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Rugby were given a very friendly welcome from Birstall.

The Badgers started brightly with lots of possession.The goalie Connor Brooks was only troubled once but made a cracker of a save.The badgers finished the half with a beautiful pass from Cameron Corbett through to Ben
Conopo ,who then ran up the wing and passed to Daniel Walshe who scored a good goal.

As usual Connor Gamble and Midhael Pratt worked hard in midfield and created plenty of chances in the first half. Early into the second half the Badgers netted their second and with
Mason Philips, Thomas Parker and James Kelly all concentrating in defence, the game was going the Badgers way.

But suddenly due to tired legs the game turned and Birstall netted three goals. After an entertaining match we had a friendly with Birstall which both teams enjoyed very much.(which Rugby managed to win!!)

This is what kids football is all about.

Rugby were just piped at the post in this exciting tussle.

Rugby attacked from the off and good early work from the Daniel Walsh, Connor Gamble and Michael Pratt in midfield led to a flurry of early chances. Thurlaston responded with some good counter attacks but were undone when Ben Conopo latched onto a through ball and sent Rugby into the lead. Stung into action Thurlaston started to string some good passes together and only the strong defending of James Kelly and Thomas Parker along with the safe Connor Brooks in goal kept the magpies at bay.

Early in the second half Magpies caught Rugby napping and, after scoring goals in quick succession, were soon sitting on a 3-1 lead. This stung rugby into action and good work from Declan Murray, and Cameron Corbett started to turn the tide. Mason Philips, working hard in Midfield, helped the ball onto Daniel Walsh to score the second for Rugby. Rugby piled on the pressure and were unlucky not to score in the dying minutes of the game.

A good game enjoyed by all the spectators.

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The Badgers knew this was going to be a tough game against the league leaders.Wigston started very brightly with most of the possestion until they took the lead.From then on the Badgers gave 100 percent effort to try and get themselves back into the game.

Second half started with Wigston scoring very early on but the Badgers didnt drop their heads but dug deep and were rewarded with a goal from Declan Murray.After that the Badgers really put Wigston under presure with great passing,great runs, great tackling and were unlucky not to get the ball in the back of the net again.

The Badgers : Connor Gamble, Connor Brooks, Cameron Corbett, Daniel Walshe, Ben Conopo, Mason Philips, Thomas Parker, James Kelly and Declan Murray should be proud of their team performance and you were unlucky lads not to get the draw as you deserved a point for effort.

The game started lively with a penalty at both ends, both saved, with a brilliant save by Connor Gamble.

On the attack again a superb pass by Cameron Corbett through to Ben Conopo gave the Badgers the lead.

Daniel Walshe and Cameron Corbett worked well on the wings and both took good range shots and were unlucky not to get on the score sheet. In midfield Connor Brooks threw himself into crunching tackles which aided the Badgers to score another.

Second half saw Epworth getting into the game more but the great pairing at the back , James Kelly and Thomas Parker saw them only have one shot on goal which was saved well by Connor Brooks.From then on the Badgers began to really pass the ball with Mason Phillips threading the ball through for Ben Conopo's hatrick.

Connor Gamble sealed the victory with a beautiful strike which ended up in the top right hand corner.Great team performance lads, keep it up. A big thank you to our kind sponsors ABS

Date

H/A

Opposition

W/D/L

Score

10/09

A

Bushby United Colts

W

6-1

L

1-4

D

1-1

D

1-1

L

1-4

W

4-0

L

1-2

L

2-3

L

2-3

Manager

Martin Gamble 07877 741790

Mid week Training will be on Wednesday nights at Butlin Road on the Rubber Crumb at 6.00 until 7.00. £1.50 per person (except for the Owls)

Please ensure that you speak to your coach if you have any queries aout training or matches.

Saturday Training at 10.00 sharp at Whitehall Recreation Ground. Shinpads and a drink are mandatory at all times. Please ensure you label all the childs clothing.

Please park off the road when dropping off and children and ensure you register in person.

Training also on Saturdays at 10.00 sharp at Whitehall Recreation Ground.

Please park off the road when dropping off and children and ensure you register in person.

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

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