Rocks line making the score 18 – 8 with 5 minutes to go. St Peter’s had the last word when scrum-half Lee Ford capped an impressive performance with a close range try after some excellent build-up work from Rob Lewis and Jordan Viggers, Sheedy converted to make the final score 25 – 8. James Dunne and Tom Jeffs had effective games in the forwards with Dan Jones and Luke Thomas playing well on the wings.
Rumney(H) Sun 30/10/11
This was the second game against Rumney this season and it was good to see them back to full strength after their internal problems at the start of the year. Consequently it was a much tougher challenge and the game remained close right until the end. Eventually St Peter’s triumphed by 32 – 18 with tries from Jack Chambers(2), Owen Davies, Lee Ford, Luke Thomas and Andrew Corfield, with one conversion from James Mclean. Standout performers were the backrow of Ryan Farrah, Rob Lewis and Jordan Viggers, as well as Corfield, Chambers and Davies in the backs.
Stoke(H) Sat 22/10/11
St Peter’s welcomed a touring side from Stoke on Saturday and ran out winners by 47 – 5. In an entertaining game lots of good rugby was played. Tries were scored by Jack Beere, Josh Thomas, Jordan Viggers, Owen Davies, Jack Chambers, Andrew Corfield and James Mclean, with a conversion by Callum Sheedy. Owen Davies was outstanding.
Llandaff(A) Sun 16/10/11
The u16s beat Llandaff by 53 – 0 with tries scored by Luke Williams(2), Callum Sheedy(2), Jack Pattison, Andrew Corfield, Lee Ford, Jack Chambers and Jacob Preece, with Sheedy adding 4 conversions.
Cefn fforest(A) Sun 25/9/11
The boys managed an 18 – 7 win away at wet and muddy Cefn Fforest. All the forwards deserve special praise for sticking at it against a much bigger pack and keeping their discipline in very testing circumstances. After a big fight, that included all the home team substitutes(which was way out of order!), the game settled down and proved to be a hard fought, even contest. Callum Sheedy slotted over a couple of penalties and there were opportunist tries for Jack Pattison and Luke Thomas, one converted by Sheedy, which made the game safe. Special mention must be made of Jordan Viggers, who led the side with great commitment, Josh Thomas, who competed throughout, and Joe Sweeney and Conor Tonkin who put their bodies on the line for the team.
Rumney(A) Sun 11/9/11
St Peter’s Under 16s proved much to strong for an under strength Rumney outfit on Sunday running out 51 – 5 winners at Riverside Park. Jack Chambers scored a good hat-trick and Luke Thomas added a brace. Others scorers were Jack Beere, Andrew Corfield, Rob Lewis and Josh Thomas(who actually scored for both sides), Callum Sheedy added 3 conversions. Jordan Viggers lead by example and was joined in an impressive backrow by the superb Rob Lewis and the underrated Ryan Farrah.
