Post by Thomas Cunningham on May 5, 2009 18:08:55 GMT
Cumnock Primary 3 &4 Uddingston Tournament Report
Uddingston Lions 4 Cumnock 3
Cumnock kicked off their tournament against one of the two entries from the home side. Uddingston had taken 10 tries off the Cumnock side only a few weeks ago and would have expected another comfortable win.
However, this was without considering the considerable fighting spirit that this team discovered today and this game developed into an enthralling affair with some rugby played by both teams.
Cumnock’s standouts in this game were Ross Watson who made some heroic try saving tackles as well as try-scorers Owen Young (2) and Alex Houston.
Uddingston Tigers 4 Cumnock 2
It is perhaps a mark of how impressive the team’s first performance had been that the coaches were left slightly disappointed that this game got away from them.
Uddingston Tigers were the eventual winners of this competition but they were lucky in some respects that Cumnock let them run in a few tries virtually unopposed while Cumnock narrowly missing out on a couple of scores with both Austin McBirnie and Alex Houston both bundled into touch just short of the line.
Both of Cumnock’s tries were scored by the outcasting Owen Young who finished off good team moves with typically jinking runs as well as making some crunching tackles.
Cumnock 4 Waysiders 3
Cumnock came flying out of the blocks for this match with alex Houston breaking straight from the kick off before slipping the scoring pass to Owen Young.
This set the tune for the match with Cumnock finally putting in the kind of team performance that they threatening to produce for several weeks.
Cumnock’s defence in particular was outstanding with thumping tackles from Rob Drummond causing spilt ball that the side’s dangerous running could benefit from.
Cumnock seemed completely in control with further scores from owen young and Austin McBirnie. However Cumnock looked set to blow it when they allowed waysiders to sneak a couple of quick scores and level the scores.
However, the fighting spirit that the side had shown all day came to the fore once more again on the lastb play of the game when McBirnie broke from behind his own line, beat most of the wayside’s team before being caught just short of the line. The ever present Young was on hold to receive the pass and cross to claim a richly deserved victory.
Cumnock 2 East Kilbride 5
Cumnock started well against a much larger East Kilbride team with Austin McBirnie using his pace well to score in the corner after a looping run.
East Kilbride answered with score of their own before Owen Young finished off his prolific day with his eighth try.
However their busy day suddenly caught up with the primary 3 & 4s and East Kilbride were able to use their size advantage to run in four more tries without answer.
Overall this was a very positive day for the p3 & 4s with several outstanding individual performances. However, it is the team that counts and this is a side that is starting to gel and work together which bodes well for their two remaining tournaments.
Credit to David Kerr for reports
Uddingston Lions 4 Cumnock 3
Cumnock kicked off their tournament against one of the two entries from the home side. Uddingston had taken 10 tries off the Cumnock side only a few weeks ago and would have expected another comfortable win.
However, this was without considering the considerable fighting spirit that this team discovered today and this game developed into an enthralling affair with some rugby played by both teams.
Cumnock’s standouts in this game were Ross Watson who made some heroic try saving tackles as well as try-scorers Owen Young (2) and Alex Houston.
Uddingston Tigers 4 Cumnock 2
It is perhaps a mark of how impressive the team’s first performance had been that the coaches were left slightly disappointed that this game got away from them.
Uddingston Tigers were the eventual winners of this competition but they were lucky in some respects that Cumnock let them run in a few tries virtually unopposed while Cumnock narrowly missing out on a couple of scores with both Austin McBirnie and Alex Houston both bundled into touch just short of the line.
Both of Cumnock’s tries were scored by the outcasting Owen Young who finished off good team moves with typically jinking runs as well as making some crunching tackles.
Cumnock 4 Waysiders 3
Cumnock came flying out of the blocks for this match with alex Houston breaking straight from the kick off before slipping the scoring pass to Owen Young.
This set the tune for the match with Cumnock finally putting in the kind of team performance that they threatening to produce for several weeks.
Cumnock’s defence in particular was outstanding with thumping tackles from Rob Drummond causing spilt ball that the side’s dangerous running could benefit from.
Cumnock seemed completely in control with further scores from owen young and Austin McBirnie. However Cumnock looked set to blow it when they allowed waysiders to sneak a couple of quick scores and level the scores.
However, the fighting spirit that the side had shown all day came to the fore once more again on the lastb play of the game when McBirnie broke from behind his own line, beat most of the wayside’s team before being caught just short of the line. The ever present Young was on hold to receive the pass and cross to claim a richly deserved victory.
Cumnock 2 East Kilbride 5
Cumnock started well against a much larger East Kilbride team with Austin McBirnie using his pace well to score in the corner after a looping run.
East Kilbride answered with score of their own before Owen Young finished off his prolific day with his eighth try.
However their busy day suddenly caught up with the primary 3 & 4s and East Kilbride were able to use their size advantage to run in four more tries without answer.
Overall this was a very positive day for the p3 & 4s with several outstanding individual performances. However, it is the team that counts and this is a side that is starting to gel and work together which bodes well for their two remaining tournaments.
Credit to David Kerr for reports
