Encouraging start to new season

After last season's Pro14 Final appearance it was fair to say that there was a lot of excitement surrounding the opening fixture of our P7 campaign. Starting against local rivals Dalziel is an annual tradition and both teams revelled in the occasion. It was also great to see so many parents on the side lines and your support, as always, was positive, vocal and above all fair.

In the first half energy levels were immense and the Bulls more than matched their opponents in an end to end encounter with some high quality tries, tackling and support play. The team worked well together and their communication enabled them to link up play effectively. In the end it was a half where both attacks came out on top.

The second half started with a significant change in manpower for Dalziel and as time wore on their extra energy levels became apparent. The young Bulls rose to the challenge though and continued to work hard which resulted in some great breakaway tries in the second half. Their positive response was great to see and will stand them in good stead for the rest of the season.

Overall a few really impressive individual performances combined well with a great team ethic and made for a brilliant start to the season.