Soignies 7 - Luxembourg 14
Weather: 12°. Cloudy, no rain
Pitch: Good
Kickoff: 13:30
Spectators: 37
Ref: M. Gunn (*****)
Luxembourg:
After a defeat at Boitsfort which left a bitter taste, last weekend Luxembourg Cadets travelled again to play Soignies, one of the best teams in Division 1.
Both teams started the game in a very high intensity but Luxembourg took control and stayed very much in the opposition half. This territorial occupation was rewarded with two penalties but, helped by the strong wind, the kicks went slightly wide.
However, on the 6th minute, Luxembourg forwards played superbly the breakdowns and kept going on slow balls near Soignies 22m. The first quick ball was recycled to the backs, where perfect passes fired Robert Irons into space to score.
Martin Pacaud converted for a 0-7 on the score.
From the restart, Luxembourg made the classic mistake of letting the ball bounce on the ground, fumbled with the ball and Soignies were rewarded a penalty when one of Luxembourg players kicked the ball and a team mate played it in front of him.
Soignies went for the lineout and from there mauled the ball to the try line. The equaliser came with a superb conversion.
With the equaliser, possession and territory was better distributed between the teams but on the 20th minute Luxembourg got another break. Very much like the first try, the forwards negotiated perfectly several rucks, fixed the defenders
and when the ball went to Martin, he took advantage of the space to penetrate the opposition defence. When he was tackled near the line, Eloi Genest was in support and just had to score. Martin converted to put the score at 7-14.
With the defences being much superior to the attacks, the only threatening action in the rest of the half came from a lineout at 5m for Luxembourg but a foul on the ground prevented another try.
On second half the home team came with another disposition and decided to invert the score. Being less aggressive in the breakdowns, with a few problems in the line outs and in the kicking game and with a few dubious decisions, Luxembourg spent most of the second half defending in their 22. A strong defence and a bit of luck here and there, didn’t allow any change in the score. Luxembourg even managed to have some opportunities when three counter attacks from Robert spread the panic in Soignies defence and took the ball deep in Soignies 22. However, poor support or bad positioning gave the defenders the opportunity to stop the actions.
The final whistle came with the score unchanged at 7-14.
In the overall a well deserved victory for Luxembourg colours as they scored when they were superior and defended bravely when they were not.
Both teams started the game in a very high intensity but Luxembourg took control and stayed very much in the opposition half. This territorial occupation was rewarded with two penalties but, helped by the strong wind, the kicks went slightly wide.
However, on the 6th minute, Luxembourg forwards played superbly the breakdowns and kept going on slow balls near Soignies 22m. The first quick ball was recycled to the backs, where perfect passes fired Robert Irons into space to score.
Martin Pacaud converted for a 0-7 on the score.
From the restart, Luxembourg made the classic mistake of letting the ball bounce on the ground, fumbled with the ball and Soignies were rewarded a penalty when one of Luxembourg players kicked the ball and a team mate played it in front of him.
Soignies went for the lineout and from there mauled the ball to the try line. The equaliser came with a superb conversion.
With the equaliser, possession and territory was better distributed between the teams but on the 20th minute Luxembourg got another break. Very much like the first try, the forwards negotiated perfectly several rucks, fixed the defenders
and when the ball went to Martin, he took advantage of the space to penetrate the opposition defence. When he was tackled near the line, Eloi Genest was in support and just had to score. Martin converted to put the score at 7-14.
With the defences being much superior to the attacks, the only threatening action in the rest of the half came from a lineout at 5m for Luxembourg but a foul on the ground prevented another try.
On second half the home team came with another disposition and decided to invert the score. Being less aggressive in the breakdowns, with a few problems in the line outs and in the kicking game and with a few dubious decisions, Luxembourg spent most of the second half defending in their 22. A strong defence and a bit of luck here and there, didn’t allow any change in the score. Luxembourg even managed to have some opportunities when three counter attacks from Robert spread the panic in Soignies defence and took the ball deep in Soignies 22. However, poor support or bad positioning gave the defenders the opportunity to stop the actions.
The final whistle came with the score unchanged at 7-14.
In the overall a well deserved victory for Luxembourg colours as they scored when they were superior and defended bravely when they were not.
This result puts Luxembourg in an excellent third place in Belgium Cadets Divison 1.
Man of the Match: Robert Irons
Man of the Match: Robert Irons
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