A physically strong Luton under 11s team provided fierce competition for Bletchley under 11s today. In a wind and rained soaked encounter Bletchley managed to run out winners with an 8-2 victory.

Bletchley under 11s, led by team captain Harry W, were quick off the mark, with a trademark run through the defensive lines of Luton by Josh B seeing Bletchley score first. Despite this Luton were quick to respond with their forward line smashing through Bletchley’s defensive line and them levelling the score.

Bletchley under 11s hooker, George W, scored two quick tries to restore the lead, his first seeing him smash through two players to score. Despite a strong defensive line by Luton Bletchley continued to dominate and Jaylan N scored two tries, both coming from strong surging runs and fantastic support play from his teammates.

The second half saw a number of strong committed tackles from Luton halt both Bletchley’s backs and forwards from making ground. The stalemate was finally broken when Josh B weaved through the defensive line of Luton to score his second try of the game.

Captain Harry W, having martialled Bletchley’s defensive and offensive lines superbly to this point saw an opportunity to exploit space and scored Bletchley’s seventh try. Luton maintained their resolve and a surging number of runs by their forwards saw them score their second of the match.

The final play of the game saw Oliver S surge forward and despite two Luton players tackling and holding onto him Oliver S managed to power through and score Bletchley’s eighth and final try.

The player of the week trophy was awarded to Oliver S. Oliver S won the award due to his dedication to training, his work rate and the support he gave to his team mates throughout the game.