LRC DIOK 33 – 6 Utrechtse RC
LRC DIOK have scored a solid win over the visiting Utrecht at Smaragdlaan.
The win places DIOK in fourth place on points difference from next weeks opponents the Dukes.
After a bright start to their season Utrecht are starting to struggle and have now lost three matches in a row. They are precariously placed in eighth place
and have the must win battle with Castricumse next week.
RC the Dukes 185 – 0 AAC Rugby
The 9th of October 2010, will long live in the memories of the AAC Rugby club faithful, it will be marked down as the day the club reached unimaginable lows.
Credit must be given to the Dukes who produced a disciplined and ruthless performance. It would be hard to believe that they exacted any joy from the win though.
For the record RC the Dukes scored 29 tries and 20 conversions.
The win was also no preparation for their tough match against finals rivals DIOK in round 7.
Castricumse RC 1 10 – 28 Haagse RC 1
Haagsche have come through this awkward fixture at Wouterland with flying colours, underlying their tag as finals contenders.
Before the game both sides had been talking about a good game for the spectator and they were right, Haagsche took their chances when they came and that secured them the win.
Cas’ young side is very much a work in progress, the finals may be too far away for them this season, but you feel that if they stick together they will be a real force next year.
Next up for Cas is the awkward trip to Utrecht, Haagsche host RC Eemland in what should be another good contest.
REL 3 – 56 Rugby Club HilversumChampions Hilversum have recorded another significant win on the road to defending their title. They had started the season slowly but are now finding their form as this fine win over the tough to beat REL shows.
Piet van den Deijssel, from Hilversum spoke to us after the game “REL has a mall pitch and always difficult to play fast running rugby.”
He added “Hilversum did well and scored by as well the backs as the forwards.”
Piet continued “By halftime the score was 0-27 and in the second half the home team only did get three points by a penalty. Hilversum was the better team on all positions.”
Next up for Hilversum is the mouthwatering fixture with leaders ’t Gooi. REL will host AAC and will be looking for a bonus point win.
RC Eemland 8 – 41 Rugby Club ’t Gooi’t Gooi have maintained their winning ways by beating RC Eemland at de Bokkeduinen.
The scoreline does not do justice to the effort displayed by Eemland.
’t Gooi when needed raised the pace of their game and were full value for their bonus point. The win keeps them 4 points clear of the chasing pack. They scored their tries through a Rik Thonhauser double, Anton Werth, Jesse Gordon and Piet Hein Schram.
Allard Jonkers, captain of ’t Gooi had this to say after the game “As we expected we had to work hard for a good result. We started of well putting big pressure on their set pieces and keeping them in their own half. After we came 10-0 up we started watching the game and we gave them time and ball to play with.”
He continued “The result at half time was 13-8 to our advantage. 2nd half we lifted the pace of the game. They couldn’t respond to this and we took over control. Frustration in their team gave us the opportunity to score a couple of tries. In the end it went easily our way, but it was tougher than the scoreboard shows.”
Next week sees ’t Gooi travel to champions Hilversum who are hitting their straps, it should be a superb encounter. Allard had this to say about the game “Next up Hilversum. Already looking forward to play the champions.”
Gareh Gilbert ’t Gooi coach added “The first half was scrappy and we were not happy with our intensity in attack and Defence. We scored 10 points pretty quickly and to be honest should have buried Eemland in the first half but we allowed them back into the game.”
He continued “The second half saw us raise the bar and we started to show why we are at the top of the league at the moment. The confidence showed by the team was good and our fitness again played a huge role in our performance. We scored 28 unanswered points in the 2nd half. We are happy and looking forard to taking on our arch rivals Hilversum next weekend.”
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