Blowing Away the Cobwebs in Draughty Delft
Thirteen BSN Turvens made the trip to Delft for the Bonsadag matches against Amstelveen, Delft and Voorburg. In blustery conditions, the team showed their increased confidence: shipping the ball across the line with ease and picking out the support runners to break through the opposition’s defense….
Mini’s flair at DIOK
Match Report: Tom Goodwin The BSN took a good squad of fifteen fearless fellows to face the best that Leiden, Rotterdam and Voorburg could throw at them. The weather looked like it wanted to dampen spirits, but soon the drizzle had abated and the scene was set. Match 1 vs. DIOK 2 DIOK were unusual…
Turvens at Home in Great Form on the Grass
The BSN Turvens were in great form for the second home fixture of the season, recording 5 wins, a draw and 2 losses against visiting teams from Voorburg and the Hague. Outstanding performance from Luke with 11 trys in 3 matches, and Noah, Shepherd, Zachary and Sammy all scored their first try of the season.
Handbags at dawn… or even Etten-Leur!
On the schedule it said… Rugby Development Day (RDD), but after the carry-ons from the last RDD and the enthusiasm of players and coaches alike to attend, we had a “get out of jail free” card option by attending the Herfsttoernooi in Etten-Leur instead… after hours of deliberating and soul-searching (in reality, a few minutes…
Scary stuff at the Hookers!
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…
Happy Halloween Heroics, Haunting Horror Halted!
Returning from the half term break, the BSN Turvens were in action against Voorburg and Hague at Te Werve. The team of 9 players put in a demon performance coming away with two wins from the three matches.
The 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…
Mini’s Win Second Tournament of the Season at Haarlem
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…
Disciplined Display at Damp DIOK
Authentic autumnal test match rugby conditions greeted the twelve BSN Turvens (plus mascot Sammy!) who made the first visit of the season to DIOK Leiden RC. The hard work on the training pitch is really paying off as BSN ran in 24 trys in the 3 matches…..
Cubs 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,…