Bears get the picnic

By: Andy Atherton

Thatto Heath Crusaders u8's 5 - 6 West Bank Bears

We welcome the Bears today from West Bank. It’s a typical winters morning over Thatto Heath, frost and fog.

Todays Captain is Matthew Atherton.

The bears kick off : Great tackle from Callum puts the bears in touch on the first tackle. HANDOVER.

Heath Ball : Matthew takes the ball up, looses control, but Ryan cleans up. Good runs from Ryan, Joe M, Ben. Typical rampaging run from Karl, gets a lot of attention from the bears and he goes into touch. HANDOVER.

Bears bring the ball up, good Heath defense from Ryan, Matthew, Joe M. Superb touchline tackle puts the bears in touch HANDOVER.

Heath Ball, Barnstorming run from Ryan, Good yards from Callum, Great run from Luke just gets caught and goes into touch. HANDOVER.

Bears Ball, Great defense again from Heath with Ryan, Karl, Matthew & Callum involved. Huge hit by Mr Dependable Ryan, and the bears knock on. HANDOVER.

Heath Ball, Good yards made from Matthew, Joe, Ben. Great run from Karl. Charlie up next with a great cross field run. A trademark set piece from Ryan & Karl but just get caught in touch. HANDOVER.

Bears Ball, Superb defense from Ryan, Karl and the bears hit touch. HANDOVER.

Heath Ball, both teams in deadlock, maybe something special from Ryan, and he doesn’t let us down, surging length of the field effort for a well deserved opening TRY. HANDOVER 1 - 0.

Bears Ball with some vigor, good defence from Matthew, Joe M, Ben & Ryan keep them out, but only prematurely as the bears hit the left flank and go in for a TRY . HANDOVER 1 - 1.

Heath Ball, Good runs from Charlie, Callum, Luke make good yards. Then Karl / Ryan combine for a great set piece. TRY HANDOVER 2 - 1.

Bears Ball, Great defense from Karl, Ben.Good tackle from the Impressive Callum. But the bears hit the left flank again and some missed tackles let them in. TRY HANDOVER 2 - 2.

Heath Ball, Interchange sees new signing Mark enter the fray. He starts as he left of last match with a blockbusting drive. Good runs also from Joe M, Ben ball lost . HANDOVER.

Bears Ball, Great tackle by Luke bears lose possession. Heath ball. Great runs from Ben, Matthew, Charlie . Bears keep them out. HANDOVER

Bears Ball, 2 big hits from Ryan see the bears in touch. HANDOVER.

Heath Ball, Runs from Ryan, Mark, Ben see great yards made. Great run from Luke/Callum. Ryan scoots held short. HANDOVER.

Bears ball, Good all round defense keeps the bears out Ryan, Callum, Mark & Matthew. HANDOVER.

 

HALFTIME

 

2nd Half game nicley balanced, Heath due to our huge squad have a full change of personnel. Heath Kick off, Good runs from Joe, Nathan. Big hit up from Adam making good yards. Run from Michael & Charlie scoots. HANDOVER.

Bears Ball, Pitiful challenges (time for tackle bags) from the Heath lets the bears in again. TRY. HANDOVER. 2 - 3

Heath Ball, Good runs from Jack, Connor, Kameron, Joe W all make good yards, giving the ever dependable Karl the chance to score. TRY. HANDOVER 3 - 3.

Bears Ball, Great all round solid defence from Heath, with big hits from Karl & Ryan. HANDOVER.

Heath Ball, Good runs from Ryan, Nathan & Adam. Knock On. HANDOVER.

Bears Ball, great attack from the bears, and despite great effort from Ryan, the bears strike again. TRY. HANDOVER 3 - 4

Heah Ball, Big runs from Jack, Michael, Joe W, Connor. Karl steps up and steams in for a superb score in the corner TRY.HANDOVER 4 - 4

Bears Ball, Great effort from the bears standout number 7, but he eventually finds touch. HANDOVER.

Heath Ball, Game balanced precariously. Runs from Ryan, Nathan. Good run from Kameron. Futher efforts from Joe W, Connor. Nice set piece from Karl & Ryan bears keep them out. HANDOVER.

Bears Ball, Heath go to sleep again, letting the bears in for a soft try. TRY. HANDOVER 4 - 5

Heath Ball, Heath bring on Mark,he scores a blinder. Catch me if you can. TRY. HANDOVER 5 - 5.

Bears Ball, Great run again from the impressive number 7, Trytime. HANDOVER 5 - 6.

Heath Ball,Last throw of the dice, good runs from Ryan, Nathan & Charlie but the bears keep us out. FULL TIME.

 

FULLTIME

Halftime 2 -2

Full Time 5 - 6

Attendance 37.

 

On reflection great display from the bears, dispite a depleted side they stood up and battled on. Heath on the other hand, despite some great individual performances Heath were very vulnerable at times.

 

Todays Team – Ben Edwards, Callum Taylor, Kameron McCabe, Charlie Parton, Nathan Webster, Ryan Smith, Connor Watts, Michael Gallagher, Mark Winstanley, Joseph Mercer, Joseph White, Luke Chadwick, Adam Aindow, Jack Benyon, Karl Ingham, Matthew Atherton.

 

Awards

Best Runner – Joseph White

Best Tackler – Ryan Smith

Man of the Match – Callum Taylor

 

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