Rain relents and kids have a ball
Birmingham Bulldogs staged their mini festival yesterday [Sun. 22 July] more in hope than expectation as far as the weather was concerned. But, in the event, the rain held off and the club was able to stage an enjoyable tournament. Players came from Birmingham, Telford, Derby, Nottingham, Northampton and Coventry.
Bulldogs under 11�s and under 13�s were supplemented by players from Nottingham Outlaws.
The under 13�s games were played in a triangular pool of Birmingham Telford and Derby. The Derby side confirmed their recent prowess by running in ten try�s against a game Brum outfit. The Bulldogs� boys, however, performed with great credit against Telford in an 8 tries to 4 defeat. [all scores quoted in terms of tries scored]
The under 11�s began with a hard fought 3-3 draw against Northampton, which was followed by a resounding 8-2 success against Derby. Then a real nip-and-tuck affair against Coventry in which the score went from 4-1 in Birmingham�s favour to 5-5 before Bulldogs edged home 6-5. Finally a combined Derby and Birmingham side played Northampton and came back from 3-5 down to win 6-5 once more.
The squads: Joshua Reynolds, Tom Hodgett, Jamie Owen, Azam Emir, Sean Bent, Tom Hunt, Will Morris, Alex Bailey; Max Dawson, Michael Harbidge, Hayden Marlor, William Thornton, Tom Wilkinson, Tom Akrigg, Nick Mouj, Peter Wilkinson, Conor Leighton