Category: 1st XV News

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Sidmouth 45, B&A RFC 25 (29/09/12)

Sidmouth 45, B&A RFC 25 (29/09/12)

| 11/04/2013 | Reply

Bridgwater & Albion, having had an exemplary discipline record for the first four matches of the season, somehow ended this match with only thirteen players as both Roger Drabble and Garryn Basson were given red cards by Devon referee, Ben Chadwick, in the final ten minutes of the game. With disciplinary hearings to be held in […]

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Kevin disappointed with Wadebridge result (25/09/12)

Kevin disappointed with Wadebridge result (25/09/12)

| 11/04/2013

Reflecting on the Bridgwater and Albion performance at the weekend, head coach Kevin Innalls said: “I don’t think that we were on form at all on Saturday against Wadebridge Camels. Whether we went to sleep and just expected things to happen I’m not sure, but I’m very disappointed.” Kevin went on: “In the second half […]

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B&A RFC 23, Wadebridge Camels 32 (22/09/12)

B&A RFC 23, Wadebridge Camels 32 (22/09/12)

| 11/04/2013

This was a game that Bridgwater would have targeted as a home win but it was not to be as the Cornish side generally out-muscled the Somerset side. Bridgwater lost a number of scrums against the head and could not cope with Wadebridge throwing to the tail of the line-out, where the visitors reigned supreme. […]

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We blew our chances says Kevin (16/09/12)

We blew our chances says Kevin (16/09/12)

| 11/04/2013

Head coach Kevin Innalls believes that Bridgwater should have taken their chances to put the game out of reach during their first half domination. Talking on Sunday morning Kevin said: “Naturally I am very disappointed because like a lot of people who were watching yesterday sadly I think we blew our chances to win the game.” […]

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B&ARFC 12, North Petherton 17 (15/09/12)

B&ARFC 12, North Petherton 17 (15/09/12)

| 11/04/2013

Having led from the ninth minute of the game, Bridgwater managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory when, deep into injury time, an abysmal attempted clearing kick, from the normally reliable Dominik Griffin, from their own 22 went straight up in the air.     Visiting skipper, James Carter, used his height to jump […]

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Double Celebrations at Bridgy (11/09/12)

Double Celebrations at Bridgy (11/09/12)

| 11/04/2013

There was plenty to celebrate at Bridgwater and Albion over the weekend- the First XV beat North Dorset on Saturday and Sunday morning Jon Bendle the RFU  Development Officer for West Somerset and North and East Devon was at College Way to present the Club with their RFU Accreditation Award. Club chairman Steve Smith said: “It is fantastic […]

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Kevin delight at Dorset result (10/09/12)

Kevin delight at Dorset result (10/09/12)

| 11/04/2013

Bridgwater and Albion head coach Kevin Innalls was delighted with  the team’s performance at North Dorset where the Bridgy Boys notched up the first league win since he took charge at College Way. “The guys gave a good performance so its nice that we have got that first win out of the way. We were dominant […]

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North Dorset 17, B&A RFC 28 (08/09/12)

North Dorset 17, B&A RFC 28 (08/09/12)

| 11/04/2013

Bathed in sunlight, the North Dorset pitch looked to be an excellent surface on which to play rugby. Bridgwater certainly enjoyed it as they romped to their first away win for some time.   Bridgwater & Albion bounced back from their unexpected home defeat last week to take maximum points from their visit to newly-promoted […]

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We can go forward from this game says Kevin (04/09/2012)

We can go forward from this game says Kevin (04/09/2012)

| 11/04/2013

Kevin Innalls may have been disappointed with the Bridgy performance on Saturday against Cullompton, but believes the side can learn from their mistakes and go forward. Reflecting on the opening league game Kevin said: “Obviously it was a disappointing start to the new season. The difficulty with our pre-season matches was that we were unable […]

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B&A RFC 13, Cullompton 29 (01/09/12)

B&A RFC 13, Cullompton 29 (01/09/12)

| 10/04/2013

Any spectator hoping for a good game to start the league season would have been very disappointed with the fare on offer. The game was littered with handling errors and missed tackles. The tackle area was a complete shambles – for which the referee must accept some blame – as he should for making what […]

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