banner ad

Author Archive: AN Other

rss feed

Simon’s thoughts from Saturday

Simon’s thoughts from Saturday

| 16/01/2017

Reflecting on Saturdays match at North Petherton head coach Simon Morrell said: “Of course it was a disappointment that we lost because you always want to win a local derby. However in fairness I thought Pethy played well and rose to the occasion and fully deserved their win. “It was a very competitive game that […]

Read More

BARFC 2nds 29, Gordano 34 (14/01/17)

BARFC 2nds 29, Gordano 34 (14/01/17)

| 14/01/2017

Unlucky Guys!

Read More

NPRFC 27, BARFC 23 (14/01/17)

NPRFC 27, BARFC 23 (14/01/17)

| 14/01/2017

Match Report by Richard Walsh This game had everything you could possibly wish for from a local derby, except for the large contingent of Albion supporters the result.  Played in front of a crowd of over 800, it was full of thrills and spills with the lead changing hands on several occasions but eventually it […]

Read More

Big Game on Saturday

Big Game on Saturday

| 13/01/2017

On Saturday afternoon Bridgwater and Albion are involved in their local derby match against North Petherton at Beggars Brook where the kick off is at 2.30. When the two sides met back in late September it was the Albion who claimed the bragging rights with a 22-8 victory, something that they will be keen to retain. […]

Read More

Albion boss happy with Newent outcome

Albion boss happy with Newent outcome

| 10/01/2017

Reflecting on Saturday’s home game against Newent the Albion head coach Simon Morrell said: “It was a good result for us although we made a right dog’s dinner of the first 20 minutes of the game when we looked like we were the away team. “We threw away points because we made unforced errors and […]

Read More

Crewkerne 24, BARFC 2nds 22 (07/01/17)

Crewkerne 24, BARFC 2nds 22 (07/01/17)

| 07/01/2017

  The 2nd XV visited a damp Crewkerne hoping to secure this season’s double but they found the home side in revitalised form and were made to work hard throughout and at the end could not just close the gap to produce the goods. Crewkerne applied the early pressure, forcing Albion into conceding three penalties […]

Read More

BARFC 20, Newent 15 (07/01/17)

BARFC 20, Newent 15 (07/01/17)

| 07/01/2017

This was a bruising encounter between two sides with very similar playing records, but at the end of the day it was Bridgwater who ran out the winners. The flags flew at half mast and before the match began the players from both teams observed a minutes silence in memory of three Bridgwater and Albion […]

Read More

It all starts again…………

It all starts again…………

| 06/01/2017

Bridgwater and Albion return to South West One (West) action tomorrow (Saturday) with a home fixture against Newent which gets underway at 2.15pm at College Way. The Albion boys have had two tough training sessions this week and ahead of the game head coach Simon Morrell said: “We have had a really hard week of […]

Read More

Exciting Game Ahead

Exciting Game Ahead

| 04/01/2017

There is a mood of quiet confidence in the Bridgwater and Albion camp ahead of their first match of 2017 against Newent at College Way on Saturday where the kick off is at 2.15pm. Currently the Albion find themselves in eighth place in the South West One (West) table, two places below their visitors and […]

Read More

Gerald Lomax

Gerald Lomax

| 29/12/2016

SAD LOSS OF STAUNCH ALBION SUPPORTER Albion supporters and in particular recent players will have been sad to have learnt of the death of Gerald Lomax on 21 December at the age of 87.  Gerald supported Albion regularly and was one of our band of merry supporters who accompanied the team to all sorts of […]

Read More