Category: 1st XV News

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Simon’s Thoughts……………….

Simon’s Thoughts……………….

| 07/11/2016

Simon Morrell the Bridgwater and Albion head coach was full of praise following his sides best away performance of the season so far. “The boys played really well on what was not a very good pitch and I don’t think that away wins come much better than that with five tries. “We always knew that […]

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Kingsbridge 8, BARFC 35 (05/11/16)

Kingsbridge 8, BARFC 35 (05/11/16)

| 05/11/2016

Away wins don’t come much better than this for Bridgwater who travelled to Kingsbridge on Saturdayt where they scored five tries to come away with a 35-8 victory. This was Bridgy’s best performance on the road and the heaviest defeat Kingsbridge have suffered at home this season. The South Devon side won the toss and […]

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Simon’s thoughts

Simon’s thoughts

| 31/10/2016

Bridgwater and Albion’s match against Bideford on Saturday was very much a game of two halves as head coach Simon Morrell reflected the day afterwards. “I thought that we were exceptional for 41 minutes of the match and it was a reflection of what we have introduced and the way we are trying to play […]

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Somerset Cup news

Somerset Cup news

| 30/10/2016

Burnham-on-Sea have elected to not fulfil the quarter final fixture, so we will progress to the semi finals. Details of the game to follow as soon as we have them.

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BARFC 26, Bideford 20 (29/10/16)

BARFC 26, Bideford 20 (29/10/16)

| 29/10/2016

Bridgwater made a welcome return to winning ways, but it was a close run thing against a gallant Bideford side whose second half fight back almost saw them claim the spoils. In front of a good sized crowd the hosts took the lead with a Stuart Heal penalty after five minutes that was cancelled out […]

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Simon hoping for better things starting on Saturday

Simon hoping for better things starting on Saturday

| 28/10/2016

Bridgwater and Albion return to College Way on Saturday afternoon to face Bideford in South West One (West) kick off 3pm. Since the start of the season Bridgy have faced most of the clubs in the upper half of the table, and only notched up two victories- something which coach Simon Morrell is keen to start […]

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Thornbury 32, BARFC 19 (22/10/16)

Thornbury 32, BARFC 19 (22/10/16)

| 23/10/2016

Bridgwater and Albion travelled up the M5 to face a strong Thornbury side who had lost only one game this campaign but despite giving a vastly improved performance at the they came off second best and will be left regretting the number of penalties conceded. The opening five minutes were frantic as Bridgy, with a […]

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ALBION HOST SEASIDERS IN CUP SECOND ROUND

ALBION HOST SEASIDERS IN CUP SECOND ROUND

| 21/10/2016

Albion, having received a bye in the first round of the Somerset Cup this season, will now face Burnham-on-Sea on the weekend of 12/13 November.  The Western Counties side also received a bye.  This will be a repeat of the November 2012 encounter at the same stage at Stoddens Road when Albion won 38-10.  The […]

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Simon reflects on busy week

Simon reflects on busy week

| 16/10/2016

Bridgwater head coach Simon Morrell can’t wait for Saturday’s game at Thornbury to come around, after a week when in common with many his side were without a fixture. After six matches in South West One (West) Bridgwater and Albion find themselves five from the bottom of the table, and last week they were beaten […]

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Simon unhappy with performance against Teignmouth

Simon unhappy with performance against Teignmouth

| 10/10/2016

Simon Morrell the Bridgwater and Albion head coach has made it quite clear that he was unhappy with the way that the team played on Saturday when they were beaten 13-18 at home by Teignmouth the club he previously coached. Simon said: “Post reaction from Teignmouth has and will be brutal. I have replayed this […]

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