'DRaMgate' and rain can't dampen Moldgreen spirits.Under 9s Moldgreen 52 Meltham 40 THE Moldgreen faithful turned out in pouring rain to watch a great match against Meltham All Blacks  The All Blacks are New Zealand's national rugby union team. Rugby union is New Zealand's national sport. in which a total of 23 tries were scored. Moldgreen's team, still missing a few regulars, fielded 10 players of which coach Donaghey had to juggle on and off the pitch throughout the match to keep the numbers even. Meltham quickly posted a couple of tries, catching Moldgreen asleep in defence. Then Matthew blazed into the corner for a confident Moldgreen opener and then the scores just kept coming. Jonny surged through for a great try, then Owen powered over. With great intelligence Jordan offloaded the ball before being taken down and Bailey made the catch and went over to score. Reuben then scored a storming try. Jordan turned attacker again for the team's sixth try. At half time the score was 24 each. 'Green then swooped in three consecutive tries without reply in the second half. Jordan again was responsible for the first two and Bailey scored the third. A break by Jonny was followed by a charging run from Caitlin who made space for Jordan to sweep into the top corner for the team's best try. The fifth try of the half saw Matthew find the corner again to rack up his second score of the match. Meltham grounded four scores in the second half, but with the game all but over, Jordan ran in two more tries for Moldgreen. CMoM - David. MoM - Caitlin. Top Tackler - Jordan. Grafter graft 1 v. graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts v.tr. 1. a. To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact. b. -Jonny. Under 8s Moldgreen 28 Meltham All Blacks 44 MOLDGREEN merging 8s and under 8s had there first home games against Meltham and Guiseley. New additions to the squad were William and Matthew. Moldgreen took the game to Meltham from the start with a quick flow of tries from Damo, Corey and Travis. Moldgreen then had to defend with every player making good tackles, then Joe moved up the field to score again with George running in a fifth try just before half time. Cody, Corey and Jerrele made good tackles at the start of the second half and then Moldgreen ran in two more tries giving Damo, back after injury, his hat trick hat trick n. Sports 1. Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey. 2. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls. 3. . Moldgreen 32 Guiseley Rangers Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct highly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other special operations units of all Services. 12 IN their second game on a very wet day, against Guiseley Rangers, tries, came thick and fast. Jerrele, George and Joe ran in Moldgreen's first three tries. Defensive play from Travis, Corey and Matthew was excellent to keep Guiseley out. Then Jerrele and Joe set up Moldgreen's next try for Cody. The second half was off to a flying start with four tries scored early on by Jerrele, George, Joe and Damo. Under 10s Moldgreen 14 Guiseley 8 AFTER a week of turmoil with "DRaMgate" rambling rambling Neurology Fragmented non-goal directed speech most often caused by acute organic brain disease. See Organic brain disease, Word salad. on and the rain coming down in sheets, the opposition arriving with only nine players seemed like a breeze to overcome. Moldgreen had their usual strong showing even with a number of players holidaying and absent due to illness. The 13 lads on show played well in periods despite a tenacious te·na·cious adj. 1. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive. 2. Holding together firmly; cohesive. tenacious viscid; adhesive. Guiseley side, who for long stretches of the game were the better side. Josh W, James W, Cam, Kayne and Kian were all involved in the early exchanges but it wasn't until the 12th minute that strong drives by Kayne and Tank laid the platform for Tank's propping partner to score a well taken try. With Will, Nathan and Taylor being introduced to the fray fray 1 n. 1. A scuffle; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl. 2. A heated dispute or contest. tr.v. frayed, fray·ing, frays Archaic 1. To alarm; frighten. 2. the hard working pack and the industrious Michael were able to take a rest. Guiseley passed cleverly to score a well taken try to make it 4-4. Scrum Half scrum half Noun rugby a player who puts in the ball at scrums and tries to regain its possession in order to pass it to his team's backs Callum T spotted a gap and jumped from acting half to put Moldgreen back in the lead. The try was successfully converted by Kian and at half time the score was 10-4 to the home team. A lot of unorganised individual play was punished by the visitors who capitalised on the lack of team cohesion cohesion: see adhesion and cohesion. Cohesion (physics) The tendency of atoms or molecules to coalesce into extended condensed states. This tendency is practically universal. to score early in the second half. The conversion was missed and the slender two point lead was held for the bulk of the second half. Guiseley came close to taking the lead but Moldgreen soaked soak v. soaked, soak·ing, soaks v.tr. 1. a. To make thoroughly wet or saturated by or as if by placing in liquid. b. To immerse in liquid for a period of time. 2. up the pressure to hang on - then in the dying moments of the game Moldgreen at last found the sporting attitude that had served them so well in the past. Taylor, Callum T and Michael all came close to touching down and then Moldgreen's man of the moment, the much improved Cam Gardner, sprang into life running strongly onto the ball to crash over from short range. Try scorers: Cam Gardner (2), Callum Taylor. Conversions: Kian. CAPTION(S): ON THE BALL: Moldgreen ARLFC Summer League match action at Ridgeway A ridgeway is a road or path that follows the highest part of the landscape. Roads and pathways
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