La Hulpe2/B.West 13 - RCL/CSCE 7

The fifth match of the season saw the SGG-RCL/CSCE U17s travel to the grounds of Rugby Club B.E. West in Belgium.

It was clear from the outset that things were not all going RCL’s way. With a number of players pulling out on the eve of the match for various reasons, the departure from the Glacis was then delayed whilst waiting in hope for a player to arrive, the bus then missed its exit, and it meant that the team arrived one player short with not much time left for preparation.

The number of new players arriving to rugby is ever increasing, and on the day, 4 new boys were making their debuts. With a couple of players playing out of position however, for once the Luxembourg team struggled to gel.

RCL/CSCE started well enough, playing down hill and with the sun in their backs, and soon got points on the board, with Sean Ferreira scoring the try and Hamish Cullen converting. However, from then on, penalties seemed to be going against the Luxembourg team, allowing the opposition back into the game, scoring with 2 penalty kicks, followed by a try, making it 13-7 to the hosts. A late rally from RCL/CSCE looked to have tipped the balance back into the favour of the Luxembourg team, but what looked a certain try in the last minute by Pablo Vineis was disallowed by the referee.

A missed opportunity for the RCL/CSCE team to close the gap with Nivelles, who are still ahead on top of the league, leading by 4 points. With RCL still having to play Nivelles home and away, the objective of promotion is therefore still on track with four wins and four bonus points from five games.

Team: Adrien Costa, Valter Queroz, Charel Radoux, Johannes Vasques, Hamish Cullen (c), Sean Ferreira, Sacha Ernstberger, Andreas Hacker, Tristan Limpach, Sean Clark, Pablo Vineis, Jack Dempsey, Antoine Schuler, Allan Chevrier