Tavistock U11s 15

Topsham U11s 25

TAVISTOCK were slow starting and missed a few tackles which allowed Topsham to score two early tries.

The home players then woke up and forwards  Callum, Will and Harry started to provide good ball to the backs. Ben broke away through the centre and set up a ruck near the Topsham line from which George went over to score.

Topsham then responded with two further quick tries before George, sniping from the base of a well won scrum, scored to reduce the deficit to 10-20 at half time.

 Tavistock came out much more strongly in the second half with forwards Callum and Rory taking the game to Topsham.

Strong runs up field by Ethan, Laurence, Lilly and Alex put considerable pressure on Topsham and a poor defensive kick was caught by Will who ran in to score.

Tavistock continued to drive forward and looked as if they would score again to level the match but lost the ball enabling Topsham to score a runaway try with the last move of the game. 

 

Okehampton U11s 7

Exmouth U11s 14

THIS superb game of rugby kept the crowd on the edge of their seats throughout. Praise must go to Exmouth who attacked well but the young Okes' defence was in good form.

Oke's scrum half Tom Bayley set the tone of the match from the outset as he was all over his opposite number and continued to tackle everything that moved in what was a superb performance.

Early in the game Exmouth camped in the Okehampton half and crossed the line on a number of occasions only to be held up and knocked back by the determined defence with Joe Mawle, Jack Raymond, Tom Bayley, Finn Fallon-Clarke and Daniel Thorne all making try saving tackles.

Exmouth battled on and scored two converted tries and Okehampton replied with a try from Finn Fallon-Clarke converted by Daniel Thorne.

All the Oke team deserve a mention for their performance including Matthew Stoner, Patrick Beacom, William Bentley - Lovell, Paul Roth, Jake Lawson, Jordan Drew, Jack Dickinson and Ben Stevens.

Okehampton U10s 5

Exmouth U10s 10

OKEHAMPTON lost their unbeaten record, due to a combination of factors. They started slowly and allowed the home side to use the narrow pitch and driving play to gain an early lead.

No less than ten penalty awards to one were counted in the home side's favour.

Gregory Daniel showed admirable strength and determination to level the scores, before the dubious and undeserved winning score was awarded.

In the return match Oke triumphed comfortably as they ran out winners by 30-5. Try scores were Leon Horne, Joseph Stratton, the ever improving Jack Chapman (2) and an impressive brace from Angus Cunningham who ploughed a forceful furrow up the right flank.

Plymstock U9s 20

Tavistock U9s 25

ONE of the closest and best games so far this season ended with a victory to Tavistock.

This seemed a long way off at half time when Tavistock were 15-0 and were yet to score but suddenly some true grit took over as Lachlan started to make things happen in the middle of the field.

Morgan held onto the ball as he stormed through the Plymstock defence, while Jude and Jack both scored stunning tries. John and Jason dominated in the pack and great tackling from Theo and Luke helped the team to win the game with tremendous second half performance.

The player of the match award was given to the whole team for their teriffic fighting spirit.

Exmouth U9s 20

Okehampton U9s 50

ALL the Oke players played their part in this solid performance away to Exmouth. They seemed to gel as a team and displayed some great ball handing skills and anticipation of Exmouth's attacking moves.

Oke had much of the early play and continued to apply pressure on Exmouth, resulting in an opening try for Daniel Turney. Determined tackling followed from Bradley Simmons, with Gareth Crome beginning to show his tenacity in defence.

Once again Dai Chi was fast in attack, opening up the Exmouth defence with his quick darting runs to go over the score line four times. His final try down the left wing followed a superb offload from Will Risdon.

Nathan Tomkins displayed determination, saving Exmouth from scoring on several occasions and managing to score five tries himself, after great supporting play from all the team.

This was a match played in good spirit and sportsmanship by both teams.

The second game was only played over 10 mins with Oke winning this one 3-2 in tries, with Nathan scoring two and the other by Dai Chi.

Exmouth U8s 18 tries

Oke U8s 26 tries

Okehampton ran riot in the first half scoring 14 tries and scoring some great tries along the way.

The Oke's played as a team backing each other up throughout proving they are maturing as a unit, tries came from Cole Pengelly 3, Joshua Burgoyne 4, Will Cunningham 4, Ethan Wilds 2, Daniel Wonnacott 3 and Daniel Tomkies 2.

Saul Holliday and Jake Laing-Taylor. George Cox, Harry Laing-Taylor, James Stevens and Matthew Denning all made good in roads into the Exmouth defence creating space for others to score.

Two of the best performances of the day came from James Close 5 and Ben Wharton 2 staying out wide in space giving them the opportunity to score some great tries particularly from James Close, with Ben making some good passes.

Exmouth U7s 5 tries

Okehampton U7s 6 tries

THE Okes U7s played away at Exmouth this weekend in fine weather.

Joe captained the Okes well against an Exmouth team who started the game strongly.

Both teams traded early tries and it was all square at half time.

During the game Tom, Jay and Jacob scored excellent tries whilest Joe made some decisive breaks. Indie, Dillon, Marcus, James and Oliver were all in good form with some very solid tagging and good support play.

The Okes as a team have improved their skills considerably over the past few weeks and fought hard to win a tight game.

North Okes U7s 7

Exeter Saracens U7s 24

THIS was a tough cup match for Okehampton with the opposition bringing a well drilled squad. For once North Okes' big hearts were not enough to conquer a much bigger side.

Saracens opened the scoring with a couple of quick tries and a penalty.

They competed well and didn't let their heads drop with Callum Pillivant scoring their only try and Billy Searle kicking the conversion. Sarries went onto score another two tries and one conversion.