Sunday 4th May saw the annual Ealing Trailfinders Colts 10 a side end of season take place at a chilly TFSC.
The Last Dance for sone of our Colts as they leave the Youth set up, but what our tournament represents is rugby for everyone, and playing with your mates.
10’s isn’t for everyone I guess, but we managed to get two squads together , Ealing Scimitars and Ealing Sabres ( a reference to the club badge for the uneducated amongst us !), were to take the field against our guest teams from Hemel Hempstead, Finchley and from across the Thames, Richmond Colts
Some outstanding rugby was on show, despite the end of season Colts celebrations taking place on Friday Evening at TFSC !
For the record , not that it was important, who keeps score anyway , Ealing Scimitars took the trophy with 4 wins from 4, Skippered by Stan , following his cup appearance for the 1871 Men’s 1st XV on Saturday , a fine try from Rob Jones a highlight, but what was really good to see was over 75 lads playing a final game of the season for their respective clubs.
A great season for the Colts, 2 teams out pretty much every weekend and over 50 players representing the Club #BleedGreen
The coach rolled out of the main carpark at 5am sharp Saturday am—some parents barely awake, others already dreaming of Belgian beer (dreams that swiftly became reality).
There was a brief stop at Clacket Lane Services to purchase an inflatable dinosaur (why?) before we embarked on our ferry to Calais. The rugby? Three games, three wins: our boys meant business. Grit, graft, and just the right amount of grunt. Contested lifting lineouts were no bother for the boys despite only a couple of weeks practice under their belts. They played their hearts out and came home unbeaten, including a 33-0 win over Sevenoaks RFC.
The hospitality? Let’s just say the two Belgian host rugby clubs redefined the word. From post-match feasts to pitch-side banter, they welcomed us like old mates.
A marvellous weekend all round—great rugby, great company, and just a few sore heads on the coach home. Same time next year?
The U13s boys team had a very successful trip to Gloucester. They played against Worcester RFC and Marlborough RFC, winning the games 15-35 and 10-40 respectively with some excellent rugby. The boys also played Zorb football (unsurprisingly no parents signed up for this one!) and everyone had a great time go-karting (with some parents showing their true competitive colours). However, the highlight was paintballing on the way home to Ealing, with coach Clayton Pochop letting the boys unload their unused ammunition on him on a final fly-by run. It had to be seen to be believed.
