RC St Gallen vs RC Zug

Final Score: RC St Gallen 36 – RC Zug 7

With the result against Nyon last week we travelled to St Gallen with a positive outlook for the game ahead. Over the last few years Zug has not lost to St Gallen, including the home match earlier this season which we won 35-0.

Arriving at the stadium we saw that the main pitch was marked out for a football match and once we got off the coach we were informed that we would be playing on their secondary pitch.

Within five minutes of the match it was clear that it would be a difficult game. It was not long before St Gallen started scoring trys. We were on the back foot for most of the first half and it did not help having to make lots of substitutions due to injuries. Simon broke his nose (he was made to leave the pitch by the ref, even though he wanted to carry on playing……that’s commitment!!) and then Tim broke a tooth clean in half.

The scrums were a bit messy but we did manage to dominate the line-outs. St Gallen did very well in the rucks and mauls (there was a lot of hands in the rucks…..….the referee needs new glasses).

 We started the second half much stronger (after a positive team talk) and it was not long till Andrew powered through to score a try. All was not lost and there was a glimmer of hope left. We kept pressing but alas the points St Gallen racked up in the first half made it hard to catch up. The final score would have been much worse if it was not for our courage in the last forty minutes.

 In summary it was a disappointing result, but we will learn from our mistakes and will hit training hard over the Easter break.

Notable Performances: Andrew, Simon (the beast), Claudio, Ian (King), Dani, Raphael (Bourda).

Man of the Match: Justin

We would like to thank St Gallen for hosting the game and wish them all the best for the rest of their season. We are looking forward to seeing them again in June at the Bishops Cup.

RC Zug