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Thornbury 14, BARFC 25 (20/12/14)

Thornbury 14, BARFC 25 (20/12/14)

| 20/12/2014 | 1 Reply

On a good day for rugby, Bridgwater extended their winning streak to seven matches as they completed the double over a spirited Thornbury side writes Tony Pomeroy. Two tries for Rob Allen and one a piece for James Martin & Chris Ashwin ensured that there would also be a four try bonus point. With Taylor […]

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1stXV Half-Year Round-up

1stXV Half-Year Round-up

| 15/12/2014 | Reply

At the end of the 2013/4 season, league officials decreed that Bridgwater had used an unregistered player in a match against Wadebridge Camels in March. Despite a club appeal – the player was a paid up club member but was on the inactive player list –  we were deducted five match points. As a deduction […]

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Thank you BARFC Supporters Club!!!!

Thank you BARFC Supporters Club!!!!

| 14/12/2014 | Reply

A big thank you to the B&A RFC Supporters Club for providing new squad tops for our 1st, 2nd & 3rd XV players!!! That’s lots of raffles and bingo!!!!        

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BARFC 39, Camborne 25 (13/12/14)

BARFC 39, Camborne 25 (13/12/14)

| 13/12/2014 | Reply

Match report by Tony Pomeroy  This was a scintillating game of rugby – a ten try fiesta – with Bridgwater taking the spoils and leap-frogging Camborne into third place in the league. This was Bridgwater’s sixth consecutive league victory and the ninth in total in the first half of the season. Bridgwater made only one […]

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England Rugby Accreditation Honours

England Rugby Accreditation Honours

| 12/12/2014 | Reply

Club rugby lies at the heart of rugby in England. It is where the game is played in huge numbers and it is the environment that the RFU Development Department is committed to supporting by ‘strengthening clubs and growing the game in the communities around them’. Part of the commitment is the RFU Club Accreditation […]

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Matson RFC 12, BARFC 27 (06/12/14)

Matson RFC 12, BARFC 27 (06/12/14)

| 06/12/2014 | Reply

Match report by Tony Pomeroy Bridgwater kept up the pressure on the league leaders with this their fifth consecutive league victory. The visiting spectators – who outnumbered the home supporters – described the win as ‘not pretty but we’ll take it’ and this just about summed up the game. Bridgwater were still missing Nick Spellissy […]

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Weston Super Mare 43 – BARFC 20 (29/11/14)

Weston Super Mare 43 – BARFC 20 (29/11/14)

| 29/11/2014 | Reply

Weston Super Mare 43 – BARFC 20 (29/11/14) League status eventually held sway as the seasiders achieved bragging rights with this win over their neighbours.   Bridgwater fielded a somewhat experimental side, giving debuts to winger Drew Shaw and second row Tom Lewis. They also welcomed back Rob (Dolphin) Thompson for his first 1st XV […]

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BARFC 34, Ivybridge RFC 28 (22/11/14)

BARFC 34, Ivybridge RFC 28 (22/11/14)

| 22/11/2014 | Reply

This was a superb game of rugby that kept the crowd on its toes throughout. Bridgwater had to make a last minute change when former skipper, Dan Kemmish, was injured at the end of the warm up. George Sluman replaced him with Dave Norman being drafted onto the bench from the 3rd XV match on […]

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BARFC 2nds 94, Midsomer Norton 0

BARFC 2nds 94, Midsomer Norton 0

| 16/11/2014 | Reply

Report by George Sluman For those who can’t be bothered to read this short novel of Saturday’s game between Bridgwater and Albion second team and their counterparts from Midsomer Norton, the shortened report is… VENI, VIDI, VICI  The translation, for those who aren’t fluent in the Latin language or familiar with the exchange of literature […]

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Drybrook 6, BARFC 12 (15/11/14)

Drybrook 6, BARFC 12 (15/11/14)

| 15/11/2014 | Reply

Match report by Tony Pomeroy This was the first ever match at any level between these two clubs and the honour of the first victory went to the visitors. As an exhibition of rugby, this was not a good advertisement and much of the play matched the drab mistiness of the afternoon. The game only […]

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