Camberley v Kingston, 3-0 - 24th Sep 06

Camberley Under 9's made a fantastic start to the 2006/07 season last weekend with an emphatic 3-0 victory over a strong running Kingston side. All the skills the U9's have been working on in training since late August were evident for all to see on Sunday; good support play, safe handling and passing, but perhaps most satisfying of all was the tremendous defence in all areas of the pitch and by all team members. At no point on Sunday did it look as if Kingston would breach the Camberley defence.... tackle after tackle flew in, and even if one tackle was missed, the stunning support meant that another defender was there to step in and snuff out any threat.

Blake scored two tries with his typical strong, powerful running, as we have come to expect. For both his tries he picked up the ball deep, with plenty of work to do, but with gritted teeth and determination he chose "route 1" and powered up the field, bursting through Kingston tackles with excellent body position and aggressive running. Giles rounded off a great day of attack, when he also picked up the ball deep and then, in typical Giles fashion, dodged and jinked past 4 or 5 tackles before touching down in the corner. The great thing to see for all 3 tries was that there was always 2 or 3 supporting runners, should Blake or Giles have been tackled - something that the U9's will look to build on in future weeks.

As said the tackling was excellent throughout - one particular tackle from James Evans in the middle of the park sent a Kingston centre crashing to the deck with a resounding "thud"!. The drive and passion up front with the forwards "in the trenches" meant that Kingston could hardly get their hands on the ball.

It was a thoroughly excellent day out and a great effort from the kids. Cobham festival is on the horizon which, be in no doubt, will be a huge step up in oposition. But Camberley can progress to the next stage of development with some confidence after this victory