Tor RFC 19- 38 Bridgwater and Albion Second XV

Bridgwater and Albion Seconds move up to eighth place in the table after recording their sixth win of the season, this time on the road at Tor.

The Albion took charge from the start when From  the kick off James Collings broke through the middle to before passing to Will Roe to go over for the first try that was  converted by Cam Heller.

Quarter of an hour later Heller went over for try to extend the lead to 12-0 before Tor replied with an unconverted try.

Roe then went over the try line for his second which Hellier converted 

Good work from Matt Ranson enabled Finley White to score and unconverted try.

Tom Hopkins added his name to the try scorers when he crossed over the line which Hellier added the extras to making it 31-5 soon after which Lewis Plece scored which Hellier again converted making it 38-5 at the break.

In the second half Tor scored two converted tries and James Collins was yellow carded for a high tackle, but at the end of the match it was a jubilant Albion side who ran out the winners.

Bridgwater Seconds: Matt Ranson, Finlay White, Ben Howden, Blake Moulding, Tom West, Rowan James, Ethan Trebble-Westlake, Oli Howley, Roger Drabble, Lewis Plece, Taylor Galloway, Cam Hellier, Josh Frost, Will Roe, James Collings.

Replacements: Alex Hannah, Ollie Phillips, Tom Hopkins, Simon Buck.

Last week there was good news for Bridgwater and Albion who have been awarded a grant by the Valencia Communities Fund to provide new floodlights for their training pitch.

The Bridgwater Director of Rugby, Geoff Sluman said: ”We are immensely grateful to Valencia Communities Fund for its support. This grant not only illuminates our playing field but also symbolises the bright future we envisage  for our club.

"The new floodlights will be the very latest technology being very environmentally considerate and much more energy efficient than the existing 30-year-old system, this will help to control the running costs for the club.” 

The substantial grant has enabled Bridgwater & Albion RFC to install state-of-the-art floodlights on its training pitch, significantly enhancing the playing experience for both players and spectators alike.