Geelong Rams Touch Rugby

Great to see a number of new faces on the paddock last night down at King Lloyd Reserve, and good representation for our Rams across the Monday evening comp, results as follows:

A-grade - Rams Touch v Who's Chloe
Rams up 10:2, dominant game with a few of the boys fresh from the National Youth Championships (NYCs) and applying some game strategy and moves they learned up in Queensland.

B-grade - Rams Avengers v Tryers
Rams up 9:0, good, solid game, also with a couple of the boys just back from NYCs having represented VIC Storm U16 and U14 and under the careful eye and guidance of our Vakaru family coaching combo - lots of coaching moments kn the field for some of our newbies with the older and more experienced players imparting some of their knowledge.

Awesome to see this level of skill being brought to our local comp, well done.

A reminder that if you're playing on Wednesday, please get registered!

Lets Go Rams!

2022 National Youth Championships - Sunshine Coast (Touch Footy)
- Day 2 update

Overcast conditions today on the Sunny Coast and another tough day in the office for our kids, lots of hard running and good touch being played, but so difficult to compete against the NSW and Qld teams, who collectively just seem to have a higher skillbase.

U18s
Round 3 saw the kids having a bye, and a bit of a lie-in and chill before their first game of the day, Round 4 against the South Queensland Sharks U18s - very competitive game and the teams were locked up at 4:4 at half time, final score 11:9 to the Sharks, such a close game and the boys were gutted with the loss, especially considering they were 6 on 5 for most of the game following a send-off from one of the Queensland players (repeated rough touches and then arguing with the ref), somehow this made them more determined, and despite the overlap the boys struggled to keep them out, so dangerous when in the 7. What it has done is muck up the Sharks' position on the ladder with a narrow points differential.
Round 5 had the boys up against the Sunny Coast Pineapples U18s, and they came out firing, determined to make a statement. Quite a physical game (again) but the boys were excellent on D and attack and prevailed in the end with a 6:5 win, the pineapples were definitely not expecting that!

U16s
Round 3 our boys were drawn against Tasmania U16s, a very close, tight game, with some phenomenal individual performances from two Tas players, with a bit of confusion in D, the boys went down 9:8, they were gutted, but to be fair, Tasmania played very well and our boys may have been a little over confident going into the game with the expectation that Tasmania were going to be one of the weaker teams.
The boys' next game was just on dusk against the Brisbane Cobras - man these kids were arrogant, they barely even troubled themselves to warm up, they were so good though, schooling our boys with a 15:1 loss, our guys kept trying right to the end, but their D was so good, it was just difficult to get through and they seemed to be able to split our defence with ease, showing of some really flashy footy in the process. Their arrogance didn't endear them to the Storm supporters though.

U14s
Didn't get to see the U14s today as there were a couple of clashes (maybe Lai could provide an update...)
Round 4, loss to the NSW Hunter Western Hornets 17:2
Round 5, loss to the Sunny Coast Pineapples 12:4

Off the field the kids are gelling well and some good friendships and bonds being formed, Coaches and Mangers are keeping them grounded and they're embracing the opportunity to play at this level and loving the experience. Families who are up here are weathering the emotion and the elements (bit of sunburn) and providing the best encouragement of the tournament - go Vic Storm!

~ Rams Avengers come 2nd in Grand Final ~
In a close contest at the 2022 Geelong Touch Association’s Winter Season Grand Final, the Rams Avengers narrowly lost to “Where’s Eddy”, who had finished top of the ladder.
It was a great game, befitting of a Grand Final with both teams trading tries and the ball travelling up and down the length of the field all night. Half-time score was 3-4, with a tiring opposition in the 2nd half, Rams Avengers just unable to pe*****te their solid defence, going down 4-6 at the end.
Congrats to “Where’s Eddy” for the win and a massive shout out to all the Rams Avengers who have graced the field this winter - you’re a young team playing against older and more experienced oppositions, but you’ve carried yourselves incredibly well and the results speak for themselves. Well done all!
Special mention to Durden who didn’t ask for the job but ended up being the chief player wrangler and made sure we had a team to take the field each week.
Next job…Summer Comp!
Go Rams!