Thornbury were a spirited young side, but they had plenty of threats throughout their team. We secured five tries during the game so gained a winning bonus point too. “All of the things we wanted to do the players deployed well. We had to be patient in our attack but we kept probing away. It […]
South West One (West) Bridgwater and Albion rounded off their season with a five try victory over a youthful Thornbury side who provided strong opposition and remained threatening throughout. Cheered on by an extra 200 guests who were attending the Friends of Bridgwater and Albion luncheon prior to the game, after absorbing early pressure it […]
Geoff Sluman the Albion’s director of rugby was pleased with the way that his players rose to the challenges that they faced during their final away match against Teignmouth, which they eventually got a bonus point win from. “The game against Teignmouth was one of the most challenging. I don’t really know how, because it […]
South West One (West) Bridgwater and Albion rounded off their away fixtures with a 34-21 victory over Teignmouth who although already relegated remained dangerously competitive throughout. In a game that was interrupted by two major stoppages for injury- it was the hosts who started off well and after 12 minutes centre Hellier went over for […]
Geoff Slumsn the Bridgwater and Albion director of rugby was very happy with the way that the team played in the 24-20 victory over St Ives on Saturday. “Just like the away fixture our home match against St Ives was another close game. “St Ives are a big side in the forwards, some really fast […]
South West One (West) Two late tries sealed a victory for the hosts in this keenly contested match between two evenly matched sides, both near the top of the table. St Ives took the lead after three minutes of the match when Dan Magee kicked home a penalty awarded for offside. Magee doubled the St […]
Albion director of rugby Geoff Sluman admitted that the teams 18-0 defeat at top of the table Okehampton was slightly frustrating. “We put in a good performance but didn’t get any reward, however Okehampton are not the league leaders and unbeaten at home all season for no reason. The difference though, was probably just a […]
South West One (West) This was a match between two sides who defended stoutly, that was won in the end by table toppers Okehampton, leaving a slightly disappointed Bridgwater and Albion to travel back to Somerset empty handed. For the visitors Gavin Knight was making his 75th first team appearance an achievement that will see […]
Bridgwater and Albion return to South West One (West ) action on Saturday when they travel to West Devon to take on Okehampton where they face another tough match. Hosts Okehampton currently top the table with 90 points from their 22 matches, 18 of which have been won, while Albion are fourth with 78 from […]
Although his side lost their local derby match against North Petherton on Friday evening, Geoff Sluman the director of rugby at Bridgwater and Albion was quick to praise the opposition and thank all of the supporters and match officials for their part in helping to create such an atmosphere. Geoff said: “First off, I think local […]
Who are we? Bridgwater and Albion Rugby Football Club Youth Section is an open club for anyone aged 5 to 17 wishing to play Rugby Union in the Bridgwater area.
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