Rugby season so far

I’ve not said much about the rugby season this year. So how has it been going??

I missed the first game of the season as it was Lyn’s birthday. Bangor sent an understrength side to ballyclaire and where taken appart on the field.
Next was Grosvenor 3’s, I was on the bench for this one and it was Bangor back to winning ways and taking teams appart. I didn’t really do much in this game most support role and some tackling no major. Although Bangor did banash an ghost from the previous week.

Two weeks later was Donaghadee, these are always gruge matches as they are our local rivals only been 3 miles down the road. To say it was a white wash might be a bit of an over exageration. 0 – 38 to bangor. It was tough first 15 minutes, but Bangor never really got out of second gear, we coast. At half time we where about 15 nill up. the scond half seen some amazing paly by bangor, the Dee couldn’t hangle the pressure from Bangor and we run in try after try, converted by an on form Dougie Gorden. Personly I had a better game, I has hitting hard in the tackels and my support play was good, getting involved in few moves and making some good runs.

I missed the next two matches due to my holiday’s but bangor won and its all good.
next up was Ballynahinch 6th. This was to be our first really test of the season as the Hinch are a tough hard hitting cuntry team. First the second time this season I was starting, I played well, not backing down from tackles and racking the make tackels, but with a new pair of boots and only back from holidays, 10 minutes in the second half I could hardly run and was glady and rightfully sub off. Agian we should why Bangor are the team that everyone what to bet by running out 31 – 6 winners.
Next up Shorts. Again an energy sappy haevy pitch. Bangor dominated as we did last season against them. The scoreline dosn’t do justice to this match. It was tough and I managed to pickup my first shoulder injury of the season. Luckly it was just brousing and mussle, bangor played amazingly, a few minour mistakes but never the less we managed to pick up are game and play in a higher gear than the last few. Personly I had the best game of the season so far. My tackling and work rate where both uped, but support play was uped as well. Serveral times I was involved in moves, making run’s helping the backs getting ball from the rucks etc.

What a rugby game

On Saturday Bangor 3’s travelled to league leaders Carrick. This was to be an epic battle of the new league team and league leaders Carrick, and the currentl league champs Bangor.
Appearently on Carricks website they had been saying how this was to be one of their toughest games to date, but they would win.
NOT A CHANGE. We haven’t been league wins two years in a row for no reasons. So it was the perfect chance for Bangor to welcome Carrick to the league.

The pich was hard and energy sapping, it was a bit brizzy and over cast. it constantly threatend to rain. The perfect day for rubgy. 14.30 kick off and Bangor where up to this big style.
Carrick undifeated so for this season and looking to keep it that way where also up for it. the first 20 minutes where a combin of big hits from both side, with some very good ball handeling skills from Bangor forwards and backs.
Carrick never really seams to treaten Bangors in the frist have, but they where quicker than bangor to rucks, constantaly comming over and killing the ball, or comming in from the side. Carrick coming in the from the side was a god send and it gave us server attempts to lunch massive attacks and other getting close to their line.
On one occation we took a quick tap and go, I took the ball and was about a meter out when it taken down by two of their player, but the ref blow up say the tap and go was not allowed, so we took 3 points from it for the penitly kick.
From the kick off Carrick tried to attack but agin it was Bangor who dominated and after about 5 minute it was a try for Bangor 8 nill, and that was the way it stayed until full time. Althougt we had a second try disallow for some reason only the ref new.
After the try Carrick started to fall appart. The infighting and bitch only played to Our advantage. Carick did manger to get into the Bangor half a few times with long kicks from their number 10 but a grate partnership between our winger and full back but us right back in carricks half and on more then 4 occations it nearly ended in a trys for bangor, one of the occation the ref reconned that a carrick player got to the ball before bangors winger (who was now playing as blind side flanker due to a head injury).

All in all an fantastic performance by a last minute put together Bangor sdie, help slight by an unorganize and undisaplined carrick 4’s team.
Personally I do’nt think I played that well. I came out with a slight neck injury early in the second half and this effect me more than I though it would. It not to bad today as the neck mussels are moving more. Next week we have Civil Service away.