BERFC U16 vs Ealing

There has been much discussion amongst the coaching group about whether we should have taken todays fixture but the result shows just how far we have come .

Ealing from the very first email have been incredibly accommodating with managing the fixture and we jointly decided that hey would run the training session . It was great to see all 46 boys mucking in and working together and it was really useful for our coaching team to see how another team do it . We certainly got a great deal from it even if some of our lads weren't used to the tempo and being told what to do !

Barnet opted to play their first 15 in the first half and its fair to say we quickly found our feet . Barnet controlled the game and our passing and overall shape was the best its been to date . Barnet looked to be stronger in the rucks and whist Ealing looked very tidy Barnet's pure determination shone through . Indeed given the strength of the oppo Barnet actually looked quite relaxed and a super line from Thomas Newstead-Smith saw Barnet go up at 4 mins .

Parsa Mohajer was unlucky to score minutes later when he lost his footing on a nice run down the wing but a Barnet Penalty allowed Cameron through to put Barnet 2 up . Cameron was again the key player in clearing the ball on the Barnet line with a precision pass to Josh Bindon-Goss whose pace was too much for Ealing . Another priceless line from dad Bryan NS summed it up beautifully " some players have to wait all their rugby lives for a try like that ! "

Special mention to Tommy who had a superb game at 10 today , their coaches picked him out as their player of the day and were amazed that he is only 14 and to Ed Macardle who single handedly cleared out 4 of the Ealing forwards at one of the breakdowns . Thanks to the Ealing coaches for teaching him that technique !

With our game won and with it being a friendly Barnet chose at half time to rotate on some of their less experienced players making 8 substitutions . Given the tempo of the game up to that point some of the squad let their heads go down and Ealing were swift to capitalise on that . Barnet did lose their shape its true but still held their own and it was well worth it not least for Roberts efforts to climb over the Ealing forwards - " I thought I could take them " , for Oscars brief spell at 6 - " Oscar who ? " , for Parsa's mum who almost broke down when Parsa took a finger to the eye " my boy , my boy " and for Kasper's heroic efforts on the wing .

At the end of the day Barnet looked like a team who can hold their own against one of the best teams in the county . Their head coach was very complimentary after the game and was clearly impressed at how we played as a team .

Player of the day for his pure speed and determination goes to Parsa Mohajer . Great job to all the boys .