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BRIDGWATER & ALBION RFC SADDENED AT LOSS OF LIFE MEMBER & ACE FUNDRAISER

BRIDGWATER & ALBION RFC SADDENED AT LOSS OF LIFE MEMBER & ACE FUNDRAISER

| 15/04/2026

BRIDGWATER & ALBION RFC SADDENED AT LOSS OF LIFE MEMBER & ACE FUNDRAISER The club has received the sad news that our Life Member Christine (Chris) Purdy has passed away on 14 April.Chris was part our longstanding dynamic fundraising activities in company with her husband John.If anyone has visited the club to watch a match […]

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Bridgwater & Albion RFC 17 v Midsomer Norton 50

Bridgwater & Albion RFC 17 v Midsomer Norton 50

| 14/04/2026

Bridgwater & Albion RFC First XV hosted an in-form Midsomer Norton side, who in their two most recent matches had beaten the first and second sides in Western Counties (North). The visitors made their intentions clear from the start.  Within five minutes took the lead with a try left of the posts.  This was converted. […]

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Chard 37-26 Bridgwater & Albion RFC – Match Day Report

Chard 37-26 Bridgwater & Albion RFC – Match Day Report

| 30/03/2026

Chard 37-26 Bridgwater & Albion RFC Chard has rarely been a happy hunting ground for Bridgwater & Albion RFC and that was the case once again on Saturday afternoon when it was the South Somerset side who triumphed at the end of a hard fought contest. This was a game however, that the visitors could […]

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Chosen Hill Former Pupils 31- 30 Bridgwater and Albion RFC – Match Report

Chosen Hill Former Pupils 31- 30 Bridgwater and Albion RFC – Match Report

| 30/03/2026

Chosen Hill Former Pupils 31- 30 Bridgwater & Albion RFC Bridgwater & Albion RFC were involved in another hard-fought, close game on Saturday, with the result in doubt until the final whistle.  In the end, however, it was Chosen Hill who claimed victory with a last-minute conversion.  This was a disappointing outcome for the visitors, […]

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Gavin Mansfield’s funeral – Details

Gavin Mansfield’s funeral – Details

| 16/03/2026

Gavin Mansfield’s funeral will take place on Friday, 10th April at St. John’s Church in Bridgwater at 12.30pm. The family have requested Albion dress with a nod to the Dirtrackers, should you have any specific attire. Please share

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GAVIN MANSFIELD-SAD DEATH OF DEDICATED CLUBMAN-BOTH RUGBY FOOTBALL & CRICKET

GAVIN MANSFIELD-SAD DEATH OF DEDICATED CLUBMAN-BOTH RUGBY FOOTBALL & CRICKET

| 09/03/2026

GAVIN MANSFIELD – SAD DEATH OF DEDICATED CLUBMAN – BOTH RUGBY FOOTBALL and CRICKET  All members and former players of both BRIDGWATER and ALBION RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB and WEMBDON CRICKET CLUB will be sad to learn of the death of their friend, playing colleague and dedicated clubman GAVIN MANSFIELD on 9 March at the age […]

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Old Redcliffians Second XV 42- 23 Bridgwater & Albion RFC

Old Redcliffians Second XV 42- 23 Bridgwater & Albion RFC

| 09/03/2026

Bridgwater & Albion RFC made the trip to Bristol to play against an in-form Old Reds Seconds team who enjoyed a three-try burst immediately after half-time and ran out the winners. Old Reds took the early initiative, but the visitors countered well thanks to good work by Jono Hayes.  Then Taylor Buller and Leigh Parker […]

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MARION CHIDGEY-Life Member & Stalwart Ladies Committee Member

MARION CHIDGEY-Life Member & Stalwart Ladies Committee Member

| 06/03/2026

MARION CHIDGEY-Life Member & Stalwart Ladies Committee Member Long-term members of Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Football Club will be saddened upon hearing that Marion Chidgey (nee Mounckton) passed away on 25 February at the age of 93. Marion has been connected with the club for over 65 years, since she joined the Ladies Committee whose […]

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Bridgwater & Albion RFC 34-31 Gordon League

Bridgwater & Albion RFC 34-31 Gordon League

| 02/03/2026

Bridgwater & Albion RFC returned to league action after a four-week break when they hosted Gordon League on Saturday afternoon, and what a game it turned out to be with the result in doubt until the final whistle. However, it was the hosts who ran out the winners to notch up their third victory in […]

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Elwyn Hayward – A dashing three-quarter with good family connections.

Elwyn Hayward – A dashing three-quarter with good family connections.

| 02/03/2026

Members & former players of Bridgwater & Albion will be sad to learn of the recent death of Elwyn Hayward – a very useful centre /wing who graced the club’s colts & later senior sides from the mid 1970s into the early 1980s. His brother Wayne also played at the same time, enjoying a stellar […]

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