Saturday 19th April

Dundee - Birth place of Leslie!


Leslie points out landmarks!

Saturday 19th April 2008
It is now 4pm Saturday afternoon and we have just played our third game of the tour against Perth Academy. More about the game in a moment.
Yesterday we had a very good training session at Perth Academy in the morning. The wind chill made it a little unpleasant but the sun has been out and we have been able to enjoy the clear skies. Out of the 10 days of the tour eight have been sunny. What amazing Scottish weather we have been having.
After training the boys were treated to a tour of Dundee the home town of our own Scottish Master Fergus Leslie. We even had a drive past his old home and were given two boxes of sweeties from Mrs Leslie. The boys had lunch in the town centre and we know some of you even saw our performance on the web cam. It certainly stopped the midday shoppers and hopefully any worried parents saw that we had twenty boys with us and no casts to speak of.....
On the trip back to Perth the boys were able to watch the highlights of our game against Lochaber.
Now on to the game!
The boys can be very proud of their efforts today. They took the field against a well fed Scottish forward pack and dominated early. The work the boys have done in training on their forward play has allowed them to mix it with that type of opposition and certainly hold their own. Today was very satisfying as coaches to see the genuine improvements made across the park by the boys.
The boys scored two early tries and had a 14-12 lead at the half time break.
The second half was a game of strong mauling from the opposition which we found hard to control. They scored a couple of quick tries. The boys then regathered their composure and fought back hard to score two of their own tries to be pipped 29-26 when the full time whistle went.
The boys have shown definite improvement from game to game and we are looking forward to the next game against Alnwick.
Off to Saint Andrews tomorrow!