Tavistock U11s 22

Liskeard U11s 0

THIS was another solid performance from the ever strengthening Tavistock squad.

Tavistock had the forward advantage, winning all scrums until they became non-contested due to a Liskeard front row injury.

A well timed pass from Jack Morgan released Rhys Dunford up the line to score the home side?s first.

Good mauling kept Liskeard under pressure and it was not long before fly half Jack Morgan burst through several tackles to run one in from halfway.

Continued pressure from the forwards resulted in Elliott Northmore putting the ball down for Tavistock?s third.

After the break, new signings Chris Bringle and Daniel Oner made their mark with fine individual play and soon settled in to their team positions.

Liskeard tried another kick over, this time caught by Philip Snell who ran it back at pace to within ten yards, supported all the way by Barnaby Frost who scooped up the ball and ran in the final score.

Liskeard put on pressure towards the end but were unable to penetrate Tavistock?s defence.

Tavistock U10s 10

Liskeard U10s 5

TAVISTOCK won a tough well fought match at Sandy Park.

Although missing two of their regular squad due to illness, they put in a fine performance, pressurising the Liskeard try-line immediately the game was started by captain Romero.

Fierce defending and strong play in the scrum meant they had to wait almost ten minutes before a run by scrum half Bourton was picked up by Burdfield and Brain who passed the ball along the line to Coker to score the first try for Tavistock.

The team then came under strong pressure from Liskeard, but great tackling and aggression from all, especially Thomson, Northam and Paddy Ferguson, held them up and quickly moved the game back into the opposition half.

A quick ball from Bourton freed Longden who made good ground before passing to new boy Harry Birt, who romped home for the second.

Liskeard redoubled their efforts and a superb effort from their forwards got them a try before half-time.

Northam and Ferguson were substituted for Byrne and Louis Ferguson. Despite the change, the great team spirit continued and with 80% of the play firmly rooted in Liskeard?s half, only tenacious defending kept the final score to10-5 to Tavistock.

Tavistock U9s 55

Liskeard U9s 10

ON a cold but sunny morning Tavistock entertained a Liskeard side who were never able to match their elusive running skills.

Tavistock regularly scored, with tries from Rhys Davis, Sam Northmore, Henry Salmon, Jamie Stephens, Frazier Bayliss, Connor Williams and Jonty Newton.

In defence there were good performances from Felix Davis, Rory Kirkman, Robert Grove and William Coulton.

This week training at 10am.

Tavistock RFC U8s v Liskeard/Looe

Game 1: Tavistock 5 Liskeard/Looe 30,

Game 2: Tavistock 15 Liskeard/Looe 15,

Game 3: Tavistock 20 Liskeard/Looe 15

TAVISTOCK came back strongly after a slow start to draw the second and win the third games against visiting Liskeard at the weekend.

Spectators who braved the cold were rewarded with Tavistock?s best performance of the season so far.

The players tackled and passed well and ran with commitment. Their team spirit showed through in the way they came back in the last two games after losing the first with just one try by Robert Bone for Tavistock.

Man of the match Arun Dobie worked hard in attack and defence. Try-scorers were Jordan Stacey, Arun and William Stenhouse.

Liskeard went two tries ahead in the third game and at this point Tavistock showed their team spirit to fight back and run off as eventual winners.

Determined pressure from Annabel Longden led to a free throw five yards out. Charlie Wood passed the ball to James Ware who took it at speed and blasted his way through the defence to score.

After this, determined defence limited Liskeard to one further try while Arun and William Stenhouse added another try each. Before the final whistle blew, Joshua Birch finished off a great run to score his first try for Tavistock.

Tavistock U7s 15

Liskeard U7s 15

Tavistock U7s 15

Liskeard U7s 10

TAVISTOCK hosted Liskeard on Sunday and enjoyed two entertaining games in a tight contest.

There was never more than one score between the teams as Tavistock started the first match with lively work from Jonnie Massey, Nick Jory and Tom Jackman before David Southey opened the account using his wits to spot a gap and dart over the line.

Adam Williams and Charlie Carter looked dangerous on the ball and after the much improved Liskeard team took the lead Tavistock were grateful to the hardworking George Carter who crossed the line determinedly to record a timely equalising score.

Another try from the visitors put Tavistock under pressure but the team never gave up, and Lawrence Harrison levelled the scores, reacting quickly to a loose ball before sprinting to the line to score his first try for the club.

In the second game a similar pattern was established. Liskeard enjoyed a passage of play where the passing movement was worthy of more experienced players and the Tavistock defence, marshalled by Matthew Dobie, with Marcus Hoddinott and Alex Furguson prominent, performed well to keep them at bay.

Two tremendous individual tries from Daniel Dobie, which earned him the player of the match award, kept Tavistock?s noses in front in an absorbing encounter.

Barney Megicks, Kris Chapman and Christian Hodges were eager for the ball, looking to attack whenever the opportunity arose. Harry Snowden was always a threat, driving Tavistock forward before Marcus Hoddinott scored the winning try with a long-range effort.

This Sunday, training at the club at 10am.

Wadebridge U15s 32

Tavistock U15s 8

A DEPLETED Tavistock put on a great display for the middle two thirds of this match, but seemed to have their heads elsewhere at the beginning and at the end.

The opening few minutes saw Wadebridge run in two simple tries as Tavistock took time to adjust to playing a 13-a-side game. They then got stuck in with good breaks from Vella and Walker around the fringes of the scrum.

As the half progressed Tavistock gained increasing territorial advantage which led to a penalty which was well kicked by Lawson.

The second half saw excellent runs from Ewing and Whiteford, but the best piece of action came from good interplay between Friend and Thompson, resulting in the latter picking up from a scrum close to the line and diving through to touch down.

Tavistock seemed to lose their way and Wadebridge ran in four soft tries, two made by their burly outside centre. The result was disappointing in view of the ability shown by the team, but it was heartening to see Friend back to something like his best form.