Rugby ‐ County Vase Final
d'Overbroeck's : 22
Woodgreen : 27
Tries: T Payne (2), D Crisp & S. Barton, Cons: M Kitchen
In this pulsating Final, Woodgreen clinched victory scoring a try with the very last touch of the game.
After conceding a fairly early try, d'Overbroeck's regained the upper hand and two fantastic finishes by Tom Payne and Dominic Crisp put them 5 points up at the break. Early in the second half Matt Kitchen was rather unfairly sin-binned for 10 minutes which allowed Woodgreen back back into the match, scoring two tries to regain the lead. d'Overbroeck's did well to weather the storm, and the tide soon turned when Matt returned, after which a Woodgreen player was also sin-binned for a high tackle. With their influential number 10 back and with great running by centres Harry Gaunt and Tarquin Tate, d'Overbroeck's' impressive Sam Barton and Tom Payne scored two further tries.
Woodgreen were reeling and d'Overbroeck's should have secured the game with some great chances, but poor off loading in the final few yards cost the team dearly. In the dying stages, and with only one sub available, a tiring d'Overbroeck's racked up penalty after penalty, their defence being punished by a very strict referee. In the end Woodgreen managed to convert two late tries to break d'Overbroeck's' hearts and take the Vase.
d'Overbroeck's' performance was unrecognisable from their first couple of matches this season, showing how far they've come. The team played extremely well, and the spirit and attitude of all players was first class; a real achievement despite a very disappointing result.
Man of the Match: With any number of players up for the award, joint honours go to Tom Payne, for so frequently turning defence into attack as well as scoring two tries, and Harvey Taylor of Leckford Place who as a late replacement was tremendous in defence throughout.
Football ‐ U19 League Schools League
d'Overbroeck's College : 1
King Alfred Sports College : 5
Goal scorer: Matt Gandy
On a wet, chilly Tuesday afternoon the d'Overbroeck's team were all set for their first league game. It took them a while to get into the match and after ten minutes, a rush of blood to the head saw the goalkeeper rush off his line and take down the opposition's striker, gifting them a penalty. At 0-1 down the game looked fairly balanced, but midway through the first half, King Alfred Sports College managed to break twice, scoring two goals in quick succession: 0-3. Five minutes before half time Dash Ward made a strong run and finding Matt Gandy in space, crossed the ball for him to finish with a lovely curling shot: 1-3 at half time.
Despite being 1-3 down the game didn't feel out of reach; furthermore, King Alfred's were not looking comfortable. d'Overbroeck's played some great football, until the referee signalled there was only ten minutes left, at which point, in an attempt to get back on level terms, panic set in, leaving space for King Alfred's to manipulate play and score a fourth goal. The last goal of the match, and the fifth for King Alfred's was a penalty, given after a handball. On the whole, d'Overbroeck's performed well, playing some good football and working well as a team. But conceding two penalties was just too much to come back from.
Basketball ‐ U19 Schools league
St Clare's : 105
d'Overbroeck's : 21
d'Overbroeck's were outclassed by an excellent St Clare's team, who this year had very strong European contingent in their team. Four d'Overbroeck's players played their first ever match, three of them adding to the scoreboard. Plenty of lessons to be learned from this defeat by an inexperienced d'Overbroeck's team, who, in terms of work rate, kept going right until the end.
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