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Season starts again on 7th Jan……….

Season starts again on 7th Jan……….

| 26/12/2016

Bridgwater and Albion re-commence their South West One (West) campaign with a home fixture against Newent on Saturday January 7th, which kicks off at 2.15pm at College Way.   Before the Albion commence the second half of the season head coach Simon Morrell reflected on how his side have progressed so far.   “The first […]

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Simon far from unhappy….

Simon far from unhappy….

| 19/12/2016

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell was far from unhappy with the outcome of his teams match against top of the table Weston super Mare on Saturday. “Weston are a cut above the rest of the team in this league and a really quality side so we knew what to expect when we played […]

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Weston 50, BARFC 7 (17/12/16)

Weston 50, BARFC 7 (17/12/16)

| 17/12/2016

Bridgwater and Albion travelled up the M5 to face unbeaten Weston super Mare where although they played well and stuck to their task throughout, they were beaten by a better side. Fielding a side that showed several changes from their game at Midsomer Norton last week the Albion were under pressure from the start and […]

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Jack Smith

Jack Smith

| 12/12/2016

BRIDGWATER & ALBION MOURNS SAD LOSS OF DIRTRACKERS TALISMAN AND LONG-SERVING STALWART GENTLEMAN JACK SMITH JOHN IVOR (JACK) SMITH passed away at Musgrove Hospital on Sunday 11 December aged 86.  He had been unwell for some time but still managed to get to the club to watch our teams in action this season.  He was […]

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BARFC sadly announce two deaths…………

BARFC sadly announce two deaths…………

| 12/12/2016

BRIDGWATER & ALBION SADLY ANNOUNCES THE ALMOST SIMULTANEOUS DEATHS OF TWO STALWARTS OF THE CLUB OVER RECENT YEARS WHO PROVIDED INFLUENCE IN THEIR OWN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS JOHN IVOR (JACK) SMITH 17 July 1930 – 11 December 2016 – aged 86 Gentleman Jack Smith, who had been unwell for some time but nevertheless was still appearing […]

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BARFC 2nds 0, Winscombe 37 (12/10/16)

BARFC 2nds 0, Winscombe 37 (12/10/16)

| 10/12/2016

Unlucky guys!

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

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 […]

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BARFC host England v Wales

BARFC host England v Wales

| 07/12/2016

Bridgwater & Albion are delighted to be hosting an International Game between England and Wales Under 16’s. Kick off is at 2pm on Sunday 30th April 2017.

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‘Credit to the boys’ says Simon

‘Credit to the boys’ says Simon

| 05/12/2016

After the game Simon Morrell the head coach said: “The game was played exactly as it had to be if we were going to get a win with the side that we fielded. “Obviously we were aided by the red card but that was probably the bit of luck we needed and balanced things out […]

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BARFC 20, Drybrook 17 (03/12/16)

BARFC 20, Drybrook 17 (03/12/16)

| 03/12/2016

Bridgwater notched up their sixth victory of the campaign and will take a lot of confidence from this result given that they were without four first team regulars and had several players out of position. These absences, if anything, seemed to make the side more determined than ever as fought until the end and eventually gained […]

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