Torquay U14s 15

Okehampton U14s 31

OKEHAMPTON made the trip to the coast with an unusually reduced

squad but still began the game the stronger.

With some good pick and drives the Oke pack began to pressurise the home sides line. Liam Pyle was the first to score after forcing himself through the defence.

The visitors showed their intent and kept the pressure on the home side.

Torquay probed into the Okehampton half but Niall Leahy reading the attack, intercepted the ball and made a superb run from the ten metre line to score under the posts.

Liam Pyle added a score not long after from a quick tap penalty to bring the score to 19-0 at half time.

The second half started in a similar fashion to the first with Okehampton applying pressure but the home side began to compete and play with abit more conviction. Joe Mawle and then William King thundered through to score two good individual tries.

To Torquay's credit they did not lye down but and the remainder of the half saw them dominate more in most areas. They began to pass the ball out wide and expose the over lap to score three tries in final quarter.

Okehampton can be pleased with the result which was a hard thought match with Johnny Harris and Archie Taylor who both had good games. James Bowden adding the conversions.   

Okehampton U13s 50

Torquay U13s 5

OKEHAMPTON finished their season in style with this emphatic eight try victory over a committed, but ultimately outgunned Torquay side.

On a dry but windy morning the Oke boys ran in four tries in each half. The home side started down the slope and took an early lead after a solo chip and chase try from winger Ben McKenna- Smith.

The Oke pack were soon dominating at scrum time, and this superiority gave number eight Greg Daniel the chance to pick up from a five yard scrum and force his way over for the second try. Ben McKenna –Smith converted.

Torquay then had their best spell and briefly reduced the arrears with a well worked try. Oke soon regrouped and further first half scores were plundered through Greg Daniel, and a show and go effort from the dummying Leon Horn. Ben McKenna- Smith converting both tries.

Turning around with a 26-5 lead, Oke stretched further ahead with a well-deserved try for the hard working, and player of the match, Georg Ogbourne who improves with every outing. Ebby Vallance converted.

Next up was the hat trick try for leading scorer Greg Daniel; winger Ben McKenna- Smith then ran in two more tries of his own to bring up his own hat-trick. A conversion from winger Harry brought up the half century and rounded off the campaign in some style.

So the end of a hard and often frustrating season. Oke have shown glimpses of their potential, but lack of numbers has been just one reason behind their under achievement. Hopefully next season will see a larger playing base and improved results.

n THE phrase 'a difficult day in the office' is a fair way of looking at Tavistock U12's games at the Devon Festival on Sunday.

After two tricky games against Sidmouth and Topsham but some good team work lead to a great try by Archie Trevethan, Tavistock went into the shield competition against  Plymstock Oaks.

This was a difficult 

game which 

Tavistock really worked hard for especially in the second half with another try from Archie T, before eventually losing out by three tries to one.

The final game was against Stonehouse which saw Tavistock take the lead with a great try from Jude White but Stonehouse came back with a late try and completed conversion which left Tavistock to lick their wounds.

n On Sunday Tavistock U12s play Exeter Chiefs U12s.

Teignmouth U11s 7

Tavistock U11s 0

TAVISTOCK U11s travelled to Kingsbridge on Sunday for the Devon RFU county festival and were drawn in a tough group with Collumpton and Teignmouth.

Both group games were evenly matched affairs with some hard tackling in the centre field and end to end attacks with Tavistock using their forwards well. Both Cullompton and Teignmouth used a quick offloading game to get their backs away and exploit the tightened Tavistock defence to score in the corners.

Ben Mckenzie powered through a strong Collumpton defence to score, but a missed conversion left Tavistock 7-5 down at full time.

Tavistock got close twice to the Teignmouth line but strong defence kept them out.

Topsham U11s 0

Tavistock U11s 14

IN the shield competition Tavistock stepped up a gear against Topsham – two tries from Henry Varndell-Dawes with conversions from Edward Tait.

Honiton U11s 0

Tavistock U11s 33

TRIES from Henry (4) and Matt Davey (1) with conversions from Edward Tait put them into the Shield Final against Exmouth.

Tavistock U11s 12

Exmouth U11s 7

TAVISTOCK took the lead after James Kenyon dived over in the corner; this was followed quickly by an interception by Henry five metres out from the Tavistock line and a sprint the whole length of the pitch to touch down.

Exmouth pulled a try back after some determined forays to make for a hard fought finish with Reuben Coleman making a heroic tackle from a five metre penalty to stop Exmouth in the dying minutes.

Scrummaging honours going to Kiran Warner, Dylan Owen , Ben McKenzie and Jack Baker  winning scrums against the head complemented by  good possession from lineouts by James Roissetter. Tom Persse worked hard as scrum half to keep Tavistock moving forward with Edward Tait distributing and kicking sensibly at fly half. Some solid defensive tackling from backs Ollie Sampson and Cameron Hart with centres Harry Edwards and Noah Berridge creating pressure out wide and making yards where needed.

This was a great team performance by Tavistock and well deserved silverware after a good season.

Torquay U8s 6 tries

Okehampton U8s 7 tries

GOOD defensive work was seen from the whole Oke team on a sunny but cold day by the sea. A closely fought game saw superb passing between Lachlann, Callum, Adam and Archie. Shea dodged through the opposition covering valuable ground. Sam held his own with some fierce tagging. A good game, with every player scoring, Adam (1), Archie (1), Sam (1), Callum (2), Lachlann (1), Shea (1).

Torquay U8s 1 try

Okehampton U8s 8 tries

THIS was a fast paced game with the Okehampton players constantly keeping pressure on the home team. Lachlann tagged a player as soon as he had the ball and did not give him chance to move. Quick thinking when tagged and passing from Callum to Sam led to Adam scoring one of his three tries. Archie tagged well and was always in the game. Tries were also from Lachlann (2), Callum (2) and a long run from Shea (1).

Torquay U8s 12

Okehampton U8s 11

OKEHAMPTON were captained by Toby and a good pass from Callie allowed him to score the first of his four tries.

Alex made a superb run and passed to Josh to allow him to score one of his four tries. Alex scored two and a Torquay player, who agreed to play for Okehampton, scored a try. Liam was always in the play for Oke, making a superb effort.

Torquay U8s 12 tries

Okehampton U8s 5 tries

THIS match was captained by Callie for Oke who scored one try. Good tagging was seen from Alex, who scored a try. Quick passing resulted in Toby scoring one of his two tries. Josh scored one try too. Support play was provided by Liam and the extra Torquay player.

Torquay U7s 25 tries

Oke U7s 28 tries

IT was a cold and windy morning on the coast for the last games of the season. Both games were fast paced.

Okehampton took the lead with a try by Grady, this was followed by tries by Thomas (1), Cameron (2), Grady (10).

The second game saw Oke as the stronger side working well together pushing Torquay back.

There were first games for Callum Rose and Roman Alford who went on to score three tries. Other tries scored by Grady (8), Cameron (3).

Torquay U7s 29 tries

Okehampton U7s 27

OKEHAMPTON warmed up quickly and showed great teamwork working well together.

All players scored tries with Max (5), Freddie (2), Billy (3), and Grace (3).

The second game was quicker with some fast passing and good tagging by Okehampton. Tries by Max (2), Freddie (7), Billy (5).