Okehampton U16s 53

Tavistock U16s 0

OKEHAMPTON flattered to deceive in this battle of the moorlanders as they started superbly but their performance somewhat petered out to a regulation victory.

The home side were denied a try in the fifth minute due to a forward pass but from the resultant scrum Ollie Francis touched down and Lewis Taylor converted with a fine kick. Straight from the kick off Oke's kept up the heat as skipper, Ryan Gross made big yards enabling Conor Stevens to cross the line. to make it 12 -0 after 12 minutes. Lewis Taylor was the next to cross the try line as he became the beneficiary of a fine run from Declan Coyle. Further pressure on the visitors line paved the way for Coyle to score the first of his two; the boot of Taylor made it 26-0.

The next score came through Frank Smith with the first of his brace and was the culmination of a sweeping team try. Declan Coyle bagged his second as the Oke's stole good ball deep inside Tavy's 22 and a great pop pass from Rhys Palmer put him over in the corner.

A dominant first half was completed with Frank Smith dotting down under the posts following a superb break from Ollie Francis down the right flank to put the home side 43 – 0 to the good.

In the second half Okehampton took their foot off the gas and cruised through to an inevitable victory. The only name on the score sheet during the second period was Rhys Palmer as he touched down two unconverted scores, both through sniping runs down the blindside.

In truth though it could've been a much larger margin of victory as the Okes completely dominated their rivals in all facets of the game. Credit though to Tavistock, who never gave in.

Exeter Chiefs U15s 28

Okehampton U15s 14

OKEHAMPTON travelled to Exeter to take on the Chiefs for the second time this year.

Having triumphed at home in the early part of the season it seemed to be a bit of payback time for Oke with this defeat.

The visitors were generally outplayed in all areas of the game as Okehampton succombed to a four tries to two loss.

Oke's tries came from Pat Ewen, returning from injury, and Reece Peacock - both of which were converted by Jacob Horn.

Tavistock/Liskeard U15s girls 28

Exmouth U15s 0

Tavistock combined with Liskeard to play a 12 a side game v Exmouth - a traditionally strong club in girls rugby at a fixture held at Launceston. In an end to end first half, Lizzie Crocker and Lily Hillson made some trademark tackles to stop the talented Exmouth No 10 in her tracks. This allowed Lily Mills and Fen to exploit the space and Lily to score two converted tries. Lily H,  well supported by Alice and Rosie scored again; Lily M converted.

 Exmouth came back strongly and scored, and Alice, Anna and Chloe all tackled well and Lizzie scored following a break by Lily M. At half term the score was 28-0,

Lizzie went off injured and then Exmouth scored. Chloe responded for Tavistock and was well supported by Fen and Alice to take the ball up hard. With Rosie at scrum half, she fed Alice to score her first U15s try. Next Chloe went on an unstoppable run to touch down. Fen and then Lily M scored her fourth to finish the game on a high.

Exmouth never gave up and scored their second try at the death

n New players are always welcome, call James on 01822 616862 if you want to try it out. Training is Thursday nights from 6pm from everyone from Year 6 upwards.

Okehampton U14s 59

Exeter Chiefs U14s 0

OKEHAMPTON started strongly, the forwards showing their dominance. However, the Oke backs were a bit slower while the Chiefs struggled with the larger runners of the opposition pack and their committed pick and drives. Once the tries started coming it wasn't a question of when but how many?

The Chiefs never gave up and contested everything for the whole game.

In the second half the Okehampton backs found their hands and began to stretch the Chiefs' defence. Oke's Oliver King opted to play for the opposition after an injury to one of the Exeter players. Not to let his team mates or his brother get the better of him, he put in a sound performance and showed great team spirit. This was another solid performance by the Okehampton team.

Oke try scorers: Johnny King, Daniel Thorn (3), Liam Pyle (3), Jack Dickinson and Joe Mawle. Conversions Daniel Thorne and Liam Pyle.

Okehampton U13s 0

Exeter Chiefs U13s 24

OKEHAMPTON U13s produced their worst performance of the season as they fell to a poor defeat against a buoyant Chiefs outfit, a side they had never previously lost to.

The Oke boys completely failed to turn up in the first half, and found themselves four tries down at the break after an inept display in all aspects. Barring the odd spark from the lively Henry Harbourne at full back, Oke's stand out player, they failed to create any openings of their own and did not defend well when the opposition had possession.

24-0 down at the break, the Okes did at least keep their try line intact in the second half, but only came close to scoring once themselves. Their effort was disallowed though as Joseph Stratton was adjudged not have grounded his kick and chase effort.

Tavistock girsl U13s 19

Exmouth girls U13's 9

IN the first U13's fixture of the year, five Tavistock girls took on six from Exmouth.

The Tavistock girls tackled well, with Tilly, Rebecca and Ellie making lots of tackles. Physically Tavistock were tougher than their opponents and Rebecca and Tilly were uncompromising. This allowed Emma and Katherine space to run and score tries. Ellie and Tilly both scored 6, Rebecca 4 and Emma 3.

Ivybridge U12s 50

Tavistock U12s 7

DESPITE the score, it was smiles at the end of a hard game which galvanised 

the Tavistock team.

A well drilled Ivybridge showed why they are one of the best teams in Devon, breaking the Tavistock defence. However, the work ethic and heart from the Tavistock lads could not be faulted and tremendous pressure at the end of the first half so nearly brought them a try.

It was through the efforts of John Lord, Jason Blake, Jacob Holberg, Tom Pearson and Archie Allen in the scrum, that did bring about a well worked and well earned try in the second half.

The pack kept winning the ball and the backs moved it quickly from one side to the other, opening up a gap for Jack Smyly to score in the corner. A huge number of tackles were put in by Tavistock. A superb effort was put in by Zac Gorton, Luke Lewandowski, George Kharas, Olly Noy Scott and Jacob Staig. Lochlan Fulton made the tackle of the match while Jacob Holberg was superb.

Okehampton U12s 31

Exeter Chiefs U12s 14

WITHIN seconds of the whistle Exeter stormed over the try line to score, catching the home side completely off guard.

The game began again, this time with Okehampton prepared and ready to defend.

The whole Oke team worked together winning scrum after scrum and ruck after ruck. Finally determination paid off and Nathan (3) made it over the line to even the score. Great driving from Alex, Brad B and Will meant Okehampton continually made ground whenever the Chiefs kicked the ball towards Oke's line, with all of the forwards having a good game. At the end of the first half the score was level at 7-7.

In the second half Okehampton dominated play and using foresight Kai lifted the ball from the back of a ruck and flipped it to Brad S who spun it out to Tom S (1) and he powered over the line to answering Chiefs' second try.

Great low tackling from Daniel kept the visitors at bay and relentless hooking in the scrums from Joe was impressive to watch.

The way the team worked together it was only a matter of time before James (1) slipped through to cross the line scoring the final try.

Tavistock U11s 35

Ivybridge U11s 0

TAVISTOCK spent the first half mostly camped in their own half with Ivybridge using their backs to good effect in pinning Tavistock down but some good drift tackling from Ollie Sampson, Cameron Hart, Tom Persse James Kenyon and Jack Lancashire held the fort. Ivybridge exerted pressure but the Tavistock pack started to win ball and push into opposition half with more confidence and they broke the deadlock with a try from Noah Berridge after a long clearance kick from Henry Varndell –Dawes and some patient ruck work by the pack.

The second half saw Tavistock step up several gears. Dan Pett and Edward Tait combined well and  controlled the game from the half back positions with some intelligent kicking from Henry.

The home side turned the screw with tries from Noah Berridge, Harry Richardson, Henry Varndell-Dawes and Edward Tait. Conversions were shared by Edward and Henry.

Forwards Ben Mackenzie,Matthew Davey and James Roisseter making some strong runs while Reuben Coleman, Tom Scott and Dylan Owen showed strong  support in the rucks,  Kiran Warner and Sam Kingston made excellent debuts. 

Okehampton U11s 28

Exeter Chiefs U11s 7

THIS was a disciplined and powerful display by Okehampton with forwards Cole Pengelly, Barnaby Waddell, Dan Tomkins, Saul Holliday, Sonny Luxton, James Stevens and Jake Laing-Taylor each putting in strong shifts throughout.

Saul Holliday, Cole Pengelly and Barnaby Waddell also showed their metal in the loose, tidying up a lot of scrappy ball. Matthew Denning, Robert Whitby, George Cox and Harry Laing-Taylor made useful carries.

The halfbacks Joshua Burgoyne and James Close linked well, with Joshua Burgoyne scoring two tries and making an excellent try saving tackle in the corner. James Close made good distribution, while centre partnership of Charlie Glanville and Josh McCulloch tackled fearlessly and bagged a try apiece. Will Cunningham took the the high kicks well at fullback while Daniel Wonnacott set up several attacks.

Exeter tried to rally in the first half scoring a try of their own but the Oke`s pack responded by lifting their game which swung the momentum back in the home side. Real teamwork and discipline won the game for Oke in a superb performance.

Okehampton tries: Josh McCulloch, Charlie Glanville, Joshua Burgoyne 2; conversions James Close 2, Joshua Burgoyne 2.

Tavistock U10s 5 tries

Withycombe U10s 0 tries

ON a narrow pitch Tavistock played a tight rucking and mauling game, This allowed Toby and Daniel to make big holes in the opposition and they both scored tries.

Some great tacking from Toby L, Ewan, Katherine and Isaac kept Withycombe at bay. Logan and Toby responded well but on three or four occasions, went for the line when a pass was the better opton.

After half time Daniel tore through to score again for Tavistock and then off loaded to Toby L, with a chance to score his first try. Just as he reached for the line he was tackled and just missed out.

Towards the end a great move by Tavistock went the whole length of the pitch with Matt, Ewan and Isaac involved before Toby scored. Daniel then scored again after a fine run.

Tavistock U10s 4 tries

Withycombe U10s 2 tries

THIS was a much tighter affair between the teams. Matthew and Ewan for Tavistock got more ball and had some great runs, but Withycombe took the lead.

Katherine showed great running over 20 minutes and scored her first try for the club in her third year. The team took pleasure in seeing her rewarded with a try.

Withycombe took the lead, but it was time for Isaac and Toby to take the game away from them with some great running and skills. They both scored as did Daniel to put the game safe for Tavistock.

Tavistock U9s 6 tries

Ivybridge U9s 8 tries

TAVISTOCK played a high tempo passing game while Ivybridge took a direct, physical approach.  

This was great experience for Tavistock who could easily have won the game.  In defence their back line was the best seen all season.  In attack they took the ball at speed, inviting contact and then offloading rather than individuals taking everyone on.  Tavistock were very unlucky to lose in a game they dominated territorially. 

Captain Toby Noy Scott was their player of the match for his leadership and powerful try. Other scorers were Joe Wheeldon and Liam Watt with two each and Jonathan Griffiths. 

Tavistock U9s 2 tries

Ivybridge U9s 10 tries

IVYBRIDGE played to their strengths but a changed Tavistock team did not really get organised until late on. 

Despite being compre-hensively beaten to their credit the Tavistock boys tried their hardest to the end.  Ollie Pett who was captain scored a try, while their player of the match Ben Pitts added a second.  Overall this was a good lesson for Tavistock and if they continue to play passing rugby they will make far more progress as a team. 

Exeter Chiefs U8s 7 tries

Okehampton U8s 11 tries

OKEHAMPTON were captained by Saul who scored one try and tagged the opposition constantly. The Oke team showed good passing skills, playing a six tag turnover which was reached three times by the Okehampton boys. When Okehampton were tagged they quickly passed to another player keeping the tempo of the game - Lachlann to William to Lachlann to Adam showed quick recovery from being tagged to keep the game going. Lachlann made determined runs and scored one try. Adam stormed along scoring five tries, William 2, with Shea and Callum one each.

Exeter Chiefs U8s 9 tries

Okehampton U8s 8 tries

THIS was a closely fought game. Oke, captained by Dan who scored one try, saw Archie S catch the Chiefs offguard with two quick tags in succession and also score one try. Again the quick recovery and passing after being tagged showed the quick thinking from Ben to Alex to Josh and back to Ben who then went on to score. Ben and Archie worked very well together. Alex ran the width and length of the pitch for one of his five tries. Toby was always in the game too. This was a good performance by all.

Exeter Chiefs U8s 13 tries

Okehampton U8s 11 tries

OKEHAMPTON were captained by Jacob who kept his team in order. The team welcomed new player Ollie who showed he could tag and also scored two tries. Callie used her tagging skills while Jacob, Archie G and Archie S were always supporting their team. Two tries were scored by William, five by Adam and two by Saul.

Exeter Chiefs U7s 20 tries

Okehampton U7s 20 tries

A COLD but beautiful morning at Sandy Park saw a fast paced first game with some superb tagging and tries from Okehampton's Grady who scored 10, Matthew (6), Freddie (3), and Thomas Jake. Grace was unlucky not to score in this game but took lots of tags.

Exeter Chiefs U7s 14 tries

Okehampton U7s 17 tries

OKEHAMPTON carried on in the same way as the first game but this time out scoring the Chiefs. Tries were scored by Cain (6), Cameron (4), Max J (3), Billy (3) and Callum.

Exeter Chiefs U7s 15 tries

Okehampton U7s 17 tries

EACH team played a half each after  a lot of running in the previous games.

Okehampton just beat Exeter with some more superb tags from Callum, Grady and Grace.

The young Okes are certainly growing in confidence! Tries by Grady (5), Cain (4), Freddie (2), Grace(2), Matthew (2), Cameron and Callum.