Tavistock U13s 24

Launceston U13s 12

TAVISTOCK took the initiative directly from the kick-off and for much of the first half the game was played deep in Launceston territory. Dynamic forward play by James, Ben L, Theo and Will G provided great ball for  Ben M, Dan and Laurence in the back division but strong defence from the Launceston centres kept Tavistock at bay. 

Play moved from side to side before scrum half Ben G sniped up the blind side from the base of a ruck set up by Cameron, Chris and Harry and sprinted 30 yards up the touchline to open the scoring. Tavistock should have increased their lead given their  territorial advantage but Launceston came back strongly to score and Tavistock were only 7-5 ahead at half-time.

With the wind behind them and the slope in their favour in the second half, Tavistock began to dominate. The replacement front row of Rory, Richard and Greg controled the scrums and together with Steve and Callum breaking out from the rucks and mauls created the forward momentum which allowed  Alex and George to release Ethan and Will P out wide to score three match winning tries in quick succession. Launceston never gave up and came back to score again towards the end but Tavistock ended up as worthy winners.          

Exeter Chiefs RFC U10s 15

Tavistock RFC U10s 45

HOOKER Cameron Georgel set the mood by getting up from a big hit early on and charging back into the fray. This created a solid platform for some patient phases. The Tavistock pack dominated the game with strong tight play. This gave scrum half Harry Edwards clean ball to set up the phases. The first Tavy try coming from a patient build up with Harry Richardson powering over.

Chiefs struck back straight from the restart but not to be outdone, Harry Edwards replied with a strong run through the middle. A tough first half saw the Chiefs equalise again but Tavistock battled on with another strong push by the Tavy forwards to take Noah Berridge over the line.

Second half saw Tavistock step on the gas with a try for Oscar Campbell. Henry Varndell-Dawes was rewarded for his consistent forays and rock solid tackling with an interception try. Tavy took control with another try coming from some great pressure pushing Chiefs back from halfway , Louis Peake scooping up the loose ball scoring Tavistock's fifth. Henry completed his hat trick with two further tries. Harry Edwards finished the scoring with another, darting in for Tavistock's ninth.

Exeter Chiefs RFC U10s 10

Tavistock RFC U10s 35

A CHANGE of personnel for the second game for both sides, but no change in the attitude. Forwards  Jacks Bellamy and Baker and Dylan Owen took over. Time and again Tavy stole the Chiefs scrum ball to launch attacks with James Kenyon emerging from tight tussles with ball in hand and making good yards, finally being rewarded with a  try. The flood gates opened with tries from Henry, Jack Bellamy and a determined run down the 5m channel by Noah Berridge. Further tries for Noah and James and a break for the corner gave Harry Richardson a final try.

Tavistock U9s 3

Bradford on Avon U9s 8

AS part of a three way competition, Tavistock took on touring side Bradford on Avon. Initially Tavistock were blown away by their bigger opponents, but got stuck in with William and Tom leading the tackling. Slowly but surely, Tavistock got into the game with some good runs from Billy and Logan. The score was 0-3 a half time.

In the second half, Lily, Jonathan, Marcus and Oscar all got their hands on the ball and Ewan scored his first try for the club with a mazey run. For one of the smaller boys Ewan showed great determination and the whole team were delighted for him. This try gave Tavistock confidence and Tasha and Billy went close before Toby scored a second try. Bradford pulled away again, but Tavistock never gave up and it was great to see Lily, Jonathan and Marcus beginning to make some good tackles. Isaac scored a great try on the blind side to make the final score 8-3.

Tavistock U9s 1

Exter Chiefs U9s 9

IN the first half, Tavistock held Exeter really well and Toby's early try meant the scored stayed 1-1 right up  until just before half time. Tackling from Will, Tom, Toby and Isaac held up well, and Oscar made some great saving tackles.

However in the second half, Tavistock tired, and began to fall off tackles. This gave the very large  Exeter team confidence and they began to run riot. Tavistock never gave up, with Logan named as Man of the Match for his aggression and ball carrying.

Exeter Chiefs U8s 1

Tavistock U8s 8

IN the first match Tavistock were completely dominant; their handling and support play were first-class and the pressure they put on every time Exeter had the ball resulted in a 5-0 lead at half time.  The second half was very similar with Tavistock continually taking Chiefs to the seventhth tag and gaining a turn over.  Chiefs managed a consolation try however Tavistock were deserved winners at 8-1.  Captain Freddie Fuller scored 2, man of the match Ollie Hawkins and Alex Richardson scored two each with Jonathan Griffiths and Liam Watts getting one try each.

Exeter Chiefs U8s 8

Tavistock U8s 8

THE second match saw a very fast Tavistock side against a very big Chiefs team.  Each team played well but Tavistock were unfortunate not to win as it finished eight apiece.  Billy Wilkinson did really well as Captain scoring 1 try, further tries were scored by Jack Lane 5, Jared Hunter and Max Jordan scored one each. Ollie Carty was man of the match for his tenacious tagging.