Match Reports & Videos: 2024
Maccabi RFC
RESULT North Shore 39–
Maccabis 52
October 5, 2024, 1:00pm @ Salem High School, 77 Willson St., Salem, MA
Referee's Official Match Report
No report on record.
Our Match Report
This past weekend your North Shore Reds hosted the Boston Maccabi Rugby Club for their second straight home game. The Maccabi’s caught the Reds flat footed on the kickoff, resulting in an immediate try in the first minute, putting North Shore on the back foot. Tim Wilkinson would put the Reds on the board with a PK at the 10’ mark thanks to a Maccabi penalty. He would eventually give North Shore the lead 8 minutes later with his second PK.
North Shore’s penalty woes from last week, would continue to rear its head. With the Maccabi’s fullback taking advantage off of every restart from distance, putting North Shore in a deep hole at the end of the first half.
North Shore would attempt to claw their way back into the game ten minutes into the second half; thanks to tries by both winger Tommy MacRae and 8 man CJ Palmer. The Maccabis would respond with a try of their own as well as continuing to be effective in the kicking game with a PK at the 50’ mark. The Maccabis had extended their lead to 52-27 before flyhalf Joe Henry finally managed to score on the edge thanks to a great pass by Sean Mahoney. Mahoney would also score off a hard run in the 80’ to secure North Shore’s bonus point in a loss. The Reds fall to the Maccabis 52-39.
Men of the match goes to fly half Joe Henry as well as 8 man CJ Palmer. The Reds are back to work tonight at Salem High School at 7:30pm. They travel to Burlington, VT this upcoming Saturday.
