Dear players,
Thank you very much for your time, enthusiasm and commitment to the Cambridgeshire U17s this season.
I hope you all enjoyed your time with us, and I hope you also found the sessions valuable.
Our close fought loss to Suffolk and win against Norfolk set us up nicely for the tri-county tournament. It is unfortunate that so many players withdrew on the day of the tournament leaving us without a full team. Not withstanding that, 12 players who participated on the Suffolk, Norfolk, and tri-tournament were selected to join the Eastern Counties U17 squad. I'm sure those of you not selected will be disappointed, however, the opportunities to play rugby will continue with your clubs, and there is usually a second opportunity to trial for Eastern Counties in the form of the EC Barbarians who play the full Eastern Counties squad in the second half of the season, details to follow. We are also in the process of setting up a Cambridgeshire U20s squad, and if this goes ahead you will receive an invite during your season as U18s.
The players selected are as follows:
- Tom Henderson
- Richie Ellingham
- Daltry Whyte
- Jack Smith
- Oliver Roberts
- Ben Jenkins
- Isaac Rowles
- Ronin Ashcroft
- Ben Sloot
- Aaron Rooker
- Zane Slade
- Freddie Nash
Congratulations to those selected.
If you are on this list and haven't heard from John MacKay (the EC team manager) please let me know, and if you have heard but are not on this list also let me know! The information flow has not been perfect, and rather slow.
Best wishes and good luck for your future rugby.
Carl, Rory, Ross, and Alan