Local. Trusted. Recommended. SPORTS NEWS
THE SEASON KICKS OFF
BALHAM BLAZERS
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s we reported last month, Lauristons have agreed to partner with the biggest local youth league football club in South London, The Balham Blazers. The 2013-2014 season has now started and Lauristons are pleased to be sponsoring the Under 8 Colts, a brand new age group at the Balham Blazers club this year, and one of two teams we are sponsoring. This is the first season the boys have played together, so it will be a very interesting to see how the team develops as they get to know each other. They wasted no time on that journey in their first two matches
which they won convincingly. Firstly they won 4-2 against Clapham Rangers with goals from Cameron Kerr, Henry Jefferson, Noah Antoniades and Preston Elwin-Travers, and then thrashed Bedhead Azzuri 13-3 with what their coach described as good attacking football no less. Goals came from Preston Travers-Elwin (5), Cameron Kerr (4), Henry Jefferson, Maxwell Emmery & Noah Antoniades. What a fantastic start to the season and we look forward to following your progress throughout the coming weeks. balhamblazers.org.uk/index.htm
CLUB OF THE YEAR
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WIMBLEDON WARRIORS RFC The Wimbledon B festival was a huge success for our U7 teams, resulting in a final score of 6:6. The boys were very enthusiastic from the start and their behaviour was impeccable throughout. Both teams won every game in their pool and displayed excellent skills in the key areas – committed tagging, brilliant supportive play, dodging with some well-planned (and unplanned!) dummies and lots and lots of tries! The semi-finals saw Warriors
1 and Warriors 2 playing Rosslyn Park 1 and Rosslyn Park 2 respectively. Two exciting and slightly tense matches resulted in another win for both Warriors 1 and Warriors 2. The final couldn’t have played out better with our boys facing one another down. All supporters were impressed at how the boys cheered for each other and praised all Warriors for their efforts. wimbledonian-warriors.com
e would like to congratulate all the club personnel and coaching staff at the Balham Blazers for once again winning the London FA Charter Standard Club of the Year again in 2013 having won it previously in 2011. The award was presented to BBFC General Manager, Greg Cruttwell, at the Awards Ceremony at Crystal Palace
FC on Thursday September 12th. Congratulations and well deserved. Lauristons sponsored U10 Colts are also gearing up for the new season having appeared for the photographers in their new strip ahead of the start of the season. As with the U8 Colts we wish them every success in their forthcoming campaign, as well hoping they have a lot of fun in the process.
U14 MATCH REPORT 29TH SEPTEMBER 2013 Old Wimbledonian Warriors 63 v London Scottish 0
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his was the U14s first match of the season and had been arranged at short notice as a stiff, early season test. This side had defeated us last season and it was with a mix of trepidation and confidence that our team took the field deprived by injury of a number of our regulars. After 15 minutes, the Warriors were 24-0 up with tries from Antonio, Nick B, Nic M and Charlie and conversions from Nick B and Craig. Superior power upfront allied to smooth running rugby in the backs was proving to be too strong for a battling London Scottish side. Further tries followed from Jack, Antonio (3), Kristian, Nick B and Craig, with conversions from Callum and Frenchy. The match was played in a good spirit and we have been invited to London Scottish later in
the season for a rematch. For now, this eleven try victory has boosted confidence for even sterner tests to come.
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