Rugby

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On Sunday 7th March Fairfield  U.10 rugby team took part in the prestigious Oakham Tournament. The results in the pool stages( with scorers names in brackets) were as follows:

Fairfield 20 Brooke Priory 5 (Toby, Max 2, Ben, Sam)
Fairfield 10 Witham Hall 0 (Toby, Max)
Fairfield 0 St Faiths 20

As a result Fairfield finished second in the pool and qualified for the Bowl Competition. In the semi-final Fairfield played a tough match against Copthill which was only settled by a super individual try by Matthew Hackney. In the final Fairfield played Old Buckenham Hall who dominated the first half and deserved their 5-0 lead. In the second half Fairfield tightened up their defence and Matthew and Max scored two great tries.

Fairfield finished the day by winning the Bowl Competition and having had their best ever result at Oakham.

Congratulations to James O’Kelly, Sam Simkin, Harry Foot, Spencer Ward, Archie Banks, Tom Pagett-Wright, Matthew Hackney, Toby Trayner, Max Burbidge and Ben Greer. They all deserve much credit for their efforts, commitment and level of performance.

On Wed 3rd March Fairfield U.9 A and B rugby teams took part in the Old Vicarage School Rugby Tournament. The results were as follows :

A team:

Group:
Fairfield 5 The Elms 0
Fairfield 25 Birkdale 10
Fairfield 10 Barlborough 10

Semi:
Fairfield 25 Derby Grammar 5

Final:
Fairfield 15 Barlborough 10

B team:

Group:
Fairfield 10 Birkdale 5
Fairfield 5 Barlborough 5

Semi:
Fairfield 30 Old Vicarage 5

Final:
Fairfield 5 Barlborough 5 (AET)
Fairfield won by scoring a Golden Try in extra time.

A fantastic days rugby. All the boys were a credit to the school. Well done.

U.11 Rugby
Fairfield 5 Ratcliffe 7

U.9 Rugby
Fairfield 40 Grace Dieu 15

U.9
Fairfield 40 Derby Grammar 15

U.10
Fairfield 55 Derby Grammar 10

U.11
Fairfield 24 Derby Grammar 19

Derby Grammar 7’s Tournament

Fairfield entered an U.11 A and B squad into the tournament and both teams played some fantastic rugby.

Results:

Pool A
Fairfield A 49 Smallwood B 0
Fairfield A 0 Grace Dieu 19
Fairfield A 38 The Elms B 0

Fairfield A finished 2nd in their league and played Smallwood A in the Quarter Final. Smallwood were a very well organised and aggressive team. Smallwood ran out  worthy winners. The final score was 42 : 7. This meant that Fairfield A team qualified for the Plate Semi Final. The players raised their game and played great rugby to secure a 14 : 0 win over Birkdale A. In the final Wellow House could not compete with Fairfields superior ball handling and running skills. The final score was Fairfield 54 Wellow House 0. The Plate had been won and all who played deserve much credit.

Pool C:

Fairfield B 0 Birkdale A 12
Fairfield B 14 Derby Grammar B 0
Fairfield B 0 The Elms A 30

Fairfield B finished 3rd in their league and played Old Vicarage in the Quarter Final. Fairfield dominated most areas of play and the final score was 19:7 to Fairfield.
They qualified for the Bowl Semi Final and played the Elms B. The game was played between two evenly matched teams but unfortunately Fairfield ran out of steam and lost 20:17.

U.11 Rugby

Fairfield 0 Grace DIeu 20

U.10 Rugby

Fairfield 35 Brooke Priory 20

U.11 Rugby result

Grace Dieu 24:0 Fairfield

Despite the unflattering scoreline Fairfield dominated large amounts of both territory and possession in this match. Our forwards won most of the scrums and the lineouts and our backs made a number of breaks through the oppositions defence. Unfortunately missed tackles and an interception resulted in Grace Dieu scoring 4 converted tries. There are many positives we can take away from the game and I hope we can learn from the experience.