Match report vs Trojans
By U15 coach
Trojans 28 - Vectis 5
After beating Trojans in the corresponding fixture last year by more than 50 points and after the last match against Gosport it was with a certain degree of confidence that we travelled over to Trojans for a friendly match.
Getting off to their now famous slow start! Vectis were soon 5 - 0 down to a Trojans side who although smaller in stature more than made up for it with determination and passion in every position. Lots of technical mistakes let Trojans enjoy a far higher percentage of possession than Vectis would normally allow and it was no surprise when Trojans extended their lead with a penalty and shortly afterwards another try to go into half time 13-0 up. With a rousing half time talk there was still hope that if they pulled their act together and performed as they have in other fixtures Vectis could claw back this deficit and get themselves back in the game. In the early stages of the second half it looked as if they may do just that, a rolling maul from the halfway to the 5m line showed the strength Vectis are known for but a basic handling error saw the opportunity come to nothing and this in a way pretty much summed up Vectis’s day. At times Vectis appeared to be waking up only for a basic mistake to give posession straight back to Trojans. In the last breath of the game Joe Jackson intercepted a pass from the Trojans forwards and ran home to score and save at least some of Vectis’s blushes. Whilst overall it was fair to say that it was a disappointing performance throughout the team given recent performances and results it would not be fair to take away from an extremley well drilled and organised Trojans team who made very few mistakes and kept their eye on the prize throughout. We were very grateful for Trojans hospitality and they are a very sporting and friendly club whom we hope to enjoy many fixtures with in the future. Vectis now need to quickly pull themselves back together in time for next weeks League clash against Guernsey. COME ON VECTIS!!!!!
