Category: 1st XV News

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Okehampton 13, BARFC 7 (01/10/16)

Okehampton 13, BARFC 7 (01/10/16)

| 02/10/2016

Bridgwater travelled to West Devon to face high flying Okehampton hoping to build on their victory of the previous weekend. Playing the first half up the slope and into the strong wind,early exchanges were even if not even in Albion’s favour as they were playing against the element. Okehampton made a rare visit to the […]

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Simon says “Looking forward to Okehampton”

Simon says “Looking forward to Okehampton”

| 30/09/2016

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell has had two hard sessions with his squad in preparation for their trip to West Devon on Saturday to face Okehampton. Looking forward to tomorrow’s big match Simon said: “It’s always nice to pick the bones out of a winning performance and that is exactly what we’ve done […]

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Simon reflects on Pethy game for BARFC website

Simon reflects on Pethy game for BARFC website

| 26/09/2016

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell was a happy man when he reflected on his sides impressive victory over North Petherton 24 hours earlier. Simon said: “It was a really good win and it was a great performance- but we mustn’t get too far ahead of ourselves. The boys all enjoyed the game on […]

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BARFC 22, NPRFC 8 (24/09/16)

BARFC 22, NPRFC 8 (24/09/16)

| 24/09/2016

It was hosts Bridgwater and Albion who claimed the bragging rights in this hard fought local derby that was played in front of a crowd of over 1000 at College Way. Bridgwater kicked off with the strong wind behind them and from the start put pressure on the Petherton line, but they were denied by […]

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Simon’s Midweek Musings………….

Simon’s Midweek Musings………….

| 23/09/2016

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell is relishing the prospect of the local derby match against near neighbours North Petherton at College Way on Saturday. Looking forward to the game Simon said: “This is big occasion for the boys and a nice way to re-start our season after a couple of difficult weeks and […]

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Newent 27, BARFC 7 (17/09/16)

Newent 27, BARFC 7 (17/09/16)

| 17/09/2016

Bridgwater and Albion travelled up the M5 to play second placed Newent who made the best use of their sloping ground to notch up their third victory of the season writes Richard Walsh. The Somerset side were in the ascendancy from the start after Newent kicked straight into touch. A number of smart passes with […]

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Midweek thoughts with Simon Morrell

Midweek thoughts with Simon Morrell

| 15/09/2016

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell made no excuses about the team’s  result  against table toppers Weston super Mare on Saturday. Simon said: “The week before we said not to get too excited after our opening victory and this week ‘s game put that into perspective.  We came up against a full strength Weston […]

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BARFC 3, Weston 34 (10/09/16)

BARFC 3, Weston 34 (10/09/16)

| 11/09/2016

Match report by Richard Walsh After getting off to a good start last week Bridgwater came down to earth with a bump when they faced a strong Weston side who scored five tries to run out comfortable winners when the two sides met at College Way. Kicking off with the wind after five minutes the […]

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Bridgy coach happy with opening game.

Bridgy coach happy with opening game.

| 07/09/2016

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Simon Morrell was more than happy with the way that his team performed in their first league match of the season on Saturday. The coach said afterwards:  “Although we didn’t enjoy the best of circumstances leading up to Saturday’s game and were missing the likes of Rob Allen and Luke […]

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BARFC 27, Matson 6 (03/09/16)

BARFC 27, Matson 6 (03/09/16)

| 03/09/2016

Match report by Richard Walsh Bridgwater got their 2016-17 campaign off the a flying start with a comfortable home victory over Matson who were unbeaten throughout the whole of last season. The hosts were in ascendancy from the off and after just five minutes a driving maul on Matson’s 22 metre line resulted in Bridgy […]

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