Hannah Gallagher had split the Yorkshire defence several times in the first half of the region's opening game - but early in the second half she found herself at the bottom of a ruck which cleared but left Hannah on the ground in some pain. A swift visit to the nearby hospital saw her return later - but with her leg in plaster and her tournament, and season, over.
East were 5-0 ahead at the time and held out for a crucial 5-5 draw which - coupled with a win over South East - was enough to see them into a semi-final with South.
East were most observers favourites for the game and a place in the final alongside East Midlands - but an unfortunate mix-up allowed South in for a try right at the start of the game, a reversal from which East could not recover. However a fairly comfortable win over North East secured third place for the region who overall looked a far better side than they had done in their warm-up fixtures.
On Sunday the U14s had had a tougher time. Starting the tournament with back-to-back games they beat West Midlands but lost a vital (and rather bad tempered) game to South East. The girls recovered to reach the Plate Final against East Wales, but long delays between games had resulted in muscles tieing up, leaving them as Plate runners up and 6th place in the tournament overall.
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John
Both sides did the region proud this weekend, and regardless of where they play, Essex, Herts,or East Counties they played as a team at each age group and should be proud of them selves for their achievements.
Credit should also go to Club County and Regional coaches for all their hard work in getting Girls Rugby in the region to this stage.
Hopefully next year will be a little bit better for silver ware at Regional Finals.
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