Rugby Club CERN – Meyrin – Saint-Genis

Our second match of the season. Our second away game – but our first WIN!!! We arrived in Bern all eager and feeling positive – in spite of the fact that as we went out to warm up it started to rain! That got us into the rugby mode quite quickly. Before kick-off we were already wet and a bit muddy! We started this match with a real detemination to prove ourselves. We were putting on some good pressure and our attacking play was solid and well supported. Our first try came as a result of an overlap on the wing. Bern weren’t going to make it easy though. They stepped up the pressure and their attacking line became faster and stronger. They managed to get through for a first try. Not to be put off we digged deeper and came up with the results. A series of tries in the first half, including Leila scoring her 1st ever (followed by 2 more in the game later on)! Half-time score and we were leading comfortably 5-29. After all that hardword, we were determined not to let them back in. Still, they didn’t want to go down without a fight. Midway through the second half and they were a player down through injury. We decided to keep the game interesting and loan them a player. As a result, their game seemed to improve! We scored a couple more as did they but we held on firm and came out victorious. Final score 17-43! Well done Wildcats. A thoroughly deserved win!