2morrows game!! (27th Sept 2008)

2mrrow gentlemen we play Aberdare II's away, kick off 2.30 pm. Meet for 12.30pm prompt please!!!!

Match Report Crickhowell

BEAUFORT RFC 8 POINTS CRICKHOWELL 15 POINTS

This was a disappointing result for the home side who had high expectations of a first league win following two very promising trial matches. Crickhowell had done their homework and came with a highly organised defence which kept Beaufort in check for much of the encounter. The damage was done in the first quarter. The visitors kicked a penalty and then from a break out, scored a try under the posts. Crickhowell then were content to sit on this 10 point lead and profit from Beaufort's mistakes of which there were many.

Beaufort 's failure to function at the line out until the second quarter did not help retrieve the situation and there were too many turnovers at the breakdown .Beaufort also choose not to kick for goal when they had the visitors pinned down .Frustratingly, the elusive try never came and they ended the first half with just three points in the bag from a Dylan Smith penalty

But it was a better second half and the reward for their efforts came in the shape of a well worked try conjured up from a a long pass to wing Kyle Purnell who ran in from 25 metres unchallenged . Smith's conversion narrowly shaved the uprights and for a while Beaufort seemed poised to overhaul their opponents. But silly acts of indiscipline lost them hard fought possession. Then what might have snatched the lead came in the last ten minutes of play. A scintillating break from Matthew Burrows, now switched to fullback, opened up the Crickhowell defence . Damon Morris carried on the movement to within sight of the line only to be brought down by a last gasp tackle so tantalisingly close to the all important score . Sadly it proved to be Beaufort's last chance. Crickhowell, who kept their composure throughout kicked them selves out of trouble and wisely kept doing so to ride out the match. In the dying moments a failure by Beaufort to cover a long clearance kick gifted Crickhowell a corner try to seal a deserved victory..

For Beaufort there was an eye catching first half performance from Matthew Hopkins in the second row until his injury. The ubiquitous Andrew Morgan on the flank had a particularly good game following his welcome return from injury but Beaufort's star man chosen on the day was Justin Bennett who locked the scrum and was never far from the action

Next week Beaufort travel to New Panteg.

BARRIE CASWELL

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A dubious draw with Trefil

Here are the photo's from yesterdays game, its a shame we didnt capture the "chin knock on" which would have been the first in history.

Incidentally if you want to borrow my bonk leg for kicking Dilwyn you will find my rates most reasonable, I rent it out for kids parties, weddings and Barmitzvah's (only joking skipper, I thought it was over).

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Cmon people start commenting on posts or start ur own, ur not shy, its boring talking to myself all the time!!! oh no its not!!!

The First Game of the Season

Welcome to the first Blog of Beaufort RFC

The first trial game was lovely fixture in the sunny Rhonnda against the formidable Ferndale RFC. It was a gruelling affair which we managed to grind out a 5-0 win. Personally I thought it was a great fixture against a good hard team.

Speaking as a player (I am the limpy, beardy second row Matthew Hopkins) I thoroughly enjoyed it though my club foot contracted trench foot in the rain. The summer training was perfectly targeted at this type of fixture the beastings from the coaching staff prepared the boys for the knocks.

Enough from me and more from Glyn who'll be posting his thoughts shortly