Crediton U13s 55

Okehampton U13s 5

WHAT started as a beautiful day and ideal conditions for a game of rugby soon descended into the worst game of rugby Okehampton U13s have played this season.

This was a lacklustre performance by the team with missed tackles, poor support play and unused opportunities. The boys soon gave up and put in a poor performance throughout.

Crediton were a strong team but Oke have beaten them and better teams and the visitors need to get back that winning performance again.

Oke’s new player Uther put in the best performance with some outstanding tackles throughout the game. The one try for Okehampton was scored by Dan.

Crediton U11s 10 tries

Oke U11s 6 tries

THE first quarter started with Okehampton showing speed from the whistle and pushed Crediton into their own half until the home side scored a couple of tries.

Oke regrouped and Robbie took to the ball and made yard after yard of solid carries pushing Crediton’s backs against their own posts. Crediton managed to turn the ball over on the line, but not for long when Conlead made an interception and crossed the line for Okehampton’s first. Score 4-1.

The second quarter saw a change of players to bolster the defence which worked as Oke only conceding one try.

The speed of the defence line was noticeable and testament to the hard work. Every charge saw Crediton either being driven backwards or making handling errors and eventually Oke seized the opportunity to strike with a dazzling display of passing down a steep fast moving line and resulting in James crossing the line in style. Score 5-2

The third had both teams showing true team sprit and showed in the score of three all. All of Okes three came from using their pace. First came from Xavier stealing the ball in the ruck and passing out to Michael who in turn ducked and spun the length of the field for his first. Second came from the artful dodger Xavier stealing from the ruck and taking it alone, this time threading all the way over the line. The best was a full team effort of defending the midfield and hold strong in the rucks until Jack struck and sent the ball tumbling for Roman to gather and place the ball under the posts. Score 8-5.

The final quarter was a masterclass of tackling skills. Conlead started with a tackle and drive out to touch, then Jack followed suit. Hector and James handled the in field play with strong and precise tackling Robbie kept up the solid carries to gain Oke valuable yards. Oke’s only try came from Xavier. The last kick came from Crediton high and wide, but safely caught by Jon Keast. Today was a great team effort.

Oke U10s 3 tries

Crediton U10s 2 tries

ON a bitterly cold morning, Oke were the faster team out of the blocks playing some high tempo rugby. They worked through a dozen phases searching for a gap in the Crediton defence before a fine pass from Henry was collected by Ciaran at pace to scamper over for a try.

Crediton hit back but strong tackling from Lily, Ewan and Wilf held them up on the line before winning a turnover. The resultant ball was moved down the line with fast hands ending up with Henry who raced through to score.

Oke U10s 5 tries

Crediton U10s 5 tries

OKE were caught napping in the second game as Crediton quickly opened a two try lead with direct running.

Lewis reclaimed the initiative with a dazzling run, carving through the Crediton defenders before passing to Louis who powered through to score.

Fearsome tackling from Jacob kept Crediton penned in their own half; Jacob finally ripped the ball free and popped it to Layla who spotted Dylan S in space and set him free with a quick pass to score a fine try.

Strong running from Rocco and Freddie kept the pressure up, Jacob broke the shackles with a fine run with positive support running from Lewis finished off the move with a try. Crediton came back with further scores before Ciaran had the final say, scoring directly from the restart.

Oke U10s 6 tries

Crediton U10s …1 try

OKE played with fluidity showing exemplary team work to keep the ball alive and moving all around the pitch.

Henry was ruthless with the resulting glut of possession racking up four excellent tries. Zara gave a master class in counter rucking supported by Lily and Ewan who repeatedly drove Crediton backwards with their tackling. With Todd fizzing passes left and right from the breakdown, Ewan unfurled a superb sidestep to open up the defence and score the fifth try. Toby’s late try finished the game off after Henry had picked him out with a pinpoint long-range pass.

Oke U10s 6 tries

Crediton U10s 5 tries

THE final match was more balanced with no quarter given by either side. Again Lily was a powerhouse in attack and defence and Crediton struggled to lay a hand on Henry as he danced through tackles to score three more tries.

Mikey showed good strength to offload out of the tackle to Wilf who burst through to score from 15 yards. Wilf followed up with a second try down the wing before a quick pass from Layla gave Dylan S the space to accelerate away for the final score.

Oke U9s A 0

Crediton U9s 4 tries

OKEHAMPTON played three 20 minute games with a rotation of teams throughout the morning. Oke showed some great form with Myles quick to break through Crediton’s defensive line but a turnover ball stopped them in their tracks.

Archie D showed his spacial awareness with a lovely offload to Dylan to gained Oke momentum but there was no gain. Oke kept the pressure on with some good tackles from Freddie, Corey and Fred.

Both Archie P and Samuel W showed their determination with their dodging and fast feet.

Oke U9s A 5 tries

Crediton U9s 4 tries

OKEHAMPTON’s teamwork proved successful in the second game as the team pulled together more, with clever passing and faster pops of the ball.

Corey for Oke showed powerful commitment to tackles and with the pressure on, a knock-on ball was swept up by Archie D where his superb long run gave Oke their first try. Samuel W made a lovely flying interception for Oke to gain possession and a pass to Archie P gave him the chance to add to the score.

Archie D was on a roll and in quick succession gained Oke a further two tries. Key player Fred showed good supportive positions and good ball work between himself Myles, Freddie and Dylan. Dylan’s burst of power saw him trying to be halted by three of the Crediton’s players but clever thinking from all the Oke side saw them help push Dylan over the line before the whistle blew to give them the win. 

Oke U9s A 3

Crediton U9s 4 tries

Oke tries: Archie D, Archie P and Dylan.

Oke U9s B 3

Crediton U9s 4 tries

Oke U9s A 1

Crediton U9s 8 tries

Oke U9s A 2

Crediton U9s 5 tries

CREDITON started strongly and showed their speed from the off, scoring 

several tries in the first half.

Okehampton improved their passing, with Samuel L and Luke both finding space to score. Amalie and Ben put in  some good runs to gain Oke some ground. However, a couple of turnover balls  saw Crediton capitalise on their possession, with further tries. Casper’s confident tackles slowed down Crediton’s progress, while Grace almost made it to the line after finding some gaps in their defence.

Joseph made several good offloads, giving Samuel L another opportunity to score.  Charlie made a succession of tackles against the bigger and faster opposition as Oke continued to work hard. A nice pass to Casper saw him power over the line for his  first try in a match. Charlie finished the scoring for Okehampton.