Formed 2004 ... Herts 7s U14 Runners-up 2005 ... North Herts U14 team, Herts Youth Games 2005 runners-up (coached by Letchworth)... Herts Superteams U14 Runners-up 2005 ... Herts SuperTeams "Fairplay" winners 2006 ... Rochford 10s U17 Champions 2006 ... East Midlands 10s U17 Runners-up 2007 ... East Midlands 10s U17 "Fairplay" winners 2007 ... National 10s U17 5th place and "Fairplay" winners 2007 ... Herts 7s U17 Plate runners-up 2007 ... National 7s U17 Plate winners 2007 ... RFU "President's XV" Award winners 2007 ... Herts Superteams winners 2007 ... Midlands 10s U18 Runners-up 2008 ... National 10s U18 4th place 2008 ... North Herts U11 team, Herts Youth Games 2008 runners-up (coached by Letchworth girls) ... London and SE 7s U18 Plate runners-up 2008 ... Herts 7s U18s runners-up 2008 ... National 7s U18s quarter-finalists 2008 ... Gloucester City 10s U18 Bowl runner-up (6th) 2009 ... Worthing 10s U18 Plate runner-up 2009 ... National 7s U18 Plate winners 2009... Worthing 10s U15 Plate winners 2010... Worthing 10s U18 Shield winners 2010... Herts 7s U15 and U18 Bowl runners-up 2010... National 7s U18 Plate runners-up 2010...

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Nim finally gets East call... but less good news elsewhere

For the past two years we have puzzeled and scratched our heads wondering how on earth east could fail to pick Nim for the U17 squad. Well, the good news coming out of the East have trials is that at long last she has been selected for the squad - the only non-Welwyn player from Hertfordshire selected to far!

Unfortunately that was the end of the good news from Ely. Laura has a retrial for prop so fingers crossed there, but for Jess, Emily, Sophie, Katie, Carla and Hayley is was a disappointing outcome.

Carla didn't seem to put a foot wrong - throwing like we've never seen her all season. But she and Emily were up against six or seven other props making it a tough call. Jess seemed to have an off day, but she and Sophie were up against 22 other centres and in the end Sophie's relative inexperience and unfamiliarity with the drills cost her, while Katie played a blinder in the match but was also let down in the drills. But its Hayley's non-selection that is the biggest shock.

This does give us an almost full team for games on regional days, however, so once the dust has cleared some of us will be making phone calls...

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:54 PM

    Your article seems to suggest that my fellow coaches and I have no idea how to spot a talented rugby player. I would say only this that in a trial situation it is the job of the coaches to judge what they see on the day.We can hold into account a girl having an off day, or a girl that the club feels is maybe better than she is.
    we as coaches did our utmost to treat each girl as fairly as possible and would ask the girls that did not make it this year to accept our decision gracefully and with the dignity we all try instill in our young players. I did put a small letter on all failed girls forms that i was more than happy to discuss their trial.
    Our job was to do the best we could and i feel that we achieved that.

    Clive Cramphorn

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  2. Sorry if that is the impression that the note gave - that is not its intention. At no point does it criticise any selectors - the closest it does to that is to say that some girls seemed to do well but were up against better players on the day.

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