Burnham 2nd 0 Taunton 48
20 April 13
“Burnham Fail to produce final flurry”.
Burnham seconds travelled to Taunton on Sat 20 April. To face third placed Taunton Titans. This was the final game of the season which was marred by a lack of support from the regular 2s squad, it was a weakened side that rolled out never the less all credit must go to the Captain to persevere and turn a squad out at all. It was a perfect day for running rugby with a blessing of sunshine which was very welcome indeed in comparison to some of the weather faced in recent weeks. The game got of to a blistering pace with both sides jockeying around mid field trying to exploit the weakness of each side, this play went on for twenty minutes at least before Taunton broke through to cross the line. This knocked Burnham back on their heels and they retaliated with a very good passage of play in their eagerness to exploit the territory they had gained they left their left flank unguarded allowing a breakout try to be scored by Taunton number 7. Again the call was to rally and the team reacted accordingly ; the colts who had turned out were outstanding and pitched in like veterans unfortunately Taunton who were very cohesive were dictating much of the play although the ground was being hard fought for with Burnham contesting every metre of ground given.
Unfortunately the odds were against this gutsy Burnham side and despite attacks launched by Ryan Reynolds; lee Berry; Matt Slater ; Tom; Glen and Lloyd supported by the bulk of the pack little headway was made although these excursions were frequent no break out could be found this was disappointing as points would have been just reward for the effort that was being put in.
On the other side of the coin the Burnham defence was a stalwart in the face of the organised opposition great tackles were put by OZ Ash Morris and Tiny Rees.
The game at this stage was becoming one of attrition; hampered by the fact that Burnham only had two Subs and they were deployed in the first half. In contrast to Taunton who were lining up to get on. The home side were picking Burnham off literally at will which was very frustrating to Burnham players.
Never the less and great credit must be given to Burnham at no time did their resolve falter this attitude prevailed right up to the very end of the game.
This was a game that was not lost by the players who turned up; the game was lost by the 2s squad who for what reason were unable to support the side. This was indeed a sad reflection to end the season on when so much success has been shared throughout the season.
On the positive side Burnham have accredited themselves very well in Somerset 2 South maintaining a stable standard of Rugby through out the season that is an accomplishment. Well done to all those who have participated.
The 2s have laid their stall out for next season which is something that is there to build on.
I still need a few more names of volunteers for the Gulliver’s WE 4/5 May name to me ASAP.