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Cubs Qualify for the Sevens Finals
BSN Cubs travelled to Amersfort for the national sevens qualifiers, where they played games against RC Eemland, Castricum, HRC and the Harlemmermeer Hawks. The top two would qualify for the finals. BSN narrowly lost the first game against the home team, but went on to comfortably win the next three. Nearly every player in the…
Read MoreCubs Fully Committed to the Last Match
The BSN Cubs last game of the season. Away on a Wednesday evening to an Amstelveense RC side fighting for a place in the national finals. Cold rain just before kick off and mud and water on the pitch. There was little separating the sides after a fierce first half and the match was close…
Read MoreCubs Pressure and Passing Unlock the Game
The BSN Cubs travelled to Utrecht for the penultimate match of the season. It was a tales of two halves. In the first, BSN lacked structure and relied on punchy breaks to score. Having been outplayed, they led 19-14 at half time. In the second, they looked like a rugby team and were comfortable against…
Read MoreBrilliant Benjis Do Themselves Proud at District Championship!
Blustery conditions greeted the BSN Benjis for the much anticipated 2019 District Championships in Delft. Twenty six BSN players were in action, with BSN1 selected on merit from second year players and BSN2 selected on merit from first years. Both BSN teams dominated in their respective groups; they were impressive in attack and defence and…
Read MoreBenjis Undefeated at Hookers
BSN Benjis enjoyed glorious spring sunshine for the first trip to Hookers of the season. School holidays meant that only 14 players were available for selection, so the two teams worked hard and shared players across the 5 matches. Kealan played really well in his debut for BSN scoring three trys and making some great…
Read MoreTight to the Finish Against T’Gooi
BSN started well in the last of their home games this season. They were leading 12-5, against T’Gooi, midway through the first half, but the away team came strongly into the game, dominating in the ruck, and led at half time 12-22. The Cubs picked themselves up and had the better of the second half. In…
Read MoreBrilliant Benjis Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed!
The Benjis were in action at HRC for the second match of 2019. Eighteen players were available for match day, and in cold frosty conditions, the BSN teams played their best rugby of the season to record 6 wins out of 6!
Read MoreAmstelveen Take the Honours
The BSN Cubs started and ended well, but found the middle of the game tough against Amstelveen RC, who scored five tries in a dominant twenty minute spell. The game ended 15-41 to the visitors, but BSN were on top at the end, scoring twice in the closing ten minutes. Amstelveen were fired up from…
Read MoreHappy New Year for Benjis at Sparta
The BSN Benjis returned from the Christmas break with a trip down the A13 to Sparta. Twenty two players were available for match day, and in wet slippery conditions, the teams recorded 5 wins and 1 loss.
Read MoreScrappy New Year! But, Scrappy Will Do…
On Saturday, it was a scrappy first win of 2019 for the BSN Cubs against Utrecht Rugby Club. The weather was maritime and far from welcoming after the comfort of the Christmas break. The match was played under a blanket of grey low cloud and through horizontal cold rain. URC were physically on top in…
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