Rebellion in prime position for playoffs

In hot and humid conditions at Medfield High School, the Rebellion put in their most complete effort of the year to down their New England rivals and erase memories of their round 2 meeting.

Rhode Island's defensive effort set the tone for their first quarter, with the team showing line speed and a pride in their try-line which has been lacking all season.

After repelling a number of attacking raids by Boston, the Rebellion finally went on the attack through some probing runs by Phil Hammock. This provided the space for John St. John and Josh Price to power over for 4-pointers, with the team going into the first break up 10-0.

In a tight second quarter, Boston scored first when they scored a try off a 80m effort from a scrum. Brushing aside this momentary defensive lapse, the Rebellion hit back just before half-time with Glen Egan going over in the corner to make the score 14-4.

The Rebellion forward pack created some strong go-forward at the beginning of the second-half. Hooker Shain Singleton was the beneficiary of this, crashing over from dummy half for a try. Marc Young was soon to follow onto the scorer's list, putting the Rebellion ahead 24-4.

Not resting on their attacking laurels, the Rebellion remained hungry and committed in defense. This was no more evident than when the team defended repeat sets on their try-line and held up what looked to be a certain 13's try.

Liam Cain continued his strong season and was rewarded for his tireless work with a try in the 4th quarter. Glen Egan, relishing his mid-season switch to the number 7 jersey, also went in again for a double to put the final score at 36-10.

The Rebellion will look to build upon this performance when they head to Philadelphia to take on the competition leaders in round 6.