Gorey U14 Boys continued their impressive run of form with a convincing 47-0 victory over Cill Dara at the weekend, producing some excellent attacking rugby and a strong all-round team performance.
Captain William got Gorey off to the perfect start, collecting a pass from Emmet before powering his way over in the corner. Fiachra added the conversion to make it 7-0.
Gorey doubled their lead moments later. A brilliant turnover from James set things in motion, with William producing a lovely offload to Mark, who found Fiachra to finish under the posts. Fiachra converted his own try to make it 14-0.
James was at it again shortly afterwards, winning another important turnover to set up Gorey's third try. Emmet moved the ball to William, who quickly sent it wide to Joey. Joey beat his defender and raced clear to score, with Fiachra once again adding the extras.
Gorey's fourth try came courtesy of Mark, who collected a well-timed offload from Rob before powering through three or four defenders to touch down. Fiachra maintained his perfect kicking record to stretch the lead to 28-0.
The attacking rugby continued as Gorey worked the ball brilliantly from one side of the pitch to the other. After Ciarán was stopped on one flank, the ball was moved quickly through the hands to Joey, who released Robert to score in the opposite corner. Another excellent conversion from Fiachra made it 35-0.
Gorey weren't finished yet. Fiachra was stopped just short of the line, and Emmet's follow-up effort was also held up. But captain William was on hand to finish the job, powering over for his second try. Fiachra added the conversion to bring the score to 42-0.
The final try of the opening half came after a strong run from Daniel created the opportunity. Fionn produced a clever offload to release William, who completed his hat-trick and brought the score to 47-0.
With Gorey leading 47-0 half time, it was agreed that the remaining 40 minutes would be played as a development game. This gave Gorey the opportunity to use their full squad and ensure everyone got valuable game time.
The development game proved to be a much more open contest, with Gorey coming out on top 42-24. Every player who came on made a positive contribution, and it was particularly pleasing to see the entire squad getting involved and showing what they can do.
A great day for the U14 Boys, with some excellent rugby, plenty of tries and, most importantly, a real squad effort.
The lads are back in action next Saturday when they travel to Kilkenny.
