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Bridgy youth team gets £800 Asda boost

Bridgy youth team gets £800 Asda boost

| 15/03/2017

Bridgwater & Albion RFC has received a welcome boost with £800 donation to the youth team from Asda. Asda community champion Jo Thexton came along to training on Sunday to present the cheque to chairman of the youth set-up Matt Ranson. Alongside the senior club and a women’s team, the rugby club has youth club’s running […]

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BARFC 12, Clevedon 46 (15/03/17) Somerset Cup Semi Final

BARFC 12, Clevedon 46 (15/03/17) Somerset Cup Semi Final

| 15/03/2017

Somerset Cup- Semi Final. Bridgwater and Albion  12  – 46 Clevedon   Bridgwater and Albion came off second best when they travelled to Weston super Mare on a foggy Wednesday evening to meet Clevedon in the semi final of the Somerset Cup. Clevedon, currently second in South West One (West) and challenging for a place […]

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Reflections……….

Reflections……….

| 13/03/2017

Reflecting on Saturday’s game Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell said:  “Chard were a good side and we were massively understrength so it was always going to be a really tough one for us. Our best XV would have had to play well to have beaten them the way they were. “We are not […]

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BARFC 2nds 29, Stothert & Pitt 29

BARFC 2nds 29, Stothert & Pitt 29

| 11/03/2017

Albion’s United were seeking their first victory of 2017 and looked well on the way towards it as play entered the last ten minutes. Alas, the visitors had the last say closing the gap with a goal and intriguingly scoring a try right at the end but with the conversion missed, the sides drew. Albion […]

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Chard 38, BARFC 5 (11/03/17)

Chard 38, BARFC 5 (11/03/17)

| 11/03/2017

Bridgwater’s run of four successive victories came to an abrupt end when they were well beaten by a relegation threatened Chard side writes Richard Walsh   Albion, who were missing several players through injury, kicked off and had the better of the opening exchanges.   However on 10 minutes the visitors had a taste of […]

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Bridgy vs Chard

Bridgy vs Chard

| 11/03/2017

Bridgwater and Albion make the trip to play at Chard on Saturday where they face a side that is currently next to the bottom of the table and desperate to try to avoid relegation. Simon Morrell the Albion head coach is only too well aware of the challenge that his side face and on Friday […]

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St Bernadettes 27, BARFC 0 (04/03/17)

St Bernadettes 27, BARFC 0 (04/03/17)

| 04/03/2017

Unlucky guys!

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BARFC 15, Kingsbridge 12 (04/03/17)

BARFC 15, Kingsbridge 12 (04/03/17)

| 04/03/2017

Match Report by Richard Walsh Bridgwater and Albion made it four wins in a row but they were made to fight all the way after against a Kingsbridge side that played well above their lowly league position.   Before the start of the match the crowd that was well in excess of 500 and the […]

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1st XV Weekend Preview

1st XV Weekend Preview

| 03/03/2017

Bridgwater and Albion host Kingsbridge in South West One (West) at College Way on Saturday afternoon. Looking ahead to the match against the team from South Devon, who the Albion beat back in the autumn head coach Simon Morrell said: “We have had two good hard sessions with the boys this week and everything is […]

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BARFC vs Kingsbridge

BARFC vs Kingsbridge

| 27/02/2017

Bridgwater and Albion will be hoping to make it four wins out of four when they return to action and host Kingsbridge in South West One (West) at College Way on Saturday afternoon, kick off 3pm. The last time the two sides met in South Devon back in November it was Albion who claimed the […]

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