Okehampton U12s 21

Exeter Saracens U12s 0

THIS was another fine win for the Okehampton boys under dreadful conditions where because of the rain and mud the pitch turned into a 'sticky toffee pudding', with no flow with the game.

However, the home side scored an early try from Jack Chapman with a powerful drive over the line to open the score; this was converted by Leon Horn.

The second try was scored by Leon Horn, who picked up the ball from a ruck and went down the blind side to score; Leon converted his own try.

The game was messy but for a few out standing runs from Adam Wonnacott.

In the second half the game continued in the same vein until Oke's Joseph Stratton kicked the ball to clear the line; an Exeter player retrieved the ball by was tackled by Leon Horn who forced the player to drop the ball which was picked up by Joseph, who went on to touch down. The try was converted by Leon Horn.

Player of the match was Oke's Ebby Valance for his darting runs

Okehampton U12s are away to Torquay U12s on January 8.

Okehampton U10s 60

Exeter Saracens U10s 10

OKEHAMPTON finished their 2011 matches on a high against Exeter Saracens, after an intense training session at The Okey Cokey Indoor Play Centre on Friday night.

On a day when under foot conditions limited running rugby, the forwards did their job.  Jake Laing-Taylor, Daniel Tomkins and Barnaby Waddell all put in workmanlike performances.  Cole Pengelly (4 tries) and Joshua McCulloch (3) both had outstanding all round games, tackling, carrying the ball well, and scoring some well taken tries.  Daniel Wonnacott (1) and Will Cunningham (1) both scored good breakaway tries, with the latter making a good break and pass to put Saul Holiday(2) in at the corner, for the first of his two tries.  Centres, Charlie Glanville, James Close, James Stevens and Jordan Hill all closed the spaces well.  On the wings and flyhalf, George Cox, Hayley Edwards, Joshua Parsons and Robert Whitby all held their own, with George Cox breaking up Exeter Saracens attacks well.  Joshua Burgoyne (1) had a steady game from the base of the scrum.

Okehampton continued to work hard through out, in what were poor conditions, and deserved their win.

Okehampton U8s 5 tries

Exeter Saracens U8s 12 tries

THE first game started at a terrific pace with U8s festival winners Exeter Saracens giving Okehampton a lesson in good open flowing rugby.

The Okehampton team was captained by Finlay Tabor who scored a try along with Joe Duffy, Jacob Luxton, Alex Harrison and Marcus Reed. This was Okehampton's biggest defeat this season but the team tried their best and never let there heads drop .

Okehampton U8s 12 tries

Exeter Saracens 9 tries

AFTER a heavy defeat in the first game the Okehampton youngsters came out all guns blazing and turned the tables on Exeter Saracens.

Okehampton played some superb rugby which made it exciting to watch. They were captained by Joe Duffy who led from the front with three tries. Other try scorers  were Marcus Reed (5) Jacob Luxton (2) Aedan Lethbridge and Ethan Drew 1 each.

All the members of the squad played in both games and should be proud of their efforts. Special mentions to Alex Harrison, Issac Whitby, Sam Priday, Holly Keast , Matthew Westlake  and Morgan Woods who gave it their all and showed good attitude throughout both games.  

Okehampton U7s 6 tries

Exeter Saracens U7s 6 tries

THE game started at a fast pace which was kept up throughout the match, particularly by Saul, Kai and Grady for Okehampton.

Strong tagging from Oke's Adam and Shea while Alex was never far from the action. There was good passing throughout the match. Tries were scored by Grady, Alex, Kai and Dan (1 each) and Adam (2).

The fellow team mates who all showed determination were Callum, Jacob, Josh C, Ben, Josh B, Archie S and Finn.

Okehampton U7s 3 tries

Exeter Saracens U7s 12 tries

The cold had set in for all the players and the Okehampton players found it harder work in the second match.

Kai for Oke produced two stunning tries and Adam one. Okehampton were a touch too late in tagging too near the line allowing the Saracens to score on a couple of occasions. This was a good performance by all players despite the cold conditions.