Report by Tony Pomeroy Bridgwater’s Camborne jinx struck again on Saturday when the game had to be abandoned after 71 minutes due to an injury to Bridgy scrum half Tom Fournier-D’Albe. With his head already heavily bandaged following a cut, he received another bang on the head and went down on halfway. With medical advice […]
Bridgwater’s four try win, in this closely fought encounter that was sponsored by the Bridgwater Town Council, has cemented their second place in the league whilst narrowing the gap with leaders, Camborne, adding spice to next week’s game in Cornwall between the top two sides in the league. Denying third-placed Thornbury any points was the […]
BY TONY POMEROY This was a good old-fashioned slog in the mud and one where it became impossible to distinguish between the teams in the final quarter. Wells dominated possession and territory but with one early exception, could not break down a resolute Bridgwater defence as the visitors, in an almost perfect defensive display, put […]
Somerset Cup – Quarter Final Match report by Tony Pomeroy Cup holders, Hornets, maintained their grip on the trophy with this hard-fought win over Bridgwater & Albion. Scoring six tries to Bridgwater’s three, Hornets were good value for their victory. Both sides selected weakened sides, keeping some 1st XV regulars on the bench. Regular Bridgwater […]
The Bridgy boys suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday, going down 36-17 at Weston writes Steve Smith. Despite the defeat, Albion remain one point clear at the top of South West One West, having played a game more than second-place Camborne. After a morning of heavy rain, the precipitation stopped in time […]
BY TONY POMEROY This game was brought forward so that it would not clash with Bridgwater Carnival on November 7th and was the only league match played this weekend. With second in the league hosting the league leaders and both sides unbeaten, something had to give in this the first ever meeting between the two clubs. […]
Match report by Tony Pomeroy Bridgwater continued their unbeaten start to the season with this very hard-fought victory in the Forest of Dean. Still missing James Martin, Bridgy had John Hill at full back and Jervis Manupenu, himself recovered from injury, back at fly half instead of the concussed, Chris Ashwin. Adrian Tew and Joe […]
With both clubs boasting unbeaten starts to the league season, something had to give in this encounter at Crown Fields. Bridgwater were missing James Martin and Joe Bussell who were unavailable and also rested Dan Kemmish, Taylor Buller and Tom Fournier-D’Albe from the starting line-up. It was the lower ranked side, Keynsham, who had the […]
A fantastic achievement has been hit this weekend as both of our top two senior teams have gone to first place in their respective leagues! Can anyone remember the last time this happened……… Well done lads – You make your club proud! COME ON THE BRIDGY BOYS!
Our ‘victory’ yesterday due to the absence of Coney Hill is showing on the RFU results page putting us top with 18 points. However, our points difference remains at 32 – which could have an effect at the end of the season. It appears from this that we are assumed to have scored four tries in […]
Who are we? Bridgwater and Albion Rugby Football Club Youth Section is an open club for anyone aged 5 to 17 wishing to play Rugby Union in the Bridgwater area.
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