CREDITON U15 Girls arrived at Newton Abbot for a set of cluster games only to discover that our hosts Newton Abbot had mislaid their cluster partner.

Newton Abbot only had seven girls available, whilst we arrived with 23. So eight of our girls gamely volunteered to pull on the white jersey of their friends at Newton Abbot and we were able to play 15-a-side!
The first half saw some fierce rugby, easily the most competitive rugby we have seen this season. The Newton Abbot girls gelled quickly with our Kirton loan players and were soon probing our defence.

Crediton defence and turnover work was excellent though and we were quickly able to make ground up and score.
Soon after the restart Newton Abbot shipped the ball out to their wing, a borrowed Kirton speed merchant who looked certain to score, only to be stopped by our scrum half who nailed the tackle of the season. 
The first quarter ended with an unfortunate injury to the Newton Abbot scrum half, who had been displaying some pace and excellent distribution skills.

With both sides reduced to 14 and a little more space, the rhythm of an already frantic game was increased and we were treated with some great ball skills and equally impressive defence.
By half-time Crediton had a three try lead on their hosts and it was decided to redistribute the players into a pair of barbarian style squads. The Newton Abbot girls spread equally amongst the Crediton girls, one side in white and one in black and amber.
What was already a great afternoon of action and positive rugby values now became the most fun and competitive rugby we have seen all season. With everyone playing a full game there were some tired legs by the end but all smiles. 
Great admiration and pride from the coaches for our sporting girls who were happy to play in any colour so long as they played, and new friends made amongst the impressive Newton Abbot squad.
Player of the match was the ever present Anna Mortimer, incredible work rate, metres made, hard carries into contact, present at every ruck, great line-out work, and some big tackles.