Woodbridge Soundly Beaten!!

Ipswich vs Woodbridge – Sunday 7th October 07

Ipswich 81 (52)
Tries 13 - Mike Di Ponio 4; Lloyd Pinnel 3 ; Josh James 2; Sam Gordon 1;
George Ray 1; Ben Watts 1; James Wheaton 1
Conversions 8 - Matt Drury 8


Woodbridge 0 (0)


A dry overcast morning saw a buoyant Ipswich side dominate a depleted Woodbridge 15 at Humber Doucy Lane. From the moment the whistle went Ipswich, sporting their new strip, stole possession and territory converting this into a substantial 52 points to zero score-line by half time.

The scale of superiority gave the Ipswich coaches opportunity to trial players away from their normal positions. This coupled with a rekindled Woodbridge spirit saw the visitors making some threatening play during the second half, though they were unable to convert this into points.

All in all any easy win for a developing Ipswich side though it was very pleasing to see effort in practice converting into sound delivery of the basics during the game. Whilst a number of boys played well Matt Drury’s performance in kicking 8 conversions is worthy of note .

A big thankyou to Tye for refereeing the match.

Next weeks game against Cambridge will be an altogether different experience,

A Promising Start to the Season !

Diss vs Ipswich Sunday 16th September 07

Diss 15(7)

Tries 2
Conversions 1
Penalty 1

Ipswich 5(5)

Tries Ethan Wright – 1


In bright autumnal sunshine a well drilled Ipswich side put up a promising season opening performance against a talented Diss team who went on to win the game at their home ground.

Ipswich dominated the first half, narrowly missing a try when the ball was mistakenly landed on the 5m line. The run of play saw Ipswich win significantly more possession and territory than Diss who were slightly dazed by the strong Ipswich performance. Despite the Ipswich onslaught , Diss maintained their composure and took great advantage from a breakaway back move from inside their own half to score beneath the posts.

The second half was well contested by both sides with Diss gaining the upper hand in terms of points scored. All in all a well balanced game with every player in the Ipswich team giving a good account of themselves.

Coaches and parents alike found the game both exciting and rewarding to watch. The early season training has clearly been beneficial with the team showing considerable promise.

A good start !!


JLP