Friday we had a match against Raleigh; we went out and played hard. The game plan in  the first half put a lot of pressure on Raleigh. Please remind your players that a vast majority of our side are freshman playing against teams that have a heavy influence of seniors. We went down to 14 men within 2 minutes and then down to 13 at the 20 minute mark. We played the majority of the game with 3 or 4 players off the field while our opponents maintained 15 players. The score at 10 minutes into the second half was 23-5. Most of the scores were basic errors that we will
adjust accordingly for future games. However I heard many great compliments about your impressive skills, especially great tackling and defense.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday. Good luck to those teammates trying out for the All-Stars State team.

Craig Everett. Cardiff v Llanelli

I am pleased to announce that Craig Everett will be  one of our guest coaches. Craig is still an active player with Merthyr.  He has also represented Wales at U21,  played professionally for Cardiff, Carmarthen Quins, Aberafan, Scarlett’s and  Worcester Warriors.  He is a back  row forward who will complement greatly the coaching staff.  In addition to being an active player, he is also a Welsh Rugby  Development officer, responsible for the development of the players and the  game for the Welsh Rugby Union.

The Southeast Rugby Referee Society will be holding a  Level 1 Referee course on Sunday March 22, from 8:30 AM to 6 PM in Raleigh,  NC.  Registration and all other event information is available here:

https://webpoint.usarugby.org/wp15/Events2/ViewEvt.wp?EventID=1699

Anyone interested in pursuing refereeing at any point in the future is encouraged to attend, as you only ever have to take this course once.

For questions on the course, please contact John Meyers @  [email protected]  (803-528-1045)