Crediton U16s 0

Okehampton U16s 62

OKEHAMPTON put in another strong all round performance against a weakened Crediton side.

With the forwards and backs working together Williams burst through the centre to score under the posts to open the scoring. Crediton then had their best spell of the game and should have levelled the score only for the ball to be dropped after crossing the line - this spurred on Oke to finish the first half 15-0.

In the second half with the strong wind behind them and a rotation of their substitutes Crediton had no answer to the continuous pressure and movement  of the Oke team and a further 47 points were added by the end of the game.

Try scorers for Okehampton: Williams 3, Pillivant 2, Cooper 2, Toms, Bickley, Heard; conversions, Pearce 4, K Lee, Heard.

Okehampton were presented with the Stuart Stocking memorial cup which is played out by the Oke and Crediton U16s.

Tavistock U14s 34

Bideford U 14s 5

THE last time these teams met it was a closely fought 46-46 draw, so everyone was expecting an exciting match. Tavistock supporters were not disappointed, even though the team took a little while to warm up.

The first half saw a great try from Will Paull, and a characteristic try by Charlie Fethney after catching the ball from the restart. Bideford looked dangerous, turning over the ball effectively, and a good phase of passing down the line won them the final try of the half. Good defending, particularly from Morgan Warnett kept them away from the Tavistock line.

Tavistock had it all their own way in the second half, with much better passing and scrumming. After a prolonged attack Luke Dean shot through for a try converted by Harry Dunlop. Charlie ran the length of the wing, and despite a superb tackle from a Bideford player, got straight up and scored. A combination of Bert Rodgers twirling past two tacklers, and a great offload from Angus Hogg enabled Will to score again, converted by Harry. In the last ten minutes Tavistock turned the ball over more effectively, and despite competing strongly to the end Bideford were unable to prevent two more tries from Charlie. This was another great performance by the whole Tavistock team.

Okehampton U14s 51

Withycombe U14s 0

OKEHAMPTON U14s posted yet another runaway victory this week.

Entertaining a relatively newly formed Withycombe side, It was quickly apparent that the game was going to be a stretch for the visitors.

Two quick scores within the first few minutes from Ben Arnold and Brandon Horn saw Okehampton 12-0 up in the first five minutes.

Further Tries in the first half from Horn, Peacock, Ewen and a brace of tries from Jack Piper saw the home side 39-0 up by half time.

Playing with downhill advantage in the second half Okehampton added two further tries from Dennis and Peacock.

The ref called time as Brandon Horn slotted the extra points from Reese Peacock's try.

Tavistock U13s 57

Stonehouse Sharks U13s 12

TAVISTOCK continued their winning streak by running in nine tries against a committed Stonehouse side. Strong rucking by Tavistock's Cameron, Harry, Ben L , Laurence and Will G deep in Sharks territory led to the ball being recycled through the hands of Ethan and Ben M to Will P on the left wing who then weaved back across field to score in the right hand corner. Shortly thereafter James took the ball from a quick penalty and broke through several tackles to go over for Tavistock's second.

Stonehouse spent a long time entrenched in the Tavistock half and were unlucky not to come away with greater reward. Tries were scored by both sides before Tavistock produced the move of the match. Seamless passing between backs and forwards allowed Alex to pop up a great ball to Ben G who drove forward and offloaded to Callum who delivered the final pass to Will P who went over in the corner.   

Playing downhill in the second half Tavistock got off to a flyer with James catching the ball from the kick off and surging up the right wing to score. Stonehouse were unlucky to drop the ball twice whilst attacking deep in the Tavistock half and the home side swooped on both these errors and ran in two similar tries from 70 yards somewhat against the run of play at the time.    While the Sharks responded with another try replacement Tavistock forwards Greg, Chris, Rory and Treeve provided further impetus to the set piece and open play. The ball was quickly passed through the hands of the backs to Bernie on the wing who made good ground before delivering an exquisite inside pass to Ben G coming in from full back on a diagonal run who scored under the posts.

In the closing minutes a great rolling maul led by Theo and Callum made 30 yards before George smuggled the ball from his forwards and shot up the blind side to score.    

Crediton U12 19

Okehampton U12s 7

OKEHAMPTON travelled to Crediton after an enforced break and looked rusty throughout.

Despite taking the lead through an interception try through arch poacher Leon Horne, who also converted, they failed to push on and came off second best up front.

Crediton latched onto the Oke errors to cross for two tries to leave the score at 12-7 at the break.

They soon extended their lead as an Oke kick ahead was followed up with weak tackling which allowed the home full back an easy run in.

Apart from player of the match Greg Daniel, Okes pack were failing to secure clean ruck ball, and the backs had to live off scraps of possession.

Okehampton will need to raise their game next week with a tough trip to local rivals Launceston.

Crediton U11s 24

Okehampton U11s 56

THIS turned out to be one of Okehampton's best performances of the season with all of the team being involved in the play.

As usual Okehampton started slowly and Crediton were the first to score a try and convert. Oke responded soon afterwards with James driving low to level the score. Then a quick ball from the scrum found Tom S in space and his pace took him across the line for the visitors' second. The visitors began to dominate in all areas with the front row controlling the game across the pitch and Nathan was able to use his strength to push over for a third. George played his first game at full back and performed well with a magnificent take from the restart and a run nearly the whole length of the pitch. A well timed pass to scrum half Kai resulted in another try for Oke. It was 7-35 at half time.

Oke again had most of the possession in this second half and two charge downs by Kai stopped Crediton from scoring early on. Nathan went over the line again for Oke. Crediton did not give up though and came back with two quick tries in succession. Oke replied swiftly scoring twice more before the final whistle.

Oke tries: James (2), Tom S, Kai, Nathan (4); conversions James (5 and, Nathan (3).

Plymstock Albion U10s 40

Tavistock U10s 10

TAVISTOCK started well against an in form Plymstock Albion Oaks side with both battling for the upper hand.

Good defensive discipline kept Plymstock at bay in the early stages, but their commitment of numbers at breakdowns wore Tavistock down and created two chances out wide in the first half which put Plymstock ahead.

Tavistock rallied with close support work from the forwards Harry Richardson, Dylan Owen and Cameron Georgel at the breakdown. Dylan picking up a ball from the back of a quick ruck, fed James Kenyon to sidestep and score. Scrum half Harry Edwards worked hard behind the pack to feed quick ball to Tavistock backs Noah Berridge, James Kenyon, Tom Gardener  and Ollie Sampson who combined well only to be thwarted by a solid wall of defence. Both Jack Bellamy and Dan Pett on the wings made several runs, again getting close but no score.

The second half started with Plymstock again scoring form strong running with support out wide, but Noah Berridge swerved through to pull one back for the visitors. Two quick tries from Plymstock seemed to drop Tavistock heads and the flood gates opened. A tiring Tavy side rallied bravely, but were simply not strong enough for the mighty Plymstock machine.

Okehampton U10s 60

Crediton U10s 0

OKEHAMPTON were not firing on all cylinders but put in a good workman like performance to defeat a spirited Crediton side.

The young Okess seized on several Crediton errors turning defence into attack and running in some good breakaway tries.

There was some powerful carries from the forwards Daniel Tomkins (2), Joshua McCulloch (1), Cole Pengelly, Jake Laing-Taylor, Barnaby Waddell and Sonny Luxton, while the backs Joshua Burgoyne (1), Jordan Hill(1), Will Cunningham (2), James Stevens (1), James Close(1), Charlie Glanville (1), Harry Laing-Taylor (1), Saul Holliday (1), Daniel Wonnacott, George Cox and Robert Whitby showed flashes of good handling in attack bringing their wingers into play.

The lineouts were scrappy from both sides with the ball going loose on many occasions, making it difficult for either side to get any go forward ball. Okehampton showed resolve in defence keeping the Crediton score to nil with some excellent tackling by forwards and backs alike, notably from Daniel Wonnacott who put in a great tackling performance.

Okehampton will need to step up their game for the remaining fixtures if they are to build towards this seasons festival.

 Plymstock U9s 6 tries

Tavistock U9s 2 tries

TAVISTOCK played their toughest opponents of the season who had won 5 - 1 at Tavistock in the first game of the season.

The visitors tore into the match and scored first through Toby. Rucking, offloading and hard running were superb from Tavistock as they put Plymstock under a lot of pressure. Despite two tries from rolling mauls, Tavistock never gave up and the score was 3-1 to Plymouth at half time.

Tom, Tasha, and Logan carried lots of ball for Tavistock with Isaac and Toby gaining lots of ground. However Plymstock had a  little bit more size and their star player scored twice as tackling suffered. At 5 -1, Tavistock could have crumbled, but Ewan, Tom, Jonathan combined to create the try of the match for Toby.

Plymstock U9s 4 tries

Tavistock U9s 2 tries

LILY, William, Oscar and Katherine for Tavistock enjoyed a lot more game time and again the game was competitive and close. Tavistock missed a couple of tackles to go 2- 0 down, but then Isaac and Toby struck back.

Tavistock's fitness began to show and they played much the better rugby and only lost due to a couple of lapses in concentration. Tavistock played a much more all round game and this will stand them in good stead in the future. Most improved player this week was Jonathan.

Crediton U9s 25

Okehampton U9s 55

JAY Jenkins was the Okehampton captain and he led from the front with a number of strong runs. Crediton started well and attacked Oke line and after recycling the ball several times scored the first try. This spurred the visitors in to action and they quickly scored four unanswered tries through Theodore Clist-Jackson (2), Tom Chapman and Dillon Nicholas. Just before the half time Crediton scored a second time to leave the half time score 20-10 in the Oke's favour.

The second half saw the Okehampton get off to a good start when Edward Luke scored after a number of phases of play and superb passing.

The visitors were effective in defence and were able to shut down most of Crediton's attacking options. They dominated the rucks and mauls and were able to secure a lot of good turn over ball. Tom Chapman for Oke stood out in open play with strong straight running and he went on to score two further tries while Theodore picked up three tries and Dillon Nicholas scored again.

Tavistock U8s 7 tries

Plymstock U8s 5 tries

TAVISTOCK U8s were in determined mood ahead of this game against Plymstock, a team who they had previously not beaten, and that led to a competitive match between two good teams.  In a tight first half both teams tagged well and moved the ball about.  Despite forcing a number of errors, Tavistock could not capitalise and went in 2-2 each at half time. 

The second half though was different and there was some superb passing and supporting play asTavistock deservedly won 7-5 with their captain Liam Watts showing good leadership and Alex Richardson gaining player of the match for his excellent passing and decision making. 

Tavistock U8s 7 tries

Plymstock U8s 5 tries

THE second game was a similar affair with Tavistock again tagging and passing well.  However, with an extra player from each team the space was more restricted. Tavistock relied on their close supporting play to make the breakthrough. 

A compelling match resulted in a deserved 7-5 win for Tavistock.  Freddie Fuller was confident as captain and Finley Wilkins, playing his first full game, was player of the match for his tagging.  Try scorers were Joe Wheeldon and Jack Lane (4 each), Liam Watt, Ted Kenyon, Ollie Hawkins, Ollie Pett, Alex Richardson, Ollie Carty, Tommy Murrin, Finley Wilkins and Billy Wilkinson.