End of season friendly matches

Well we finished a very short season last Saturday on a high. 2nd string lost to Luffbra, 1st string beat Cambridge Uni, both great matches in the sunshine, we also had a Schools Tournament with Whitgift, Epsom, Sedbergh and Millfield playing. Good tight finishes in all matches! Lots of spectators obeying the social distancing rules, with the possible exception of the Epsom College End-of-year party supporting their 1st XV! Big bar and bbq takings will help the cash flow until we start match days again in August.

Sounds good fun! Watching rugby, drinking with friends and enjoying the sunshine was a great way to spend a day!

The game speeds up without scrums or mauls, which is why matches are only 35 minute halves. I haven't seen an increase in concussions, if anything I've seen improved tackle skills, putting the opponent on the ground to create a ruck rather than holding them up for a maul. It has helped some of our bigger players improve their carrying but the pace has also helped our backs when the game has broken up and defences are slower to realign.