Cinderford U 14s 12 V Cleve U 14s 3

Playing at Heywood school the Forest boys were up against tough opposition from Bristol . The opening exchanges were even with Cinderford shading the scrums with the front row of Rhys Hopkins , Tony Turley and Nathan Morgan scrummaging well, allowing a good platform for no 8 Jack Shields to make good ground , however the ball was turned over and the opportunity was lost ,Cleves back line looked dangerous whenever they moved the ball wide but some inaccurate passing often saw the ball spilled and the chance squandered. They  soon managed a to gain some good ground and with Cinderford penalised for handling on the floor Cleve kicked the penalty. The Foresters rallied and  good passage of play saw Cinderford awarded a penalty , with  3 points on offer from a simple penalty a rush of blood saw the ball quickly moved wide , a loose pass bounced on the floor AJ Jenkins kneed the ball forward the fullback then showed good pace to score a good but fortunate try ,prop Nathan Morgan concerted .

The second half started with Cleve putting together some good passages of play and Cinderford found themselves under the cosh ,only great defence kept the Bristol boys out with Matt Allcock , Robson Skipsey ,Tony and Lee Turley to the fore . The Cleve team were camped on the Cinderford line and a good pick and drive by Jordan Hopwood secured some good ground,  at the ruck Cleve were penalised and Charlie Davis cleared the line .. A good take in the lineout saw fly half Turley make a great break off loading to Allcock who sprinted clear to score a cracking try  Cleve stormed back and laid siege to the Cinderford line , again great defence held them out with all players making tackles as the whistle sounded to end the game,

U14’s

Tony Turley , Nathan Morgan , Rhys Hopkins Andrew Johnson, Harry Johnson, Jack Shields  , Matt Allcock, Andrew Hoult, Sam Jackson ,Charlie Davis  ,Mitch Skelton, Guy Pearson, Zac Miles , Robson Skipsey,  William Kemp ,Lee Turley  , Caine Harris ,Dan Pearson ,Sam Jackson , AJ Jenkins,Jordan Hopwood .