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Under 14 Match Report

SUNDAY 18th  November 2007

Syston 5pts  v  Lutterworth  10pts 

After a run of matches without a win albeit in some very close games, Lutterworth chose the worst weekend of the season so far weather wise to produce a fantastic team performance which saw off a determined Syston side.

Lutterworth played with the elements at their backs in the first half  and proceeded to batter their opponents in unrelenting fashion. Although Lutterworth had the possession and the territory, they found it difficult to finish off their moves, largely due to the inhospitable weather making handling extremely patchy. Despite this, points had to come, and it was Tom Freer who eventually scored from one of Lutterworth's many attacks.

For all their pressure, it seemed to the spectators that one try with the wind at their backs was not going to be enough. At the start of the second half, Syston took the role of aggressor and matched Lutterworth's first half territorial dominance. A try soon came from the Syston pack.

If Syston thought this would result in a crumbling of the Lutterworth team resolve, they were wide of the mark. Lutterworth stepped it up a gear and managed a period of sustained pressure in the Syston half  which resulted in a superb controlled try from the forwards in open play. Although the conversion was missed, Lutterworth's dominance was never in question for the rest of the game and in the end were well deserved winners.