Tavistock U13 12 Okehampton U13 5 THESE two well-matched sides went at it toe-to-toe on Sunday morning producing a very exciting game of rugby. Okehampton?s well drilled forwards gave little away arriving first and in numbers at the breakdown. This is an area of the game that Tavistock needs to improve. However one of the home side?s strengths is in tackling and some excellent solo examples came from Sam Lyndsey, Callum Thompson and number eight Mark Friend. Flanker James Lockley sidestepped past the Okehampton defence to run in Tavistock?s first try from half way. Both sets of forwards continued to battle it out in the middle of the park until second row Dan Oner found a gap and the pace to break through to score between the posts with Josh Leeson providing the kick for the additional two points. Okehampton camped in the Tavistock twentytwo for the remainder of the half but failed to cross the line. This heavyweight contest was uninterrupted all through the second half. The stalemate was finally broken with a text book forward try from Okehampton when a perfectly formed maul setup 5 metres out pushed over for Eric Bright to touch down. The whole match was a great credit to both players and coaches of both sides. This week Tavistock travels to Crediton. Tavistock RFC U11s 21 Okehampton RFC U11s 21 IN blustery and wet conditions a visually exciting game saw the two u11 teams compete in this season?s return match at Sandy Park. Okehampton set the pace with an early try with a Tavistock response from a Henry Kisby and Will Coulton attack enabling the line to be crossed. The larger and stronger Okehampton pack dominated the scrummages and forward possession for much of the game denying the ball to the swifter Tavistock backs. The fast pace saw continual action by both halves with Tavistock getting the measure of their opposition in the second half. On two occasions Tavistock were denied a score at the corner flags adding to the excitement of the well fought contest. Two further Okehampton tries were scored off mauls on the Tavistock line with the Tavistock responses being delivered from a breakaway run on the wing by Frazer Bayliss and a swift charge from a penalty by Jonty Newton. Both sides converted all tries with Rhys Davies as the Tavistock kicker. The match saw strong play from Aidan Mason and the first outing for Tavistock by Jamie Duncan and Connor Scott. Okehampton U8s 55 Tavistock U8s 70 BENJAMIN Stratton scored the first try within the first two minutes followed closely by Brandon Horn with the second. Okehampton had to battle against wind and rain with the half time score Okehampton 6 and Tavistock 8. During the second half Okehampton played a tighter game, but with the rain making the tags fall off on both sides it was difficult for the game to flow. It was a close match with Tavistock winning the game on the final whistle.
