Thanks to Mal Maher for this excellent match report.

Half Time score – 12 - 20

Full time Score – 19 – 37

Redcar Try scorers – Charlie George, Dan Trainor and Stan Francis

Redcar U16’s hosted the highly rated Whitley Bay team for this match having suffered a heavy defeat in last seasons fixture at their ground, the Redcar boys were keen to show an improved performance and build on recent improvements and positive performances.

Ultimately the result went to Whitley Bay, but our boys can take a number of positives from the game; three tries, a strong scrummage, much improved ball handling and aggressive rucking.

The first half got off to a bad start with a very early Whitley Bay try, but Redcar responded well and pressed them back for periods of time only to miss out on the deserved tries from the efforts.

A good portion of the remaining first half was played in Redcar’s half, with Redcar showing great resilience and energy but falling fowl of some runaway tries.

The second half was similar to the first, but Redcar gained some momentum and managed to run in a try but this momentum was cancelled out with further Whitley Bay points.

Special mentions go to Oscar Lloyd for his tenacity in the rucks and breakdowns, Dan Trainor for his continued great efforts in midfield, Stan for his “tackle of the match” and Joey Perry for playing his first game in the team.

Although it was a defeat, the boys can take great pride from the effort they put in. To the final whistle their heads never dropped and worked as a team.

Recent focused coaching sessions and additional fitness work is clearly paying dividends and we can see that week on week the side is improving, and some of the “newer” players are beginning to grow in confidence, strength, and knowledge.

Next weeks game is away at Guisborough where the boys will be looking to repeat last seasons win and continue with their improvements during this season.

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