CWM Match Report

Date:- 24th October 2009

Venue:- Cwm

Fixture:- WRU Division 6 East

CWM RFC 6 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 40 POINTS

This was a game shaped by the conditions with handling errors galore as both sides struggled to cope with the blustery conditions and greasy ball. Beaufort as league leaders had come as favourites but they quickly found out Cwm were a determined outfit and put up a spirited display which could have upset the form book. It wasn't until the second half that the game eventually slipped away from them as their defence leaked 5 of the 6 tries scored.

It was though a scrappy first half. There was little continuity in Beaufort's play not helped by a worrying number of penalties they gave away. They did score the only try in the first half when scrumhalf Matthew Burrows took advantage of a good scrum to unravel the defence. Dylan Smith kicked two penalties and Cwm kicked two of their own giving Beaufort an 11 point to 6 lead to end a lack lustre first half .

After the break Beaufort finally got some electricity into their game . They created enough space for their ball carriers to make deep insertions into the Cwm heartland from where

they crafted their tries. Burrows pounced for a second try after a defencive slip up. He was involved in the next finished off by second row Ben Harding . It was Harding who crashed through the defence from a tapped penalty for a fourth which topped a superb display from him to be named Beaufort's star play on the day. Smith converted to give Beaufort a commanding lead of 28 points to 6.

To their credit Cwm kept attacking Beaufort at every opportunity refusing to submit,but for all this good endeavour they lacked the incisiveness to penetrate their visitors defence. By contrast, Beaufort did and demonstrated this with clinical precision in the last quarter . Quick hands and plenty of pace left wing Lee Roper enough room to round the last remnants of cover to finish off a attack which began from a deep position. This was followed by a trademark try from the season's leading try scorer Mike Vaughan who was the beneficiary of an explosive burst from flanker Justin Bennett . This took the score to the 40 point mark and ended the contest.

Next week Beaufort are at home to Llandrindod Wells in the second round of the Magners Bowl. Kick off at the earlier time of 2 pm.

Aberbeeg Match Report

Date:- 17th October 2009

Venue :- Brynithel

Fixture :- WRU League Division 6 East

ABERBEEG RFC 0 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 43 POINTS

Beaufort celebrated a fifth league win scoring six tries earning a bonus point to keep them top of Division 6 East

A Dylan Smith penalty got them off to an early start and in the first quarter they notched up two sparkling tries from centres Mike Vaughan and Geraint Phillips . Smith added the conversions for a 17 point lead and Beaufort looked to be winning this match at a canter

But the home side who have struggled so far this season were a better outfit than their lowly league position implied. They had a good line out, kicked well for field position and on occasions their driving maul did cause problems for the visitors. However when the ball was spread wide Beaufort had too much pace and skill . Wing Lee Roper latched on to the final pass of a fine passage of play for the first of his two tries, superbly converted again by Smith to give the visitors a 24 point lead without reply at the interval

The bonus try came five minutes into the restart scored by the irrepressible Jason Taylor who had a fine match leaving Smith a simple conversion.With the match now won Beaufort's momentum fell away . They also had a player sent off and sensing an opportunity to make superiority in numbers tell, Aberbeeg raised their game giving Beaufort ten minutes of real anxiety . Although they recycled the ball endlessly they just couldn't create enough space to cross the line finding Beaufort's tenacious defence rock solid.

Beaufort finally broke out of the stranglehold and finished the match in a flourish. After a lightening counterattack Lee Roper made a fifth touch down in the corner and second row Ben Harding thundered across the try line for Beaufort's sixth

Beaufort star man on the day was Geraint Phillips

Beaufort play away again next week at Cwm

The Chico Interview

The Chico Story

A few years ago Beaufort RFC's goodwill ambassador, Huw Lewis, was on a fact finding mission in the slums of Peru.

There he found a young rabid Chico dancing for money. After looking into his doleful eyes those big heart strings were pulled and he brought him back to the loving fold of Beaufort RFC. The combination of dressing like gigolo from Miami Vice and a steady diet of drinking alcohol through a funnel soon nursed the lovable little chap back to health.

After training hard he made his way into the Beaufort Senior team on the 27th September 2009. His running like an asthmatic greyhound was deceptive, the effort of charging down balls with his face was paid off with a fine try and rightly deserved man of the match award.

Well done Chico, we Love you man.

Blaenavon Match Report

BLAENAVON FORGESIDE RFC 7 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 37 POINTS

It was a solid performance from Beaufort in this division 6 encounter to make up for last weeks disappointing draw at home. Their discipline was better and they scored six well constructed tries to earn themselves the bonus point to keep them in touch with the league leaders.

A penalty from standoff Dylan Smith got them off to an early start. Then before the half hour mark they had scored two tries. In his match debut wing Matthew Dobbs made the decisive touchline run that led to the first. Centre Mike Vaughan finished clinically to score the try. The second , the best of the encounter ,came after a fine take in the line out by Mark Heasley. A mid field switch straight out of the text book created the gap for centre Michael White to fly up the middle of the park to gallop in near the posts

Before the interval Beaufort had struck again Quick thinking by scrum half John Davies set up Mike Vaughan for him to skip across the line for his second try . With two conversions from Smith by half time Beaufort had scored 22 unanswered points.

Smith was again on target with a penalty to open the visitors tally after the break. But once again Beaufort seemed to lose their first half momentum not helped by a number of stoppages .Forgeside then had their best period and it took an herculean effort by Matthew Burrows to bring off a cover tackle to stop a certain try . But the home side persevered and with dogged determination played the phases that led to their only try . It was though their last gasp effort . Beaufort silenced their opponents almost immediately with pace and deft passing . Matthew Dobbs deservedly got the fourth try for the bonus point and White finished off a good afternoon for him with a fifth which Smith converted

It was good match for Smith who controlled the match superbly at standoff and a satisfying one for prop Marcus Rose to get onto the field back after a long term injury. On his club debut Matthew Dobbs was Beaufort's star player

Next week Beaufort play hosts to Abertysswg

A Messy Night Up Beaufort (As if that out of the ordinary!)

Hi Team

Please forgive my abandonment of the Blog of late. I found the non playing very difficult and adjusting to being a "bag man" hard.

The ole bonkleg is back. Anyway it was a messy night by any standard:

Sam made his Beaufort Debut. The Baldy Peachaven winger gave his heart but due to MiracleGro shower gel blonde flowing locks came forth and left the boy in a severe state of intoxication.






After an afternoon of disappointment the Sacred Haven of the Country's Finest Young Minds that is Beaufort RFC fell foul to an invasion of magical and mythological characters. They were summoned up by black magic otherwise known as ZIP BOING








This caused Supergirl (who must of been undergoing treatment) and a Smurf (who was on the tubby side) to vomit.




Anyways I like Cheese so who cares.

Aberbargoed Match Report

Date:- 19th September 2009

Venue:- Beaufort

Fixture :- WRU Division 6 East

BEAUFORT RFC 26 POINTS ABERBARGOED 26 POINTS

Beaufort thought they had this match sown up by half time scoring 4 tries but a desperately disappointing performance in the second half allowed Aberbargoed to claw their way back to draw this Division Six encounter

Despite having the lion share of the possession silly acts of indiscipline were the host's downfall and in the end they had to be content with two league points and not five.

The visitors took every opportunity to kick their penalties converting four in all, two in the first ten minutes of the start of the match, to take the lead . Beaufort then unleashed a volley of attacks and tries came thick and fast. Flanker Daniel Purchase got the first and excellent finishing brought a further three tries scored by second row Ben Harding and flankers Andrew Morgan and Paul Francis . Dylan Smith converted three for a comfortable lead of 26 points to 9

But after the interval nothing resembling this momentum surfaced again. Although they were in complete control of the set pieces they failed to nail a hat full of opportunities that came their way due to some very sloppy and indifferent play . Aberbargoed, with only scraps of possession to play with, made the most of the few chances that came their way

and shored up their defence

In an horrendous last ten minutes spell the home side completely lost concentration, mistakenly thinking the match was won. To their credit Aberbargoed kept their composure throughout and caught Beaufort out with two lethal counterattacks from deep positions to make two late touchdowns . The simple conversions brought them within three points of the lead. When cool heads were needed to see the game out Beaufort tried to end the match with a flourish but again fell foul of the referee who awarded Aberbargoed a penalty. The visitors gratefully accepted it and kicked superbly to draw the scores level to end the contest,

Beaufort cannot be pleased with this result nor the penalty count which weighed heavily against them . In a team of mostly young players it was stalwart Paul Francis who caught the eye and was the team's star player on the day.

Next week Beaufort head to Blaenavon Forgeside

Beaufort V Trefil Match Report

TREFIL RFC 10 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 19 POINTS

Beaufort couldn't quite match last week's scintillating performance but they did enough to dispatch Trefil for a second league win scoring three tries .

Trefil gave Beaufort a torrid time in the opening quarter . They took full advantage of the visitors indiscipline with a series of penalties that kept them on the offensive . They kicked one penalty and placed another within a metre of the Beaufort line from where they drove from the lineout to crash over for a try.

Matters got worse for visitors when they had a player sent to the sin bin

But Trefil failed to make this tell . The ten point lead did not sit easy with them and in the second quarter they noticeably wilted in the heat . The momentum of the match then swung in favour of a fitter Beaufort. The visitors had a try disallowed but then failed woefully to nail other chances due to some sloppy handling to end the first half without a score.

Beaufort finally found their touch in the second half . Within five minutes, following a good scrumage, centre Mike Vaughan weaved his way through the defence to touch down at the posts leaving Dylan Smith the easiest of conversions . The next try was conjured up from half way and was the best of the encounter. Slick handling at pace provided space on the flank and fullback Matthew Burrows latched on to the final pass to round the opposition for a touchdown The conversion failed but Beaufort had grabbed the lead 12 points to 10.

Trefil did try to rally but they lacked enough incisiveness to endanger a splendid Beaufort defence. They also suffered a crisis in the scrum where Beaufort had the bigger bite on the day and occasionally struggled to cope with the pace of the game

With five minutes left on the game clock Michael White put the result beyond doubt. The Beaufort fly half pounced onto a loose ball near a ruck and began a thirty meter dash for the try line leaving a hapless Trefil defence trailing in his wake.

It was another a good team performance by Beaufort particularly in the second half. Newly partnered half backs Smith and White had a good afternoon . Glyn Moon who came on as a substitute was another dominant force but the accolade of Beaufort's star player was deservedly awarded to number eight Andrew Morgan for his overall work rate in attack and defence

Beaufort league encounter next week is home to Aberbargoed.