CAPTAINED by Matthew McCluskie, Swindon under 8s were joined by

newcomers Sam Skipp and Callum Smith for their two matches with Stow.

Also playing for the Swindon team were two loan players from Stow.

During a fast and hard-fought first game Swindon won 9-7.

Swindon's Mealan Bardet scored two tries for the team, with the two Stow players running in seven tries between them.

The second game was dominated by the more experienced Stow team, giving a final score of 2-7, with Bardet and McCluskie scoring a try each for Swindon.