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Simon expecting tough game with Drybrook

Simon expecting tough game with Drybrook

| 03/12/2016

The Bridgwater and Albion boys have put their defeat at the hands of Clevedon last week behind them and tomorrow will be going all out to get a win against Drybrook who they entertain at College Way where the kick off is at 2.15pm. Currently the Bridgy Boys find themselves in eighth place in the […]

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Simon Reflects…..

Simon Reflects…..

| 28/11/2016

Reflecting on his sides defeat at the weekend Bridgy head coach Simon Morrell said: “ To be honest I have got no complaints at all and we started the game with best of intentions and were really competitive. “ When you play a top three team, which Clevedon are, you have got to be really […]

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Clevedon 34, BARFC 18 (26/11/16)

Clevedon 34, BARFC 18 (26/11/16)

| 26/11/2016

Bridgwater and Albion went to Clevedon in search of their fourth successive victory, but they came away disappointed after failing to make the most of their scoring opportunities. The visitors had the majority of the game but it was Clevedon who countered well and scored when they had their chances to win 34-18. Clevedon took […]

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Simon’s happy!

Simon’s happy!

| 24/11/2016

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell was a happy man when he reflected on his sides 37-14 victory over Chard at College Way on Saturday. “It was an interesting first half when I thought that we were exceptional for the first 10 minutes, but then through us playing in a positive way Chard got […]

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BARFC 37, Chard RFC 14 (19/11/16)

BARFC 37, Chard RFC 14 (19/11/16)

| 19/11/2016

Home captain Ollie Dunn led from the front with four tries in this hard fought game of two very contrasting halves. At the end it was Bridgwater who ran out the comfortable winners as a result of which they climb to seventh in the table. The hosts were in the ascendancy from the off and […]

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Earlier Kick Off Time……

Earlier Kick Off Time……

| 16/11/2016

Don’t forget, now that the nights are drawing in the league rules state all games in November and February will now start at 2.30pm. In December and January they will start at 2.15pm.

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Simon: “Not underestimating Chard”

Simon: “Not underestimating Chard”

| 14/11/2016

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell is certainly not underestimating bottom club Chard who visit College Way on Saturday afternoon kick off 2.30pm. The South Somerset side are yet to win a game this season and last time out were beaten at home by Matson 22-33. Looking ahead to the match Morrell said: “Chard […]

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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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