Bees 36 - Keighley 17

Match Date: 28/09/2014
Match Start Time: 10:29:31
Home Team: Bradford & Bingley
Away Team: Keighley u15s
End Score: 36 - 17
Weather: Cloudy
Pitch Condition: Soft

The second match of the season saw a number of the squad playing a full game for the first time and in different position to their normal team place.

Each one of the 13 squad would have a hard match demanding a great level of fitness and strong tackling to defend the attacks from the Bees pack and backs.

The game was split in to four phases.

Initially Bees were on the front foot. Attacking strongly and breaking through gaps in the Keighley defensive line. During this phase Bees managed to get two tries past Keighley, but Keighley did not drop their heads or their performance. Each player starting to wake to the challenges of Bees and the demand of their efforts in the positions allocated to them.

Keighley then grabbed their first points of the game with a strong run from Ni, outpacing the Bees defence round the edge of the wing. This gave Keighley the positive result they needed and the belief they were capable in the match started to spread amongst the team.

This started the second phase of the game where Keighley ensured the Bees attack were unable to cross the line to score further points. Strong tackling from Keighley and a dominant performance in the set plays, scrum and line out, kept Bees at bay.

Bees squeezed through the defence for one last try in the first half.

The second half started with another quick try for Bees. This focussed Keighley and we then entered the third phase of the game.

Keighley were dominant and the play remained fixed within the Bees half of the pitch. The dominance resulted in two tries for Keighley and the gap in the score dropping to 5 points. Keighley continued to dominate play in both the forwards and backs until mid way through the second half.

By this stage the physical demand of the game began to show with a couple of injuries, the team struggling with no subs available.

The fourth phase of the game, for the duration of the final quarter of the game, saw both sides playing at their best attempting to break through strong defence. Bees were successful with two further tries.

The end result was a fair reflection on the game but the continued efforts of the Keighley squad to bring the game back in their favour were very impressive to watch.

Match Events
01:38 Bradford & Bingley add 5 points with a try
02:40 Bradford & Bingley get the conversion
Bees 7 – Keighley 0

03:45 Bradford & Bingley add 5 points with a try
04:38 Bradford & Bingley fail to get the conversion
Bees 12 – Keighley 0

06:42 Try to Ni George for Keighley u15s
07:39 Keighley u15s's Ryan Gibson misses the conversion
Bees 12 – Keighley 5

18:55 Bradford & Bingley add 5 points with a try
19:38 Bradford & Bingley fail to get the conversion
Half Time: Bees 17 – Keighley 5

31:58 Try for Bradford & Bingley
32:58 Bradford & Bingley fail to get the conversion
Bees 22 – Keighley 5

33:50 Keighley u15s's Ryan Allen has just scored a great try
34:44 Ryan Gibson adds 2 more points with a successful conversion for Keighley u15s
Bees 22 – Keighley 12

39:38 Try to Ryan Allen for Keighley u15s
40:40 Keighley u15s's Ryan Gibson misses the conversion
Bees 22 – Keighley 17

43:19 Bradford & Bingley add 5 points with a try
44:29 Bradford & Bingley get the conversion
Bees 29 – Keighley 17

48:06 Try for Bradford & Bingley
49:38 Bradford & Bingley add another 2 points for the conversion
Full Time: Bees 36 – Keighley 17

Match Honours:

Man of the Match: Niamke George
Voted by the Bees coach for consistent strength in attack and defence on the wing.
Parents Award: Ryan Allen
Voted for a great game in attack and defence on the opposite wing to Ni, and scoring two of the tries with great personal skills, just missing a hat trick.
Coaches Award: Tom Willson
Voted for leading the pack by example and maintaining a high level of performance through the full game.
Top Tackler: Tom Willson
Voted a consistent strong game tackling in defence with a handful of strong tackles that knocked Bees for 6.