Training 2nite!! 10th November 2008

Gentlemen, the venue for training 2nite has slightly changed. We wont be training on the field (its waterlogged)! We will be having an aerobic session in the club!! Jonathan Phillips who has an aerobic instructors badge has kindly volunteered to orchestrate the session.


Legs warmers and Lycra shorts are optional!!!!

Game this Friday (7th November 2008)

Gentlemen, we do ave a game this Friday, we play Treherbet 2nds away. We meet at the club at 5.30pm. Any probs give us a bell.

Thanks
Glyn FC not TM

Driving directions to Treherbert, Treorchy, UK

24.3 mi – about 40 mins
Ebbw Vale
UK
1. Head northwest on B4486/Steel Works Rd toward Station Approach
0.2 mi

2.Turn left at B4486/Cemetery Rd
367 ft

3.Slight left to stay on B4486/Cemetery Rd
0.4 mi

4.Turn left to stay on B4486/Cemetery Rd
75 ft

5.At Cemetery Corner Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto A4046/College Rd
Continue to follow A4046
0.8 mi

6.At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A465/Heads of the Valleys Rd
Continue to follow A465
Go through 7 roundabouts
14.6 mi

7.At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A4061/Rhigos Rd
0.7 mi

8.At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A4061
7.5 mi
Treherbert
Treorchy, UK

Get Well Soon Marcus

I speak on behalf of all the boys in saying get well soon Marcus hope your knee sort itselfs out.

I bet Jon Phillips being first on the scene and running down shouting "ambulance ambulance" like a cross between Daffydd and John Inman really put you at ease.


All the best butty keep your chin up

A Forwards Coaches View (Beaufort v Markham 2008)

Phew!!! What can i say!!!

Yesterdays performance was one of the best games that I have been involved in since I've been at the club and that's 10 years now and also, hugely satisfying from a coaches perspective.

I have been asking the chaps for weeks now, to stand up and be counted, take the game by the scruff, hit the ground running. I'm running out of footballing analogies here, but i think you now what i mean!!

We certainly did that and we blew Markham away from the off. Certain players became men yesterday and was purring or was it panting with delight!!

From a forwards coach point of the view it was nearly faultless ( i said nearly!). The scrum was massively powerful from the off. We won all our line outs - not even the the top teams in world can boast that 1!!!! Its starting to sink in, the importance of quick ball at the contact area and the drills that we are doing in training are paying dividends. Buzz had his easiest day sat behind the 4wards yesterday. It gave him more time to get the Shirlee's moving behind.

We asked for maturity in the second half as we playing into a slight gale. For the most part that's exactly what we done, we moved the ball close quarters and that's where rocky, Gomez and Craig come into their own. Its so difficult to defend against and when we get behind teams we invariably score.

Anyway b4 i go, we will have a game on Friday. I don't know who as yet. Like i said b4 the Rhymney game, the friendlies we will be playing are as important as the league fixtures, it keeps the continuity going and after Saturdays game, i cant wait to play next!!!

CU 2mrw, ur's as ever Glyn Moon FC, not TM!!!!

Markham Report and Pictures

BEAUFORT RFC 46 POINTS MARKHAM RFC 17 POINTS

To view the pictures of the game click here if it asks you for a username and password it is themightybeaufort@yahoo.com with ihatestupid as a password

This was an impressive team performance by the home side achieving a 5th league victory. They scored 8 tries to 3 conceded earning themselves a bonus point to keep them in touch with the division 6 league leaders

Their front row trio of Macus Rose, Glyn Moon and Justin Roberts soon had the measure of their opposite numbers and much of this landslide success can be attributed to the solid scrummage platform from where Beaufort were able to launch their attacks With the benefit of a strong following the host side were 10 points up in as many minutes from two power full drives emanating from the scrum Dan Purchase and Craig Bennett latched on to the final passes to make the touchdowns Then Markham showed what a potent striking outfit they can be when from a charge down kick they counter attacked from a deep position to cross over in the corner

Beaufort struck back on the half hour when scrum half Matthew Burrows who, forever sniping on the fringes, was the beneficiary of another blistering forward surge. Before the interval Craig Bennnet had shipped aboard a second try and Beaufort 4th try for a comfortable lead of 22 point lead to 5

After the break momentum might have switched to Markham with a strong wind advantage. It seemed that way when they counterattacked to score a length of the field try under the posts to bring them right back into contention. Beaufort extinguished that hope immediately in ruthless fashion when prop Glyn Moon.got the 5th try . It was the defining moment of the match. Markham lacked the power and ambition to retrieve the situation and sensing victory Beaufort finished them off with 3 further touchdowns . No 8 Bennett got a hat trick , his first for the club. With clinical finishing precision Jason Taylor got the 7th before wing Kyle Purnell scrambled over for the last. Markham did get a consolation try towards the end to make their final score more respectable

Honours deservedly went to the home side in what was a praiseworthy team performance .However, Man Loving Centre Geraint Phillips impressed again in the centre Flanker Jason Taylor on fire this season had another marvellous match, Stuart Francis delivered at the line out and Burrows was superb in marshal ling his forwards, But Beaufort's star player on the day was Craig Bennett for his try tally and his overall commitment in the ruck and around the fringes.

Gomez Corner

"If life is getting you down treat it like a dog would, if you cant eat it or shag it, piss on it and walk away"

Marcus Ros Interview

Here is the Marcus Rose interview which was seemingly done whilst Marcus stood on Weeble. Im still buzzing from yesterday it was bloody lovely