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Warwick finish up undefeated

The Warwick Under-12 team went undefeated in the Sandys Seven’s rugby tournament.They started the tournament well with a convincing win against the Somersfield B team. Tenacious tackling by Jacob Robb, Johnny Page and Jonathan Hodgkins resulted in frequent turnovers by the other team.In the second game against the Somersfield A team, Warwick fell behind in the first half by a score of three tries to one. Again quick counter attacks and some elusive running by Jonathan Hodgkins and Sam McKittrick resulted in three unanswered tries and a confidence building 20 to 15 win.Sandys Under-12 were up next. Robb smashed the Sandys receiver who spilled the ball which Page picked up and quickly scored. Soon after Warwick scored again with a nice passing interchange between Marco McGavick and Britten Mosley resulting in a debut try for the latter to take the lead to 10-0.Following this a momentary loss of concentration by Warwick one of the Sandys speedsters ran around a staggered Warwick defence to score in the corner.Warwick went into half-time with a 10 to 5 lead. They scored two more tries and Sandys scored one for a final result of 20 to 10.In the finals Warwick found themselves facing the Somersfield team they came from behind to beat during the round robin. The match took on a familiar sequence with a solid start by Somersfield producing two tries, taking them into a 10-0 lead at half-time. Following the restart Warwick were rewarded with an early try.In the last play of regular time Warwick’s Mathew Meszoly, who was on the wing, had the presence of mind to throw the ball in field before stepping out of bounds. His pass was caught by Robb who in turn passed to Caleb Hamilton who passed to Sam McKittrick who then sprinted for the corner and just before he was tackled passed to Logan Ball who dived over the line to tie the game.In sudden death Warwick kicked off to Somersfield and immediately pinned them back near the goal-line.After a series of attacking plays the Warwick team passed the ball down the line into the hands of Marco McGavick who dived over the try line to win the tournament for the Warwick Under-12 team.Coach Keith Hodgkins said: “I was very proud of all the boys. Not only did they perform well but they showed excellent sportsmanship .”