Beaufort Vs Markham

Date : 27th February 2010

Venue:- Markham

Fixture :- WRU Division 6 East

MARKHAM RFC 15 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 49 POINTS

Beaufort notched up their eleventh league win of the season to keep them in top spot and undefeated . Markham were unable to match the sheer exuberance and fast flowing nature of the visitors who ran in six well orchestrated tries . They were in control for most of the match keeping Markham perpetually on the brink of the last tackle unable to achieve any momentum for long periods.

The damage was done in the set piece and as a result of a driving scrum flanker Andrew Morgan had plenty of room to keep the opposition defence interested all afternoon. He made two touchdowns in the first half with Dylan Smith kicking a penalty, two conversions and a drop goal for a comfortable 21 point to 3 lead at the interval.

Following the break dogged determination by the host team got them a try after a loose kick allowed them superiority in numbers out wide . Beaufort's response was immediate and clinical. Slick handling at pace out flanked their opponents and lock Stuart Francis having a superb match took the final pass to drive over for Beaufort' s third try. Two more followed in a destructive ten minute spell for the bonus point. Centre Mike Vaughan tore through the defence for the forth try and a lightening break from the base of the scrum by Matthew Burrows made it five taking the score beyond the forty point barrier

Markham could well have folded but they showed great spirit and surprised Beaufort with a late second try . But Beaufort had the final say when Morgan ran thirty metres unchallenged to bag the sixth for his hat trick.

It was a solid performance from the league leaders. Dylan Smith kicked 19 points and the back row trio of Andy Hill, Dan Purchase and Andrew Morgan were quite outstanding with Morgan getting the nod as Beaufort's star man on the day

Next week Beaufort are home to Aberbeeg RFC

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Beaufort Vs Abertysswg

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DATE:- 20th February 2010

VENUE:- Abertysswg FIXTURE:- WU Division 6 East ABERTYSSWG RFC 9 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 11 POINTS This was an exciting league encounter full of commitment and electricity the outcome of which was in doubt until the dying moments of the match . Beaten earlier in the season Abertysswg were determined to get their revenge in the return fixture and nearly succeeded . With ten minutes left they wiped out a first half deficit of 8 points to grab the lead only to lose it again within minutes of the end Beaufort started well enough . Territorially they were in control but met an impressive defence which was the best they had encountered all season . Beaufort were able to set up a solid attacking platform but their ploy to outflank the defence by long passes foundered as passes were either spilled or missed the target altogether to roll harmlessly into touch After thirty minutes Dylan Smith kicked a penalty to edge Beaufort into the lead and before the interval centre Michael White broke the mid field deadlock to muscle his way over courtesy of a driving scrum. It was the only try of the match. Abertysswg remained undaunted and in the third quarter had their best period of play . Their most portent weapon was their place kicker who made Beaufort pay for their indiscretions. He kicked three tricky penalties superbly from wide angles, narrowly missing a fourth. Buoyed up and urged on by a very vocal home crowd Abertysswg third penalty earned them the lead . But it proved to be the wake up call Beaufort needed and they showed great test of character to retrieve the situation. Under pressure the home side infringed and Smith slotted over his second penalty to restore the lead. With the end in sight Beaufort kept control and an impression touchline drive of over thirty metres brought them to the try line. It took an herculean effort from the home side pack to keep Beaufort from scoring but the damage was done and they failed to escape the stranglehold. Beaufort then ran the game clock down to enjoy a huge sigh of relief at the final whistle. Beaufort's Lee Roper had a good match on the wing as did second row Mark Heasley but the team's star player on the day who caught eye was hooker Michael West having put in his best performance of the season BARRIE CASWELL PRESS OFFICER

Beaufort Under 12's vs Bedwas

BEAUFORT RFC UNDER 12S 22 POINTS BEDWAS RFC 26 POINTS

Beaufort under 12s distinguished themselves without winning by a spirited performance that saw them lose only their second match together as a unit in the last quarter of play. Both teams scored four tries apiece in a thrilling encounter but Bedwas edged victory with a better conversion count. Forward Thomas Jones bagged two tries and popped over a conversion with Joel Harris and Thomas Williams getting a try apiece . It was though a fine team effort with captain Daffydd Watkins leading the team by example . Fellow forwards Williams , Smith, Watkins, Barnes and backs Pool, Nash , Bayliss , Powell and Jukes were all prominent in the exchanges.

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Beaufot Vs Garndiffaith

DATE:- 6TH February 2010 VENUE: GARNDIFFAITH FIXTURE:- FRIENDLY GARNDIFFAITH (SECONDS) RFC 7 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 30 POINTS Beaufort raced in six tries in this friendly encounter with just one conceded. Wing Scott Griffiths got the visitors off to a good start with an early try and a further three came before halftime from flanker Jason Taylor , fullback Matthew Burrows and second row Stuart Francis. Garndiffaith got one back but trailed 20 points to 7 at the break. Beaufort made a few positional changes and brought on all their replacements after the interval and scored two more tries . Centre Mike White made his usual contribution in the exchanges and was rewarded with a fifth touchdown and replacement wing Simon Rees wrapped up a satisfying afternoon for the visitors with the last try Having given one of his best performances of the season Stuart Francis deservedly was deemed Beaufort's star player on the day BARRIE CASWELL PRESS OFFICER

Beaufort Vs Blaenavon Forgeside

Date:- 30th January 2009 Venue Beaufort Fixture:- WRU League Division 6 ( East ) BEAUFORT RFC 44 POINTS BLAENAVON FORGESIDE RFC 7 POINTS Beaufort overwhelmed Forgeside in this league encounter in an eight try bonanza with talisman Paul Francis bagging four. It was though a slow start by the home side but after ten minutes of indifferent play they started to get some urgency into the exchanges. They then crushed the opposition up front establishing a sold platform to launch some blistering attacks. Second row Ben Harding got the first try in a repeat performance of his first try last week. Prop Lee Morgan drove over for a second and scrum half John Davies got a third, all courtesy of a dominant pack showing commitment and real intensity. By half time Beaufort had sailed into a 17 points lead and looked good for a lot more. Sadly Forgeside could give little in return. Their fullback did threaten occasionally and might have caused real problems to the home side by his speed and deceptive running had he been involved more . However, in general they did not distinguish themselves but did steal a try mid way into the second half when they intercepted a pass to scamper in at the posts. By this time Beaufort had the match won from a further 2 tries to secure a bonus point . Paul Francis got the first of these but the second was a gem . Matthew Burrows superb forty yard break from the base of the scrum allowed his flanker , the omnipresent Dan Purchase , to take a final pass to dash in under the posts. Thereafter, it became the Paul Francis show as he rounded things off with three further tries taking the score, with Dylan Smith's conversions over the forty point mark. This was a good performance by the home team that needed much match practice to keep them top of the league to maintain the points differential from their closest rivals. For his dual contribution first at fullback and then later as a replacement scrumhalf Matthew Burrows edged the Beaufort star player award Beaufort are hoping for a game this coming weekend with an early cut off because of the start of Six Nation Internationals

Beaufort Vs Aberbargoed

Date :- 23rd January 2010 Venue Aberbargoed Fixture:- WRU Division 6 ( East) ABERBARGOED 7 POINTS BEAUORT RFC 18 POINTS Before the kick off players ,officials and supporters from both sides stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect for Beaufort's former player John O' Leary who had died suddenly at his Newcastle home over Xmas holiday. John who was 46 and had played prop for the Club during the nineties before moving up north Beaufort got off to the best possible start scoring a try minutes after the kick off. They got themselves into good field position and from a scrummage Paul Francis took the ball within metres of the line to set up a move for lock Ben Harding who burst through the defence for the touch down. . Sadly, nothing resembling this momentum surfaced again until late in the first half. Beaufort tried to force the game and end it in a flourish but too many infringements and series of penalties sustained by both sides made play less than inspiring. Much of the problem seem to lay at the breakdown which was a mess throughout and something of a lottery Beaufort did get themselves back together and in some sort of shape to score a second try which was the best of the contest With the advantage of an Aberbargoed player in the sin bin Hooker Stuart Lee started the movement which allowed centre Michael White to make a trade mark run down the right flank. His wing man Kyle Pernell took a perfect pass to race in over the line. . Dylan Smith added the conversion for a half time lead of 12 points without reply. Smith kicked a penalty after the break before a Beaufort player had a yellow card With superiority in numbers Aberbargoed then had their best period but lacked the incisiveness to breach a solid Beaufort defence. When a score did come it was at the opposite end of the field from Smith's boot which stretched the Beaufort lead to 18 points. However, Aberbargoed made strident efforts in a last gasp attempt to get on the score sheet . In injury time they stole a try when Beaufort fumbled the ball at the base of a five metre scrum which was improved by the conversion. Beaufort star man on the day was flanker Daniel Purchase. Next week Beaufort play hosts to Blaenavon Forgeside for another league encounter. BARRIE CASWELL PRESS OFFICER.

Beaufort Vs Bethesda

Date :- 12th December 2009

Venue Beaufort

Fixture:- Third Round SWALEC Bowl

BEAUFORT RFC 13 POINTS BETHESDA RFC 17 POINTS

Beaufort's hope of a fourth round tie in the SWALEC bowl came to an abrupt end when they were defeated by the North Walian second division opponents in the dying moments of play. Bethesda top of their league table got off to the better start kicking an early penalty and served notice that they were not going to surrender their unbeaten playing record easily.

Beaufort then settled down and after a good passage of play got the first try. Second row Ben Harding's take at the line out secured the attacking platform for his three quarters to strike and centre Geraint Phillips burst through to touch down under the posts. Dylan Smith kicked the easiest of conversions and before half time kicked two penalties from three attempts to put the home side into a comfortable lead of 13 points to 3.

But the lead did not sit easy with Beaufort, particularly in the second half . In a disastrous ten minute spell they allowed the visitors to come back into the match. They failed to kick with distance out of their own heartland and made a couple of unforced errors to allow Bethesda to take up the initiative. Eventually, the opposition found the opening they were working hard to achieve and ran in a well executed try from 30 metres. The conversion brought them within 3 points of the lead

However, Beaufort did rally and superiority in numbers due to a yellow card against Bethesda led to a thrilling last quarter. Beaufort kicked the corners to keep the game tight and with a slender lead looked good to see the match out But less than 6 minutes left on the game clock they unwisely worked the ball wide and lost control in mid field . Bethesda broke away to stun Beaufort with a late try scored under the sticks. It was a sucker blow from where there was no return

Tactically this was not one of Beaufort's best displays. They occasionally looked dangerous in attack but were called upon to defend all too often because of poor options and sloppy handling . Flanker Paul Francis did catch the eye and had a fine match but Beaufort's star performer on the day was second row Ben Harding

Next week Beaufort return to league duty with a an away game at Markham

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