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Match Reports for 2007/08 season(Then U12 and 13)
27 April 2008 In a hard match, played under difficult pitch conditions, against a very physical Keighley side, Meltham never took a backward step. Although Meltham were of smaller stature, they carried the game to Keighley, throughout the game. In a match of very few chances, Meltham opened the scoring, with a good drive from Oliver taken them within 15 metres from the line. The ball was played along to the line, where the winger Frazer Morris powered through a determined defence to score in the corner. David Dyson was unable to convert from such a tight angle. Both sides battled Second half, continued like the first, both sides defending strongly, but after a silly penalty allowed Keighley to gain yards, sloppy defence from Meltham allowed them to cross the line for their try. Keighley, also unable to convert, meant the score was level at 4 a piece. The game continued with Meltham attacking the Keighley line, eventually in the final minutes David Dyson put the ball down, but a dubious knock on decision from the ref, followed by the full-time whistle Best Forward: Elliot Morris Man of the Match: Haydn Evans 20 April 2008 Meltham continued their hunt for the premiership title with a stunning performance of strength and power against a large West Bowling side who struggled to match its opponents for most of the game. Meltham made the most of the toss by choosing to go down the hill in the first half. A decision that allowed Meltham to start free scoring at will against a dogged and broken West Bowling defence. Elliot Morris who recently got into Kirklees under 12’s service area started in his usual rich vein of form and opened the scoring with a powerful drive up the middle of the home sides defence to crash in under the posts which in turn, made David Dyson’s conversion a simple success. A short range dummy by Liam Goddard at acting half, opened a gap which allowed him to drive low and hard to secure another score with David Dyson converting the tricky kick. Morris then went on to score his second after a fortunate Joe Wood spot kick grubbered and bounced nicely into the arms of E Morris travelling at speed to burst through the scrambling bowling defence and touch down under the sticks. An impressive drive by the ever consistent Oliver Kirk saw him bust a hole through the Bradford sides struggling defence and barn storm his way half the pitch to score a trade mark try under the posts to end the first half with a comfortable 24-0 advantage to take into the second half. The second half saw West Bowling come down the hill with new vigour and begin to run at the Meltham line but some amazing work from Meltham in defence limited west bowling to one solitary try. E Morris rounded off a big display with his hat trick after a typical yet inspiring charge through a broken bowling defence to allow Dyson to convert his fifth from as many attempts and take Meltham to the final score and whistle. The display was well rounded and showed skill and tactical work of a much older team which made the man of the match selection even harder to make. Best back went to Fraser Morris who is following in his big brother’s footsteps with some impressive tackling work. Best forward went to Aiden Egdell for his strong running of the ball and tireless improvement in defence. Man of the Match award went to Scott Gledhill for his excellent contribution at full back and concentration under high pressure. There were also good strong displays from Joe Wood and Cameron Haigh who both worked relentlessly in attack and bodyline defending. Meltham hope to make the home advantage count in the penultimate game to the season against Keighley Cubs this week. A win could see them set a final title decider against Halifax Irish the following Wednesday. 6 April 2008 Meltham 34 - Siddal 24 Meltham continued their title hunt with a convincing victory over Siddal away from home. Meltham caught Siddal cold with a try from the first attacking set by Elliott Morris. Further trys from Oliver Kirk and Morris saw the All Blacks take a comfortable 16 nil lead, before Siddal saw a quick move turn into a score Oliver Kirk took command to burst through the broken Siddal line and charge 60 metres to score under the sticks taking the lead to a comfortable 22-6 lead at the interval. The second half saw Meltham step of the accelerator and this let Siddal claw their way back into the game with only a Cameron Haigh try separating the teams at 28-24. It was all set for a tense finale until Elliot Morris allowed his class to shine through with a 50 metre break to touch down the final score under the posts. David Dyson converted to take his tally to 4 for the game. Strong defensive work from Liam Goddard and Joe Wood allowed the win to happen, with best back going to Scott Gledhill for a great workload. Best Forward was awarded to Oliver Kirk for his strength in running and two trys. Man of the match was awarded to the ever reliable Elliot Morris for a well deserved hat trick. 16 March 2008 Meltham 26 Townville 4 9 March 2008 Meltham 24 – West Bowling 6 Meltham took firm control of a determined West Bowling outfit to cruise to a 24-6 win at home. Meltham took the first blood with a good try in the corner from Fraser Morris after a clever chip over the top from David Dyson. Unfortunately Dyson could not convert the score which only gave Meltham a tight lead of 4-0 after 15 minutes played. Some sloppy defensive work let West Bowling straight back into the game to even the scores at 4-4 into the interval. Best back award went to Fraser Morris who appears to be growing in confidence with every progressing game. Best forward went to Oliver Kirk for an outstanding display in attack. 2 March 2008 Keighley 14 - Meltham 26 Meltham 11 man team topple Keighley 16. Undeterred by only scraping 11 players for a big trip to Keighley Cougar Cubs, the inspirational Meltham side played what has to be the best 40 minutes of rugby they have ever produced. Meltham knew this contest was going to be a tough physical encounter but rose beyond the challenge to send a clear message to the rest of the league. The All Black's drew first blood with a strong forward drive which saw Elliott Morris charge 30 yards to crash over the line, David Dyson then converted to give Meltham a 0-6 lead. Morris then went on to score again in the first half, along with a brilliant powerful drive by Oliver Kirk - so at half time the underdogs were leading 0-16. The second half looked much harder, with Meltham going up the hill, and into the wind. Keighley took advantage of the tiring Meltham team by bringing the score to a more even 14-16. This forced Meltham into pulling out the stops and with grit and determination to stem the Keighley flow - Cameron Haigh scored his try in the corner, and a quick short scoot by David Dyson, they pulled ahead again. With David Dyson converting 3 out of the 5 tries in high winds he worked hard to earn the best back award. Elliot Morris' brilliant display in both attack and defence earned him Man of the Match. Oliver Kirk's barnstorming drives earned him Best Forward. Credit needs to be given to the entire squad for what was an entertaining, inspirational and well deserved win, against a big strong Keighley squad. 24 February 2008 Victoria Rangers 10 - Meltham 18 Meltham came through a tough first game to triumph over a much improved Ranger's squad. Rangers scored first to lead with a short range effort until Meltham hit back and David Dyson converted Elliot Morris' first try. Liam Goddard made the next score count with a dummy pass, and crashed over from 10 yards, again converted by Dyson. Elliott Morris put the game further out of reach for Rangers with a 50 yard break to score his second try, and Dyson's hat trick of conversions. Despite a fantastic interception from a Rangers scrum half to take them to 10 points, Meltham had secured a well deserved win. Some huge defensive hits by Elliott Morris saw him receive Best Forward, with great support by Cameron Haigh. Best Back went to Scott Gledhill. 10 February 2008 Meltham 18 – Clayton 18 Meltham ended a run of bad form to hold a strong Clayton side to a fair draw. Clayton were first to score with a well earned try, which they then converted. Meltham struck back with a strong forward move to even the score. They then traded another try and conversion each. In the second half Meltham took the lead and looked good at 18-12 in the lead. Clayton persevered to even the score with 10 minutes to go. Both teams had a tense 10 minutes, with neither team able to break free and get in front, resulting in them sharing the points. Elliott Morris scored 2 tries, and Best Forward Cameron Haigh getting his first try of the season. Best Back Alex Markowycz had an awesome game in defence. All 3 conversions were scored by Captain David Dyson. 6 January 2008 West Bowling 24 - Meltham 22 On a freezing cold day Meltham lost a very close game 24-22 to West Bowling. The home side were the first to get points on the board with an un converted try in the corner. Meltham replied with a try scored by Elliot Morris (the first of three) which was converted by Liam Goddard but the home side replied with two tries to go 16 – 6 up at half time. The second half started off well with Meltham scoring three tries, two of which were converted to make it 22 –18, the second of which was scored by Joe Wood but good defending by Cameron Haigh and Liam Goddard couldn’t stop the home side from crossing under the posts in the very last minute to pinch the win. 9 December 2007 Meltham 26 - Victoria Rangers 10 On a very muddy pitch Meltham played the conditions best to beat Victoria Rangers 26 points to 10. Good team work lead to David Dyson going over for the first try in the corner but the kick was missed .Further tries were added by Joe Wood and Elliot Morris to take them in 14 points to 4 at half time. The second half saw the conditions worsen but Meltham again stuck to the task and after good forward pressure Joe Wood crossed for the first try of the half. Rangers then staged a bit of a comeback scoring a converted try of there own. Meltham completed the scoring with another try from Elliot Morris which along with two others was converted by David Dyson. Meltham All Blacks 24 –Siddal 4 Meltham got back to winning ways with a 24 to 4 home win against a strong Siddal side. The first half was all Meltham's going in at the break three tries to the good. Siddal came out a bit stronger in the second half but strong running and passing between the forwards and backs allowed Meltham to score two converted tries to one. Try scorers were Elliot Morris three, with one each for Oliver Kirk and Liam Goddard. David Dyson kicked the goals. Man of the Match was Elliot Morris with best forward going to Oliver Kirk and Best back going to Liam Goddard 11 November 2008 Meltham lost this close game. They were 10 nil down by half time after a slow start. Things improved after a half time talk and both their attack and defence improved. After good work by the forwards Elliot Morris went over for a try in the corner, David Dyson was unlucky with the kick which hit the upright. More good driving from Cameron Haigh, Oliver Kirk and Aiden Egdell again put Morris in for a try, this time Dyson made the conversion to complete the scoring. Kirk was judged to have knocked on in the last minute, a try which would have possibly levelled the score. 14 October 2007 Meltham All Blacks 6 – Keighley 0 Meltham All Blacks dug very deep to gain a well earned 6 – 0 win against a very good Keighley side. In the first half, the teams were evenly matched although Meltham went closest to scoring with a try that was disallowed, the half belonged to two very strong defenses. In the second half Meltham’s superior fitness began to show as they gained more and more field position. Eventually Meltham, through some fine attacking work by Elliot Morris managed to cross the line and score a try which was converted by David Dyson. Best forward was Oliver Kirk with the defensive work of Joe Wood and fullback Scott Gledhill earning them best back awards. Keighley were not giving up with their forwards driving and driving. Keighley went over the try line with thirty seconds to go, but knocked on, it was a tough and rough game, however Meltham came out on top. 7 October 2007 Meltham All Blacks 42 – Victoria 14 Under 12’s winning run continues. In a hard fought match away against Victoria Rangers Meltham triumphed due to a great defensive effort. After a slow start they ran in a couple of tries which calmed the nerves, almost immediately Victoria hit back and piled on the pressure but Meltham held them and hit back on the break to lead 22 - 4 at half time. After the break the game evened out and both sides ran hard, going try for try but Meltham’s greater defensive effort told in the end with them running out 42 – 14 winners. Tries were scored by Elliot Morris (3), Joe Wood (2), Aiden Egdell, Charlie Slater and David Dyson with one apiece. Dyson also kicked five goals. Best forward went to Aiden Egdell with best back going to David Dyson. 30 September 2007 Meltham All Blacks 22 – Clayton 8 The under 12’s carried on with there winning streak by beating a strong Clayton side. Scott Gledhill opened the scoring with a brilliant grubber kick and follow through to touch down under the posts, which was successfully converted by David Dyson. Clayton came back strongly with a try of there own but missed the kick. Good defensive work, especially by Joe Wood and Liam Goddard caused Clayton to knock the ball on in there own half which was picked up by Elliot Morris who ran in and scored once again under the posts .This try was also converted by Dyson. The second half was much the same with good defensive work keeping Clayton out and forcing them to make mistakes from which Meltham scored two more tries, one from Wood and the other from Morris, both of which were converted by Dyson. Clayton grabbed a late try at the end but it was too late to make a difference. West Riding Cup 23 September 2007 Meltham All Blacks 28 – Sheffield Hawks 0 The under 12’s, first venture into cup rugby was a very successful one with a fine 56 – 0 home win against Sheffield Hawks. Tries came thick and fast with Oliver Kirk and David Dyson each getting three, Elliot Morris two and one apiece for Adam Worrill, Patrick Milton, Joe Wood and Liam Goddard. With the swirling wind making it difficult for kicking Dyson also added four goals. 16 September 2007 Meltham All Blacks 28 – Slaithwaite 0 16 Sept The under 12’s completely dominated their away game against local rivals Slaithwaite, the final score being 28 to nil. After some fine work by the forwards the first try was scored by David Dyson who also converted three of the five tries scored. Good work by Elliot Morris earned him two tries with one try each for Joe Wood and Oliver Kirk In a game dominated by the forwards the tackle count was shared by six players 9 September 2007 Meltham All Blacks 32 – Halifax Irish 8 The under 12’s started off the new season with a fine 32 to 8 home win against Halifax Irish. The away team were the first to get points on the board with a penalty for offside, after that Meltham dominated with the forwards driving the ball forward for Aiden Edgell to score a try in the corner, which was one of three converted by David Dyson . Tries were also scored by Elliot Morris three and Dyson who scored two.
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Jordan Valerio1995-2007
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