EUMUNDI DRAGONS – ROUND 6
UNDER 7
This week’s games were hosted by Noosa Dolphins, who prepared a fantastic battle ground for the young teams to pit their skills against each other. The Under 7 Eumundi Dragons came out strong against a well-prepared Flinders and Maroochydore teams. Max and Ted led the offensive with numerous breaks through the oppositions defensive lines. Charlie showed that girls do indeed rule, with a dashing try on the sideline while the youngest team members Tristan and Zac kept pace with some enthusiastic defensive plays. The newest team member Josh continues to show improvement and the team is excited to have his pace on board. Player of the week went to Tristan for his grit and determination in being wherever the ball was. A big thank you to all supporting parents and family members for supporting the team and to the Dolphins for a well prepared venue.
UNDER 8
The fire-breathing Under 8 Eumundi Dragons held their own in two games on Saturday against Sunshine Coast Grammar School and the Maroochydore Rugby Union Club’s Swans. Fantastic weather and strong positive crowd support created a great atmosphere. Game one against Grammar saw a close tussle in the first half with fine displays of individual running rugby on both sides, with each team stretching dogged defensive lines on numerous occasions. Tries to the Sparks twins, Will and Jack, and Tom was bolstered by strong defensive efforts of Alex, Toby and Louis.
The second half was another see-saw spectacle with the well-drilled Grammar team demonstrating strong ball retention skills and putting on a couple of unanswered tries that saw them come out as the eventual winners. Thanks also goes to Grammar who ‘leant” the Dragons Hugo, who also scored a try and revelled in playing against his team-mates for a change!
Game Two against the Swans was a more physical tussle with great displays of strong rucking and mauling by the Dragons. Bolstered by Max the axe from Under 7s, the Dragons did a great job in putting together multiple phases to end in a couple of great tries by Cody. Max demonstrated great tackling technique taking down older and bigger opponents with ease, one resulting in a turn over that saw a great try in the corner by Tom. In the after match interview Louis said “we improved our tackling and support in the second game”, and thought Tom’s Player of the Week award was well deserved because “he made some great runs, scored tries and made great tackles against bigger players”. The Dragons are really hitting their straps as they move deeper into the season. And it’s clear that their weekly training is beginning to pay off. Looking forward to next week!
UNDER 13
It was a cracker of a day on Saturday as the Under 13 Eumundi Dragons travelled to Maleny to face the boys from Matthew Flinders at altitude.
The Dragons had a slow start while the Flinders backline was on fire.
A lack of line speed and some easy missed tackles saw the Dragons march to the shed at halftime five tries to none. The second half saw a revitalised Dragons take to the field no doubt with some key tips ringing in their ears from the Scottish coaching import. An early try to the Dragons courtesy of Big Jake O’Neill started to level the scoreboard. While this try was answered with another five points again by the Flinders’ backline, it also set the scene for a follow up Dragons try to Patty Breen.
At full time it was 45 to 10 with the Flinders lads deservedly coming away victorious. The standout for the Dragons were their forwards who worked hard all day with their scrums being a match highlight. A conciliatory feed after the game at the Maleny Hotel saw the start of the Dragons recovery in preparation for next week’s game against the Brothers/Swans at Maroochydore.
