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U8's Match Report: 22/01/2012

St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC U8s 2-7 Caldicot

St. Joseph's Casnewydd U8s entertained Caldicot at the Duffryn Fields on Sunday. The full team line up was Ben Smith, Stephano Cataldo, Rees Workman, Jake Collins, Carreg Bull, Nathan Bull, Evan Manley and Daniel Vittle all showing off their new kit.

The main event was a twenty minute tag rugby match played at eight-a-side but some additional rugby followed that initial period of play.

As in previous weeks St. Joes faced an older team and it was Caldicot who created most of the early chances converting many of them into tries through some nice running and passing. However, in the second half, the scales were tipped more in favour of the green and golds with less defending being done and more attacking. Particularly noticeable was St. Joes man-of-the-match Evan Manley who went off on numerous runs through the Caldicot defence and scored two excellent individual tries one down each touchline with such quick feet and balance he could have been mistaken for a young Shane Williams. The final score was 7-2 to Caldicot.

All other St. Joes players shone during parts of the game and were led well by captain Jake Collins. The St. Joes coach is extremely pleased at the progress of this young team who have a fantastic appetite for our national sport. Thanks goes to the Caldicot coach who refereed the last period of rugby when the St. Joes coach was called to other refereeing duties.

Rob Long
Youth Team Coach

U10's Match Report: 22/01/2012

St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC U10s 35-30 Caldicot

In a very tight competition St Josephs new halfbacks, Joel Morgan and Toby Mainstone handled well bringing the wings into the game; Dan Tilley, showing a good turn of foot to score in the corner. Caldicot replied through good teamwork and scored from a penalty. St Joes continued to throw the ball wide and good handling produced a fine try by Joel Morgan. The away team responded again with a copy of the first try to level at the end of the period.

In the second period several player and positional changes were made, however St Joes kept using the back's speed to good effect. Joel Morgan scored two further tries for his hat trick split by another well-worked score from Caldicot. Luca Vellucci-Senior put the home side a further two tries ahead only for Caldicot to start showing excellent work at the breakdown. They secured quality possession scoring twice to level the scores once more.

In the final period Oliver Kenyon, helped St Joes secure much better control at the breakdown. This helped free up the backs once more and Tilley scored another fine try before Caldicot drew level once again. Eventually Louie Hughes seized on a quick pass and outstripped the defence to finish well for the final try of the game.

St Josephs 35 - 30 Caldicot

Team: Owain Hall, Luca Vellucci-Senior, Jay Edmunds, Toby Mainstone, Cody Elshaw, Joel Morgan, Joel O'Brien, Louie Hughes, Oliver Kenyon, Will Fraser-Gray, Callum Penn, Finlay Jones (C), Morgan Meakin, Dan Tilley (M-o-t-M), Tadgh Sullivan, Luke Oliver, Spencer Williams.

Richard Mainstone
U10's Team Coach

Youth Match Report: 14/01/2012

Caerleon/St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC Youth 3-39 Cwmbran

Caerleon/St. Joseph's Casnewydd Youth played a re-scheduled league fixture on Saturday against Cwmbran who were sitting near the top of the table.

Following the home side's kick off, it was Cwmbran who secured most of the early possession and territory forcing their opponents to concede ground. The pressure eventually paid off when Cwmbran scored the first try of the game in the left corner. This was soon added to by a penalty kick following a Caerleon/St. Joes offside offence.

Not to be upset too much by the scoreboard, the Newport side kept composure and worked hard for each other. Openside flanker Nick Walker was in fine form putting in covering tackles all over the park, which would ultimately earn him man of the match, whilst scrum half Rhys Long was very effective jackalling the ball from opposition players at the tackle area. However, the standout moment from the first half was a fifty metre run through the middle of the pitch by Caerleon/St. Joes prop Lloyd Urrutia who was cheeky enough to even throw a dummy along the way and then finish off with a textbook present of the ball on the ground.

The only other points of the half was a penalty from Long to make the interval score 8-3 to Cwmbran.

At half time Cwmbran made some changes and came out more fired up than Caerleon/St.Joes. Following some phase play they were first to score in the corner but only after a very suspect knock on. The try was converted to stretch their lead to 15-3. The Newport side were under much territorial pressure once again when suddenly Long made a clean break from in front of his own line taking the ball up to near half way. With only one man to beat, he drew him and passed the ball out wing Dan Pearson whose recent good form failed him and the ball was knocked on.

The rest of the half saw Caerleon/St.Joes players missing some important tackles and having to deal with a Cwmbran backline who had their tails up. Another four tries were conceded (three converted) and in the end the final whistle couldn't come soon enough. The final score was 39-3 to Cwmbran.

Rob Long
Youth Team Coach

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Youth Squad (16-19 Year Olds)

St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC is pleased to announce that it has formed a partnership with Caerleon RFC in the interest of keeping boys playing Youth Rugby in the Dragons Region.

Both clubs have brought Youth players together to form a Caerleon / St Joseph's Casnewydd Youth Squad for the 2011/12 season and will play in the Dragons DA Youth League (top Youth League).

The Team Managers of the newly formed squad are presently in the process of registering the squad and its players with the WRU.

The squad trains on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Caerleon RFC and will play matches at Caerleon RFC (home matches are usually on Saturday afternoons).

Please come and support this squad if you can. For further information, contact Rob Long on 07882 677606.
22 August 2011

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