U21 & U19 v Leicester
By bm September 8 2002
Sadly both the U19 and U21 teams lost to one dimensional but more physically powerful Leicester teams at The Stoop. The scores were 20-22 and 10-20 respecitvely.
By bm September 8 2002
Sadly both the U19 and U21 teams lost to one dimensional but more physically powerful Leicester teams at The Stoop. The scores were 20-22 and 10-20 respecitvely.
U19s played first and went 17-3 up scoring three excellent first half tries. Leicester were in the Quin's half maybe twice in the first half but, in the last few moments, did a try-scoring catch and drive from the 5 metre line. HT 17-8.
In the first moments of the second half, the ref awarded a penalty try for a 'try-saving' shoulder high tackle on a Leicester winger (17-15). Quins then withstood a lot of pressure from the strong Tigers' pack until they broke away and had several try scoring opportunities before slotting over a penalty (20-15). Leicester then threw everything into a last assault and, in the final minute, got round the Quins' right wing defence with a man over and scored in the corner. With the last kick of the game, their fly half got the conversion. Final score 20-22. The less talented side had ground out a win.
Several good performances from the U19s: Tom Guest (8), Ben Thomson (2nd Row) and Johnny Hammond. Game should have been wrapped up at half time but they gave away a lot of unnecessary penalties in the second half to let the Leicester pack back into the game.
U21s went down 10-20 having been level at half time 7-7. For the first fifteen minutes it looked like the Quins were in for a hammering. The scrum shot back alarmingly, they lost their first scrum against the head and a catch and drive saw Leicester up 0-7. The team clawed their way back and scored a superb try from winger Pete Whitfield under the posts from a fluent move that went left to right and then back in field to score under the posts.
The Leicester pack turned the screw in the second half though the Quins' backs always seemed to be able to spring decent counter-attacks without quite finishing off the moves. A tendency to try to run from all parts of the field cost them dear when such a move resulted in a Leicester five metre line-out. Another catch, drive and try (7-12). The sides then traded penalties (10-15) before another catch and drive ended the scoring.
The Leicester pack totally outpowered the Quins's pack in the tight (as at Gloucester the previous week) but the backs handling and running and good broken field defence by the whole team dealt with everything the Tiger's had except for their powerful drive from close in line-outs.
The U21s have ball handling and running skills in abundance throughout the team but, without a more solid scrummage, they will struggle to make best use of these attributes.
(Reporter: bm)
In the first moments of the second half, the ref awarded a penalty try for a 'try-saving' shoulder high tackle on a Leicester winger (17-15). Quins then withstood a lot of pressure from the strong Tigers' pack until they broke away and had several try scoring opportunities before slotting over a penalty (20-15). Leicester then threw everything into a last assault and, in the final minute, got round the Quins' right wing defence with a man over and scored in the corner. With the last kick of the game, their fly half got the conversion. Final score 20-22. The less talented side had ground out a win.
Several good performances from the U19s: Tom Guest (8), Ben Thomson (2nd Row) and Johnny Hammond. Game should have been wrapped up at half time but they gave away a lot of unnecessary penalties in the second half to let the Leicester pack back into the game.
U21s went down 10-20 having been level at half time 7-7. For the first fifteen minutes it looked like the Quins were in for a hammering. The scrum shot back alarmingly, they lost their first scrum against the head and a catch and drive saw Leicester up 0-7. The team clawed their way back and scored a superb try from winger Pete Whitfield under the posts from a fluent move that went left to right and then back in field to score under the posts.
The Leicester pack turned the screw in the second half though the Quins' backs always seemed to be able to spring decent counter-attacks without quite finishing off the moves. A tendency to try to run from all parts of the field cost them dear when such a move resulted in a Leicester five metre line-out. Another catch, drive and try (7-12). The sides then traded penalties (10-15) before another catch and drive ended the scoring.
The Leicester pack totally outpowered the Quins's pack in the tight (as at Gloucester the previous week) but the backs handling and running and good broken field defence by the whole team dealt with everything the Tiger's had except for their powerful drive from close in line-outs.
The U21s have ball handling and running skills in abundance throughout the team but, without a more solid scrummage, they will struggle to make best use of these attributes.
(Reporter: bm)
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