Under 7/Under 10 Fall Championships

LAS VEGAS RUGBY ACADEMY UNDER 7/ UNDER 10

LVRA BLUES HOLDS ON TO WIN THE FALL 2010 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Nov 20 2010 (Silvestri Middle School)
In one of the most exciting championships game this season the Blues held on to win its 2nd championship this year. Second-half tries from #1 Job and #12 Gabriel proved crucial for Blues as they were pushed all the way by the Chiefs but eventually won 49-44.

Led by Man of the Match #12Gabriel helped the Blues by scoring 4 first half tries and two in the 2nd half, with the 6th try being the game decider. The Chiefs got on the scoreboard first with #11 Damien beating 3 defender to go under the post. (conversion good by #10 Anthony) Less then 1 minute the Chiefs scored again. The Blues were penalize for being offside and #7 Paula tapped the ball and ran 40 meters to give the chiefs the lead. 14-0 (Conversion was good by #10 Anthony)

But the Blues will be denied with #12 Gabriel breaking the Chiefs defensive line and out pacing the cover defense to score. 7-14(Conversion was good by #8 Logan) The Chiefs #10 Anthony extended the Chiefs lead with some nifty ball handing spinning the ball wide and working well his forward, after several attacking phases #10 Anthony dummy pass his forward and sliced a small gab to score. 19-7 (Conversion missed) The Blues received the kickoff and started attacking the chiefs defense. After what seemed like 100 attacking phases #12 Gabriel found the try line. #12 Gabriel went on to score 2 more tries to give the Blues a 27-19 lead going into the half.

Chiefs Coach Siva said “we got too comfortable when we had the lead and let the Blues back in the game. We need to get focus and work together to stop their scoring opportunity.” All of the Blues tries game from #12 Gabriel but could not have done without his teammates. Blues Coach Lama said “All of our tries was scored by one person but it was a team effort. We can win this game relying on one player.”

The 2nd half started with the Chiefs Ami taking the pass from #9 Sarah and beating 2 would be tacklers and sending the ball wide to Tristan T. to score in the right corner. 24-27 (Con. Missed) The Chiefs started to make their comeback only to have one the passes intercepted by #12 Gabriel. Gabriel went the distance to extend the Blues lead (32-24) Blues extended their lead with tries from #8 Logan (conversion made by Tristan h.) and #1 Job. 44-24. The Blues were now in a comfortable lead, so they thought.

The Chiefs started their comeback with some great teamwork and individual effort to close the gap on the Blues. With ball in hands the Chiefs attacked in their own territories and found #2 Paula out wide to took the space and never looked back. 29-44 On kickoff the Blues knocked the ball given the Chiefs the ball in the Blues 22meters. Chiefs wasted no time and sent #12 Ami under the post. 34-44. It seem like deja vu again with the Blues knocking the ball deep in their own territories. This time it was Tristan T. doing the honor. 39-44 With less then 5 minutes in the game, #2 Paula taking a quick tap at the Chiefs 40 meter and beating the scramble defense. 44-44.

With less the 5 minutes and the Blues attacking from their own 22 meters. The Blues were having a hard time breaking the Chiefs defense. Waves after waves of Blues attack could not break the Chiefs defense. Fatigue started to show on both side. The Blues kept attacking the same direction and was able to find a overlap with some quick hands found #12 Gabriel who barely beat the defender to score. 49-44 The Chiefs receiving the kickoff with no time left and started to move the ball up field. The Chiefs finding themselves in the Blues territories kept attacking. Blues started to get fatigue and gaps started to open. Chiefs had opportunity to score only to be caught meters from the tryline. A knock-on by the chiefs ended their comeback as the referee blew the whistle to end the game. There was no jumping or yelling or any sort of celebrations as both teams were tired from an exciting game. Blues showed class by hugging the Chiefs players and saying it was the best game they ever played. Sportsmanship won today. Both the Blues and the Chiefs are CHAMPIONS. As the Las Vegas Rugby Academy logo says “Rugby, we dare you to TRY”, today the Blues and the Chiefs put that to the test.