Definitely a game of two halves.
North Midlands Under 17’s started their campaign of the 2025/2026 season with a game against Cheshire at Kidderminster Carolians RFC on Sunday 10th May. Cheshire are always tough opposition and this game did not disappoint in that regard.
Cheshire started the game the best scoring very quickly. They went on to extend their lead to 26 – 0 by the end of the first half. North Midlands did not buckle and started the second half determined.
First to score for North Mids was Jenson Letties. His try was converted Captain Milo Thomas. Will Wort scored the second try which was unconverted. Tight Head Seb Shipway sored the third try taking the score to 17 – 26.
North Midlands now had wind in their sales and it was Joe Rodenhurst who powered over fr his first try and North Midlnads 4th try. The try was converted by Jenson Letties.
There was still fight in Cheshire and they scored but were unable to convert the try leaving the score at 24 – 31. Joe Rodenhurst scored his second try of the afternoon and Jenson Letties converted to make the score 31 – 31 with just seconds to go.
A fantastic game and a score that reflected the ffort put in by both squads.
