Minis

It was Halloween weekend, and we weren’t disappointed… small pitches, confusing field markings, dodgy decisions, drawn out schedule, variable game times… so you can’t say the Hookers didn’t get into the spirit of the occasion! Probably the biggest shock of all was that the Mini’s were able to field a team at all, with the…

Match report: Thomas Goodwin As the picture below attests, this was a rugby players day for rugby. With the west wind lashing in horizontally, we were wet through within minutes. Daran was heard to comment that the rugby was akin to playing with a balloon in a wind tunnel. Luckily spirits weren’t dampened in the…

The Mini’s 2017-2018 season, started at the aptly named ‘Openingstoernooi’ tournament at Delft. Seven of the thirteen-man squad were playing their first ever Mini’s game after a single training session earlier in the week. Had the weather not been so warm and sunny, we would have had a near riot on our hands given the elongated…

Season Record Won – 73 Lost –  17 Draw – 5 Tries Scored: 468 Tries Conceded: 145  Season Summary Jan van Burg Toernooi Winners at The Hookers RC – October 2016 Bondsdag Competition Winners at Octopus RC – November 2016 District Championship Runner-up at HRC RC – March 2017 Bondsdag Competition Winners at Bulldogs RC –…

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…

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…

With Easter right around the corner, the Mini’s travelled to Etten-Leur for the Pre-Paas Toernooi. We always like visiting Etten-Leur, as their events are always well organised and you’re sure to play good or at least unfamiliar teams from outside our district. With two qualifying groups and 6 potential games, we settled in for the…

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…

We were so glad to be back at BSN. Very special and important games against HRC, Delft and the Bassets. These are teams that we like and respect very much. But, we played the best rugby. Nobody played better rugby than us, believe me; and we played it so simply. We played great rugby, in…