Brentwood A, 13
Siegel, 10
May 6th, 2007
- Crockett Park
The Brumbies earned their seventh straight
appearance to the State Championship by outlasting
Siegel in double overtime. The game started
Friday night, but was ended by foul weather
with 2 minutes of regular time remaining.
This caused a replay for Sunday to complete
the final regulation time as well as any needed
extra time.
The boys played well on Friday and tried to
establish a pattern. However, Siegel's ill-disciplined
play negated any form of fast ball with their
repeated diving over, hands-in and off sides.
In fact, the referee was having a hard time
deciding which infringements were more costly
and repeatedly warned, yellow carded and
eventually binned
their players. Consequently, the
weather would decide this night's match
with a nasty lightning storm that had the
game called. Score 10-10.
Sunday the Brumbies met back at Crockett to
play out the remaining time. Our game plan
was simple, work phases and let Siegel's ill-discipline
set up a penalty kick for the game winner.
First overtime came to pass, worked phases,
earned penalty. However, kick was missed.
Second overtime, same thing, worked simple
phases and Siegel was called for off-sides
and diving over. This time Kurt Adams would
not be denied with his kick in front of posts
which he duely slotted for the game winner.
13-10.
Man of the Match: Kurt Adams
South Championship
In
the first match, Nashville’s top-seeded
Brentwood Brumbies squared off against
eighth seed Archbishop Rummel of New Orleans.
Taken a bit off-guard by the bottom seed,
Brentwood lost a close, physical match
by a penalty. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Trojans
took on Union from North Carolina. Utilizing
a dynamic 10-12 duo and a fit, physical
front eight, Atlanta was able to advance.
Jesuit of New Orleans defeated Bentonville,
Arkansas in a runaway, scoring six unanswered
tries in the first half. Finally, Naples
got past South Carolina to close out the
first round.
On the second go-round Saturday afternoon, Rummel again pulled
off the upset, dispatching Atlanta 21-19 in a fast-paced match characterized
by ferocious rucks and tackles. Jesuit’s quick recycling and
superb support running proved too much for Naples, setting up the
final for Sunday. Union added to Brentwood’s sorrows on the
day, and South Carolina defeated Bentonville to set up the 5th and
7th place matchups.
Sunday heralded the arrival of the South Louisiana summer, with
temperatures nearing 90. Enjoying the milder morning climate, Union
took 5th and Brentwood 7th. The third place
match saw an absolutely surgical Trojan flyhalf keep Naples off-balance
enough to get the win, despite some nifty ball-handling and near-misses
from the Florida side. The championship match pitted Rummel against
Jesuit for the fifth time this season (Jesuit would end up 4-1 in
the series). Despite an aggressive opening surge by Rummel’s
forwards, Jesuit was hitting on all cylinders. Taking advantage of
every miscue and allowing only the slimmest of spaces for Rummel’s
backs to try and exploit, Jesuit kept the pressure on and tightened
the screws as the game wore on, allowing only one break in the defense
on their way to a 26-7 win for the title.
New Orleans RFC came in for some high praise for their hosting
of the tournament, especially Chris Beacher, for his supervision
and hard work in preparing the fields and facilities, and tournament
organizer Gary Giepert.
Game Scores
Game 1, Brentwood A, 5
Rummel (LA), 8
Game 2, Brentwood A, 12
Union (SC), 19
Game 3, Brentwood A, 44
Arkansas, 0
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Alex Goff (Additional Reporting Trip McCormick)
eRugbynews.com
Brentwood A, 24
Ravenwood A, 7
Crockett Park
The Brumbies played their best game
of the seaon so far in their last regular
season game against Ravenwood. The boys
came out fast and ran the pattern very
well. Our back line ran strong lines and
broke threw gaps throughout the game.
Man of the Match: John
Lundquist
Brentwood B, 27
Ravenwood B, 15
The B side also had their best game
of the season in which they looked good
at the breakdown and continually got the
ball out wide. Zack L. was clinical with
his passing and made several good decisions.
The pack also ran well with Matt Wyatt scoring two impressive
tries.
Man of the Match: Matt Wyatt
Crockett
ParkBrentwood
A, 5
Fighting Irish, 14
Tuesday, April 16th, Crockett Park
The Brumbies lost for the first time to a Middle TN team in
a non-conference friendly against the Fighting Irish this past
week. As the trend of this season, the boys came out firing in
the first half and were dominating possession. The forwards were
controlling the rucks and moving the ball nicely when they set
up several phases where strong running prop David Carter made
a nice pass to Greg Freeman who easily dotted down in the corner
in the first seven minutes of play. Conversion missed, 5-0. The
boys continued to dominate in the first half but could not convert
progress into points as they were constantly in their opponents
22 with us even knocking on in the try zone two or three times.
Spencer Buford was strong with his boot as was Taylor Williams
who put in his best game at Fullback.
Brentwood looked to do more of the same in the second but the
Irish would not allow it. They constantly spoiled any good ball
and their hard charging number 8 put the boys on their back feet.
Also, our set pieces fell apart and we constantly threw away our
line-outs giving the other team possession. In fact, one bad throw
on our own 5 meter line was intercepted and pushed in for a try.
Conversion made 5-7. As the half wore on, Brentwood continued
to throw away their lineouts and give away possession. Pattern
of play fell apart and the Irish put in another try under the
post with conversion made. 5-14. Both teams battled for field
position and eventually the whistle blew with the boys in green
earning the victory.
1. David Carter
2. Michael Morgan
3. Stone
4. Billy Goff
5. Matt Reese
6. Evan McClure
7. Curt Pickard
8. Justin Strickland
9. John Lundquist
10. Spencer Buford
11. Greg Freeman
12. Kurt Adams
13. Brett
14. Wil Lipsey
15. Taylor Williams
Brentwood B, 48
Riverdale A, 0
Saturday, April 7
The boys looked good this weekend against
the Murfreesboro side. We ran our patterns
fairly well and the forwards set good platforms.
However, there was a lot of balls on the deck and we need to do
a better job of keeping possession. Good
job of the backs getting it out to hands,
need to work concentrate on running straighter
lines. Overall, defense was solid.
Man of Match: Matt Reese
- Played great defense, scored, didn't throw
away his usual 50/50 balls and set the tone
for the entire team.
Matt Reese - 1 Try
Justin Stickland - 2 Tries
Matt Wyatt - 1 Try
David Carter - 1 Try
Bobby Jewell - 1 Try, 4 Conv
Stone - 1 Try
Brentwood C, 27
Riverdale B, 7
Saturday, April 7
Good effort in the second game. Ran good rockets and kept
possession.
David
Carter, 1 Try
Matt Reese, 2 Tries
Man of the Match: Greg Freeman - 2 Tries
Brentwood A, 22
Franklin, 15
Tennessean Write-up of the Game
The Brumbies jumped out to a 15-0 half time
lead against Franklin and it looked like
the route was on. Brentwood controlled a
large amount of possession and their forwards
were winning several phases with ball in
hand. Also, the backs were shutting down
Franklin's speedy 10 and let no advances
past their gainline.
However, the second half was a different
story and the boys lackadaisical approach
saw them commit several dumb penalties which
the opposition gladly turned into points.
Franklin scored two tries and hit a PK to
tie the game and it looked like an upset
was in the making. However, Brentwood pulled
together in the end and Junior Center, Wil
Lipsey, touched down in the corner to take
the lead. Bobby Jewell hit the conversion
and the referee blew the whistle shortly
thereafter giving the boys in blue the victory.
Good work by the boys in the first half
as they put together their most complete
game to date. However, it was a shame to
see us lose our composure in the second
after playing so well. It seemed like every
whistle from the referee was making us go
back 10. We need to work on cutting down
the dumb stuff. More work ahead as we near
the play-offs.
Man of the Match: John
Lundquist (2 Tries)
Justin Strickland, 1 T
Wil Lipsey, 1 T
Bobby Jewell, 1 Conv
Brentwood B, 5
Raventwood A, 36
Our seconds got a good run against a solid A side from Ravenwood.
We definitely hung with them in the first only giving up 12 points.
The positive aspect of this game was that our pack gave them a real
go and their first three tries came from the same player (their number
10). So, it was evident that our back line's in-experience was the
cause for giving up most of the points. Also, our counter-kicking
was poor which was another example if inexperience. All in all, the
B side played tough and there were a lot of positives despite the
score.
Man of the Match: Evan McClure
- Worked hard on defense and ran forward!
Nick
Hudson, 1 T
Brentwood A, 5
Fighting Irish, 0
Thursday, March 15, 2007 - Crockett Park
The Brumbie's A side faced a lively and physical Fighting Irish Thursday
night. It was going to be interesting to see how the boys would respond
to the Nash Bash weekend after suffering three straight losses. From
the get go, it was apparent that this was going to be a heated affair
as both teams repelled many near scoring attempts. Brentwood had a
chance early in the game for an easy pk, but the attempt sailed
wide. As the game wore on, the Fighting Irish over-excitement seemed
to be to their detriment as they were constantly called by infractions
by the referee. The boys kept their cool and Spencer Buford's booming
kicks continually got them out of trouble. Late in the game, the
Brumbies pushed forward with several phases and it was John Lundquist
who dotted down in the corner. Conversion missed. 5-0.
The Irish kept pushing forward and spent the last ten minutes in the
Brumbies 10 meter line, but couldn't push over. Finally, the whistle
blew and Brentwood squeeked out a victory. Not pretty, but it overall
it was a positive result and a definite character builder. We are
starting to mature as a side and play smart rugby.
Man of the Match: John Lundquist (1 T)
Nash Bash 2007, U19 Tournament
Game 1, Saturday - 9am
Brentwood A, 7
Penn, 26
The first game pitted the Brumbies against
National Finalist, Penn from IN who had several U17 Eagles on their
roster. Overall, the boys played a decent game and tried to keep possession.
However, our inexperience was obvious as we continued to give our
opposition the ball as well as the fact that we couldn't figure
how to hit touch. Penn's first score came from their 8 and 9 going
weak off the scrum which we carelessly watched happen. The next couple
of scores came from poor back defense which was also an example of
inexperience as this was the first A side game for several players.
The pack finally earned a score as they were working several phases
and David Carter picked up off a penalty and dotted down with good
heads up play.
Game 2, Saturday - 5pm
Brentwood A, 0
Westerville Worms, 50
This was a beat down. We basically lost in every aspect of the
game. The Worms must have held a grudge from us whipping their ass
last year at the Bash since they were constantly reprimanded by the
referee for taunting, foul play, and general ill discipline. All that
can be said is that the boys generally kept their heads and tried
to play good rugby.
Game 3, Sunday - 10 am
Brentwood A, 3
Carmel, 15
Brentwood was looking to rebound from Saturday and get a win after
two tough losses, but it was not to be. Overall, this is a game we
definitely should have won. We started out the first 20 minutes establishing
the pace and setting good platforms for the pack. We dominated
go forward and we were in their 20 for large parts of the first half,
but only came away with a penalty kick. Again, inexperience would
rear its ugly head as another team picked up weak off the scrum and
ran in their first try. The last try also came from dumb play as we
tried to run the ball out from our own 22 which in turn went for a
turnover and then and easy 5 for Carmel.
Our opposition wasn't threatening
or dominating, they just did the basics well while we continued to
beat ourselves with dumb penalties, lazy passes, and no intensity
at the breakdown. In the end, the boys proved that they were much
more organized and ran some semblence of phases. With some hard work
and more game experience, this team could really come together and
make things happen.
Brentwood A, 20
Siegel, 0
Friday, Feb 23, 2007 - Crockett
Park
The Brentwood Brumbies A side hit the field
against Siegel from Murfreesboro on Friday in
their first game since last year's National
Championship run.
It was apparent from the whistle that Siegel
was not going to be initimidated by our previous
year's accomplishments. Their pack was big and
intent on going forward as well as their crafty
#9 was enterprising on getting the ball wide
and directing his team's pattern. However, they
were unable to turn any of their success into
points as Brentwood's defense held steady. Finally,
Junior wing, Trey Harris dotted down in the
corner after spreading the ball wide. Then,
it was Matt Reese at #8 who scored another try
before the half that was credited to strong
work by the forwards. Conversions missed. 10-0,
Brentwood.
After the break, the Brumbies made some adjustments
in the forwards and started to establish some
semblance of pattern. Eventually, Spencer Buford
was able to get the ball wide and outside center,
Tommy Parrish bulled over for the score. Finally,
on the prettiest try of the day, the pack
worked many phases which sprung hard charging
prop, David Carter into space who easily off-loaded
to wing, Trey Harris who scored his second try
of the day. Conversions missed, 20-0.
All in
all it was a good first game of the season.
Our pattern is extremely rusty and we're returning
ZERO starters from last year's team, so we are
all learning how to play together.
Man of the Match: Trey Harris (2 T)
1. Carter (1 T), Pick
2. Mike Morgan
3. Stone
4. Cole T.
5. Richard Morrison
6. Strickland
7. Adams / Evans
8. Matt Reese (1 T)
9. Greg F. / John L.
10. Spencer Buford
11. Trey Harris
12. JJ
13. Tommy Parrish / Wil Lipsey
14. Ronny Q.
15. Taylor Williams
Brentwood B, 49
Ravenwood B, 0
Thursday, Feb 22, 2007
The Brentwood Brumbies B side kicked
off the Spring 2007 campaign with a
49-0 win over Ravenwood B. Twenty six
players in all took the field for our
first game. Consequently, fifteen of
them had never played in a game before
but the boys mixed it up well. Senior
scrum half, Greg Freeman, managed the team effectively while
the Forward pack ran hard with ball
in hand. Ravenwood was
definitely game, but players like Matt Reese and Wells Fowler
set the pace with
their line breaking runs. The Backs also played well with new
fly half, Trey
Harris getting the ball wide and breaking runs.
Man of the Match (3 way tie): David Carter (3
trys), Matt Reese, Greg Freeman
1. Stone / Brian
2. Mike Morgan / Matt Wlaters
3. Wells / Carter (3 T) / Curt Pickard
4. Cole T. (2 T)
5. Billy Goff / Tyler K.
6. Evan / Dan G.
7. Richard M. / Matt Wyatt
8. Reese (1 T)
9. Greg Freeman (1 T, 2 Conv)
10. Trey Harris (1 T) / Steven Hall
11. Dick Eiler / Ryan
12. Andrew Balog
13. Will Lipsey / Zack
14. Blake Nixon / Wes / Andrew deJong
15. Taylor Williams / Val R. (1 T)
2006
Brumbie Match Reports
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