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KO KO 12 15 16 20 21 48 49 66 76 78 79 FT

Results

TeamTriesConversionsBPPointsOutcome
Firwood Waterloo Ladies105Loss
Saracens Women64138Win

Review

Firwood Waterloo Women loose season opener 5-38 to league champions Saracens

The development of the side through the pre-season under the direction of new head coach Giles Heagerty was evident in the teams opening Tyrells Premier15s game against league Champions Saracens.

The Merseyside team had more structure in the backs and showed flashes of brilliance in attack, demonstrating how dangerous they could be. However, the side was unable to stop the free-flowing attacking rugby of the well drilled Saracens side.

Opening play saw the ball change directions several times with both sides testing each other’s defence. However, Saracens maximised on the discipline mistakes by the home side and a catch and drive from the lineout saw Poppy Cleall go over the line for the opening try of the game at 12 mins, 0-5. She was able to go over the whitewash in quick succession and make her second try of the game this time converted to 0-12.

Firwood Waterloo pushed back and managed to camp out in Saracens half but once they had ball in hand they quickly gained ground. There were moments of gifted play from the Blundellsands side including the try saving pass interception by Perris-Redding but as the pressure built the visitors were able to make the score 0-19 by half-time.

The team talk must have made a difference as the Firwood Waterloo came out -eager to get underway making Saracens work hard for the ball and forcing handling errors with knock-ons, forward passes and balls being thrown into touch ensuring turned over possession. But the home side could not provide a solid base for play from their set-pieces and on many occasions, Saracens retained possession.

By 75mins Saracens had scored twice more,0-31, but too late Firwood Waterloo Women came alive. A knock on from Saracens and solid scrum from the home-side ensured the ball pass quickly through substitute scum-half Porter’s hands down the line through Delany to Perris-Redding who sprinted 40m down the line, handing off Saracens players, scoring the first try of the season. Unfortunately, Stott’s kick hit the woodwork and the score stood at 5-31.

The team quickly attacked from the re-start and a solid catch and run by centre Perrin quickly gained Firwood Waterloo 50m. A quick pass out the tackle found winger Temple’s hands, whose chip down the field was grounded by Saracens, given them the 22m drop out. Now in injury time the visitor’s depth and pace resulted in a breaking run by Clapp allowing Lingham to score to closeout the game. At the final whistle Firwood Waterloo Women 5 – Saracens Women 38.

Head Coach Giles Heagerty said following the game:


“It was a frustrating performance as we showed glimpses of what we were capable of but were far too inconsistent particularly at the set piece and in our ball retention. But, those glimpses give us something to build on as we prepare for Richmond next week.”

Firwood Waterloo Ladies

# Player Position TRY CON CON % PEN PEN % DG DG % OVERALL % KICKED PTS TACKLES CARRIES PASSES METRES YC RC
1Rebecca OwenProp000000000000000
2Rachael ThomasHooker000000000000000
3Tysh HarperProp000000000000000
4Chloe GarnerLock000000000000000
5Keira McCoshLock000000000000000
6Beth StaffordBack Row000000000000000
7Claire HutchinsonBack Row000000000000000
8Sarah BeckettBack Row000000000000000
9Mhairi GrieveScrum Half000000000000000
10Beth StottFly Half000000000000000
11Georgie Peris-ReddingWing1 (76')00000000000000
12Ash NealeCentre000000000000000
13Lisa NeumannCentre000000000000000
14Jo DevineWing000000000000000
16Hannah Burt-000000000000000
17Sophie Jones-000000000000000
18Millie Burridge-000000000000000
19Emily Stirzaker-000000000000000
20Rachel PorterScrum Half000000000000000
21Laura Perrin-000000000000000
22Vanessa TempleCentre000000000000000
 Total 100000000000000

Saracens Women

# Player Position TRY CON CON % PEN PEN % DG DG % OVERALL % KICKED PTS TACKLES CARRIES PASSES METRES YC RC
1El PerryProp000000000000000
2Kat EvansHooker1 (48')00000000000000
3Hannah ‘Botts’ BottermanProp000000000000000
4Rosie GalliganLock1 (20')00000000000000
5Anna StodterLock000000000000000
6Bryony CleallBack Row1 (66')00000000000000
7Sonia ‘Sonic’ GreenBack Row000000000000000
8Poppy CleallBack Row2 (12', 15')00000000000000
9Georgie GulliverScrum Half000000000000000
10Nina VistisenFly Half000000000000000
11Lotte ClappWing000000000000000
12Hannah ‘Choppa’ CaseyCentre000000000000000
13Lauren CattellCentre04 (16', 21', 49', 79')0000000000000
14Georgie ‘GL’ LinghamWing1 (78')00000000000000
15Sarah ‘MC’ MckennaFull Back000000000000000
16Jodie RettieHooker000000000000000
17Hannah Duffy-000000000000000
18Kay Searcy-000000000000000
19Chrissy Siczowa-000000000000000
20Emma Swords-000000000000000
21Cara WardleCentre000000000000000
22Rowan White-000000000000000
 Total 640000000000000
TRY
1
6
CON
0
4
CON %
0
0
PEN
0
0
PEN %
0
0
DG
0
0
DG %
0
0
OVERALL %
0
0
KICKED PTS
0
0
TACKLES
0
0
CARRIES
0
0
PASSES
0
0
METRES
0
0
YC
0
0
RC
0
0

Details

Date Time League Season
08/09/2018 5:00 pm Premier 15s 2018-19

Past Meetings

Premier 15s
StoneX Stadium

Premier 15s
Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club