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Cubs Compete After Slow Start in Naarden
On a warm October afternoon in Naarden, the Cubs came back from a slow first ten minutes to compete against a good T’Gooi side, who with HRC are the stand-out teams in the U14 age group this year. The match finished 50-17 to T’Gooi, but with BSN giving the home team a 26-0 lead before…
Read MoreCubs Come Good in Haarlem
The BSN-Voorburg Cubs dominated the first half against RC Haarlem. The opposition gifted three of BSN’s four first half tries tries, kicking the ball to Lachlan on the wing, with the same result each time. But, Haarlem were the better side for the first twenty minutes of the second half, retaining possession and clawing back…
Read MoreCubs Handed Narrow Defeat at Breda
Breda edged the BSN-Voorburg Cubs 24-22 in a tight opening game of the season. BSN gifted a couple of tries in the first half to trail 19-10 at the interval after leading early in the match, before working hard in the second half to narrow the gap. But, it wasn’t quite enough and Breda held…
Read MoreThe Cubs Come Good in Hilversum
No complaints about the weather. No complaints about the performance. The BSN-Te Werve Cubs travelled to Hilversum to play out a 41-22 win in the sunshine, in what was their best team performance of the season. The first half fluctuated. BSN were the better side, but conceded first and found themselves 12-10 down mid way…
Read MoreCubs Come Back in Home Win
On a wet and windy morning, BSN-Te Werve played out a close game against Haarlem. After being second best in the first half, BSN increased their intensity in the last 15 minutes of the second half, scoring two tries to close out at 19-10 win. BSN had started the first half well. From a scrum,…
Read MoreTough rucking in Breda
The BSN-Te Werve Cubs edged a close away encounter with Breda, scoring one try in each half for a 10-5 win. Breda had the best of the first half, showing more intensity in the rucks. After ten minutes, a line on the left went across to the wing right, where the BSN winger, Duncan was…
Read MoreOpening Day Win for the Cubs
The BSN-Te Werve Cubs started the rugby season, with a home game against HRC. After heavy overnight rains, the sun broke through and BSN played out a well-contested 24-5 win. With new players coming in from, including those from the last years’ BSN Minis; it was a good performance, where BSN started both halves well,…
Read MoreThe Nationals
Saturday was the National championships in Delft. BSN Minis qualified as runners up in the Districts to take their place against fifteen other teams from across the Netherlands. HRC and Castricum were favourites and they went on to contest the final, after HRC narrowly edged BSN out in the semi finals. But BSN played well, winning…
Read MoreBurger Kings
It was Easter Sunday, which meant the annual Hilversum International Tournament. BSN Minis played four 20 minute games stretched out over five hours. The pacing of the games was just as well, with five burgers for each player and enough chocolate eggs to open a sweet shop; time was needed for (food) recovery. BSN were…
Read MoreMinis Qualify for Nationals, but Tough in the Districts Final
Saturday was Minis Districts day at HRC with 13 teams from Zuid Holland competing for the District championship and qualification for the Nationals. BSN cruised through the group stage and semi-finals, with wins against HRC2, Hermes and DIOK, but couldn’t find a way past the cream of HRC in the final. After posting 22 tries…
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