The U15’s are going on tour!
We are going to Loughborough University for two days and one night on Saturday and Sunday 25 & 26 April 2015.
WE ARE LEAVING EARLY!! 07:15 ARRIVAL FOR A 07:30 DEPARTURE!! Continue reading
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U16 Team photo from Sunday 15th Feb
U16s News W/E 15th Feb – Updated with Kick-off time for Sunday
Well done all who played in Sunday’s League clash with Stevenage. Final score Ealing 43 – Stevenage 5.
This Week –
Wednesday 11th Feb – Midweek Training 18:45 to 20:00
Sunday 15th Feb – Friendly away at London Irish. Meet 10am for 11am Kick-Off.
This is a non-selected team so if you are available you will play in the match.
Venue:
London Irish ARFC
Hazelwood
Croysdale Avenue,
Sunbury-on-Thames
Middlesex
TW16 6QU
Directions/Map: http://www.london-irish-amateur.co.uk/location.html
Please respond to emails to confirm your availability and let us know if you require transport. We can arrange this if you let us know early enough.
Academy U23 struggle against Combined Services
Ealing Trailfinders U23 7 v 34 Combined Services U23 7-34
A very strong Combinred Services U23 side were visitors to Vallis Way this week for our 2nd fixture gainst the best young players from the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force.
Fine weather greeted both sides to Trailfinders and both teams started brightly, Combined Services exerted lots of pressure with their forwards and Ealings young side played into their opponents hands time and again. Poor ball retention in contact led to several turn overs and 3 of the hard running Servicemens tries.
Some good work by No8 Marcus Lowe
and scrum half Chico U`Chong behind a creaking scrum kept the team going forward but despite exerting some good pressure on CS we were unable to get on the scoreboard when the whistle sounded for half time.
The second half saw a change of tacics and despite conceding 2 more well worked tries the young Trailfinders began to build pressure through possession and field position. Patient approach play saw Prop Tom Williams and 2nd row Dan Martin held up just short of the try line. When the referee issued a yellow card for a deliberate knock on 2m from the CS try line many thought a penalty try was deserved, but 2 other white shirted defenders close by meant only a penalty was awarded.
Turning down several penalty attempts to get off zero were finally rewarded when a quick tap by U17 scrum half Josh Steadman 
and a fine drop goal by the busy Chico U`Chong saw Ealing finish with a score and the better of the final 25mins.
More lessons learned today by essentially an U20 team against stronger opponents, focus on accuracy and ball retention were key and playing to our strengths in the last half hour showed good charachter and slavaged some pride.
Congratulations to centre Luca Townshend making his Academy debut, to U18 skipper Nyall Wake with another solid game in the boilerhouse and to U17 players Lewis Ellingham and Josh Steadman belying their age with good performances.
Next week sees the Academy travel to Goldington Road to play Championship side Bedford Blues Academy.
Ealing Trailfinders Academy U23
Steadman L, Isaac, Townshend, Killeen, Samms, Van Dieman K, U`Chong, Williams, Brooks, Chamnaoui, Wake, Martin, Day, Beavis, Lowe
Replacements
Hitchcock, Joyce, Ellingham, Steadman J, Smith
Scores
Tries – Steadman J
Cons – U`Chong
Men’s Section Fantasy Rugby Challenge
Do you have a rugby brain or are you simply rugby brawn?
Do you know more about rugby than our own Rugby Doctor?
Are you happy that Jon Harrison thinks he knows the most about international rugby? It’s your chance to prove him wrong!
Ealing Trailfinders Men’ Section are running a private fantasy league for the coming 2015 Six Nations Internationals. This is by popular request following the huge success of the Fantasy League for the 2014 Autumn Internationals.
Entry is easy
First create a free account on ESPN Fantasy Scrum here http://espnscrum.fantasyleague.com/ and register your dream team. (You can change this team as frequently as you like.) Entry to ESPN is free and there are some fantastic prizes including an HD 4k 3D TV, PS4s, iPad Airs and gift cards.
Then, as Head Coach, you select your fantasy team for the first international which is Wales v England on 6th February.
Once you have created your team you have the option to enter this against the teams submitted by other club members. To do this just join the Ealing Rugby Club Tour Invitational league using PIN 82731. Also to compete for the Men’s draw prize then deposit £10 in the league bank account (details at the end of this message) before kick-off for the Wales v England game on 6th February.
After each game the results are updated on the ESPN Fantasy League website
Prizes are: Winner takes 20% of the pot, second place 10% and third place 5%. Also the points leader at the end of each of the five weekends of the Six Nations Tournament receives a bottle of wine. And, of course there are the bragging rights that also go to the winners. In addition the overall winners on the ESPN website compete for the HD 4k 3D TV, PS4s, iPad Airs and gift cards.
For example, if 48 teams enter the competition then the winner receives £96, second receives £48, third receives £24 and each weekend points leader receives a bottle of wine.
But beware! You’ll need to be better than good to have any chance of winning as there are some awesome rugby brains to compete against in the Men’s Section.
The rules for picking your team/scoring points are all published on ESPN website.
Finally, Enjoy the Six Nations tournament and potentially win some fabulous prizes whilst you do! If you have any questions contact John – john.worthington@hotmail.co.uk
Entry fee £10 per team to join the Ealing Rugby Club Invitational – pay John direct in cash or use the bank account at the bottom of the email.
Bank Details
Santander
Paul Clarke
09-01-28
53525526
User reference: ESPN+Yourname
U16s News Week Ending 8th Feb 2015
Well done to all who took part in the London Welsh match especially those who made up LW numbers and helped make it a good contest.
This week:
Wednesday 4th Feb – Midweek Training 18:45 to 20:00.
Sunday 8th Feb – H&M League match v Stevenage at Home. Meet 09:45 for a 10:45 KO. League rules dictate that this will be a 22 man selected squad. Please respond to emails to declare whether you are available for selection as soon as possible. The squad will be announced at the end of this week.
U16s News Week Ending 1st Feb 2015
Wednesday 28th Jan – Midweek training 18:45 – 20:00.
Sunday 1st Feb – Friendly vs London Welsh at home. Meet 09:30 for 10:30 KO. Please bring number ones for post-match meal.
U16 Match Report – 25th Jan
Well done to all who took part in Sundays match at Reeds Weybridge. 22-38 win for Ealing probably doesn’t reflect how closely the teams were matched and the fresh legs that came on in the second half, as Reeds’ smaller squad tired, certainly made a difference.
However, we can’t take away from the spirit Ealing players showed to come back from three tries to one down just before half time. A try just before the break brought us back into the game and two just after half time took us into the lead. A spell of Reeds pressure kept the score close at 22-24 but another score from Reon allowed us some breathing space before Ealing sealed the win scoring a converted try with the last play of the game.
An excellent performance from both teams in a tight physical game. Reeds were strong in the scrum and when they spread the ball wide in the first half, we struggled with our tackling in open play. Our rucks were well organised and strong well-supported running kept us in the game. 2nd half we stepped up our focus and it was great to see the lads who had made mistakes in the first half, improving their technique and more than making up for earlier errors.
Our thanks to Reeds Weybridge for being excellent hosts.
U16s News W/E 25th Jan 2015
UPDATE!!! – Wednesday 21st Jan – Training 19:00 – 20:15. There is a school match being played first on the 3G pitch so we have a slightly later start time.
Sunday 25th Jan – Away at Reeds Weybridge. Meet 11:30 for a 12:30 Kick-off. Please let Gerry Poyntz know if you are able to attend and let us know if you have transport problems. There are no squad limits so all who attend will get game time. Please remember number ones for after the match. Directions to Reeds Weybridge RFC are below:
http://www.reedsweybridgerfc.co.uk/pdf/directions.pdf
North Avenue
Whiteley Village
Off Burwood Road
Hersham
Walton-on-Thames
Surrey
KT12 4EJ
Ealing U16s News W/E 18th Jan 2015
Wednesday 14th Jan – Midweek training 18:45 to 20:00.
Sunday 18th Jan – Training 09:45 to midday.
On Sunday 25th January we have an away match scheduled against Reeds Weybridge. Kick-off/meet times are to be confirmed but Reeds have advised it will be slighter than we are used to (roughly 12:30) as their mini’s train first. Please respond to Gerry Poyntz’s emails to confirm if you are available. It is a friendly game so no squad limits for this one – everyone will get time on the pitch. First match back after the Xmas break so let’s try and make it a cracker!
