West House Shines on the Sports Field

In the first half, West House played up the slope in muddy conditions. The visitors started well with a good switch of play to create an opportunity for a good shot which Jaidev stopped with a fine save. West House then went on the attack with good passing to create a chance by Zak which was saved by the Warwick goalkeeper. West House continued to press the opposition by cutting down the space with good defending by Otis and the midfield of Zak, Eisa (C) and Arjun created chances which were not converted. West House began to dominate play but did not convert the chances created by quick passing by Eisa to the wings. West House did score by a well taken goal by Ali-Aoun. First half 1-0.

After a team talk at half time, West House started the second half well and scored again through quick passing and a fine finish by Arjun. West House began to dominate Warwick stopping their attack by very solid defence by Thomas and Jeevan with good saves from Jaidev in goal. Zak finished off a very good move to take the score to 3-0. Warwick kept pressing but were caught on the counterattack with slick passing for Ali-Aoun to beat the goalkeeper with a fierce shot. Eisa and Ali-Aoun combined extremely well for two more goals. Excellent vision by Eisa who saw Ali- Aoun in space and lobbed the Warwick defence shortly followed by another super pass to Ali- Aoun who was free in space and went onto to beat the keeper again with a well finished goal. West House proved to be too strong for Warwick and continued to find space with Thomas moving up from defence into midfield to score a goal with a well taken shot. A dominant performance in the second half saw West House win the fixture 11-0.

West House started well with the midfield of Omar who led by example as captain. Hasan, Romin and Monty put pressure on Warwick and did well to win the the ball back which led to the first goal of the match for Arunveer as centre forward to find the net with a fierce shot . Warwick came back well but were denied by Kyan in goal who made some terrific saves. West House went back on the attack with a good switch of play for Monty to score. The defence of Jacob and Feroz stopped the Warwick attack with strong tackles and managed to find the midfield who linked up with Aunveer who scored another fine goal. Just before half-time, quick passing to Hasan on the wing who beat the Warwick defenders and scored a well taken goal. Half time 5-0 .

In the second half, Kyan came out of goal and joined the midfield to contribute well to the attack and score a very good goal. West House were clinical on the counterattack and scored again through Monty. West House went onto dominate the opposition and linked up well with Arunveer upfront once again who beat the Warwick defence to score his hat-trick for a fine performance.West House were too strong for Warwick and went onto win 9-0.

The U8 squad played their final rugby match of the term on the final day of February against Hallfield School. The A team match was described by Mr Clifford as ‘end to end’ with plenty of well worked tries from both teams. Dazzling Oliver showcased his tremendous handling skills and there was great support play by Arthur – both players combined well for the try of the match! Sam was robust and brave in his tagging skills and credit to the whole team who played right till the final whistle to secure a well deserved draw, finishing 14-14. 

Talking of playing to the final whistle, what a tense, thrilling and triumphant performance by the B team.  Led brilliantly by captain Ibraheem, West House were trailing 7-5 at half-time, and every player knew that we had to be the stronger team in the 2nd half and, with that in mind, immediately scored a fantastic try – well done to Elijah! The game continued to be close yet competitive and Yusuf made a huge impact on the game but could there be one last moment of magic? Step up Nathan who ran so positively and unbelievably scored in THE LAST SECOND! Both the boys and parents were leaping with joy on Leap Day 2024 as West House went on to win an exhilarating fixture 12-11. A great advert for the sport! 

A huge congratulations to all the C and D team players who gave all their effort in two cracking games where experience was the main focus, as well as the enjoyment of the sport. Well done all!