The U55 Gold team travelled down to Lindisfarne on Tuesday 31/5. We were all billeted by families from Lindisfarne. We all had an enjoyable evening.
On Wednesday we faced a very tough opposition that was quite a bit bigger than us. Lindisfarne put us under pressure from the start and we had to defend for long periods of time.
Blue Wynn scored a brilliant breakaway try after running 40m and beating several defenders. Declan O’Sullivan was unlucky to hit the upright with his conversion attempt in windy conditions.
Lindisfarne kicked two penalties to lead 6-5.
After half time we played well, using the wind to our advantage. Li Kun Cao scored out wide after the team put several phases together. Again Declan nearly converted the kick from out wide.
Lindisfarne scored another try to take the win 11-10.
The boys showed real character and resilience in defence. The coaches are all very proud of them. We wanted a tough game and that is exactly what we got. We look forward to the rest of the season as we know the lessons learnt from this game will serve us well.
