Following their trip to the Capital for the Murrayfield game HillJills had a week off from league action, trained hard to build on the performance at Murrayfield, and trooped through to Peffermill to play Edinburgh Uni and put their training into action. With an unprecedented abundance of backs the Hills ladies have been converting some show-ponies to the forwards’ cause, so before we even start congratumalations to Lizzie, Caroline and Rhianne- you are no longer saft. Well…not all the time anyway.
A certain Miss Willis, founding member of the HillJills team, having joined the team as a centre in 1972, who made the step up to flanker, was heard proclaiming after the match, “God, I’m knackered, you have to work really hard in the forwards, it’s not like this in the backs…”. Not just a bunch of po-po’s after all eh…? Apologies accepted by the hard-working Hills pack I’m sure…
The game got off to a flier as the ball was spread wide from a scrum, following a kick off fail by the Uni, and little Pup scampered round their winger to run in a try from the half way line. Within not very many minutes she was on the run again, the Uni winger’s watching defeated as Pup upped a gear and pranced past…prancing and mincing were the order of the day for little pup, and she may well have scored 4 tries? Ridiculous…Moggs, added her fair share on the other wing hitting the ball at pace and unleashing some of Hills new moves on a staggered Uni defence. Moggs’ sticky mitts and aggressive running are giving the ladies some amazing options through the backs.
The forwards did well in the loose, though got a bit lazy in the contact, not turning over as much ball as they could have. The well drilled Uni side on the other hand were quick in support at the tackle situation winning some good turn-over ball. Some excellent shape and organisation in defence from Hills, seeing great communication and team working, saw the Hills close down any Edinburgh Uni threat, keeping their unbreached try-line intact.
Hills aggressive defensive line was impressive in stopping with everyone steppign up to the mark making some big tackles. Many tries were scored and HillJills try-line remained uncrossed, quite a feat this far into the season, the game finished 66-0. Coach Kitchener was a little green on the sideline after a riotous night in the capital, he reportedly didn’t appreciate having running touch and his repeated trips under the posts, but was pleased with the result nonetheless.
Chosen one this week was split three ways, between our prancey, dancey 11 and 14 and our newly blooded flanker Caroline who had a great game, dynamic and effective in the contact, and running well in the backs with some interplay with the Moggs to produce a few scores. Well done Caroline, Sarah and Moggs.
Chump of the week will go to Kitchener for the reckless abandon of drinking before a game, but well done to him for serving a more tha deserved punishment of running touch after our flying wingers.
