Match report by Tony Pomeroy On a beautiful day for rugby, with the sea breeze negating the effect of the slope of the pitch, Bridgwater deservedly did the double over the east Devon side. Bridgwater brought in veteran scrum half, Matt Ranson, for his first 1st XV match for many years. [nggallery id=88] With Bridgwater […]
Two of Bridgwater & Albion’s Colt players have been selected to represent Somerset. The two players (pictured) David Hughes on the left, and Lewis Plece, are at under 17 level and are very keen to pull on the Somerset Jersey. David is Currently attending Hartpury College in Gloucestershire where rugby is very much on the agenda, […]
St Austell were by far the better side, fully deserving their victory, but this convincing home win will be remembered for all the wrong reasons writes Tony Pomeroy. The man with most influence on this game was visiting Devon Referee, Zeb Bell. His totally inadequate interpretation of the Laws of the Game frequently frustrated players […]
Match report by Tony Pomeroy (Video to follow Sunday afternoon) Bridgwater players were greeted with champagne from a supporter when they returned to the dressing room after this third consecutive victory. This first ever league victory over their near neighbours made up in some small way for the late, narrow defeat at Beggars Brook earlier […]
On a pitch that by the end resembled a paddy field, both teams served up an enthralling encounter. Heavy rain at lunch time turned the ground into a quagmire but both teams stuck to their task and Bridgwater will be grateful for the second four point win in succession. However, there was a downside. Just before half time […]
Match report by Tony Pomeroy This was not so much a game of two halves as a game of four seasons. The match started in light rain which gradually increased in intensity. Just before half time we were treated to thunder and lightning and a gale force wind combined with driving rain and hail. The […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE (Sat 18th Jan 11:30am): The 1st XV game against Clevedon has now been called OFF! We have tried hard to keep it going but the pitch is just unplayable.The Dawes Farm hospitality will however still go ahead!Sorry folks! At present, the 2nd XV match against Old Sulians is still on!
Cleve retained their place at the top of the table with this solid win over a Bridgwater side once again hit by injuries and non-availability writes Tony Pomeroy. Bridgwater moved Ash Pippard to full back with Garryn Basson and Sam Knights on the wings and had Roger Drabble back at scrum half. They were also […]
Bridgwater & Albion Prop, Lovejoy Chawatama has been selected to play for England Students. He has been named in the line up for the England Students game against Portugal on 24th January 2014. Lovejoy attends the University of West of England in Bristol and started playing for Bridgwater & Albion in the 2012/13 season. He […]
Cullompton, by scoring two tries to nil, deservedly won this fixture to record a double over the Somerset side. Bridgwater, losing a game by five points or less for the fifth time this season, had to be content with a losing bonus point writes Tony Pomeroy. Bridgwater were badly hit by injuries and unavailability and […]
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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