The Under 8's will be coached by Michael Hellowell again this season.
15th August 2009
King Cross Park Emerging 8's and under 8's were away on Saturday at the Keighley Albion Fun Day. The Emerging 8's Kicked off proceedings in wet and windy conditions with a thrilling 32-32 draw against a spirited Guisley Rangers side. Two early trys by Guisley immediately put KXP on the back foot and Park were lucky not to go three down when the referee ruled out a guisley try for failing to ground the ball correctly. This spurred Park into life and George Gledhill showed great pace to round the Guisley defence only to knock on with the line at his mercy. Undeterred the Park forwards soldiered on with Lewis Scott, Niall Green and Finn Ferguson grinding out the hard yards, allowing Luke Latham the space to race clear from half way for park's opening score. Guisley replied with a score of their own before Park reduced the deficit when Latham once again showed great power and pace to score in the corner. Guisley hit back with a couple of trys of their own despite the defensive efforts of Lennon Partington, Emerson Bradwell and Edward Chippendale. On the stroke of half-time Gledhill made amends for his earlier error by scoring a scintillating try, using outstanding pace and evasive running to beat most of the Guisley team before grounding the ball with a textbook dive. Despite trailing Guisley 20-12 Park started the second half in top gear and took the lead courtesy of trys from Bradwell, Gledhill and Chippendale, Guisley replied with a try of their own before Latham once again put Park ahead with a trademark burst of speed from halfway, not to be outdone Guisley hit back again to level the scores. With only minutes remaining Park appeared to have snatched victory when in only his second game of Rugby League George Gledhill displayed the pace and elusiveness that had caused Guisley problems throughout the game to complete his hat-trick and score what looked to be the winning try. However with the last play of the game Guisley had other ideas and scored a well deserved try and levelled the scores at 32-32.
In their second game King Cross Park Emerging 8's ran out 32-20 winners against a strong Keighley Albion side. Throughout the game Park showed tremendous effort in defence and did extremely well to restrict the Keighley side to just five scores on such a large field of play. The direct running of Edward Chippendale caused problems all morning and he put Park ahead with the first score of the game. Park went further ahead with a Luke Latham try before Keighley scored their first of the game. Keighley went on to level the scores before Chippendale once again put park ahead with his second try. Keighley again levelled the scores at 12-12 and actually went ahead after Park coughed up possession on their own line and gifted a try to their opponents. On the stroke of half time Park levelled the scores at 16-16 when Chippendale used his pace to completed his hat-trick. In the second half Park showed their pace and power to score four trys courtesy of two for Chippendale and two for man of the moment George Gledhill. In reply Keighley could only score one second half try, however the second half was far from one sided, Park had to pull off a number of try saving tackles and spent long periods defending their own line with outstanding efforts from Lewis Scott, Lennon Partington and Niall Green.
King Cross Park Under 8's suffered a 40-24 defeat to a tough Keighley Albion side. Park started brightly with strong hard running from Liam Midgley, Ben Hellowell and Aarron Brook, however park were unable to capitalise on their territorial advantage and conceded two early long range tries. Despite struggling defensively, the Park team were all enthusiastic with the ball in hand and their efforts paid off when Ben Burrows dived over in the corner for their opening score after a strong run from Harrison Barker. Park's second came soon after when Joe Stott broke the line and stepped inside a covering defender to score. The quick back line of Keighley was still causing problems for Park and they continued to leak tries out wide but Park refused to give up and got themselves back into the game when Ben Burrows crossed for his second and third tries of the game. As the second half progressed Park continued to run hard but failed to use the width of the pitch and the tough defensive line of Keighley held firm until Rourke Woolley hit the ball at pace and carried three defenders over the line with him to score. Park continued to play with their hearts rather than their heads but were rewarded late in the game when Woolley stepped through the Keighley line for his second try.
Sunday 5th July
King Cross Under 8’s were this week away at Hunslet Warriors Festival of Rugby, which was attended by teams from all around West Yorkshire.
The first game was against a well organized host team and KXP showed their intentions immediately with strong runs from Tyler Brook and Bailey Durkin, and with Rourke Woolley being held up over the line on the last tackle .Hunslet replied with strong runs of their own,but were met by a strong line of defence lead by Joe Stott and Aaron Brook . The game was going end to end, with Hunslet able to squeeze over the try line twice on the last tackle, before Ben Burrows ran half the length of the pitch beating several defenders to score in the corner. Park defended like Trojans with Ben Hellowell and Cameron Brook pulling off several telling tackles, and they thought they had kept their defence in tact for the full set of six but when the Hunslet player dropped the ball on the last tackle , Rourke Woolley picked the loose ball up and was instantly bundled into touch , which in everyones eyes except the referee’s was a turn over , resulted in another set of six to the Warriors. This lead to a try to Hunslet on the last tackle as Harrison Barker, James Crook and Aaron Brook tried in vain to stop the ball from being grounded. Park hit back before the stroke of half time , with Ben Burrows repeating his efforts to score wide out making the half time scores 12-8 to Hunslet.The second half started with both teams trying to exert pressure on the other teams try line with Harrison Barker and Tyler Brook both going close , before Hunslet scored in the corner with a great solo try from their number 6 , who was proving to be a real danger everytime he touched the ball. Again KXP hit back with Joe Stott showing his skills to dance over in the far corner , much to the delight of the traveling supporters.
Hunslet kept throwing everything at the KXP try line , with Rourke Woolley , Ben Hellowell and Aaron Brook making try saving tackles , but as the minutes ticked away ,Hunslet managed to cross over for 3 unanswered tries making the final score 28-12 to Hunslet Warriors , which did not really reflect the overall game .
The second game of the festival was against Leeds team Beeston Broncos, who were up against a determined KXP side , who raced into a 12-0 lead with two individual tries from Rourke Woolley and a cheeky try on the last tackle from Ben Hellowell.Beeston were struggling to contain the strong runs from Joe Stott and Ben Burrows , and they failed to make any impact through the defence of Park with Aaron and Cameron Brook leading the way . As the game went on, the Beeston players were finding it hard to play on the hard surface and with the injury time longer than actual playing time, the Beeston coach called time on the game on the result stayed at 12-0 to KXP
The final game was against local rivals Queensbury and Park hit the game at full speed with Joe Stott and Ben Burrows, diving over for tries after good work from James Crook ,Bailey Durkin and Cameron Brook. Queensbury hit back with a strong powerful run, which lead to a try ,before KXP responded with Tyler Brook getting on the score sheet after Rourke Woolley, Harrison Barker and Ben Hellowell had made good yards. Park extended their lead with Ben Burrows claiming his second of the game making the half time score 16-4 to KXP.
Queensbury replied in the second half with 2 quick tries after some tired tackling from Park, but up popped Joe Stott with another try to edge KXP further ahead. Both side went close , but defences held out , before Queensbury hit back twice to level the scores , and with the game just about to end , Tyler Brook made a dart for the Queensbury try line and as he was diving over , he was just held back from grounded the ball over the try line , with the final whistle going ,the game ended level at 20-20 , which on reflection was a fair result
Man of Festival – Ben Burrows
All the players enjoyed the Festival atmosphere and met Ronnie the Rhino and Luke Burgess with the Super League Grand Final Trophy
Sunday 14th June
The emerging 8’s were this week away at Guisley and started with a well earned victory over the home team.From the start KXP showed their desire to win with great tackling from Niall Green , Edward Chippendale and Bailey Durkin , with Lewis Scott and Conall Ferguson making good yardage when in attack.Both sets of defences were good to watch , but it was Guisley who were first to score , this spurred KXP on and Ben Hellowell was first to score diving over on the last tackle to level the score .Park then went ahead with Bailey Durkin scoring a long range try after beating several defenders, making the half time score 8-4 to Park.
With KXP playing down the hill in the second half , they exerted pressure on the home teams defence and Luke Latham was quick to find a gap and darted over for a try,this was soon followed by other try , this time from Aaron Brook who danced over for a great solo try. Park were now playing some entertaining rugby and they went further ahead after Finn Ferguson showed his speed and ran nearly the full length of the pitch down the left hand side touch line .Guisley refused to give in and were awarded a try on the last tackle from acting half . The fight back was short lived as KXP grabbed two identical tries , with Ben Hellowell providing the pass for Emerson Bradwell to dive over in the corner.On the last play of the game , Guilsey dived over again from short range on the last tackle making the scores 28-12 to King Cross Park
Man of Match – Ben Hellowell
Top Tackler- Niall Green
Coaches Award – Edward Chippendale
The second game of the day was against local rivals Siddal and Park as last week were facing a more larger and experienced side , and this showed as Siddal raced into a 8-0 lead ,before Aaron Brook grabbed a try back after strong runs from Niall Green and Lewis Scott . Park were struggling to contain the bigger Siddal players and despite great tackling from Emerson Bradwell and Ben Hellowell , Siddal managed to score a further 2 tries before Luke Latham spotted a large gap in the Siddal defence to score in the corner.Again Siddal replied with 2 quick tries , but as usual Park refused to give in and they were rewarded for their effort as Bailey Durkin showed his strength to score from 10 yards out. Siddal had the final say with another try just before the final whistle making the scores 12-32 to Siddal
Man of Match – Lewis Scott
Top Tackler – Finn Ferguson
Coaches Award – Bailey Durkin
Emerging 8’s mini festival at Siddal 1st June
King Cross Park v Siddal –Lost 12-48
The Emerging 8’s faced an uphill task against a well drilled Siddal team and was against it from the start as Siddal raced in for 3 unanswered tries despite great tackling from Emerson Bradwell and Alex Dowling.With the ball in hand Lewis Scott and Finn Ferguson made good yardage and newcomer Bailey Durkin showed great strength , taking several defenders to holt his runs.Siddal extended their lead with a further 4 tries before the break , but KXP never let their heads drop with Josh Dowling leading the way against opposition twice his size.
The second half started well for KXP with Emerson Bradwell showing his speed and skill to run full length of pitch to dive over in the corner after strong runs from Lennon Partington and Connall Ferguson .Siddal replied with a try of their own ,before Emerson Bradwell repeated his efforts for another try .As legs tired Siddal crossed for a further 4 tries before Emerson Bradwell completed his hat trick after a fine run from Bailey Durkin
King Cross Park v West Bowilng – Lost 8-24
In the second game KXP lifted their game and produced strong runs from Bailey Durkin , Harrison Peckover and Finn Ferguson from the start ,with Lennon Partington and Alex Dowling being prominent in defence.Both sides were tackling well and the first half was limited to one try from West Bowling making the half time score 0-4 to Bowling.
West Bowling extended their lead shortly after half time just before KXP hit back with Ben Hellowell scoring straight from the restart after a good pass from
Aaron Brook.Bowling then seemed to lift their game and score 3 tries from KXP’s mistakes , but Park hit back with a solo try from Emerson Bradwell.Bowling had the last word as they crossed over the try line just before full time ,making the final score 8-24 toWest Bowling
Man of Matches – Bailey Durkin/Aarron Brook
Top Tackler – Emerson Bradwell
Coaches Award – Josh Dowling
Under 8’s mini festival
King Cross Park v Siddal – Lost 4-28
Both teams entertained a large crowd , with both defences show great determination , with Joe Stott and Aaron Brook leading the way for KXP .When it was Parks turn to attack Ben Burrows and Liam Midgley showed great strength , taking several defenders to put them to ground.A couple of lapses in defence on the last tackle enabled Siddal to go into the break with a 0-12 lead. Park started the second half with James Crook and Tyler Brook showing their speed to gain valuable yardage after good passes from Ben Hellowell.Siddal extended their lead with another 3 tries , before KXP finally got their rewards with a try from Harrison Barker after good work from Cameron Brook
King Cross Park v Meltham –Drew 20-20
KXP got off to a flying start and raced into a 12-0 nil with superb tries form Harrison Barker and Liam Midgley (2) , before Meltham got chance to make any progress into a strong KXP defence well lead by Tyler Brook and Joe Stott.Meltham finally managed to cross the try line with a try on the last tackle with the ball being kept alive well ,but KXP responded well with Aaron Brook scoring one of his trademark tries , dancing through the Meltham defence making the half time scores 16-4 to Park.
KXP must have thought they would cruise to an easy victory in the second half and sloppy tackling allowed Meltham to claw 3 tries back making the scores level with 5 minutes to go.KXP looked to have secured victory with Liam Midgley barging his way over for his well deserved hat trick after strong runs from Joe Stott and Emerson Bradwell, however Meltham hit back making the scores level again.With the referee advising the last set of six , KXP tried to make in roads into the Meltham defence with Ben Burrows ,Cameron Brook and James Crook making good ground , but has KXP pressed for a try , they spilt the ball , which let Meltham have one more chance , but the defence of Ben Hellowell and Harrison Barker kept Meltham out ,making the final scores 20-20
Man of Matches – Harrison Barker/Aarron Brook
Top Tackler – Joe Stott
Coaches Award – Liam Midgley
Sunday 31st May
Emerging 8 – v Newsome – won 36-16
Emerging 8’s entertained Newsome on a very warm Sunday Morning in front of a large crowd on Kensington.
Newsome were first to attack and were met by a solid defensive line lead by Ben Hellowell and Emerson Bradwell , after the turn over Lewis Scott drove the ball well and ,taking several defenders to haul him down , which laid the platform for Luke Latham to score in the corner.After soild defence from KXP , which led to a turn over Park returned the ball well with Finn Ferguson and Alex Dowling making strong runs and making valuable yards and on the last tackle Lennon Partington showed his speed to outpace the defence to score in the corner.Newsome hit back with a try of their own despite good bone crunching tackles from Aaron Brook and Ben Hellowell.Park responded well with strong runs from Connall Ferguson and Josh Partington and extended the lead with Emerson Bradwell dancing over for a try . Park were now playing good running and Aaron Brook claimed 2 more tries before the interval making half time score 20-4.
Second half started well for KXP , with Lewis Scott proving unstoppable ,taking 3 or 4 players to put him to ground , Finn Ferguson was next on the try sheet with a great run to score in the corner,again Newsome hit back with a try , before Luke Latham claimed his second try of the game with a great run.Newsome refused to give in and scored to further tries .This spurred Park on and after strong runs from Alex Partington and Connall Ferguson , Aaron Brook dived over from short range after he had spotted the Newsome defence were asleep. Park rounded off the game with Emerson Bradwell diving over for his second try of the game making the final score 36-16 to KXP
Emerging 8 – v West Bowling – lost 8-16
The second game of the morning was against a well drilled and organised West Bowling team that showed their experience from the start and only a great cover tackle form Emerson Bradwell , Aaron Brook and Ben Hellowell stopped Bowling from scoring as they pushed the attacker into touch just as he was about to score.Park were unable to turn defence into attack and after a spilt ball , Bowling replied with a try in the corner despite the efforts of Alex Dowling and Finn Ferguson. The game was going end to end with both teams showing great defensive skills ,with Lennon Partington and Connall Ferguson tackling opponents much bigger than themselves.Park were next to cross the line with Aaron Brook showing his skills to dance his way over after Lewis Scott was held over the line from pass from Ben Hellowell .Both teams were cancelling each other out and the half time score remained 4-4.
Park started the second half with strong runs from Finn Ferguson and Luke Latham , but a couple of lapses enabled West Bowling to score 2 quick tries.Park refused to give in and Aaron Brook dived over for his second try of the game with a combination of passes between Emerson Bradwell and Ben Hellowell.Park looked to draw level , with some entertaining rugby with the ball going through several players hands , with Park trying to playing expansive rugby , a spilt ball enabled Bowling to dive over making the final score 8-16 to West Bowling
Man of Matches- Aaron Brook
Top Tackler – Luke Latham
Coaches Award – Alex Dowling
Under 8 – v Moldgreen – won 32-28
The Under 8’s continued with good progress with a hard fought victory against a well drilled Moldgreen side. Park was first on the score sheet with Liam Midgley scoring after strong runs from Tyler and Cameron Brook. KXP extended the lead with Ben Burrows scoring after Henry Lamper had made good ground.Moldgreen hit back with a try before KXP restored their 2 try try cushion with Rourke Woolley diving over ,Moldgreen refused to give in and were rewarded for their efforts with a further 2 tries , before Joe Stott showed his skill to score a try after strong runs from Tyler Brook and James Crook making the half time score 16-12 to KXP.
Park extended the lead with Rourke Woolley claiming his second try of the game ,before Moldgreen scored 2 tries after strong runs .This spurred KXP on and Ben Burrows claimed his send and third try of the game after strong running from Liam Midgley and Tyler Brook.
Rourke Woolley not to be outdone , scored his third try of the game after good work form Henry Lamper and Joe Stott before Moldgreen hit back with a further 2 tries making the final score 32-28 to KXP
Man of Match- Rourke Woolley
Top Tackler – Joe Stott
Coaches Award – Liam Midgley
Sunday 24th May
Emerging 8’s – Lost 36-40 at home to Siddal
With the emerging 8’s starting only their second game of the season against a well organised Siddal team , KXP had to play to their best ability to get any reward on this glorious Sunday morning.
Things started well with Siddal on the attack and they were met by an eager defence lead by Luke Latham and Emerson Bradwell and with newcomers Alex Dowling and Edward Chippendale also showing good defensive skills.
When KXP returned the ball , there were plenty of volunteers with Finn Ferguson and Lewis Scott producing strong runs after good approach work from Lennon Partington and Aaron Brook.Siddal were first to score with a good try from short range despite Emerson Bradwell and Niall Green trying to start the ball being grounded.Siddal scored quickly again before Luke Latham showed his speed to score in the corner .KXP were showing more confidence with Aaron Brook directing his teammates well around the pitch ,with strong runs from new comer Josh Dowling showing no fear has he ran at players nearly twice his size and after good yardage being made by Connall Ferguson , KXP scored again this time with Ben Hellowell weaving past several defenders to score a great try.Siddal scored again just before half time making the scores 8-16 in favour of Siddal.
The second half started with both teams playing some great entertaining rugby with defences being tested with some strong runs from both teams, Siddal finally managed to find a gap in the KXP Line and crossed over in the corner despite the efforts of Luke Latham and Connall Ferguson.Park responded well with Aaron Brook showing his individual skills to dance his way over after strong runs from Lewis Scott and Niall Green.Again Siddal replied with another try before Brook claimed his 2nd try of the game with a carbon copy of the 1st try , again it was Siddal who responded before Finn Ferguson crossed for a try for Park after good approach work form Lennon Partington, Alex Dowling and Edward Chippendale.As the game progressed and legs tired , tries came thick and fast with Aaron Brook claiming a further four tries with Siddal also crossing over for a couple more making the final score 36-40 to Siddal.
Man of Match – Aaron Brook
Top Tackler – Emerson Bradwell
Coaches Award – Lewis Scott
Under 8’s – Lost 4-12 at Wakefield Wildcats to Siddal
KXP under 8’s opened the Festival of Rugby at the home of Wakefield Wildcats with a very entertaining game against local rivals Siddal ,with both teams showing great defence from the beginning to end .Siddal started with the ball and were met by a strong line of defence with Aaron and Tyler Brook pulling of some great text book tackling which could not be bettered in the following super league game .KXP kept Siddal at bay for the first set of six and then proceded up the field with Rourke Woolley and Harrison Barker making good yards with Ben Hellowell distributing well.KXP came close to scoring ,but Siddal’s line kept in tack and returned the ball well and scored despite the efforts of Cameron Brook and Joe Stott .Siddal extended their lead with a well worked try , but KXP didn’t let their heads down and managed to score a try with Ben Burrows crossing over the Siddal line after strong runs from Liam Midgley and Henry Lamper.The game was going end to end but each time either team went close to score ,both defences held out , until finally Siddal crossed over again making the final score 4-12 to Siddal
Under 8’s – Drew 16-16 at Wakefield Wildcats to Newsome
KXP played their second game of the festival against last weeks opponent Newsome and the Huddersfield team were first on the scoresheet after some sloppy tackling from KXP.This fired Park into action and responded immediately with strong runs from Henry Lamper and Rourke Woolley for Ben Burrows to dive over for his second try of the festival.Both teams then exchanged tries with Tyler Brook diving over in the corner after Newsome had briefly regained the lead.Despite good tackling from Aaron and Cameron Brook , Newsome managed to cross over for a further 2 tries and with the clock ticking down a defeat was looking ominous , but Park refused to give in and after Solid Runs from Liam Midgley and Harrison Barker , Tyler Brook managed to pull a try back for KXP.As Newsome returned the ball , they were met by strong taclking from Joe Stott and Ben Hellowell , and with a spilled ball Park were the first to react and Tyler Brook claimed his 3rd try of the game and earned KXP a well deserved draw , with the final score being 16-16
Sunday 17th May
Newsome vs KXP U8's Lost 28-16
This week KXP under 8’s were away to Newsome on a brisk Sunday morning. The game started well with KXP defending well to keep Newsome out on the first set of 6 with Tyler and Aaron Brook leading the way, with newcomer Harrison Barker showing his determination in the tackle. Park drove the ball down the slope well with Cameron Brook and Joe Stott making good yards with their direct approach. Newsome were the first to cross the try line, after KXP had kept them at bay until the last tackle with Ben Hellowell and Liam Midgley making some great tackles in the process.KXP were quick to respond and after strong runs from Joe Stott and Harrison Barker, Ben Burrows showed his strength and skills to dive over in the corner.
Park were playing well, but two lapses of concentration allowed Newsome to score two more tries before half time , with the last try being dubious after Tyler Brook made a great cover tackle and appeared to stop the Newsome player crossing over the try line. Park again responded with Ben Burrows proving to be unstoppable has he crossed over for his second try of the game after good handling skills from Aaron Brook making half time score 16-8 to Newsome.
Park started up the hill in the first half with Liam Midgley and Cameron Brook leading the way in attack and Tyler Brook and Ben Hellowell tackling anyone in sight.
Newsome however managed to score a couple of more tries again on the last tackle form close range, before Park hit back again with a couple of tries from Ben Burrows , with one of the tries produced with the ball starting on the left hand side ,passed all the way to the right hand side for Burrows to weave his way passed the entire team to score in the left hand corner leaving a trail of defenders in his path. With the scores 20-16 in favour of Newsome it looked like Park would at least earn a well deserved draw , but has legs tired Newsome sneaked in for a couple of late tries making the final score 28-16 to Newsome
Man of Match- Ben Hellowell
Top Tackler – Tyler Brook
Coaches Award – Harrison Barker
Sunday 10th May
KXP Emerging U8 vs Leighley Albion won 40-36
The newly formed Emerging 8’s played their 1st game of the season at home to Keighley Albion in front of a large crowd that was fully entertained by both sets of players.
KXP started with the ball and scored almost immediately with Luke Latham claiming his first try of the game after good runs from Lewis Scott and Finn Ferguson. Keighley hit back straight away with a try on the last tackle despite the brilliant tackling of Emerson Bradwell and Niall Green. KXP replied straight away with the 1st run with Emerson Bradwell running half the length of the pitch beating several would be tacklers to score a great solo try. Again Keighley replied with another try before Luke Latham scored his second of the game with a try in the corner. The game was going from end to end with the scores changing frequently with Emerson Bradwell grabbing another two tries after good approach work from Connall Ferguson and Lennon Partington, making the half time scores 20-20.
The 2nd half started well with KXP defending the line until a loss ball from Keighley enabled Park to return the ball with strong runs from Lewis Scott and Niall Green which lead to Luke Latham making full use of his speed to score another try in the corner. Again Keighley hit back with another try, and as the 1st half it wasn’t long before Park got back into the lead with another try from Luke Latham. With several players playing their 1st game ever it was hard to believe the quality of tackling on show with Connall Ferguson and Lennon Partington producing a string of quality tackle to keep the Albion attack at bay. With both teams running the ball well it was only a matter of time before more tries would arrive with Luke Latham and Emerson Bradwell grabbing a try apiece and Keighley scoring a couple of tries themselves. The final try of the game came from newcomer Finn Ferguson who scored a well deserved try to claim a victory with the final score being 40-36 .
Man of Match – Emerson Bradwell
Top Tackler- Connall Ferguson
Coaches Award- Lennon Partington
KXP u8s vs Keighley Albion u8s Drew 24-24
KXP and Albion met each other on Kensington pitch in dry conditions where they put on a great display of fast flowing rugby. KXP captain Cameron Brook won the toss and chose to attack first, KXP attacked well in the first set but strong albion defence kept them for registering the first score. Albion replied strongly in attack but fierce defence from Liam Midgley,Henry Lamper and Cameron Brook down the middle which forced Albion wide where strong cover tackles from Rouke Woolley,Aaron Brook and both Ben Hellowell and Burrows which kept Parks line intact.Park returned down the field where quick thinking from Aaron Brook on the last tackle saw him jump out from acting-half and step his way over for Parks first try.
Albion struggling to handle Parks attacking rugby resulted in the try or the match,Midgley driving the ball in hard attracting three defenders managed to offload to C.Brook who handed it on,the ball passed though several pair of hands to for Woolley to show great pace and finish in the corner and extend the lead to two tries.Albion reacted well and in their next set scored on the last tackle to steal one back.Once again park replied strongly with the first of a hat-trick of tries from man of the match Ben Burrows whom Albion where struggling to contain.Albion replied with a try once again on the last tackle bringing the game to half-time.
The second half started with Albion scoring the first try to bring them with in one score.Park were making good yards away from their own line with runs from James Crook,Liam Midgley and Cameron Brook .Lamper looked to offload to the supporting player who could not collect the pass gifting possesion to Albion deep in the KXP half which resulted in an Albion try to level things up.This kicked Park into gear and they ran in three unanswered tries Burrows completing his hat-trick and a trade mark Woolley individual effort. From then on Park took the foot of the gas and allowed Albion to score three quick tries despite great defensive efforts from Burrows,Hellowell and A.Brook .
A fair result and a cracking game to watch.
MOM-Ben Burrows
Coaches Award-Henry Lamper
Top Tackler- Aaron Brook/Ben Hellowell
Sunday 3rd May
Brighouse 40 King Cross Park 20
King Cross Park under 8’s travelled to Brighouse full of confidence after the previous weeks performance against Queensbury , but this didn’t last for long after Brighouse scored two quick tries from a player who was to score all but one of Brighouse’s tries of the game . Park responded in fine style with strong drives from Joe Stott and Tyler Brook for Ben Burrows to score in the corner. Despite the efforts and bravery of Parks , Luke Latham , Niall Green and James Crook , Brighouse ran in a further 4 tries before the break making the scores 24-4 in favor of the home team.
After the break Park came out strong , but with the constant interchanging of their 12 players no rhythm or consistency could be found and Brighouse scored again before Park claimed a further two tries from Ben Burrows after good approach play from Lewis Scott , Cameron Brook and Liam Midgley.Park now seemed to raise their game with Rourke Woolley and Ben Hellowell trying everything they could to prize open the Brighouse defence ,but as legs tired Brighouse ran in two more tries.Again Park refused to let their heads drop and new comer Henry Lamper , showed his appetite for the game with a brilliant solo effort ,beating several defenders to score a try in the corner.Brighouse replied with a soft try of their own , before Ben Burrows rounded the scoring off with his 4th try of the game making the final score 40-20 to the home side.
Man of Match – Henry Lamper
Top Tackler- Rourke Woolley
Coaches Award – Lewis Scott
26th April KXP vs Queensbury Won 20-12
The under 8’s returned to winning ways with a hard fought victory over strong Queensbury side that played their part in a very entertaining match.KXP had to defend from the start and the great cover tackling of Tyler Brook and Rourke Woolley kept the visitors at bay in the first set of six of the match.With the ball in hand Park drove the ball down the field with strong drives from Ben Burrows and Luke Latham which laid the platform for Aaron Brook to dance his way over for the first try of the game.With the game going end it end it was the defence of both teams that were prominent with Emerson Bradwell and Ben Hellowell leading the way in the middle of the pitch.On the stroke of half time KXP doubled the lead with a great solo effort of Liam Midgley who managed to squeeze in the corner with a run from just inside park’s own half.The second half started as the first had finished with defences being tested , but Queensbury managed to score a try in the corner despite the efforts of Niall Green and new comer Lewis Scott.This lifted Park and after good running from James Crook and Tyler Brook another new signing Joe Stott scored a great try in the corner after running down a very tight touch line. Queensbury hit back with 2 tries of their own before Ben Burrows restored Parks lead with a try from acting half back after some strong runs from Liam Midgley and Rourke Woolley.Park made sure of victory in closing moments of the game with Ben Burrows scoring his second try of the game making the final score of the game 20-12 to KXP.
Man of Match – Joe Stott
Top Tackler – Emerson Bradwell
Coaches Award – Niall Green
19th April West Bowling v KXP Lost 32-16
After last weeks epic performance KXP arrived to play away to West Bowling with a hard act to follow.
West Bowling seem to be a lot more alert and ran in 2 early tries before Ben Burrows clawed one back after good runs from Rourke Woolley and Liam Midgley.KXP defence finally woke up with Tyler and Aaron Brook pulling some great one on one tackle to lift the team, but its was not enough as West Bowling extended their lead with a suspicious try awarded in the corner. KXP would not lay down and after creative runs from Luke Latham and James Crook, Ben Burrows dived over despite the efforts of 3 would be defenders to make half time score 12-8 to West Bowling.
The second half started as the first half, with Bowling piling on pressure on Parks defensive line lead by Aaron and Cameron Brook, which finally broke on the last tackle with Bowling scoring an easy try in the corner. Again KXP came back with a good run from Tyler Brooke, which laid the platform for Ben Burrows clinch his hat trick of the game .Again Bowling responded with a try that involved several players, before Rourke Woolley danced over for a superb individual.
As the game came to ahead KXP players seemed to tire and Bowling ran in a further 3 tries making the final score 32-16 to West Bowling.
Man of Match – Ben Burrows
Top Tackler – Tyler Brook
Coaches Award – Luke Latham
Keighley Albion vs KXP
The under 8’s arrived to play a curtain raiser against Keighley Albion before the Keighley Cougars v York ,only to be told the groundsman would not allow the game to be played for fear they would tear the pitch up !!!!!!!!!!.. However due to the traveling it was agreed the game should be played on the nearby Keighley Albion’s pitch.
Albion won the toss and elected to run the ball first and despite the strong tackling of Rourke Woolley , Cameron and Tyler Brook , Albion squeezed over in the corner on the last tackle.KXP responded well with some good runs from Luke Latham and Niall Green to enable Ben Burrows to barge his way over to the level the scores.With both teams defending well it was not until 2 minutes before half time that KXP extended the lead with Rourke Woolley showing his speed to score in the corner after some good approach work from Aarron Brook and Ben Hellowell.
The second half started well for KXP as they extended their lead further with Liam Midgley bulldozing his way over despite the efforts of 3 Albion defenders . Albion started to turn up the pressure with some good off loads but the cover tacking of Tyler and Aaron Brook was outstanding and this enabled KXP to turn defence into attack with strong runs from Liam Midgley , Ben Burrows and Cameron Brook .With the clock ticking down Albion grabbed a life line with a try in the corner despite the good tackling from all the KXP players.KXP then showed their true spirit with Luke Latham , Ben Hellowell and Niall Green making hard yards against a much bigger opposition for Rourke Woolley to seal the victory with a fantastic try in the corner much to the delight of the large traveling support.
Man of Match – Tyler Brook
5th April 2009
King Cross Park vs Meltham won 20-8
After a 2 week break, KXP showed no signs of their lack of match practice against Meltham this weekend at Standeven. Luke Latham the captain for the day won the toss and elected to run the ball first. As usual Liam Midgley drove the ball in well and was matched with the same effort from James Crook and Cameron Brook. KXP scored their 1st try of the game in the 1st set of six, with new comer Ben Burrows powering his way over to score in the corner despite the efforts of 2 or 3 defenders.
Now it was KXP turn to defend, with Ben Hellowell and Aaron Brook stopping anything that came towards them , unfortunately KXP couldn’t hold their concentration and Meltham managed to sneak over in the corner to level the scores up.Park responded well and with Tyler Brook and Emerson Bradwell making some strong runs against a bigger opposition ,this laid the platform for Rourke Woolley to score as he found a gap in the Meltham defence.Park extended their lead further with Niall Green and Luke Latham gaining valuable ground for Ben Burrows to claim his 2nd try of the game which was a mirror image of the 1st try.KXP went further ahead with James Crook crossing in the corner from a break from the half way line .KXP then had to defend for what seemed a long period of time on their own line ,with Liam Midgley, Ben Hellowell and Aaron Brook being in the thick of the action with latch ditch efforts to keep their line in tack.Finally the defence cracked on the stroke of half time making the scores 16-8 .The second half was dominated by defence with boths teams producing some great tackle with Rourke Woolley pulling some great one on one tackles ,as KXP tried to make their way up field Cameron Brook ,Emerson Bradwell and Niall Green all made valuable yards to enable Tyler Brook to run around the defence to score wide out making the final score 20-8 to KXP
Man of Match- Tyler Brook
Top Tackler – Ben Hellowell
Coaches Award – Cameron Brook
15th March 2009
Meltham vs King Cross Park 12-20
What a difference a week makes!, after a miserable start to the season last week, KXP Under 8’s this week were away to a big Meltham team and they got off to the best possible start with Rourke Woolley crossing over for KXP first time on only the 2nd drive of the game.Meltham replied with some strong drives down the slope , but were met by a sold line of defence with Cameron and Aaron Brook producing some great tackles ,making the home team drop the ball several times. Liam Midgley and James Crook made valuable yards with some barnstorming runs up the slope to ease the pressure, but Meltham were the next to score in the top corner despite the cover tackling of Tyler Brook and Niall Green .KXP responded well with Liam Midgley and Luke Latham making some good runs ,which enabled Ben Hellowell to dart over on the 6th tackle .The game was going end to end with both defences on top and it wasn’t until the last minute of the half before another try was scored by Meltham , making the half time score 8-8.
The second half started well for KXP ,with all players eager to take their turn for a run and they were rewarded when Tyler Brook broke the line of defence to run half the length of the pitch to dive over in the corner .Meltham never gave up and they levelled the scores with a good try in the corner making the scores 12-12.
This spurred KXP on, and when a Meltham player was met by a 3 man tackle Ben Hellowell was the first to react and ran half the pitch to score wide out.
The last 5 minutes of the game was dominated by KXP and with the ball in hand Luke Latham, Cameron Brook and Niall Green eager for the ball and as always Aaron Brook and Rourke Woolley stopped any threat Meltham had to offer.With the clock ticking down KXP secured a well deserved victory with a great individual try by James Crook who outpaced the entire Meltham team to run down the touch line to score in the corner ,much to the delight of the traveling supporters making the final score 20-12 to King Cross Park.
The awards for the game could of gone to any of the 9 players, but were chosen as ,
Man of Match – Rourke Woolley
Top Tackler – Aaron Brook
Coaches Award – James Crook
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