Rule Number Nine
In cycling circles, if you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are hardcore. This is known as the ninth rule of cycling. So when the rugby is cancelled because the pitches are water logged, but you get up on a Saturday morning to play friendly training games on Scheveningen beach in the…
Shaking off the Tinsel
One week into the New Year and everyone was still carrying the holiday’s excesses in body, mind and spirit. There is some suggestion that a Christmas break helps to keep the players fresh, but not on this evidence. HRC turned up at Sparta. Pity that they’d missed the message that the games had been changed…
Benji’s eat it up at ‘t Gooi
In the last fixture of the year, the Benjis visited unfamiliar hosts ‘t Gooi Rugby Club in what looked like a normal Saturday match fixture thinly disguised as the Oliebollen Tournament. Whilst the Oliebollen was on full display at the clubhouse, these were rationed to the coaches and parents, while the boys had to played Rugby……
Minis – Saturday 12th December
Three very good wins for the BSN Minis at the HRC home ground today, against strong opposition from HRC A, HRC B and Hoek van Holland – well done lads! In total, 16 tries scored by 9 different BSN players, and only 3 against is a terrific effort. Our boys played hard, fair, and with…
Tough Tackling at the Stokroosveld
Two Benjis teams took the Stokroosveld against HRC and the Hookers. Each side played two games, winning all, before finishing with a mixed game against HRC. The matches against HRC1 were tough. Both sides were quick in the tackle. The Benjis were struggling at the ruck and it took some guts to battle through. The…
Sinterklaasavond Success!
With Sinterklaasavond looming large, BSN took two teams to Rotterdam for friendlies against RRC and HRC. The Piets were on the prowl, but I am happy to report that none of the squad were taken away in a brown sack. Just as well, as substitutes were in short supply. The thermometer read eight degrees, but…
They Came Out of the Earth
BSN traveled to Tilburg in Noord Brabant, where the Benjis successfully flew the flag for Zuid Holland in the Bondsdag. The day in the woods started with perfect blue skies and soft ground. As well as Tilburg, there was unfamiliar opposition in RC Eemland from Amersfoort (representing Utrecht), the Pickwick Players RC from Deventer (representing…
BSN Benji’s secure yet more silverware!
Match Report: Scott Joyce; On Saturday 14th November, the all-conquering BSN Benji’s made the long trip south to compete in the prestigious Etten-Leur tournament. Given their well-documented early season success, the players and coaches approached the tournament with high hopes of improving on last year’s second place finish, but well aware that this would be…
Wind Blowing with the Benjis
There were shades of winter in Delft as the Benjis played and won against Rugby Club Delft and HRC. With a cold wind blowing, it was a day to be in the thick of the action. The Benjis played three matches against Delft 1, Delft 2 and HRC, running in a total of 19 tries…
Benjis Success in Home Friendlies
The sunshine may have stopped in Voorschoten, but the Benjis kept rolling on. Despite the damp weather, BSN one and two, carried on their good early season form. In eight matches on Saturday, the two Benjis teams recorded seven wins and one draw against teams from DIOK, HRC and the Bassets. Captained by Leyla and…