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Midsomer Norton 0, BARFC 29 (12/10/16)

| 10/12/2016

The fact that the quality of the rugby that was played in the pouring rain that fell throughout this game is game is a credit to both sides, but at the end it was the visitors who ran out the bonus point winners.

Bridgwater started strongly and on five minutes were rewarded when Roger Drabble who was making his 100th first team appearance made a good break before off loading to Stuart Heal who scored an unconverted try.

On quarter of an hour Albion scored a second try, when following a catch and drive was picked up by Heal who chipped ahead and ran onto the ball to touch down, which he then converted.

Bridgwater had a good movement on 25 minutes involving Heal and Collings but the final ball failed to reach Shaun Mahoney, after which rest of the half was rather bitty as it ended 12-0.

The visitors started the second half strongly and were awarded several penalties, but Norton defended well and it wasn’t until the 55th minute that Heal extended the Bridgwater lead when he scored an opportunist drop goal.

Albion kept up the pressure and gained another try when captain Ollie Dunn burst through to touch down which Heal again converted.

The final try came with minutes to go when following a move involving Micky Norman and Joe Bussell, George Sluman went over for a try that Heal converted to make it 29-0 at the whistle.

This 5 point win shows how tight it is in South West 1 West this year when Bridgwater jump from 11th in the league to 7th.

Scorers:
Bridgwater
Tries: Heal (2), Dunn, Sluman
Conversions: Heal (3)
Drop Goal: Heal

Bridgwater and Albion:
John Hill, Sam Britton, Garryn Basson, James Collings, Oscar Tregenna, Stuart Heal, Roger Drabble, Micky Norman, Ollie Dunn, Taylor Buller, Dan Kemmish, Ali Blundell, Lewis Phillips, Shaun Mahoney and Joe Bussell

Replacements all used:
Adrian Tew, George Sluman and Will Kerry.

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Category: 1st XV News, Previews / Reports -XV

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