Holt Rugby Club Under 16s: North Walsham v Holt (Training fixture)

For a moment it was if we had been transported back into the 1940s.... nice look girls.
Shall we choose an era every week for you to dress up to?

On the lookout for some GIs.

It was good to see more numbers this week as we visited North Walsham for another 'training' fixture. Another ideal opportunity to try positions out, practice line-outs, scrums and backs moves. It also gives us coaches an idea of what is working and what needs working on.

The weather was steaming, which probably helped towards the far from enthusiastic warm-up and pre-match practice. However, things soon turned around when we gathered for the actual practice match. Walsham were equally looking to try a variety things as well and changed personnel throughout the game, they were also a bit light on numbers this week, so thank you to all the Holt boys that donned a Walsham shirt to keep things as even as possible.

Walsham might have been lacking numbers but they were not lacking in enthusiasm, really looking to take the game to Holt. Lots of elements of the play worked, some good running lines, re-cycling of the ball and strong defence. Of course there were plenty of areas that need improving on, the scrum was not as effective as it could be, too much shoving off the ball, we need to work harder with these new scrummaging rules making them work for us. The line-out was much better, just need to keep working on the communication and teamwork to make sure we control our ball and secure good ball for the backs. The rucks were varied and when we got our body positions correct you could see the difference it made. Running with the ball in two hands still is key and tackling low and early a must.

Below is a selection of pics from the day. More action next week when Wymondham visit Holt, our first home fixture of the season, so let's make sure we have plenty of bodies and we can keep fine-tuning all those elements of the game we need to.