Victory in Denton!
It has been a long time coming. DARC's various lineups haven't managed to beat Denton in a few years, but Saturday, the score was all DARC's: 55-0 (9 tries, 5 conversions). With 10 or 15 minutes remaining, Denton conceded the game in favor of ginving some inexperienced newcomers the opportunity for some on-the-pitch learning. DARC happily agreed and got newbies August and Tommy on to the pitch.
DARC's fitness was the difference in this game, though that fitness still has a long way to improve. Getting to the ruck's first made all the difference, as Denton showed a few times that they could still steal a ruck against even numbers. There were some proper wrap-the-leg tackles by DARC players old and new, unfortunately, I don't need to take off my shoes to count them all. The lineouts went very well, and the scrum held strong the entire day, and was even able to drive well several times. Our backs were able to move the ball well and open the field up, wisely keeping within range of their supporting forwards.
There were a lot of trys, I'm sure I don't remember them all: Josh, Gonzo, Rashaad, Mark, Chris. Conversions were made Voss and Jesse. - I'll post a follow up from Jason.
Update: Referee Greg Puklicz has posted his write up of the game here.
Zee returns to DARC!
Fresh from the world cup, DARC winger Zee has returned and was played - at the position of touch judge! And I think he's got what it takes to judge touch at the international level!
(Picture coming soon).
Savage Referees
It was news to me, but Savage has joined the Society of Texas Rugby Referees. That's two we've lost to the Yellow Roses. He was on hand to ref the following game: SFA vs. UNT.
DARC's fitness was the difference in this game, though that fitness still has a long way to improve. Getting to the ruck's first made all the difference, as Denton showed a few times that they could still steal a ruck against even numbers. There were some proper wrap-the-leg tackles by DARC players old and new, unfortunately, I don't need to take off my shoes to count them all. The lineouts went very well, and the scrum held strong the entire day, and was even able to drive well several times. Our backs were able to move the ball well and open the field up, wisely keeping within range of their supporting forwards.
There were a lot of trys, I'm sure I don't remember them all: Josh, Gonzo, Rashaad, Mark, Chris. Conversions were made Voss and Jesse. - I'll post a follow up from Jason.
Update: Referee Greg Puklicz has posted his write up of the game here.
Zee returns to DARC!
Fresh from the world cup, DARC winger Zee has returned and was played - at the position of touch judge! And I think he's got what it takes to judge touch at the international level!
(Picture coming soon).
Savage Referees
It was news to me, but Savage has joined the Society of Texas Rugby Referees. That's two we've lost to the Yellow Roses. He was on hand to ref the following game: SFA vs. UNT.
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