A well taken goal by James Burton gave the Eagles an early lead against the run of play, however Leicester Nirvana's better organisation and passing started to tell and only some determined defensive work by all the team, in particular Daniel Newton and an under the weather Jay Finlay kept the half time score to 2-1 to Leicester.

Further excellent team play by Leicester saw them increase their lead to 5-1. Although we had some chances in the second half we were unable to capitalise.

Thanks to the parents who continued to encourage the team despite the score line!

Although we eventually went down 5-1 to a superb performance by Leicester Nirvana, it was very pleasing to see that the team never let their heads drop and continued to battle to the last whistle. The main difference between the two teams being the excellent passing of the Leicester Nirvana boys and this will need to be worked on if we are to carry on with the improvement shown in previous weeks.

Rugby Town Eagles had the better of early exchanges against a determined Dunton/Broughton and quickly raced into a 2-0 advantage thanks to two well taken goals from Ben Hines.

However Dunton/Broughton didn't let their heads drop and fought back well to finish the first half level at 2-2.

The second half saw a much improved Rugby dominate proceedings. A hat-trick by James Burton increased the lead to 5-2 and in the final seconds a fine solo run by Daniel Newton was rounded off by an excellent finish to give the final score of 6-2 to Rugby.

It was good to see some fine performances by our substitutes, in particular Mark Scorer and Ryan Kelly. Mark defending solidly as well as putting in the occasional forward run and Ryan causing the opposition defence problems with his constant scurrying.

If we continue to play like we did in the second half then things should only get better. Well done lads keep it up.

Rugby Town Eagles U7 improved their record to 2 wins out of 3 with a solid performance away to a determined Harborough Minis.

With play moving from end to end, the deadlock was broken with an excellent solo effort from James Burton. More attacking play from Rugby saw a fine goal from Ben Smith give the visitors a 2-0 half time lead.

A spirited second half performance by Harborough saw them reduce the deficit to 2-1, however solid defending by Thomas Minard and Harry Palmer prevented any more real opportunities for Harborough and a well taken goal from Ben Hines sealed a 3-1 win for Rugby.

A superb James Barton hat-trick, gave the Eagles their first well fought win.

The only way seems to be up for the Eagles at the moment as they seem to be learning and improving from each match and training sessions. A nice way to welcome in new player Jay Finlay on his debut - keep it up lads well done.

The Eagles tried very hard against strong opposition and showed they have the potential to do well in future games.

Well done boys - the squad was Mark Scorer, Ryan Kelly, Thomas Minard, Ben Smith, Suryea Bhatt, Ben Hines, James Burton, James Owen and Harry Palmer.

Date

H/A

Opposition

W/D/L

Score

10/09

H

Stoneygate Lions

L

0-5

24/09

H

Lutterworth Cyclones

W

3-1

08/10

A

Harborough Minis

W

3-1

22/10

H

Dunton & Broughton

W

6-2

12/11

A

Leicester Nirvana

L

1-5

Coaches

Russell Kelly

Phil Hines

Training for the U7s Hawks is to be confirmed.

Rugby Town Juniors have a fantastic team of coaches with qualifications to match.  Read more about them here.

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