Brods U12 continue to be the nomads travelling to north East Lincolnshire as we continue to boost our collective Nectar point balance! Our hosts today a very strong and talented Scunthorpe team, having inflicted the U12's only defeat this season at Woodhead. Scunthorpe entered the game only having tasted defeat once themselves this year.

Brods travelled with a full squad, save for one or two and set about the game in a focused determined manner. The Brods coaching team mindful of last weeks Yorkshire Cup Semi victory, and the annual sponsored run the day before, where mindful our minds and bodies could have been elsewhere...

The game started at a frenetic pace, and the desire evident from both teams that they meant business. The fitness was going to be a real factor today if the early pace was anything to go by. The early exchanges saw both sides test the other, strong rucking and counter rucking for both sides saw turnover ball, speed at breakdown being a key factor. Scunthorpe had a slight edge in the early scrums, Brods dominated in the earlier encounter, scunthorpe would compete and some today for sure. The defences won the battles and their where many all over the pitch. The half backs and centres testing each others will and technique in every challenge. Messers Inman , hodgson and Parkin stood tall with some fantastic defensive guile. Gillgrass making an outstanding cover tackle late on in the half. Brods ball skills standing out today with some early positional dominance through Inmans vision. A well placed kick saw Cliffe go very close and what looked to have been a certain early score, his usual catching letting him down this time ... An entrawling first session ended 0-0, and rightly so.

The Young Brods where full of resolve at the break and talked through their visions in how we could break the determined Scunny defence. The game restarted and the forwards hit the early breakdowns hard with absolute commitment. Jones playing well in the early exchanges, earning a starting bearth after last weeks performance. The stalwarts and power performances from Wood and Leahy, ever reliant started to tell and the speed of our recycled ball had stepped up. Quick hands and strong running from Inman and Hodsgon set up Parkin, he had a lot to do, beating two he carried three over the line with a fantastic move that started in the Brods half, to just make the line!!! Brods where ahead and where hungry. Inman converted 7-0.

The restart saw some strong forward play from Scunny, their rowling maul proving very effective...sting play from the Scunny fly half saw them respond well, testing Brods in the top corner, Brods won turn over ball to launch a counter. Farley's strength showing yet again in securing the advantage and quick hands saw Brods get over the half way. Our fitness showing we had numbers there and with quick hand speed Gillgrass set up Cliffe for a fine try in the top corner. The momentum was with the Brods... Would the complacency that crept in at Malton happen again, time would tell. 14-0. Scunthorpe rallied and marked their earlier victory over arch rivals Sandal coming back from the same margin to win in recent weeks.

Brods took the kick and early yards by Damien bouncing the early Scunny defender showed Brods where not for breaking, Macdoanld quick to support and Jackson clearing from the fringe, saw Inman kick to clear his lines, an apparent offside was missed as Brods took their own kick, to press their advantage in numbers. Cliffe taking a good ball from Parkin to extend showing great pace for his second, Brods where 21-0 and where really enjoying their hard earned scoreline. Scunthorpe continued the fight, taking the game back to Brods again, their powerful forwards making strong yards and direct attacking line hurting the Brods as they scrambled to organise. The pace of the game a testament to both teams and it hadn't stopped from the first whistle. Early substitutions from both sides not diluting the intensity or quality of the Rugby on show. Brods closed out the second third, with a final score that saw Gilgrass convert another flowing move. The backs may be taking the glory, but their forwards earned them the right, a real show of strength and fitness proving dominant in the second session!

The game lacked penalties as the quality of the rugby showed was a credit to both sides, the odd stray hand in a ruck, or in from the side, failing that it was a disciplined performance from both teams. Today it was Brods Day, Haldenby and Leahy set up a good ruck clearing out around the fringes, quick ball from Smith saw the backs cut through the line, covering across well the Scunny back line stopped the Brods attack just inside the Brods half, Wood appeared at the back offloading to Inman for a clever cross field kick, Cliffe at full charge taking a members bounce to break two Scunny tackles to score his hat trick - no jug avoidance dad will have been pleased to hear!
35-0 to Brods in what was as solid a team performance they have made for as long as the crowd could remember, no fear our friends from Scunthorpe would be hurting, they will be back with a vengeance next season. The quality of rugby belied the ages of many, the score line perhaps flattered slightly, however the result was a well earned one without question.

Another stern test away next week... Yes AWAY ... Who was the fixture sec again ... Ah yes... Thanks Ed!!

We are cross border to Cheshire to play Lymm, another tough fixture expected.

Old Brodleians RUFC

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