Beaufort Seniors Juniors Match Report 22nd October 2011

Date:- 22nd October 2011

Venue:- Beaufort

Fixture:- WRU Division 6 East

BEAUFORT RFC 13 POINTS CAERLEON RFC 23 POINTS

Beaufort slumped to their second successive defeat and the first at home this season against high fliers Caerleon.

It was a lively start from the host team to put pressure on the visitors but unfortunately they could not make the advantage tell and missed an easy penalty, Caerleon looked a competent outfit with a strong scrummage and a stubborn defence and , in contrast to Beaufort, took their chances. Although Beaufort held the ascend ency in a pulsating first quarter a rare incursion by Caerleon into Beaufort's 22 brought the first touchdown A nudge in the scrummage and enough forward drive to break from the base got Caerleaon a touchdown under the posts . It was a simple conversion to give them a 7 point lead and served notice to Beaufort this was a team on top of their game . They struck back with a penalty but found the Caerleon defence difficult to break down in spite of a series of powerful drives. Just before the half hour flanker Jason Taylor made a thunderous run up the middle of the park to break clear. At last the impetus was there for his threequarters to finish off the move and centre Mike Vaughan did it in fine style . A superb touchline conversion by Lewis Hodson in tricky conditions gave Beaufort the lead . Both teams then exchanged penalties before the half time break with Beaufort just in front 13 points to 10.

After the break there was expectation in the Beaufort camp that with a wind advantage they would exert enough pressure to open up the cracks in the Caerleon cover defence. However, the alacrity of their first half play sagged badly . Nothing like the first half momentum was attained again .The penalty count weighed heavy against them and to lose possession to a quality team like Caerleon was to court disaster. Inevitably a gallant defence was just not good enough and with little possession for their opponents to kick themselves out of trouble Caerleon sensed with patience they would find the opening. At the at the end of the third quarter they did it in ruthless fashion to recapture the lead with a try . Before the end they struck again as desperate measures by the home side led to mistakes and they were punished accordingly to put the result beyond doubt.

Next week Beaufort travel to St Josephs Newport.

BARRIE CASWELL

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BEAUFORT UNDER 14S 57 POINTS CROESYCEILIOG UNDER 14S 5 POINTS

Another cracking performance from Beaufort Juniors earned them 9 tries to just one conceded in a game that they never lost control of.They led 19 points to 5 at the break after which the flood gates opened. Two hat tricks were scored one by centre Ieaun Jones who impressed throughout the game , the other was by prop Aaron Boulter with Morgan Woodland, Rhys Bayliss and man of the match Joel Harries getting one apiece. In windy conditions Morgan Woodland fired over 6 conversions.

YSTRAD RHONDDA UNDER 14S RFC 25 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC UNDER 14S 38

This was a superb contest between two evenly matched sides and a much better performance from Beaufort from recent weeks. But it was another poor start by them . When they did find their rhythm they produced some good rugby to craft out six good tries against 3 conceded. Leading 17 points to 10 at the break they managed to keep the host side at bay and maintained a comfortable margin on the score board for the rest of the encounter . Rhys Bayliss notched up another hat trick, his second of the season, supported on the scoresheet by Aaron Boulter, Callum Poole and Jack Sewell who grabbed one apiece. Boulter also slotted over 1 conversion and Morgan Woodland kicked three. Jack Sewell was commended by both coaches for his excellent support work. There are also a few new faces at he club but the coaches are still looking to strengthen it further. Training is 5.30pm on Wednesdays at Carmeltown recreational ground

TREFIL RFC 22 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 15 POINTS

TREFIL RFC 22 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 15 POINTS

TREFIL RFC 22 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 15 POINTS

Beaufort's winning streak came to an abrupt end against local rivals Trefil who outscored the visitors 3 tries to 2 in a less than inspiring league contest. It was a serious case of Beaufort under performing particularly in the first half when they had the advantage of the Trefil slope. They suffered a crisis in their line out allowing Trefil to plunder them with consummate ease while a catalogue of handling errors kept them under constant pressure . Both sides missed kickable penalties but towards the end of the first quarter Martin Edwards fired one over to give the home side the lead. On the half hour they scored the first try . Beaufort lost ball in contact and from loose play Trefil's Hartley thundered in for a try seemingly out of nothing . Lewis Hodson kicked a penalty to narrow the gap but almost immediately from the kick off poor communication in the Beaufort defence failed to secure the high ball which bounced conveniently into the arms of Kevin Lewis . Beaufort could only watch in bewilderment as he galloped in for a simple touch down. Edwards slotted over the conversion for a a deserved half time lead of 15 point to 3

It didn't get any better for Beaufort after the break as they struggled to get some shape into their game to chase down the lead When the next score came it was from Trefi's Christian Jones who was the beneficiary of some good work from his forwards enabling him to race in for his side's third try. With Edwards kicking the extra points it looked all over for a hapless Beaufort. But then Beaufort gave a fleeting glimpse of redemption and managed to bring some valuable zest into their attack . Wing Kyle Purnell touch line rumble was finshed off by his scrumhalf John Davies and with ten minutes of game time left Hodson against the run of play intercepted a pass to race the whole length of the field to touch down under the posts.for a simple conversion It was the last score of the encounter which give Beaufort an improbable losing bonus point. Next week Beaufort host Caerleon which promises to be another difficult encounter. While Trefil head off to Blaenavon Forgeside.

BEAUFORT UNDER FOURTEENS RFC 50 POINTS BLACKWOOD UNDER FOURTEEN 3

There was no game this week which was SWALEC Bowl competition weekend. Beaufort had a bye and play their next league match away to Trefil next weekend.

Weekly draw numbers were 2; 7; 19; 17

BEAUFORT UNDER FOURTEENS RFC 50 POINTS BLACKWOOD UNDER FOURTEEN 3

Beaufort Juniors got themselves back to winning ways with a comfortable win against their Blackwood rivals They were too strong for the visitors in the set pieces and by half time had notched up an unassailable lead of 39 points with their opponents being restricted to just one penalty , their only score of the contest.However, the host side can still improve their game in the tackle area and need to off load load to support players more rather than retain the ball too long to squander chances that came thier way in abundance, But they did score 8 tries in all with centre Ieaun Jones getting a personal tally of five, standoff Rhys Bayliss, wing Tom Williams and lock Callum Poole getting one apiece. The extra points were added by Rhys Bayliss who kicked one conversion and Morgan Woodland 4 . Beaufort's prop Connor Davies gave a star studded performance and led the side by example to be man of the match

BEAUFORT RFC 28 P0INTS vs NEW PANTEG RFC 17 POINTS

Date:- 1st October 2011
Venue:- Beaufort
Fixture:_ WRU League Division ^ East


BEAUFORT RFC 28 P0INTS NEW PANTEG RFC 17 POINTS

This was the least impressive performance from Beaufort in five league outings. The natural pace and rhythm which the home side had previously shown was not on parade and they were below their creative best. Still they managed to cobble together four tries to gain a fifth consecutive bonus point win to put them on top of the table.

New Panteg were a much better outfit than their recent results implied which may have contributed to how Beaufort approached the encounter .They had an impressive back division and throughout maintained a stubborn defence. Beaufort found themselves in arrears within minutes of the kickoff when from a scrummage New Panteg broke clear and a hapless Beaufort defence failed to make the tackles to stop a try under the posts.which was improved by a simple conversion, Ten minutes of real anxiety followed as Beaufort tried to regain their composure .They survived without further damage although the visitors did have their chances to improve the score with a kickable penalty.
Beaufort's Lewis Hodson and Justin Bennett both came close to scoring but it was not until the second quarter that the line was finally breached when Bennett rumbled over from a tapped penalty . Before half time they had triumphed again with a clean break from centre Geraint Phillips and a well timed pass from prop Matthew Harding put centre MikeVaughan clear for a second touchdown, From two conversions Hodson took Beaufort's into a 14 point to 7 lead

With just five minutes of the second half played New Panteg get on level terms again with what was arguably the best try of the encounter. A loose kick was run from a deep position by a lively three quarter line which Beaufort failed to to defend in numbers . It resulted in a well worked try under the posts for an easy conversion. A stunned Beaufort then struggled to raise the tempo of their game. They did not help matters by some indifferent play in the loose while the gremlines appeared to have returned to haunt them again at he lineout where they failed to hold on to their own ball.. But in the third quarter they got good field position and conjured up at third try with Kyle Purnell latching on to the final pass . Hodson secured the conversion to put some daylight between the scores But when an act of indiscipline gifted New Panteg a penalty it was game on again as the margin narrowed to 4 points. Luck favoured the home side as the game drifted into the final quarter . A loose ball from a scrum on halfway should have given the visitors the chance to break clear up field. They failed to take advantage allowing Paul Francis to retrive the situation . He set off on a superb 45 metre touchline run to weave his way through the last remnants of a flat footed defence for a try under the post which Hodson converted. It was enough to settle the contest

The weekly prize numbers were 3:: 12; 22; 23 . There were no winners

NEWPORT HSOB RFC ( UNDER 14S) 41POINTS BEAUFORT RFC (UNDER 14S) 27

Despite losing this match it was a decent performance from Beaufort who were up against a much bigger pack. But they coped well despite having traveling without any replacements and more than held their own particularly at scrummaging But the home side fielded a superb attacking threequarter unit which in the end was Beaufort's undoing.. It was a close call at half time with them trailing just 15 points to 12 . They did make 5 touch downs with Rhys Bayliss notching up his first hatrick of the season and was Beaufort's star performer on the day. Jack Jewell and Owen Preece got one apiece and Ryan Hale slotted over one conversion. Beaufort are still looking to strenghten their squad particularly in the three quarters. Anyone interested should present themselves on Wednesdays 5. 30 pm at the training ground Beaufort or contact either coaches Stewart Nash ( Mobile 0785442221) Robert Hale ( 07974996453)

BARRIE CASWELL
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