The Fast and the Frozen
The ground was frozen hard in Hoek van Holland. Winter had finally made an appearance. The coaches instructions were to, “stay on your feet” and not to commit to diving tackles. There were three games against the Hookers, HRC and DIOK; three games won by BSN. William and Rory scored seven tries each, but there…
Puzzling photography
Some great photography from our ‘official’ match day reporter, Ian Jewitt & photographer Pete Main on Saturday at HRC, I particularly like this action shot vs Rotterdam… although we’re slightly disturb by some of the subject matter! Don’t worry guys, a full and thorough investigation is currently underway and we can assure the team, justice…
Three from Four at HRC
The Benjis brought two teams to HRC in Wassenaar, where they won three games and lost one. In the first game, BSN1 took on the home team. After conceding an earlier try with one loose pass, BSN increased the pressure on HRC and played some great attacking rugby in the first half, passing freely from…
Putting in the Tackles
After a week of fog and frost, there was sunshine in Leiden for a morning of matches against DIOK A & B and HRC. Tackling was the word of the day with the BSN teams winning four and losing one. The man of the match performers, Cammy and Duncan, put in the biggest and most…
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…