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You come to training, you get selected. You can't get to the game, you call the manager. Simple isn't it. But no one ever said the Keiths do things simply. Our biggest must win game of the season so far and we're sitting in the changing room waiting for boys to turn up. Luckily, we got hold of Eddie who lent us some Colts players who managed to enable us to keep 15 guys on the paddock right to the end. We thank you Tom, Richard, Craig, Jack and Logan.

Last week we opened the scoring within 2 minutes and this week it took us 22 to send Scotty over the line (see video here) but Sydenham by that stage were in the first stages of overwhelming us with 3 tries in 10 minutes. And they were all our fault. We managed to make the first tackles, but no one was there backing up to take the 2nd and 3rd. It was like we were waiting for someone else to do the job we were tasked with doiing. And as Uli or maybe Unit said at half time, it was like we were school boys who had just learnt the rules.


This is not to say there wasn't some good Keith rugby or some excellent individual episodes of play because there was, but those good moments became overshadowed by the less good moments of Keith play.

One aspect of the game that we an be proud of (to a degree) was the restraint we had in the face of the Sydenham assault. It doesn't matter which grade you play in, there's no place for punching, kicking, eye gouging and biting. But i guess some teams have a reputation for a reason.

Naturally the after match was a bit subdued but those that stayed at the club, after some banter and giggles in the shed, had a good solid time.

Next week on the web site i'll be, in conjunction with Phil, naming and shaming those Keiths who have yet to pay their subs. If you need to pay, please do so as soon as possible, and if you need to arrange a time payment,then see Phil also as soon as possible.


Details here http://keithrugby.com/cms2/reports.php?itemid=115

Photos here http://207.191.227.90/~keithpic/2009/20090516

Video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc6jql1CfZA