Team News & Selection 17th Feb

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A good training session on Sunday and another very good turnout especially considering it was half term with over 40 players attending. The first part of the session we continued to work on the 1 v 1 & 2 v 1 situations from last week and I was pleased to see the players improvement as the session went on. The last part we split the group, with the older experienced players having a match to prepare for this weeks fixture and the younger less experienced players having some 3 v 3 or 4 v 4 small sided games. It was an excellent morning and I was really pleased with all the players efforts. Thanks to Tom, Rob, Brian, Jez and Gordon for their help during the session.

Congratulations goes to Alfie Cannon who won the ‘Player of the Week’ award. I was particularly pleased with Alfie’s efforts throughout the whole session. He always gives 100%, was concentrating during the specific drills we were working on, and I was impressed with his strong running and tagging during the 1 v 1 and 2 v 1 exercises. He also performed well in the practice match at the end of the session.

SUNDAY 17TH FEBRUARY

This week, Sunday 17th February we have an away fixture at Old Albanians. The following teams have been selected for this fixture, can all players meet at Old Albanians at 10.00am:-

HITCHIN PANTHERS
Alex Baber-Norris, Ethan Brace, Connor Dudley, Rory Fookes, Sam Henshaw, Guy Honnywill, Holly Pomfret, Milly Reece-Jones and Naomh Taylor.

HITCHIN JAGUARS
Alfie Cannon, Dylan Crofton, Laurence Hidle, Daniel Hill, Chris Holes, Harry Hughes, George Lanyon, Kai Prpa and Henry Tucker.

Unfortunately I can not select all players for this fixture and due to the nature of the opposition the more experienced players have been selected. Those players not involved in this fixture will hopefully get an opportunity the following week.

Old Albanians Rugby Club
Woollam's Playing Fields
160 Harpenden Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 6BB
www.oajrfc.com

Directions:
Directions from Junction 9 of the M1:
Leave the motorway at junction 9 and head towards Redbourn.
Turn left towards Harpenden at the first roundabout.
At the next roundabout turn right towards St. Albans on the A1081.
Wollams is approximately 2 miles on the left, just before the city boundary.

SUNDAY 24TH FEBRAURY

On Sunday 24th February we have an away fixture at Datchworth. We intend to take two teams to this fixture, however at present I have not had the set up for the morning confirmed, therefore I have delayed the selection until I know for certain how many teams we can take. Full details for this fixture will be posted on the website next week.

TRAINING

Please note unfortunately there will be no training at the club for the next two weeks as we have away fixtures. Our next training session will be Sunday 4th March.

See you on Sunday.

Regards

Andy Dudley
Hitchin U7’s Coach
07803 160382