Category: 1st XV News

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BARFC 41, Avonmouth Old Boys 13 (09/04/16)

BARFC 41, Avonmouth Old Boys 13 (09/04/16)

| 09/04/2016

Report by today’s guest tough judge Tony Pomeroy – done from memory so be kind…….. 🙂   After a run of five consecutive defeats, Bridgwater regained winning ways with this comfortable bonus point win over relegation threatened Avonmouth OB. Bridgwater made changes following the Bideford match. Kyran Devitt came in at full back with Rob […]

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Bideford 55, BARFC 24 (2/4/16)

Bideford 55, BARFC 24 (2/4/16)

| 02/04/2016

Simply looking at the score, it is easy to imagine that this was a hammering for Bridgwater. This, however, is far from the truth. Just before half time, Bridgwater were 8-17 in the lead. This was reduced to 13-17 at the break and with fifteen minutes to go, Bridgwater were still in touch at 27-17. […]

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POSTPONED: Somerset Cup final at BARFC

POSTPONED: Somerset Cup final at BARFC

| 22/03/2016

We will NOT  now be hosting the Somerset Cup final at College Way on Wednesday, 30 March.  Somerset have just informed us that the game has been postponed. We may be hosting the game later in April – details will follow on the website if and when we have them. 

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MATCH REPORT: BARFC 17, Camborne 45

MATCH REPORT: BARFC 17, Camborne 45

| 19/03/2016

Camborne cemented their place at the top of the league with this display at Bridgwater. The game was closer than the final score suggests as Bridgwater had parity for much of the game with their Cornish visitors at scrum, line out and ruck. Camborne made the most of their chances, benefitting from a certain amount […]

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BARFC 10, Clevedon 24 (11/03/16)

BARFC 10, Clevedon 24 (11/03/16)

| 12/03/2016

Match report by Tony Pomeroy Clevedon looked by far the better side in this re-arranged league game played under floodlights on Friday March 11th. Any lingering doubts the visiting side had regarding relegation should have been assuaged as they are now eight points clear of relegation with a game in hand. In a match played […]

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Thornbury 30, BARFC 7 (05/03/16)

Thornbury 30, BARFC 7 (05/03/16)

| 05/03/2016

Report by Tony Pomeroy After the debacle of the defeat at Chard, Bridgwater looked much more like their old selves for much of this hard-fought encounter. It was only in the final quarter of an hour that Thornbury made sure of the game. Bridgwater brought Jervis Manupenu back at fly half with Chris Ashwin moving […]

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Chard 44, BARFC 14 (27/02/16)

Chard 44, BARFC 14 (27/02/16)

| 27/02/2016

By Tony Pomeroy For Bridgwater, this was a game to forget as they were comfortably second best against a Chard side who are fighting to avoid a second consecutive relegation. The result drops Bridgwater to 5th place in the league, with 59 pts, and they have been overtaken by Weston super Mare who earned 5 […]

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Chard kick off time

Chard kick off time

| 23/02/2016

Update for anyone travelling to watch the 1st XV in their re-arranged game at Chard on Saturday: At Chard’s request this will be a 2:15 kick off.  2nd and 3rd XV’s will kick off at 2:30 as planned.

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BARFC 31, Wells 12 (20/02/16)

BARFC 31, Wells 12 (20/02/16)

| 20/02/2016

MATCH REPORT BY TONY POMEROY Bridgwater returned to winning ways after two consecutive defeats and in the process obtained a rare four-try bonus point, thus keeping alive their slim hopes of a league play-off spot. With this win, Bridgwater remain in fourth place in the league but they have narrowed the gap on the teams […]

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Newent 27, BARFC 0

Newent 27, BARFC 0

| 13/02/2016

Match Report by Tony Pomeroy Bridgwater and Albion hopes of a play-off place sank into the mud at Newent. The Gloucester side – who looked to be a solid unit – were much more streetwise than the Somerset outfit and deserved their bonus point victory. Bridgwater’s backs had a couple of positional changes with Chris […]

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