Search continues for first Bridgwater & Albion win of 2024/5

BRIDGWATER & Albion are still searching for their first league victory of the season after they were beaten at College Way by Old Redcliffians Seconds on Saturday afternoon.

Old Reds, who came into this game after defeating Nailsea and Backwell in their previous fixture, took the lead after eight minutes when they caught a goal line drop out and ran in for a try which was converted.

The hosts responded strongly and created pressure at the opposite end but on 18 minutes, after being penalised for holding on, Old Reds spread the ball wide and using their pace went over for another converted try to double their lead.

Old Reds continued in the ascendancy and on the half hour, after winning the ball from a Bridgwater scrum, the ball was fed left to their winger in space who went in for the visitors' third try, which on this occasion was unconverted.

The visitors extended their lead three minutes later when a quickly taken penalty resulted in a try under the posts which was duly converted.

Old Reds took the lead after eight minutes. (Image: Brian Sweeting)

Bridgwater fought back but were unable to reduce the arrears before the interval, which made it 26-0 to Old Reds at half time.

The hosts came out strongly after the break and, following a good period of pressure, Albion got themselves onto the scoreboard, when Aidan Robinson went over for an unconverted try.

Bridgwater doubled their score a few minutes later when following a line out Taylor Buller crashed over for another unconverted score reducing the arrears to just 16 points.

The visitors then seemed to step up a gear and in the space of eight minutes ran in three tries, each of which was converted.

Despite trailing, the Bridgy Boys battled back strongly once again and, after being awarded a penalty, Gavin Knight went over for a try which Kyran Devitt added the extras to, shortly after which the game ended.

On Friday evening, Bridgwater & Albion travel to face Burnham-on-Sea who like themselves are still without a win and were beaten at home by Chard in their most recent match, so it looks like being another tough game.

Bridgwater & Albion RFC: Henry Pentelow, Gavin Knight, Ben Howden, Tom Hopkins, Taylor Buller (Captain), Alex Knight, George Sluman, Oli Howley, Kyran Devitt, Jay Owens, Dan Lang, Charlie Willcox, Josh Frost, Aidan Robinson and Jon Hill.

Replacements: all used, Alex Hannah, Rowan Traynor and James Collings.