The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Young Borough boys grab A1 title glory
Peterborough Rugby Club’s under 13 boys team clinched the A1 Corridor League title with a game to spare.
To the surprise of no-one the prolific Harry Bennett scored a hat-trick of tries in a 40-20 win over Huntingdon.
George Holleyoake added a couple of tries with one apiece for Harvey Acott, Dexter Johnson and Jude Lazenby.
“I am so proud of this fantastic set of lads,” said head coach Barry Dean. “Their hard work and enthusiasm has been wonderful this season, and this is what it's led to. They've been brilliant all season, and thoroughly deserve it.”
The Colts side left their older players at home as they played an under 17 match at Deeping and won 41-15, with captain Jack Grundy earning the man-of-the-match award with four tries and a conversion.
Alfie Lewis scored a try and a conversion, with tries for Jakub Balcerzak and Joseph Amos, while Leland Britchford added a conversion.
The under 14 girls beat Market Harborough 41-7 as Emily ‘Pickle’ Salter claimed two tries, with single scores
for Charlotte Badger, who also kicked three conversions, Maddie Hall, Hollie Ratcliffe, Ruby O’Dell and Ruby Wadsley.
LACK OF INTELLIGENCE
Borough first team head coach Shane Manning blamed a lack of 'rugby intelligence’
as his side lost for the first time in eight Regional 2 East Midlands matches.
The city side didn't adapt to the conditions well enough and went down 21-12 at second-placed Lutterworth.
Jack Balaam and Sam Crooks scored the Borough tries.
Manning said: “Our biggest issues, which we can get away with against the lower ranked, sides were exposed against the second-placed team in the league.
"The lads showed tremendous effort and I can’t fault that, but our inability to follow the game plan for 80 minutes, and lack of rugby intelligence, was laid bare.”
Nathan Wilson scored two tries for bottom club Peterborough Lions in their 48-24 defeat at Leighton Buzzard.
Borough travel to Olney on Saturday when Lions are without a fixture.