BEAUFORT RFC UNDER FOURTEENS - PRESENTATION OF AWARDS SEASON 2011/12

Club Secretary Huw Lewis welcomed families and friends of the junior squad to a buffet supper arranged for the presentation of awards on Saturday last. The occasion was well supported. He said that the juniors represented   the future of the club and he hoped they would go on to play at senior level particularly with the Beaufort senior team.   He also welcomed  local hero and Welsh rugby international  Huw Bennett who had kindly agreed to present the squad with their awards

Before doing so Robert Hale and Stewart Nash, club coaches and mentors to the team , thanked  all those who had supported the club during the season past .In recognition  for their stalwart services gifts were presented  to   Joanna Nash, Julie Hale for their loyal service  particularly in  the kitchen, Ian Bayliss  for the  medical  services rendered,  his daughter  Chloe for assisting with the raffles,  and Jonathan “Billie” Thomas for his loyal  touchline support. They also said a great debt of gratitude was also owed to Huw Lewis for his help and advice in the season and as always his continued support of the junior side.

Also a special award was given to Simon Rees a premiership referee who sacrificed his Sunday time to officiate at the home games for which the players and coaches were grateful and for his valuable service and advice

 The juniors had played 25 games won 14 and lost 11.  The leading try scorers were Ieuan Jones (16) , Joel Harries (18)   Aaron Boulter (19) and top try scorer for the second successive year Rhys Bayliss  (31)

During the season five players were invited to join the ranks of Gwent Dragon Junior squad which were Jack Sewell, Finlay Nash, Aaron Boulter, Rhys Bayliss and Ryan Davies.

Plaques were then presented to the whole squad all of whom were present:-

Corrie Morris. Lloyd Barlett, Tom Morgan, Aaron Boulter, Ryan Hale, Jacob Smith, Jack Sewell, Ryan  Davies, Daffyd Watkins, Joel Harries, Finley Nash, Rhys Bayliss, Morgan Woodland, Owain Preece, Ieuan Jones, Tom Williams, Ciaran Gooding, Dylan Thomas, Chris Follis, Josh Hodson

Finley Nash the outgoing captain paid tribute to the team he had led and thanked them all for their support during the season. On behalf of the players he also thanked  the club coaches Stewart & Robert, and backroom staff Julie Hale and Joanna Nash  all of whom  were presented with gift vouchers

Huw Bennett then presented the main awards of the evening speaking first of the friendships that can be fostered through the game of rugby and from his own experience the importance of staying together  as friends to kindle a team spirit .He wished the team every success in the future

Held over from season 2010/11 trophies were presented to Jack Sewell ( Most Improved Player 2010/11) ;  Daffyd Watkins ( Players Player 2010/11) ; Rhys Bayliss ( Player of the Year 2010/11)

For the season 2011/12 the awards were extended to include a trophy for the most won “Man the Match Awards” chosen by the opposition coaches. The first recipient to receive this trophy was Aaron Boulter.

The “Most Improved Player of the Year” was awarded to Ryan Davies

The “Players Player of the Year” was Jack Sewell

The final award of Beaufort’s “Player of the Year” which both coaches agreed had been a difficult choice to make was won by Joel Harries.   Joel had also been chosen to lead the team in the forthcoming season. 

BARRIE CASWELL

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CAERPHILLY RFC UNDER 14S 25 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC UNDER 14S 12 POINTS

Date :- 27th November 2011

Venue:- Caerphilly

CAERPHILLY RFC UNDER 14S 25 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC UNDER 14S 12 POINTS

After their early season victory against the host side Beaufort Juniors had the table turned on them in this return encounter being outscored 5 tries to 2 . Rhys Bayliss and Aaron Boulter both got on the score sheet notching up a try apiece while Morgan Freeland kicked the extra points. Beaufort hope to get back to their winning ways next week when they head off to Risca

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BEAUFORT RFC 19 POINTS ROGERSTONE RFC 8 POINTS

Date:- 26th november 2011

Venue:- Beaufort

Fixture:- WRU Division 6 East

BEAUFORT RFC 19 POINTS ROGERSTONE RFC 8 POINTS

Beaufort completed the first half of their season with a fine win to elevate them into second spot in division six east.

The alacrity of the opening ten minutes was striking and set the pattern for an enthralling match.. The passion and intensity of the home side attack and determination in defence never waived in a performance which was one of their best of the season Within minutes they had Rogerstone in trouble in the set piece . The visitors were a much bigger unit but they struggled to contain the scrummage that produced the opening for the first try. Scrum half Dan Croft had time to pick a spot for a well measured kick behind the visitors defence and Lewis Hodson's hoof of the unchecked ball to the line gave the fullback a clear run in for the first score.

Rogerstone hit back immediately after the restart . Beaufort were pinged for being offside and Rogerstone took the points on offer. This brought composure to the side that had yet to take advantage of their heavier presence. They were helped by a catalogue of unforced handling errors by the host side which they put to good advantage to get them to the try line. A desperate defence was eventually breached and the visitors stole the lead 8 points to 5.

But the lead did not sit easy with them There were already signs that Beaufort's lighter pack with their superior scrummaging skills were having the better of the exchanges. It was the key to the eventual win.and on the half hour they had Rogerstone entrenched on their own line . Champing at the base of the scrum was twenty year old Croft displaying a maturity beyond his years . He pounced at the tail of a driving scrum getting Beaufort's second try under the posts . Hodson's conversion was a simple one and it captured the s lead 12 points to 8 at the break.

With a slight wind advantage Rogerstone should have done better in the second half. They kicked well but failed to turn it to advantage while a buoyed up Beaufort took every opportunity to exploit their dominance in the set piece. It was this that finally settled the contest. Towards the end of the final quarter the referee had no hesitation in awarding a penalty try as Rogerstone collapsed a flagging scrum It was enough to put the game beyond their reach.

It was a supreme effort from the home side pack with lock Craig Bennett giving his best performance of the season while the team's youngest player Dan Croft was deservedly named man of the match.

BEAUFORT JUNIORS ( UNDER 14S) RFC 44 POINTS CAERLEON JUNIORS 20 POINTS

Date : 20th November 2011

Venue : Beaufort

BEAUFORT JUNIORS ( UNDER 14S) RFC 44 POINTS CAERLEON JUNIORS 20 POINTS

It was another comfortable win for Beaufort Juniors notching up 8 tries against 4 conceded, They went through the phases in text book fashion and with good unselfish off loads it brought them the rewards. Caerleon never gave up but they were up against a home unit that controlled the match from the kick off. On half way Beaufort were well on their way with a 17 points to 5 lead from 3 tries and a conversion to one try . Caerleon had a better second half but could not outscore the host team who grabbed a further 5 . Aaron Boulter improved his season's tally with a brace as did man of the match Joel Harries with another two and a try apiece for Ryan Hale, Chris Follis , Ieaun Jones and captain Finlay Nash, getting his first of the season . Ryan Hale kicked the extra points for a good all round performance

WHITEHEADS RFC 7 - BEAUFORT RFC 24 POINTS

Date:-19th November 2011

Venue:- Newport

Fixture:- WRU Division 6 East

WHITEHEADS RFC 7 - BEAUFORT RFC 24 POINTS

This was a scrappy encounter which Beaufort managed to turn into a bonus point win from four tries to one conceded. For them the primary agents of agony were the horrors and policing at the breakdown which they were not happy about but most of all it was at the lineout that Beaufort failed most. The gremlins returned again to haunt and deny them a solid platform to launch their attacks that were only sporadic in a less than inspiring first half. Whiteheads had a decent pack of forwards that outweighed Beaufort. They were occasionally dynamic but discipline was an issue for both teams and Whiteheads were punished most for their indiscretions. There was steady stream of players sent to the side lines throughout the contest which did little to inject some zest into the performances from both sides

The first points came after fifteen minutes when some honest endeavour fom the home side bigger pack helped by the heavy conditions kept Beaufort pinned down . The visitors had a clearance kick charge down and Whiteheads grabbed a corner try which was converted from the touchline. Beaufort's response was immediate . They managed to string a series of passes together with precision and at pace . Centre Kyle Purnell's final pass put his wing Lee Roper on a touchline run which he finished off superbly in the corner. Lewis Hodson narrowly missed the conversion and Beaufort went into the break 7 points to 5 in arrears

In the third quarter Beaufort at last put some energy and snap into their attack. Their back row of Justin Bennett, Jason Taylor and No 8 Andrew Morgan as the chief ball carriers were making deep incisions into the Whitehead's heartland. It was Morgan who was justly awarded a try for his efforts . Hodson kicked the extra points and Beaufort were now in the lead. Their third try came after a comedy of errors following a Whitehead lineout. The referee waved play on leaving the Whitehead pack in a fog of bewilderment as fullback Matthew Burrows sped away down the right flank . A perfectly judged pass to his left gave Hodson a clear run to the posts and he converted his own try to stretch the lead to 19 points to 5. The game was now slipping away from the host team and with ten minutes of game time left was settled beyond all doubt when hooker Aaron Thompson speed in the loose was demonstrated for him to latch on to a pass to score the bonus point try

BEAUFORT JUNIORS ( UNDER 14S) RFC 66 POINTS BEDWAS JUNIORS 5 POINTS

Date:- 13th November 2011

Venue :- Beaufort

BEAUFORT JUNIORS ( UNDER 14S) RFC 66 POINTS BEDWAS JUNIORS 5 POINTS

It was a ten try bonaza for Beaufort Juniors against a game Bedwas side that were playing only their second game of the season. Ryan Hale scored his first hat trick of the season , Ryan Davies and new comer Josh Hodson notched up two apiece with Morgan Woodland, Tom Williams and Daffyd Watkins getting one each. Woodland had an excellent game with the boot slotting over six conversions and Ryan Hale a further two . Beaufort's star man on the day was Ciaran Gooding who has made huge strides forward this year to justly deserve the accolade .

BEAUFORT RFC 41 POINTS HARTRIDGE RFC 12 POINTS

Date:- 12th November 2011

Venue:- Beaufort

Fixture:- WRU Division 6 East

BEAUFORT RFC 41 POINTS HARTRIDGE RFC 12 POINTS

Beaufort can be well pleased with this bonus point win in which they were made to work harder than the score line reflects. It was a contest between two teams of contrasting styles.Hartridge had the structure for a pick up and drive game in which they excelled testing the Beaufort defence to the full but they were totally lacking in any vibrancy behind . The visitors were undone by a series of gaffs and handling blunders which to do so was to court disaster with the host side that had enough, edge steel and pace to inflict serious damage.

Lewis Hodson got Beaufort off to a good start with a penalty .This was quickly followed by the first try. A touchline kick was not checked by the visitors that bounced back into the waiting arms of wing Kyle Purnell who stood up in the tackle long enough for his fullback Matthew Burrows to take a pass and he raced through a yawning gap to make the touchdown for Hodson to convert. It was a neat chip by Darrel Roper behind the defence that led to the second . His brother Lee made the most of the loose ball to score in the corner. Hodson's majestic kick from the touchline improved the score to 17 points without reply. On the half hour they had scored again when Hartridge lost the ball in contact and Hodson's speed carried him through a hapless defence to cross the try line leaving him a simple conversion

Hartridge had already served notice of their forward power in a series of passionate driving mauls which Beaufort only just managed to quell But in the last ten minutes of an all action first half they went through the phases retaining the ball in a relentless series of drives to keep Beaufort pinned down on their line . The defence finally cracked and the visitors earned themselves a deserved try to end the half 24 points to 5 in arrears

Beaufort's bonus point try was not long coming after the restart. Skillful handling mixed with bags of pace and electricity in the attack got their opponents in trouble again . On this occasion it was Purnell who was the benificary of a fine passage of play for the fourth try. However, Hartridge struck back again with another telling driving maul that Beaufort failed to stop. A touchline conversion narrowed the gap with still plenty of game time left. But just before the end of the third quarter a lightening Beaufort attack from half way created the overlap and centre Geraint Phillips crashed over for a fifth touchdown to extend the lead to 34 points to 12

The last try came with just 10 minutes of playing time to stop any hope of a Hartridge revival With the Beaufort's backs having scoredall the points it was fitting that the hard work of the forwards should get some recognition and it was No 8 Andrew Morgan who capped a fine display to get Beaufort's sixth which Hodson slotted over. Hartridge did finish strongly as Beaufort were pinged continuously and had a player sin binned. But they failed to make any telling advantage to get a consolation score.

Next week Beaufort travel to Whiteheads