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Party Feedback, Fixture and training decisions

1. A big thank you to all who brought food, presents, spent time setting up,serving and clearing up The P & G Christmas Party. From what I saw it was a great success.
2. Instead of me writing about it on the website / next newsletter can I ask you to ask your kids to email me their comments, or you yourselves are welcome to contribute. That way I can publish the member’s comments alongside the images Paul took.
3. We are playing host to Hackney Bulls. They are bringing their U7’s – U11s (11 & 12s will play together as usual as their U12s have a tournament match). Please try to come along for our last fixture of 2009.
4. I would like your opinions – we have on our fixture list one last training session on 20th December then two weeks of holiday, returning on the 10th January. Would you prefer to have the 20th off and 3rd on for training as it is at the end of the hols? PLEASE  email me back with your opinions.

If I don’t see you before we at P & G wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year.

 

Jo and all admin and coaches and hard working helpers.

a few photos from the Christmas Party Sunday 6th December

Pinner lose momentum in the gloom

Pinner & Grammarians match report 5^th December 2009

Whilst the Barbarians and All Blacks were entertaining spectators under glorious floodlights at Twickenham not a mile away in Marble Hill Park promotion contenders Pinner & Grammarians and Thamesians did battle in gathering gloom.  Kicking off late due to traffic problems in getting past the main stadium P&G’s soon announced their intentions. Within a minute of the kick off captain Reza Sibilant broke from a maul, passed to fly-half Paul James who found Bernie Richter in support. The no. 8 drove into the home team’s 22 to again find James who scored close in. Allen converted to give the visitors a 7 – 0 lead.  Thamesians were not long in recovering. Taking a quick penalty inside the P&G’s half the ball was moved to their powerful centre who broke through two tackles to score a try which was converted by the full-back.  A few minutes later Pinner conceded two penalties, the first for a high tackle and then for off-side. The Thamesians full-back was once more successful with his kick to put the home team 10 – 7 in the lead.  The light rain and gloom were making constructive play difficult with both sides guilty of dropped passes and knock-ons.  With less than 20 minutes played it was Thamesians turn to be off-side at a ruck on their own 22. James leveled the scores at 10 all.  There was no further scoring in the first half with both sides pressing hard and missing long range penalties. Both defences were in unforgiving form.

The home team, playing down the slope, attacked strongly from the kick-off in the second half pinning the visitors in their 22. Ultimately the pressure told with P&G’s again being judged off-side. Their full-back once more obliged.  Judgement of passes and tackles were becoming a lottery as the light faded. On the quarter hour a Thamesians player mistimed his tackle taking out a Pinner player early.  James again added the point to bring the score to 13 all. The final quarter saw the home side mount a series of strong attacks near the Pinner line. The visitors defended heroically with tackle after tackle.  In the poor light there was confusion  over a Thamesians kick going into touch. The referee awarded the line-out to Pinner on their 22 but Thamesians stole the ball. They moved it quickly across the field for the left winger to score in the corner. The try was not converted putting the score at 18 -13 to the home side.  With 5 minutes left and it being almost dark Pinner mounted a series of late attacks but were held up close to the Thamesians line. Several times they nearly broke through but it was not to be their day. The final score of 18 – 13 , Paul James having scored all of P&G’s points, leaves Thamesians sharing top spot with Ickenham who will be Pinner’s final opponents in the first half of the season at Shaftesbury Playing fields on 19^th December.  P&G’s are only two point adrift and still in contention.

Next week 12^th December P&G’s entertain local rivals Harrow in the North West Middlesex Cup. The club will be open on Boxing Day for the traditional match between sides made up from players from any local club who need to run off the Christmas excesses.  Spectators are, as usual, very welcome.  Anyone wishing to play should contact the P&G President Dave Hiles on 020 8864 0787.