With a long journey to Castle Cary RFC the Under 13 Girls team were ready and raring to go. With a squad of 9 there should be plenty of chance to sub the players at regular intervals so as not to wear them out too quickly.
The first game was against a team called The Nomads.
There was a definite strong start with Tia Witcombe receiving a pass from the starting tap and powering through the opposition to score the first try of the game. Even though there were some really big tackles by Grace Veitch , Tia and Katie Hodge, The Nomads were rewarded for their effort and scored an equalizing try. The restart was taken by Lottie Marsden who passed to Paige. The Nomads tackled very hard and the ball was knocked loose. It was scooped up cleanly by Chloe Reilly who scored a try.
This time, with the Nomads starting, Kingswood were quick in their defence, charging at the opposition whilst keeping an excellent defensive line. A great tackle by Grace and then a ripped ball by Katie saw Kingswood back in control. The ball was knocked loose near Kingswood’s score line and was picked up by a Nomad player who charged up the field. She was chased by a speedy Paige, who did a flying tackle putting the opposing player on the floor. After a bit of a scrabble for the ball Lottie Marsden came out the winner and passed to Chloe who had a great run half way up the field. The ball was popped to Gabby Norman who carried it forward before passing it to Tia who scored her second try. The whistle went for half time. The score was Kingswood 15 – Nomads 5.
The start of the second half saw Kingswood defending brilliantly again. Powerful tackles from Grace and Katie knocked the ball loose, which was picked up by Grace who romped over the try line scoring her first try. From the next re- start the whole team moved the defensive line up to the opposition, putting the Nomads under pressure from the start. Katie retrieved the ball from a maul and presented it cleanly to Grace who charged down the field and score her second try of the day, putting Kingswood now well in the lead 25 -5. The Nomads fought back with a quick dash up the field from the restart. Gabby almost stopped them from scoring but the Nomad player managed to break free from the tackle and scored. Kingswood organised themselves well and prepared to take the restart tap. A clean pass between the Hodge sisters saw Amy making great ground up the field, after being tackled she cleared the ball to Maizie Davis who finished the job by scoring . The Nomads scored a quick return try, which Kingswood also did from the tap, with Gabby passing the ball to Grace who broke through the Nomad defence scoring her third try! The Nomads fought hard to get back in the game and after some great tackles from Paige, Katie, Grace and Tia managed to find some space to score another try. This time from the tap Katie was in possession of the ball and managed to stay on her feet after several attempted tackles. She kept forward momentum and eventually found the try line, scoring her first try of the day. There were only a couple of minutes left and Kingswood was well in the lead. Great tackling by Grace and Tia saw Chloe pick up a loose ball and put Kingswood back in possession. A clean pass to Grace and then on to Tia gave Kingswood a chance at another try. The Nomad defence was strong but not fully committed, as trying to barge Tia into touch didn’t work, giving Tia her third try.
The final score was Kingswood 45 – Nomads 20.

Stockwood Sharks Vs Kingswood
Stockwood scored a very quick try from the start of the game, managing to break through Kingswood’s defence. Kingswood took the restart but the ball was knocked loose. After some scrambling for the ball, Maizie Davis did a great job in ripping the ball and popped it to Grace. Grace darted through the defence and scored an equalizing try. Some great defending by Kingswood with crunching tackles from Tia, Grace and Paige slowed the Stockwood side but eventually they scored a try, putting Stockwood once again in the lead. Kingswood arranged themselves from the re-start and several passes between Grace and Tia eventually resulted in Tia charging though the oppositions defence and scoring an equalizing try. Kingswood fought brilliantly in defence trying to regain possession of the ball and stopping Stockwood from going into the lead again. There were some great tackles from Lottie, Maizie and Paige. Kingswood managed to turn the ball over but play was stopped due to an injury. The game restarted with a Kingswood scrum, a little ground was made but Stockwood were tackling well also, eventually turning the ball over. Again fantastic tackles from Amy and Chloe slowed Stockwood down but they eventually managed to score. Kingswood really needed to equalise and it wasn’t long until half time. Some great passing between the Kingswood girls eventually got the ball to Grace who powered over the line to score an equalising try.
The half time score Stockwood 15 – Kingswood 15
Some Great tackling from Paige and Katie resulted in the ball getting to Maizie who darted over the try line, putting Kingswood in the lead for the first time. Stockwood managed to fight their way through Kingswood’s defence to score. With the score level again Kingswood took the re-start, the ball started to make its way along the line with the girls making some great ground. Stockwood tackled well and Gabby offered some great support when trying to win the ball back. The ball was eventually returned to Stockwoods possession and they scored ,putting them once again in the lead. A great re-start move from Kingswood saw Tia score, again equalising the score. Stockwood took the restart but Kingswood put them under pressure right from the start, Amy managed to turn the ball over and had a great run down the wing. She was tackled and the ball was knocked loose. A great pick up from Tia, who passed to Paige saw Kingswood getting closer to their score line. The ball was popped to Lottie who finished the move off scoring a try and putting Kingswood back in the lead. Stockwood played the next move well and managed to secure a try right on the final whistle, meaning that the game ended as a draw.
The final score was Kingswood 30- Stockwood Sharks 30
The final game was against Minehead, who I understand had won their previous games and assumed they would beat Kingswood!
The Kingswood girls were fired up from the start, even though they had waited 45 minutes for this final game due to a couple of serious injurys needing Ambulances! With their immense tackling and support for one another they did not allow the Minehead side to make any ground or look as though they had much chance at getting near their try line. With really hard, tackling and great powerful runs the first half resulted in Kingswood leading 40 -10. The tries in the first half were scored by Tia (4), Gabby (2), Lottie(1), Grace(1). The second half started and the Kingswood girls continued with their excellent play. Try after try was scored by Kingswood in the next 10 minutes. As the Minehead girls started to argue amongst themselves the Kingswood girls continued to stay focused and on top form gelling brilliantly and working fantastically as a team. The second half saw Kingswood rewarded with a further 6 tries, to Mineheads 2. The Kingswood tries were scored by Amy (1), Tia (4) and Grace (1).
The final score 70 – 20.
Player of the Match – The whole team as they were all outstanding.
The Coaches Comment “ Amazing! That’s how Kingswood roll!