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Match Reports Sunday 29th April Under 14’s Report Mowden Park 0 - 24 Acklam Acklam under 14's went to Mowden Park after a full days paintballing the previous day and showed no signs of tiredness. The first half was dominated by Mowden early on, who threw all sorts at Acklam but good solid last ditch defending by Acklam kept Mowden out. This shook the lads and they started to play resulting in Lloyd rook going over to score after good forward pressure. The first half ended Mowden Park 0 Acklam 5. In the second half Acklam started the better and Lloyd Wilson went on a cross field run then along the line to score in the corner. Ben Dickinson then tore down the line but good hard defending from Mowden put him into touch 5 metres from the line. From the resulting Mowden Park line out Danny Haggarth stole the ball at first man and charged through to score (con James Howard). Following an Acklam maul Liam McIvor (scrum half) picked up and spotted a big gap left by Mowden fly half, to charge forward past three players to score under the posts (con James Howard). The game ended Mowden 0 Acklam 24, a good hard game of rugby played in good spirits by both teams and a nice way to end the season. Under 13’s Report Acklam 41 5 Mowden Park The Acklam boys went into to-day's match fired up and determined to win. Using moves practiced with the Newcastle Falcons during a training session held at Acklam last week, meant forwards and backs connected well throughout the game. Tries scored by Adam Gill, Chris Nicholson X5 and Tom Clarke (converted x3) Superb display of camaraderie in another convincing win Match Reports Sunday 22nd April Under 15’s Report Acklam 34 v 5 Houghton
Coach (Alan Francis) reported that this was an even ‘forwards’
contest with Horden winning good luck balls. He was very please with
the full team effort by all the lads and felt the ‘backs’ put Houghton
under a lot of pressure. Acklam played an excellent game of rugby and
this was reflected in the score. Acklam 34-5 Houghton. Acklam scorers
today were: Liam Corcoran two tries, Ben Sanderson two tries (scoring
his first for Acklam not happy with that went on to get his second to)
Ben Forbes one try Jack Docherty one try, Sean Bennett converting
twice, Tom Frances scored an excellent try but it was disallowed due
to over celebration from the Acklam lads! Two players to mention whose
game was outstanding were Jack Docherty and Charlie Smith, but that
said it was an all round team effort today.
U14's Report. Acklam 15 - 12 Percy Park Percy Park came to Acklam with 13 players due to injuries so a
special mention to Jason Harrison, Jamie Godwin, Ryan Cooper and Danny
Haggarth who played a half each for them. The game was controlled from
the start by the forwards. Percy Park were strong in the scrum but
Acklam batted away all over the field, then a break by Percy Park and
good hands and running allowed them to score which they converted to
end the half 0-7 to Percy Park. U13's Report. Acklam 41 – 5 Billingham After a long Easter break, the Acklam U13s returned to action with a convincing win over a lacklustre Billingham side. Rory Smith grabbed two early tries and Chris Nicholson made it 15 – 0 at half time. After the restart, Chris scored another try, which was converted by Tom Clarke. Josh Clough eventually managed to find the try line to score for Acklam before they allowed Billingham a consolation try. Chris scored another try before Rory Smith picked up a cross-field kick from Tom Clarke’s 22 drop out and sprinted over the line – both tries being converted by Tom. U9's Report. Acklam under 9s played host to Seaton Carew this week and played
two games Match Reports Sunday 15th April U15's Report. Under 15’s Competition at Darlington 15/04/07
Acklam drew their first game (0-0) against Barnsley. Both teams played some good competitive rugby. Our lads put in some good tackles; both defending and attacking were good with lads coming together as a team well. Aspatria was our second opponents and they produced some good rugby. They gave our lads a good run and came out on top taking the game 12-0. The lads were able to have a well-earned rest for 15 mins after this game. Penrith was our third team and we were on a very uneven field mostly uphill. The Penrith lads came at Acklam aggressively and ready for a battle. Acklam responded well with Ben Pearson getting a well-deserved try (unconverted). Sean Bennett gave Acklam a further 3 points with an excellent penalty kick.8-0 York had a strong well-disciplined team and this reflected in the results (they were running away with the comp at this stage). Our lads found this game tough but didn’t give up. They bonded together and played some good rugby but unfortunately York were the better side and took the game 19-0. Blaydon beat Acklam 10-0 in our next battle. The lads produced some good tackle but once again lack of concentration and believe lost them this one. Blaydon have met Acklam a few time in the past so we knew what they were capable of. The lads tried hard but must keep up the pressure, which at times they did with gusto. Northern were our last match opponents. The lads had had a long hard day and both teams at time showed this in the play. Acklam at time looked very tired and could not muster any extra effort. Northern did manage this and took the game 24-0 York won the comp. This was a good day today and if Darlington ask for feed back please let them know that the people who organised today deserve a pat on the back the score board was kept up to date and everyone knew were and when they had to be were. They even managed to get the good weather not an easy task! U14's Report. Acklam 46 - 5 Durham The sun shone, the ground was hard, but both sides went through the
game with spirit and played as hard as the ground with Acklam winning
46-5. Tries came from Ben Dickinson, Lloyd Rook, Gordon Brudenell,
Jason Harrison, James Howard and Chris Nicholson (u13's thanks Gavin)
who scored two tries. U12's Report. Acklam lost to West Hartlepool Acklam Under 12's experienced their first game on a full pitch with
15 a-side. There were players missing, the ground was hard, the sun
shone producing unseasonable heat and they lost. They will remember
this game against West for other reasons, first and foremost you must
tackle. West had two fast runners who were strong and they did the
damage as West scored 6 tries. Acklam scored 2 tries with Josh Sayer
getting a brace. Josh second try was the best of the game as Joe
Harrison picked up at No 8 and gained good ground before passing to
stand-off Ricky Scott who then took it on before passing out to the
outside centre Josh Sayer. Match Reports Sunday March 31stU13's Report. Blaydon 26 – 19 Acklam Acklam U13s made a trip up the A1 to face a strong Blaydon side. After making their way through the car boot sale taking place in the grounds, Acklam started well with Ryan Kirkbride and Rory Smith commanding the centre of the field. This enabled Josh Clough to use his speed up the wing to score his first try of the day. An eventful first half saw Blaydon scoring a converted try and Tom Clarke converting Josh Clough’s second try. Unfortunately, it also saw a Blaydon player having to leave the pitch for treatment to a suspected broken collar bone and Jake Lambert managing to knock himself out cold after a superb tackle on the wing. The ref. decided this would be a good time to blow for half time! Jake was rested second half as a precautionary measure despite wanting to get back on the pitch, after regaining consciousness, to help his teammates. After the restart, Acklam increased their lead with Josh Clough managing to score his hat trick (again converted by Tom Clarke.) Blaydon, however, did not give up and continued to battle on, managing to score three further tries (two of which were converted). Although the result was a loss, the Acklam lads left the pitch happy knowing that they had played a good game of rugby, as a team. Well done lads!
U12's Report. Acklam 12 v 21 Thirsk Thirsk were two players short, so Acklam lent them one and played 12 a-side instead of 13 a-side. Acklam opened the scoring with a good passage of play which saw Josh Sayer go over in the corner. The game was even, but Thirsk managed to score two tries before half-time. After the break, the Thirsk pack was struggling against a stronger Acklam pack, so the referee went to uncontested. Acklam exerted a great deal of pressure but the Thirsk defence was very good. A try by each team, Peter Martin scoring for Acklam, saw the game end 12-21. Special mention to Ryan Blyth (St. Davids) who had an outstanding game. U10's Report. Acklam Won 1 match drew one v Thirsk
Acklam travelled to Thirsk having been beaten in previous weeks by
much bigger opposition, feeling confident as they have been improving
and playing much better as a unit. They didn't disappoint and opened
the scoring through Jordan Usher. Bradley Gator who was man of the
match scored Acklam's second with a fine passage of play that saw the
ball passed from left to right to score in the corner. Thirsk hit back
with a well worked try of their own to leave the second half any-ones
game. Some good tackling by the ever-reliable Sebi Conners ensured
Acklams line went unbreached and Zak Perera made the game safe when he
broke through from a rolling maul to touch down. A much improved side
that were comprehensively beaten by Thirsk earlier in the season well
done. Match Reports Sunday March 25th U12's Report. Durham County Cup Competition Acklam Under 12's were invited to the Durham County Cup and they performed extremely well. They were drawn against Darlington Ba Ba's in their first game and won comfortably 28-0. Try scorers were James Wilson (St. David's), Jordan Mullen (Kings Manor), Peter Martin (St. David's) and Josh Sayer (Stokesley). The last try was good because the ball went through the hands along the line with Jordan Mullen passing out of the tackle to Josh Sayer. Second game Acklam were caught cold in the first minute to Westoe. After this score Acklam had the better of the game but were unable to convert the pressure into points. Westoe 7 Acklam 0. Third game was against the tournament winners Darlington. Acklam found themselves two tries down in the first three minutes, but after that Acklam more than competed and could have scored, there was no further scores. Darlington 14 Acklam 0. U9's Report. Durham County Cup Competition Acklam under 9's had a really hard match today against a much bigger Horden side there was some good individual stuff especially from Shane Hammond and Tom Dawson but Horden have been together much longer and stole the ball every time an Acklam player got isolated. Sebi Conners had a good game making an extra yard every time he took the ball on and Haroon Malik (two years every ones junior) never knows when to give up. Acklam are heading in the right direction and starting to understand the game much better. New player Bradley Gator shows glimpses of potential and will learn quickly from Tom Pemberton, numbers are healthy but if you are aged 8 or above and would like to learn rugby please turn up at Acklam rugby club Tuesday 6 p.m. well done Acklam Match Reports Sunday March 18th U13's Report. Acklam 10 v 19 Horden A very tight, physical game that received positive comments from both sets of coaches, especially the superb tackling from Jake Lambert at full back. Both teams played well with Horden just managing to edge ahead in the second half. U12's Report. Acklam 14 v 21 Billingham Acklam Under 12's lost to-day 14-21 to Billingham in what was an
excellent performance by the Acklam lads. Earlier in the season Acklam
lost to Billingham quite heavily as the team had just been formed and
Billingham had been playing for several seasons. Match Reports Sunday March 11th U15's Report. West Hartlepool 56 v 0 Acklam Quite a bad result today but in all fairness there were times when Acklam had the upper hand. Taking nothing away from West they played well and at times had our lads as spectators! This is a game they put down to experience and use it as a learning curve. U14's Report. Acklam 24 v 5 West Hartlepool Acklam started the better and put West under
pressure winning a scrum against the head on West's 5m line allowing
Liam McIvor (scrum half) to nip round blind side and score. The second
try again came from a scrum on West’s 5m line with Gordon Brudenell
(no 8) picking up and charging over (con James Howard). West hit back
with a try to end the half 12-5. U13's Report. Consett 5 – 82 Acklam Acklam U13s bounced back in spectacular fashion from their Yorkshire Plate exit last week beating Consett 82 – 5. Acklam took control of the game from the kick off with Jesse Clarke opening the scoring for Acklam (converted by Tom Clarke). Chris Nicholson followed quickly with his first try of the day and then Josh Clough made a superb run from the half way line to touch down for Acklam’s third. Jesse Clarke then got his second try before Chris Nicholson managed his second, again converted by Tom Clarke. After the break, Acklam stepped up a gear and put on a fantastic display of teamwork. Two tries from Chris Nicholson, two from Adam Nixon, another from Josh Clough and individual efforts from Tom Clarke, Rory Smith, Nico McCutcheon and Tom Finley (with conversions by Tom Clarke, Jesse Clarke and Ryan Kirkbride) meant that Acklam finished the match scoring tremendous 82 points. Credit must be given to both teams for the good spirit in which the match was played. Consett did not let their heads go down once and managed a consolation try from Jordan Little just before full time.
.U12s Report. Acklam 21 v 0 Hartlepool Rovers Acklam Under 12's entertained Rovers this morning and won 21-0. Acklam controlled the game for the most part and deserved the win. Richard Martin (2nd Row)and Lewis Catterick(i/c) scored the first half tries and Ricky Scott (f/h) scored the third try in the second half, Ricky converted all three. Joe Harrison (St David's) at No 8 had his debut and showed promise
andDaniel Palmer (Nunthorpe) showed more confidence in his game. U9's Report. Acklam 5 tries v 3 tries Hartlepool Rovers Acklam entertained Hartlepool Rovers in a cracking game. Rovers were the victors winning 5 try's to 3. Acklams first half performance was outstanding, Haroon Malik and Callum Jones showed the rest of the team how to tackle; Sebi Conners grabbed himself a brace of try's and Shane Hammond chipped in with the other. Tom Pemberton and Callum Neeve both had fine games. Acklam's ball retention has improved over the past few weeks and if Rovers persistent handling on the floor had been punished Acklam could have seen the game off early on. Both teams played some fine rugby; well done to both sides Match Reports Sunday March 4th U15's Report. ACKLAM 15 v 5 RIPON Ripon arrived at Acklam with a depleted team (three players short). Acklam started very strong and worked as a team from the off. This strong start paid off with a Paul Whisson try. Whisson broke away down the wing and placed the ball in-between the posts. A good kick from Bennett was cruelly taken away by a strong wind. Both Acklam and Ripon’s lads produced some good rugby with Ben Forbes getting Acklam’s second try with a good run down the wing this time placing the ball at the corner post. Unconverted. Ripon were determined to gain an advantage and gave everything they could. This paid off and Joe Turner gave Ripon their one and only try. Unconverted. After the half time whistle Acklam replaced the three loaned lads on Ripon’s team thus giving each Acklam player a chance to play for his own team. The teams were evenly match for a while in this half but Acklam got the better of Ripon and pushed forward with more determination. Shaun Armstrong gave Acklam their third try again unconverted. Ripon pushed at Acklam trying very hard to break through but Acklam held their line with some good tackles. The score remained 15 – 5 till the final whistle U14's Report. RIPON 22 - 12 ACKLAM Acklam went to Ripon and started well with good pressure from the kick off, and numbers hassling the Ripon backs resulted in a quick pick up and try for Liam McIvor (con James Howard). The game started in earnest then and the Acklam tactic of trying to stop Ripon’s fast backs from running by putting pressure on them was working well, but Ripon hit Acklam with 2 tries both conceded despite Acklam defending stoutly on their own try line. The first half ended Ripon 10 Acklam 7.
U13's Report. LEODENSIANS 15 - 12 ACKLAM Yorkshire Plate Semi-final – Under 13s The Under 13s had another long journey today to face a Leeds team in the semi-final of the Yorkshire Plate. The first half saw Leos take control from the outset. They kept in their positions, played good, tactical rugby and as a result scored three unconverted tries. Acklam realised after the break that they had a lot to do and began to pick up their pace. Chris Nicholson was able to grab two tries, one of which was converted by Tom Clarke, but this proved to be too little, too late. The Acklam boys were left with nothing for their efforts, as Leos celebrated securing their well-deserved place in the final.
Match Reports Sunday February 25th U15's Report. ACKLAM 10 v 0 HOUGHTON The last time these two teams met it was in
the final of the Houghton Festival Plate Competition 2006; Acklam went
on to win. Both teams had something to play for today but once again
Acklam came out on top.
Under 13's played a 3 way tournament with Billingham and Sunderland Acklam 28 - 5 Billingham A fast, very physical game played with passion from both sides. Chris Nicholson scored a good opening try for Acklam but Billingham were able to respond to it quickly. Josh Clough, again having an outstanding game, sprinted from the half way line to score Acklam’s second try. Acklam worked well as a team, strong forwards and fast backs to enable Chris Nicholson to score a further two tries. Tom Clarke kicked superbly throughout the match to score all of Acklam’s conversions. Acklam 5 – 15 Sunderland The second match for the boys told a different story. Despite a good start, Acklam quickly found themselves three tries down. This was too far for the boys to claw back from. Rory Smith managed to score an impressive try by sheer determination but the final score remained 5 –15. U12's Report. Result : Guisborough beat Acklam Acklam Under 12's have had very close games all season, won some
,lost some, to-day Guisborough won by a comfortable score. Guisborough
have been playing as many years as Acklam have played months, however
this was a very competitive game which both teams enjoyed. U9's Report. Result : Guisborough 4 tries 0 Acklam Acklam's under 9's played an experienced Guisborough side and showed a lot of character Guisborough won by 4 try's to nil but Acklam never gave up Shane Hammond & Harrobe Malik put in the best tackle counts Alicia Parry & Jack Wellard were Acklam’s best ball carriers while Callum Neeve had his best game so far at fly half Daniel Davey playing in his first game showed some promising raw talent. Captain Thomas Pemberton will win more games than he losses when the team gain that experience well done Match Reports Sunday February 18th U13's Report. Result : Guisborough 0 - 31 Acklam Acklam U13s went to Guisborough today and despite a fast-paced, physical game, left victorious, beating the home side 0-31. Chris Nicholson opened the scoring for Acklam with an early try, which was converted by Tom Clarke. Josh Clough (Pod) then sprinted up the wing, scoring another try for Acklam, which again was converted by Tom Clarke. After the break, Acklam continued to pile on the pressure with Chris Nicholson getting three more tries, one of which was converted by Taylor Mobele. Match Reports Sunday February 11th U13's Report. Result : Middlesbrough 5 - 29 Acklam
A quick start by Acklam meant an early try from Nick Grubb. Chris Nicholson then completed a fantastic 60-yard sprint to score his first try of the match, which was converted by Tom Clarke. This seemed to wake up the Middlesbrough side who responded quickly with an unconverted try. Acklam then proceeded to play well as a team, supporting each other up field to allow Chris Nicholson to score once more just before the whistle signalled the half was over. After a well-deserved break, Adam Gill touched the ball down for Acklam with Tom Clarke once again converting well. Acklam spent much of the half soaking up pressure from Middlesbrough, but defended well and as a result, prevented them from scoring. Acklam finished the game with a final try from Chris Nicholson. A well-deserved 29 – 5 win for the Acklam boys. Match Reports Sunday February 4th U13's Report. Result : Acklam 56 - 5 Whitby
Acklam U13s once again put on a superb display of camaraderie to enable them to beat a struggling Whitby side for the third time this season. The boys are currently playing superbly as a team and results are proving that rugby really is a team game. Chris Nicholson opened the scoring for Acklam with a quick try, which was converted well by Tom Clarke. Whitby replied almost immediately with an unconverted try, but then Acklam seemed to move up a gear. They prevented Whitby scoring any more throughout the rest of the game by holding tight lines and tackling well. Fast, hard running by Rory Smith and Ryan Kirkbride in the centre of the field meant the ball was mainly in the Whitby half. Nick Grubb and Josh Clough were also able to add to the score sheet by half time. Strong driving by Acklam forwards resulted in Chris Nicholson being carried over the line to score the final try of the half. (41 – 5) The second half carried on in much the same vein, with Chris Nicholson scoring twice more and Adam Nixon getting the final try of the match. (56 – 5)
U10's Report. Result : Acklam won 2 tries to 1 Acklam under 10s entertained near neighbours Middlesbrough and both teams showed great spirit in an entertaining close fought encounter. Acklam at last put the winter blues behind them after several recent poor performances and took the honours by two tries to one. Tries came from Jordan Turnbull and Jordan Usher but the congratulations must go to the whole team on the improved performance and in particular twins Jack and Karl Wellard who lead from the front with some great tackling. Match Reports Sunday January 21st U14's Report. Result Acklam 24 - 0 Blaydon A physical game was on the cards after the last meeting of these two sides and it was with Acklam forwards powering into the scrums, rucks and mauls that allowed Liam Cochran to burst through from half way and score (con James Howard). A good display of forward power ensued and Acklam forwards powered up field and Jason Harrison charged over to score (con James Howard). The game was tight now, until Lloyd Wilson went on a long run around everyone to score (no con). This ended the half Acklam 19 Blaydon 0 The second half saw Blaydon come out more aggressively but Acklam’s defence held firm and from good fast ball along the backs Lloyd Wilson scored in the corner(no con). Both sides battled for the ball and a good hard game was played until unfortunately a neck injury to a Blaydon forward who went to hospital by ambulance saw the game come to an early end. The score Acklam 24 Blaydon 0. A good performance forwards are working together and battling for everything backs nearly getting the hang of fast ball along the line but overall a good day for rugby. U13's Report. Result Thornensians 5 - 25 AcklamAfter a long journey down to Doncaster to face Thornensians in the Yorkshire Plate, Acklam U13s were raring to go. An explosive start to the match saw Acklam take control of the game from the whistle with Adam Gill scoring 2 quick tries. Fast passing out from scrums meant Acklam were able to keep possession for long stretches of the match. Thornensians were able to score a consolation try just before the half time whistle after a succession of kicks moved the play down field for the first time in the half. The Acklam lads were determined not to let this one slip and despite a large, vocal home crowd managed to keep their heads screwed on to let Chris Nicholson score a hat-trick of tries during the second half meaning the final result was 5 – 25 to the visitors. A fantastic display of teamwork and positive attitudes meant a truly deserved win and place in the next round. U12's Report. Result Thirsk 12 - 28 Acklam Acklam Under 12's went to Thirsk to-day and won 12 - 28, which was a good result played in the right spirit of the game. Lewis Catterick opened the score and this capped a fine display by the fly-half. Thirsk scored a try which ended the half at 5-7 in Acklam's favour, the score reflecting the game. In the second half two early tries by both teams, Richard Martin scored Acklam's second try which was an exceptional 60 meter run.. Acklam forwards started to dominate and Ricky Scott and Peter Martin scored two further tries, Lewis Catterick converted the four tries. This was a very good team performance, the lads were looking for their support to off load and in defence they made good tackles. Outstanding games from the twins Peter and Richard Martin. Ricky Scott as captain led by example. Adam Dickenson and James Wilson showed good improvement. U10's Report. Result : Acklam lostAcklam under tens travelled to Thirsk and came up against a well organised inform side. They struggled to compete with the more physical Thirsk side in the first half conceding possession and ultimately several tries. Acklam did improve in the second half and scored tries through Sebi Connors and Zak Perera. Although Acklam lost the game there were some good individual performances with Shane Hammond especially showing the rest of the squad how to make tackles. Match Reports Sunday January 14th Over 200 lads were playing rugby at Acklam and the standard was impressive. Under 16's North Yorkshire Trophy Middlesbrough 0 v Ripon 17 Middlesbrough 5 v Guisborough 8 Ripon 7 v Guisborough 10 Guisborough won the Cup Under 15's North Yorkshire Bowl Acklam 7 v Whitby 0 Middlesbrough 10 v Selby 0 Ripon 0 v Selby 7 Acklam 0 v Ripon 0 Whitby 5 v Middlesbrough 7 Ripon 0 v Middlesbrough 7 Whitby 5 v Ripon 14 Acklam 5 v Middlesbrough 0 Whitby 7 v Selby 5 Acklam 7 v Selby 0 Acklam won the Bowl Under 14's North Yorkshire Bowl York 20 v Middlesbrough 0 Acklam 5 v York 5 Acklam 5 v Middlesbrough 0 York won the Bowl, because they scored more points than Acklam .U15's Report. Result : Acklam won the North Yorkshire Bowl Acklam U15's took part in the North Yorkshire Bowl held at Acklam Rugby Club, teams included Whitby, Middlesbrough, Selby and Ripon. The teams played in a round robin with each team playing each other for a total of 15 mins. Acklam with a strong squad kicked off the competition by playing Whitby, with seven and a half minutes each end, Acklam needed to dominate the game and score an early try. Early in to the second period Liam Cocoran (Capt) forced his way over the line to score the only try of the game with George Wardle converting. Acklam then took a break, followed by another convincing win over Middlesbrough with Ben Pearson scoring the only try. Both Mike and Alan took advantage of the substitutes by rotating players around to secure a nil all draw against Ripon in what was a closely contested match. The pressure was now on Acklam, with two wins and a draw they went into the last match knowing they were on an equal footing to Middlesbrough in games won and drawn, but 3 points ahead. A result in this game was Acklam's only option if they wanted to beat Middlesbrough and lift the Bowl. Again the coaches selected the team, but with no tries scored in the first half, team tactics dictated a change at half time. This lead to a try scored by Shaun Armstrong, with George W. converting a crucial kick. Parents watched nervously as Middlesbrough were beating the opposition on the other pitch, however the final whistle was blown resulting in Acklam winning the competition by 3 points over Middlesbrough, their nearest contenders. U14's Report. Result : Acklam were second in the North Yorkshire Bowl Acklam under 14's were up against York and Middlesbrough in the North Yorkshire Bowl. The first game against York saw Acklam off to a good start with Lloyd Wilson on a long run scoring early on. This set the tone for some good rugby with both sides giving everything and ending the half with Acklam 5-0 ahead. The second half started and both sides continued to battle for everything then a lapse from Acklam allowed York in to level the score at 5-5. Acklam continued to fight for everything but to no avail and the game ended 5-5. The second game against Middlesbrough was a hard fought game with both sides wanting to win but it was Liam Cochran who scored after good pressure from Acklam forwards and determination from the backs. The first half ended 5-0. The second half started and Middlesbrough threw everything at Acklam but excellent defending and strong wills saw Acklam win 5-0. The forwards were very good today and key players made tackles when they were needed, overall a good day, unfortunately York won the competition as they had scored more tries. The final result, Acklam won one drew one and gave a strong performance against good opposition to finish second, but the lads were awesome and team spirit on a high. U13's Report. Result : Acklam lost in the North Yorkshire Cup Acklam U13s travelled down to York today with an army of travelling supporters who braved the wind and cold to cheer the lads on in the NY Cup. Opponents today were York, Harrogate and Middlesbrough. The first game was against Harrogate. Acklam started slowly and as a result went down 17-0. The second match the lads played was a tough game against York. Although the York side had looked remarkably strong in their match against Middlesbrough, the Acklam lads were able to open the scoring with a superb run from Chris Nicholson. Good communication and hard work from Acklam wasn’t enough to stop York scoring two tries ending in a result of 5-10. The final match Acklam played was against Middlesbrough. Both teams were up for this one resulting in some good rugby being played. Acklam were able to take the lead when Tom Clarke converted a try from Chris Nicholson, but then Middlesbrough fought back and scored an unconverted try. Chris managed to touch the ball down for another try meaning the half time score was 12-5. After the break, however, tired legs began to show and Middlesbrough were able to level the score to 12-12. Despite not winning a match, the Acklam lads showed much improvement from this time last year, when they were a struggling team, regularly being trounced by opposing teams. If they continue to work as hard as they have over the past year, this team looks set to have successes in tournaments and cups in the future.
U10's Report. Result : Acklam lost 6 tries to 3 This is Acklam's under 10's first game since the Christmas break. Acklam's performance today was poor in the first game; Darlington scored 2 tries before Acklam's first tackle. Things did improve as Sebi Conners scored a fine try to restore some pride, and the team started to play like they can with some fine tackling from Joe Lelley & Alicia Parry. Darlington were a much stronger side and scored a couple more tries but this time Acklam did show some resistance. Jordon Turnbull & Zak Perera both scored fine tries. Darlington won this game comfortably 6 try's to 3 in a game the players will learn from. Match Reports Sunday January 7th
U15's Report.
Result Ryton 22 - 5 Acklam Acklam Under 15's lost away to Ryton 22-5. Once again the U15's started slow and found themselves trailing to an early try. Acklam defence tightened up for the remainder of the half and trailed 17-0 at half time. A very hard and competitive second half resulted in a try for both teams.
U14's Report.
Result Houghton 0 - 60 Acklam Acklam Under 14's were far too strong for Houghton as they scored over 60 points.
Match Reports Sunday December 17th U14's Report. Result West Hartlepool 15 - 19 Acklam Acklam went to West Hartlepool and both sides looked pretty even but it was Acklam who started the better after a few early clashes the ball broke to Lloyd Wilson who ran across the pitch and round the whole opposition team to score under the posts (con Liam McIvor). This stirred West who came straight back at Acklam and after good pressure they received a penalty and three points on the board. The game then went into a forwards battle with both sides holding their own but then a mix up and a fumble allowed West in to score(no con) to lead 8-7. A good game ensued until West Hartlepool with good hands through their backs went over to score(plus con) and end the half 15-7, The second half started and it was Lloyd Wilson who scored a carbon copy of his first (con Liam McIvor)to make it 15-14. This half was a series of chances for both teams but stout and last ditch defending by both sides forwards working hard, as no team wanting to give an inch, then a couple of quick passes and Lloyd Wilson tore along the touchline to score in the corner for his hat trick (no con). Making for an exciting last four minutes but Acklam hung on to win 19-15 good team performance with numerous people putting in 110% all earning a well deserved break over the Xmas period. Match Reports Sunday December 10th Under 14's TeesValley District Tournament
120 lads played in this tournament at Acklam
this morning, Teams from M'bro District, Stockton District,
Darlington District, Redcar District and Hartlepool District took
part. A similar tournament was played at M'bro yesterday for the
Under 13's and this was won by M'bro District. To-day tournament was
won by Stockton District.
Both tournaments were organised by Dave Reed
the RFU Development Officer for the Tees Valley District.
U15's Report. Result Darlington 45 - 0 Acklam
Under 15's
went to Darlington and found themselves on the wrong end of a 45 -
0 defeat. Darlington played very well and their backs were very
slick. Acklam were 17-0 down after 10 mins and this set the tone
of the game.
U13's Report. Result Whitley Bay Rockcliff 0 - 73 Acklam Acklam took the game to a newly formed Rockcliff team and put on a tremendous display of skills and teamwork. Good communication from the Acklam boys meant tries from Joshua Clough, Chris Nicholson, Jesse Clarke, Nick Grubb, Rory Smith, Lewis Parr, Tom Clarke, Taylor Mobele and Josh Cunningham; some of the tries being converted easily by Tom Clarke. Despite the constant pressure from Acklam, Rockcliffe worked hard until the end, not letting their heads go down and playing with a good attitude. Acklam U13s are now showing great potential with strong forwards and fast backs working together to play some excellent rugby. U12's Report. Result Acklam 21 - 14 Gateshead Under 12's beat Gateshead 21-14 after trailing at HT 0-14. Ricky Scott (Newlands), Peter Martin and brother Richard Martin (both St Davids) scored tries with Lewis Catterick (St Davids), coverting the tries. It was a evenly contested game, with both defences executing good tackles. Kieron Walker (St David's), Dominic Brown (St David's) and Stephen McIntyre (Stokesley) enjoyed good games. U10's Report.
Acklam under 10s have benefited from some
mid week training sessions and put their new skills into
practise in an entertaining game against Gateshead. In some good
passing moves Acklam scored some great ties from Sei Connors and
Mar Ryan. James Hall capped a fine game with two tries ensuring
Acklam claimed the victory by 4 tries to three.The whole team
showed great spirit and team work with Lee McKintie and Shane
Hammond excelling in defence.
Match Reports Sunday December 3rd U15's Report. Both teams started well; with the wind against them in the first half Acklam lads had a lot to do. This was proven when Redcar took the lead but failed to convert twice. 0-10. Acklam kept themselves in the game by producing some good defending and excellent tackling from centre George Wardle. At the beginning of the second half and with the wind now behind them Acklam took full advantage enabling Liam Corcoran (captain) to gain Acklam's first try unfortunately Acklam failed to convert. With some splendid rugby being displayed by both teams Acklam managed to get a second try through George Wardle, failed to convert. Redcar pulled together and despite having the wind against them broke through the centre and gained a try. Failed conversion. Lee Harrison got a third for Acklam this time the conversion counted. Liam Corcoran tackled well but unfortunately was too late to stop Redcar getting a forth try after a strong run down the wing. Redcar failed to convert, 17-20. Lee Harrison was heading towards the posts but was tackled by two Redcar players, Andrew Thompson got the ball and took full advantage enabling him to score Acklam's winning try, George Wardle converted well ending the game Acklam 24 Redcar 20. The coaches praised the whole team for a great effort in the second half George Wardle gained a special mention for some good, hard tackling on Redcar’s no.8 and centre. U13's Report. Result Redcar 27 – 32 Acklam Acklam U13s won a tightly fought match against Redcar, despite having a howling wind to contend with. The first half saw Acklam have the wind on their side. This was reflected by a halftime score of 0-27. Redcar had the benefit of the wind during the second half but were unable to stop Acklam scoring one further try against the wind. Superb running from Chris Nicholson (he got all six Acklam tries) and determined teamwork from Acklam meant a good away win 27 – 32. U12's Report. Result Hartlepool Rovers 35 – 0 Acklam
Acklam Under 12's were brought down a peg by
Hartlepool Rovers this morning, losing 35-0 (ht 14-0). Rovers were
quicker to the ball and were determined to overturn their defeat to
Acklam last month. Having beat M'bro the week before the young
lads confidence was high, so this was a another lesson of many they
will have learnt.
U10's Report.
Acklam under 10s travelled to Hartlepool Rovers
to tackle the home side as well as a visiting team from Redcar. In
the first game against Rovers both teams showed great spirit and
handling skills in difficult windy conditions. Rovers took the
honours in the game but Acklam once again showed good signs of
improvement. Playing against a team who had beaten them easily only
three weeks previously they scored some great tries through strong
running by Zak Perera and Sebi Connors. The second game against
Redcar was just as hotly contested and the sides remained tied at
two tries apiece until the final moments of the game. Camreon
Hipkins scored a great try after good work by Callum Jones and
Jordan Turnbull, however Redcar ended the game the victors with two
well worked late tries as Acklam tired. All three teams can be
pleased with their overall performances and their contribution to
the day.
U9's Report. Result Hartlepool Rovers 0 – 20 Acklam Acklam under 9's travelled to an experienced Hartlepool Rovers side looking for their first victory of the season and were not disapointed as James Hall orchestrated 3 fine try's, Morgan Crallan added a 4th. Acklam's defence were kept busy Harry & Josh Canham in only there second game showed the other lads how to tackle. While Thomas Pemberton saved Acklam early in the game with a fine try saving tackle. Acklam should come out of this week with heads raised well done. Any new players please contact Roly on 07877932873 we will be training with the under 10's on Tuesday 1800 hrs Match Reports Sunday November 26th U15's Report. Result Acklam12 - 7 Billingham Acklam were at last on home turf after what seems an eternity of away games. They came out determined to get a long awaited home win. Both teams went head to head making this an exciting match to watch. An early try (unconverted) by Liam Corcoran (Captain) gave the lads a confidence boost and spurred them on to showing the two coaches just what they are made of, producing some first rate rugby. The away team forced even harder producing a try, which they converted much to the home crowd’s disappointment. 5-7 at half time. Both teams began the second half wanting to make an impact. After some fantastic rugby from Acklam they got their second try through Sean Bennett this was converted well making the score stand at 12-7 it remained this way until the end of the game. This was an excellent home win that was well deserved by all of the team. Both coaches were pleased with all the players' performances and gave newcomer Paul Roberts a special mention. The team captain commended Michael Walker, George Wardle, and Charlie Smith and also praised Paul Roberts. U14's Report. Acklam 5 - 36 Billingham Acklam hosted Billingham under 14's today and lost 36-5. This was not a true reflection on the game as Acklams’ forwards were very strong but the Billingham backs were a lot faster and moved the ball quicker. The score was 17-5 at half time with Liam Cochran running half the field to for Acklams score. In the second half Acklams’ forwards tired a bit and Billinghams’ backs with quick hands showed their experience. Overall it was another good team performance the lads kept going to the final whistle. 20 lads turned out today and there are more to come back so they just need to gel a bit more and overall things are looking good for the under 14’s. U13's Report. Billingham 19 – 15 Acklam Both teams displayed good skills during the match but it was Billingham that took the glory at the end of the game, beating Acklam 19-15. Acklam were unlucky not to get a result from this game as all of the boys worked hard and showed good teamwork. Chris Nicholson scored all of Acklam’s 3 tries, but was supported well by his teammates. U12's Report. Result Middlesbrough 7 - 33 Acklam
Acklam Under 12's visited Tollesby Road on
Sunday and won 7 - 33. Two first half tries by Richard Martin (St
David's)which were converted by Lewis Catterick (St David's) gave
Acklam a 7 - 14 HT lead.
In the second half Acklam forwards were able to
dominate the game and some good play by the backs meant Acklam had a
comfortable win. Richard Martin completed his try scoring by getting
a hatrick. Lewis Catterick at fly half completed a very good game by
scoring a try. Dominic Breeze (Newlands) hard work in defence was
awarded with a fine try.Lewis converted 4 from 5 conversion. Stephen
McIntyre (Stokesley) had a very good game at scrum half as did Ryan
Rahman and Kieran Walker (both St David's) at props.
U10's Report. Result Middlesbrough 20 - 10 Acklam
Acklam under 10s visited Middlesbrough in a
close fought local derby match. Both sides showed great spirit
with some great support play. It was Middlesbrough who came out
victorious by four tries to two on this occassion however Acklam
can be pleased with their contribution to the game. Acklam had
several new players in their team who showed encouraging prospects
for the future of the team. Experienced players Tom Dawson and
Callum Jones had excellent games and the tries were scored by Zak
Perdora and Sebi Connors.
U9's Report. Result Middlesbrough 6 - 5 Acklam The under 9's are up and running after playing our second competitive match against a much more experienced Middlesbrough team we played 2 games the first which Middlesbrough dominated winning by 5 tries to nil In the second game Middlesbrough loaned us two experienced players who spurred on Acklam who started to tackle Joe Jordan & Morgan Crallan. Some good close work by Callam Neeve & James Thompson helped Acklam to a three try lead, only for Boro to bounce back with two quick tries HT 3-2 after the break Boro came out strong and scored 2 early tries Acklam never give up and good work by Conner Breeze & Josh Dixon led to 2 more tries but Boro had a little left in the tank and stole the game with 2 well work tries of there own Acklam welcomed 2 new brothers Harry & Josh who look good prospects well done Acklam final score Middlesbrough 6 Acklam 5 New players all welcome Phone Roly on 07877932873 Match Reports Sunday November 19th U15's Report. Result Blaydon 47 - 7 Acklam Acklam started out bright in a match that was in no way reflected by the score line, both teams started out strong in the first 20 minutes but Acklam had a man sent off which showed on the pitch. After some considerable pressure a dummy and a jink from Blaydon's scrum half beat Acklam's defence, the conversion succeeded. Acklam held out well with 14 men but after some fantastic tackles Blaydon broke through again, conversion failed. Acklam went straight into attack from the restart but a missed tackle from one of the forwards resulted in another try for Blaydon. The conversion was taken well. Another converted try before half time meant that Acklam went in, unfairly, 24 points down. The second half looked brighter for the away side and with a full 15 they began to attack the Blaydon line even harder. But another lapse in concentration meant that Blaydon scored again, and another conversion went between the sticks. After another try 10 minutes later the match looked like a lost cause, but Acklam, to their credit, didn't give up the fight. S/H Jack Docherty was subbed due to injury and Acklam had to borrow a player, as they travelled with the bare 15. 15 minutes from the end captain Liam Corcoran took a quick tap penalty and crashed over for Acklam’s first and only try of the game, Bennett converted from under the posts. 2 more Blaydon tries (1 converted, 1 not) still didn't dishearten the boys and a penalty 5 yards out was not made use of by Ben Pearson who, later, had a chance to put winger Ben Forbes in the clear but was tackled well. This summed up Acklam's misfortunes and meant Acklam went away-disappointed losers in a game that was not shown true by the score. U14's Report. Result Blaydon 5 - 36 Acklam Acklam under 14's went to Blaydon and Acklam started the better with a quick taken penalty and good hands allowing Matty Stockell (no 8) to score in the corner. From the kick off Acklam made good headway up field to get a scrum on Blaydon 5m line and Matty Stockell (no 8) picked up and charged over to score again. Acklam were now playing well and charged up field with good rucking and mauling leaving Jonathan Hoole (flanker) to power over to score. Acklam now in command and after more good rucking, Liam McIvor (scrum half) picked up from a ruck and spotted a big gap in the middle of the park and charged through to score (con James Howard.) Acklam now taking control and the next try was a carbon copy of the 3rd try but with Jason Harrison(2nd row) charging over to score(con James Howard) then Blaydon had a line out on there own 5m line and Matty Stockell(no 8) caught and powered over for his hat-trick(con James Howard) To end the half Blaydon 0 Acklam 36. The second half saw some changes on the Blaydon side and Blaydon scored early on then the game started to get physical with some bad tackles but Acklam stood up to the challenge and played through the half with grit, determination and excellent self discipline showing good standards for our club to end the game Blaydon 5 Acklam 36 U13's Report. Result Acklam 20 - 15 Blaydon Acklam U13s had to work hard throughout the entire match to secure a win against a good team from Blaydon. Acklam started well, with Chris Nicholson scoring a try within the first 2 minutes (5-0). Blaydon bounced straight back to level and then increased their lead (5-10). Good passing from Acklam meant Chris was able to touch down to bring the scores level again (10-10). Acklam continued to communicate well and superb teamwork from the boys meant Omar Hussain was able to put the home side into the lead again (15-10). This was followed by an outstanding solo effort from Chris, running the full length of the pitch to increase the pressure from Acklam (20-10). Blaydon, however, did not give up and were able to score another try before the final whistle. Acklam U13s are working well together and with the commitment being shown from the boys, all bodes well for the future of this team. U12's Report. Result Acklam 17 - 17 Mowden Park
Acklam Under 12's hosted Mowden Park and were
held to a 17 - 17 draw with the last phase of play in the game.
Acklam's lack of experience meant the penalty count was very one
sided against them, but hopefully they will of learnt by their
mistakes. Besides that it was an excellent performance against a
more experienced team. Jordan Mullen (Kings Manor) and Peter Martin
(St David's) who scored two tries were the try scorers, with Lewis
Catterick (St David's) converting one. Harvey Smith at hooker had
another fine game.
U10's Report. Result Acklam 20 - 30 Mowden Park
Acklam under 10s entertained a strong Mowden
Park team. In a closely fought first half, honours were even at
two tries apiece. Strong running from Rob Wears and Zak Pederor
resulted in two good tries for Acklam however a very experienced
Mowden team came back into the game with tries being created by
a powerful set of forwards. The second half saw Mowden take
control and although Rob Wears capped an excellent game with his
second try, Mowden went on to win the game by six tries to four.
U9's Report. Acklam turned out a Under 9's for the very first time. Acklam U9's drew with Mowden Park and lost to Billingham. Shane Hammonds had a excellent game. The boys are enjoying themselves and new players are welcome.
Match Reports Sunday November 12th U15's Report.
Acklam played hosts to Gateshead but unfortunately Gateshead’s prop couldn’t start so scrums were uncontested which was a shame as both sides had good forwards as the game showed. Acklam were straight out of the blocks and good passing allowed Lloyd Wilson to run in for an early try. It was end to end until Adie Ngunga flew down the wing and to touch down under the posts (con James Howard) for a 12-0 lead. Then Liam Cochran charged over for a half time score of Acklam 17 Gateshead 0. Gateshead came out with heads high and passion flowing, putting Acklam under pressure, but good defending by Acklam and then good attacking play let Liam Cochran with a cheeky kick and determination in to score his second try. Then to finish off Lloyd Wilson ran in for his second to finish the game Acklam 27-0 Gateshead. Good rugby by both sides, Gateshead never let their heads go down showing great courage and resilience. A big thank you to the Acklam players who played for Gateshead even pulling off a try scoring tackle. U13's Report. Result Hull Ionians 17 - 5 Acklam Acklam U13s bowed out of the Yorkshire Cup losing 17-5 to Hull Ionians. Both teams started well, working hard and putting in strong tackles. Acklam soaked up a lot of pressure from the visitors before finally conceding a try after 20 minutes. In the second half, Ionians scored a further two tries, with only one converted, before Acklam finished the match with an excellent run from Chris Nicholson to score a consolation try before the whistle. Both team’s coaches were impressed with the standard of play during the match and with the attitude of all the boys who played a good game of rugby in the right spirit U10's Report.
Match Reports Sunday November 5th U15's Report. Result Ilkley 5 - 10 Acklam
Report by Jo Thompson Acklam had a good safe trip down to Ilkley thanks to Paul Pearson and his sat nav. We were given a warm welcome by the home team with some excellent hospitality the bacon and sausage buns were done to perfection! Tea nice and strong and the coffee were wonderful too. The game was a hard fought battle between two strong team that both looked as if they wanted to win unfortunately our lads didn't manage it this time. I have been asked to mention our wonderful water boys and line judges (Alex and Andrew T) both on the sideline due to injuries. Barbara Readman was wonderful as ever running on and off the pitch with our much needed 1st Aid kit (the magic spray). Both teams gave a round Well-Done Tunnel at the end of the game and enjoyed lasagne and chips afterwards in a very comfortable clubhouse. Glad to report all arrived safely back at Acklam. Bet you never thought you'd get a match report like this one. However as Andrew was on the sideline he has kindly wrote me this report for you. Report by Andrew Thompson In today’s Yorkshire Plate game Acklam were unfortunate to loose to a well-drilled Ilkley side and show good grit and determination through out. Ilkley took the lead via a smash through try from 5 yards out after a well contested first 20 minutes the conversion failed. This spurred Acklam on and they produced good ball from the forwards but pressure from the Ilkley backs meant that this came largely to nothing. After some good quick play from Acklam's forwards Ilkley stole the ball and cleared down field, captain, Liam Corcoran collected the ball 10 yards inside his own half and went on a surging run resulting in a well deserved try in the corner. Wardle failed to convert a difficult kick. In the second half pressure from the away side continued, however after a good period of attacking from Ilkley they beat the winger and got over the line for a second try. This gave a wake up call for Acklam and they began to attack ferociously, Jack Docherty broke through the ranks but didn't have the legs to score. Ilkley were quick to clear with the boot and made a few breaks, but good defence provided Acklam with a chance of a result. However, Ilkley stayed tight in defence and Acklam went away losers in a tight game that could have easily gone either way. Charlie Smith deserves a mention for some excellent tackles and a few strong runs. Acklam will be hoping to carry this good form on all season and get some more wins under their more than able belts. U13's Report. Result Seaton Carew 0 - 46 Acklam Acklam U13s travelled to Seaton Carew determined to secure a win after their loss last week at Mowden Park (15 - 22). There was an explosive start to the match with Acklam taking a 14 – 0 lead after just 5 minutes, as Chris Nicholson scored two tries which were easily converted by Tom Clarke. By half time, Chris Nicholson had scored a further two tries; an excellent run by Nick Grubb and another conversion by Tom Clarke meant Acklam were leading 31 – 0. The second half continued to be controlled by Acklam. Adam Nixon was outstanding as captain, leading by example from the front and Ryan Kirkbride had his best match of the season so far. Three more tries from Tom Clarke, Chris Nicholson and Jake Lambert meant that the final result was 46 – 0. This was a superb display of camaraderie from all of the Acklam players resulting in a well-deserved win. U12's Report. Result Acklam 0 - 20 Houghon
Acklam Under 12's lost to Houghton by 4 tries
to nil, two in each half.
Acklam were much bigger but Houghton had more
experience and took their scoring opportunities well. The game was
evenly matched and very competitive. Acklam will of learnt from this
game the importance of passing and supporting the man with the ball.
Very early days for the team as they build up their match
experience.
James Wilson (St Davids) played well at s/h in
the first half. Peter and Richard Martin (St David's) had good games
in the second row.
U10's Report. Result Acklam 25 - 20 Seaton Carew Acklam U10s are showing good signs of progress. The team which is newly formed recorded their first win of the season when defeating Seaton Carew 25 points to 20. In a closely fought game Jack Wellard and Cameron Hipkins put in good performances and tries from Callum Jones and Sebi Connor sealed the win for Acklam. New players are always welcome contact Jim WardChairman Junior Rugby 01642 319302 Match Reports Sunday October 29th U15's Report. Result Acklam 5 - 10 Mowden Park Acklam Under 15's were at home and lost 5-10 to Mowden Park in another very competitive game. Acklam paid for their slow start and trailed 0-7 before Ben Pearson (Kings Academy) scored his try, Mowden finished the scoring with a well taken drop kick. U14's Report. Result Acklam 17 - 10 Mowden Park Acklam started slow and were punished early on as Mowden charged over to score this woke Acklam and the game proceeded into a forwards game with both sides attacking and defending at both ends. But it was Mowden who succeeded in breaching the Acklam line and scoring again to end the half Acklam 0 Mowden park 10. Acklam came out full of spirit and Liam Cochran charged over to score for Acklam (con missed) so 5-10 and all to play for both sides playing good rugby and excellent team play but then Ben Dickinson with a cheeky chip over the Mowden forwards and running on to the ball went over to score(con James Howard)so 12-10. Acklam had their heads up but give Mowden credit, they battled on but it was Acklam forwards who won the ball on one side of the pitch and good ball along the backs with Liam Cochran charging forward and feeding David Martin to go over and score (con missed)to end the game Acklam 17 Mowden park 10. A good team performance forwards and backs working well together Matthew Stokell (no 7) Jonathan Hoole (second row) James Howard(full-back) had excellent games to mention a few, everyone played well today well done lads U12's Report. Result Hartlepool Rovers 15 - 25 Acklam Acklam Under 12's were away to Hartlepool Rovers and they managed to record their first win 15-25, this after only playing three games since being newly formed this season. The score at HT was 0-15 to Acklam but in the second half Rovers came back strong, but Acklam deserved their first win. Try scorers were Peter Martin x2, Richard Martin (both St David's), Ricky Scott (Newlands) and Jordan Mullen (Kings Manor) in his impressive debut game . Shaun Catterick (St David's) and Shaun Jones (Ormesby), both in the centres had excellent games in attack and particularly in defence. U10's Report. Result Hartlepool Rovers 20 - 10 Acklam In a very enjoyable game, Rovers had a older team but the performance by Acklam was excellent. Tom Dawson and Sebi scored two good tries to cap a good performance. Morgan Crallen and Callum Jones had excellent games. Match Reports Sunday October 22nd U15's Report. Result
The under
15's played Whitby in a re-arranged game after Whitby
could only bring 9 players due to half term. However this was a
good exercise for the coaches to experiment with players in new
positions and the lads enjoyed the game
U14's Report. Result Middlesbrough 17 - 15 Acklam
M'bro led 17-0 at half time but the second
half saw Acklam storm back to score three tries, but the one
conversion seperated the two teams at the end. Acklam went over
twice more but the referee disallowed for foot out and a slight
knock on respectively. This was an excellent game which both teams
will not forget.
U13's Report. Result Acklam 33 - 15 Whitby
Acklam Under 13's beat Whitby 33-15 away, in a
very good game played in the right spirit. There was good running
and defending from both teams. Chris Nicholson (KingAcademy) scored
two tries, Umran (Macmillan Academy) scored two tries and Tom Clarke
(Macmillan Academy) scored one try and converted four. The progress
of the team this season has been excellent and they now have a
healthy squad.
Match Reports Sunday October 16th U15's Report. Result West Park Leeds 17 - 0 Acklam
Acklam U15's lost their Yorkshire Cup away game
to West Park Leeds 0 - 17. It was a very competitive game
throughout the match and Acklam paid the price of three mistakes
that led to the opposition tries. Acklam coaches were very pleased
with the team's performance and WPL wish to come up to Acklam for a
return fixture.
U13's Report. Result Acklam 45 - 5 Middlesbrough ACKLAM Under 13's followed up from their 38-5 win against Ripon last week to beat Middlesbrough in the local derby 45-5. Acklam dominated throughout the game as the scoreline suggests. The try scorers were Umran x2 tries, Chris Nicholson x4 tries, Tom Clarke x1 try and Tom converted 5. Ryan at flanker, Nick Grubb No8 and Jake Lambert 2nd Row had outstanding games in what was an outstanding team performance. U12's Report. ACKLAM Under 12's who have only been together as a team for 3 weeks, put up a brave performance against an experienced Billingham team who have played together for 5 years. Results do not matter at this stage of the team development as it is all about performance and learning quickly to be able to compete. Ryan Rahman (St David’s) did very well on his first game of rugby. Dominic Breeze ( Newland's) is an inspiration to his team, well done Dominic. U10's Report. ACKLAM U10's who are newly formed this season put up a brave performance against Billingham and they scored several tries, not as many as Billingham, but showed enough that they will develop into a useful outfit. North Yorkshire Under 12's Tournament Results Sunday October 9th
Under 12
Acklam 0 v Selby 20
M'bro 10 v Selby 15
Acklam 15 v M'bro 15
Under 11
Gboro 5 v M'bro 35
Selby 35 v M'bro 0
Selby 14 v G'boro 7
Under 10
Acklam 5 v Selby 25
G'boro 10 v M'bro 5
Acklam 5 v G'boro 20
Selby 5 v M'boro 5
M'boro15 v Acklam 5
G'boro 5 v Selby 10
There must
of been nearly 300 lads playing rugby at Acklam this morning and
with the weather being kind everyone had a great day. The
teams taking part in the Tournament ranged from Under 10's up to
Under 14's.
Acklam, Selby and M'bro formed the trio of
teams for the U12's tournament.
In the first game Acklam played Selby and
lost 20-0, but the scoreline does not reflect the closeness of the
game. Selby had been playing together for 3 years and Acklam team
was only formed 2 weeks ago but lack of experience was made up by
plenty of endeavour. The second game M'bro lost to Selby 15-10
after being 10 -0 up in the early stages of the game.
The third game was a typical derby between
Acklam and M'bro and surprisingly Acklam went 10-0 up in the first
half, only for M'bro to pull it back to 10-10. In the second half
Acklam took the lead again only for M'bro to level the score
toward the end. Both teams tackled well and there was plenty of
scoring opportunities from both teams so this was a fair result.
Special mentions for Dominic Breeze (
Newlands) who was the smallest player on the field, but he showed
excellent defensive and attacking options. Ricky Scott (Newlands)
must have won the tackle count for the competition. Shaun Jones (Ormesby),
Sam McManus (Macmillan), Stefan de Zou (Macmillan) and the Martin
twins (St David's) were all outstanding as were all the team.
Match Reports Sunday October 9th U15's Report. Result Acklam 22 - 19 Ripon Acklam under 15s beat Ripon 22-19 in a thrilling game at Ripon. Acklam took control of the early phases with winger Lee Harrison scoring from a from a well executed move from Acklam backs. Acklam went further Ahead with another try for Lee Harrison this time taking on the Ripon defence and powering over despite the attentions of two Ripon players. Ripon then started to work their forwards and were rewarded with a try before half time which they converted. In the second half Ripon continued to pressure Acklam, but the Acklam defence held out. Acklam forwards then started to get back into the game this resulted in a try by lock forward Andrew Thompson which was converted by Shaun Bennett. Scrum Half Jack Docherty who had been in fine form all game then broke through the Ripon defence and touched down. This spurred Ripon to raise their game and after pressuring the Acklam line and scored a try. Ripon were then awarded a penalty try for a high tackle on the line by an Acklam player, they converted the try. Acklam then upped their game and finished the game on top and finally won what was a tough game for both sides U13's Report. Result Acklam 38 - 0 Ripon The game started with a Ripon kick off. The ball went straight into Chris Nicholsons hands who ran about 3 quarters of the pitch and through a few tackles for the first of Acklams tries. The game had some good tackling, rucking and mauling from both teams, but a few missed tackles from the visitors allowed Chris Nicholson to run through for a second try. This was a carbon copy for the third try, again scored by Mr Nicholson the open side flanker, who is on a roll at the moment. The next ten minutes resulted in a lot of close quarter’s play until half time. The second half started with Acklam kicking off and straight into the attack after a few mistakes from the visitors. This again resulted in a try for Chris Nicholson. Ripon came back on the attack for the next ten minutes but for excellent tackling from captain Adam Nixon and No. 8 Nick Grubb they may have scored, however through great turn over ball Nicholson went over the line again for his fifth try of the game. The last try of the game came again from Acklam, however this time from Louis Fairburn who celebrated his birthday with some great support play and ending in 5 more points to the home side. With 4 of the 6 tries converted by Tom Clark this made the score 38:0. A great game, hope both teams go on to success for the rest of the season. Match Reports Sunday September 30th U14's Report. Result Hartlepool Rovers 22 - 10 Acklam Acklam went to Hartlepool Rovers and from the off found it difficult as a much larger and stronger rovers pack stamped their authority on the game with 2 quick tries. Acklam dug in and with good hands and fast ball scored a try from Lloyd Wilson. At the restart Rovers hit back and some poor defending allowed them to score two more tries. But in a carbon copy of the first try Lloyd Wilson scored again to end the half. Hartlepool Rovers 22-10 Acklam. The second half started and both sides showing grit and determination in attack and defence made for some good rugby . Acklam did have the ball over the line twice but with dubious decisions both tries were ruled out so the second half produced no scores and at the final whistle Hartlepool Rovers 22-10 Acklam. Match Reports Sunday September 17th U15's Report. Result Guisborough 0 - 10 Acklam
Acklam 15's won a hard fought game morning
against Guisborough, winning 0-10. Last week Acklam lost 0-5 to
Durham City which indicates from these two results that they are a
very competitive team.Both teams defended very well so there is a
massive improvement in the Acklam team when it comes to making the
vital tackles. The first 10 mins Acklam pressurised the home team
line without any success, although they went over in the corner but
the ball was knocked on when trying to ground the ball. Then
followed some Guisborough pressure but they failed to score. After
25 mins Acklam won the ball from a scrum 40m out and spread the ball
wide and again just failed to score in the corner. Shortly
afterwards S/H Jack Doherty scored a try, conversion failed.Second
half continued with both teams trying hard to break down the
opposition defence, Acklam scored a second try to win the game 0-10.
Excellent games from Michael Walker at hooker and Jack Doherty
S/H. Ross Morgan had a solid game at fullback and Jamie Kirk did
well at prop.
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