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Honours even for North Dorset
By Andrew Wallace Clune NDRFC 1st XV 29 Ivel Barbarians 29 Melksham XV 31 NDRFC 2nd XV 10
ANOTHER week and another see-saw match at Slaughtergate when North Dorset 1st XV took on Ivel Barbarians.
North Dorset claimed first blood with an unconverted try to tight head prop David Stickland who scored after two minutes. But three minutes later Ivel scored and converted, before crossing for another moments later to skip to a 14-5 lead after only 12 minutes.
North hit back through a long range try from Marcus Higgs who for the second week in a row hooked up to a lovely piece of rugby from Adam Trevis and Robbie Sampson at the back of a scrum. Sam Jones added the extras and North were back in contention again. They hit the lead when scrum-half Sampson bossed the scrum over the line and claimed the try, which Jones again converted.
North continued the attack from the restart with fly-half Rylie Lewis regathering his own kick and linking up with Higgs who went in under the posts to give Jones an easy conversion. A lapse in concentration gifted Ivel a try immediately from the restart just before half-time to mean the score at the break was 26-21 in favour of the home side.
The second-half started just as the first-half finished with a disastrous restart for North that saw Ivel level the score. The remainder of the second-half
saw the teams trade penalties to close out the match 29-29. Pearce Seeds were matchday sponsors with their lunch and chose Marcus Higgs as the Gritchie Brewing Company man of the match. The 2nd XV travelled to Melksham to take on their 1st XV who sat second in the league. North put up a brave performance but succumbed 31-10. The effervescent Michael Green returned for a cameo appearance at scrum-half and proved a handful for the Puddletown pile up the points
By Ian Frizzle Counties 2 Tribute Dorset & Wilts South Puddletown RFC 60 East Dorset Dockers 12
PUDDLETOWN started the day in sixth place with the East Dorset Dockers side one place below them, so a close contest was expected.
Both sides have been struggling for form this season and on a glorious afternoon at Greenfields the home fans were served up a treat with their side running in ten tries.
The opening spell was even until Brad Mulholland caught a poor Dockers’ clearance kick on the 22m line and ran past the defence to score wide on the right. Puddletown captain for the day Lucas Frizzle added the conversion, which kick-started The Villagers into action.
Veteran fly-half Baz Dovell showed a wonderful piece of individual endeavour with a chip over the Dockers’ defence on the halfway line – the ball sat up nicely for him and he ran in to score from 40m out.
Puddletown were now putting the visiting defence under pressure. Brad Harris saw an opportunity from the 22m line and jinked through the Dockers defenders to score under the posts. Frizzle added the extras. With the home forwards on top, Dockers committed a ruck offence five metres from their own line. Inside centre Tom Yeatman took a quick tap penalty and the ball was fed through to hooker Rhys Jenner who powered over to score a short-range try. Frizzle converted.
Yeatman was again the architect for the next try with a 40m outside break down the left flank before he popped the ball back inside to Brad Harris to score his second try.
The last play of the half saw the Dockers make a rare foray into the home 22m, their fly-half creating a gap and gliding through the home defence to score under the posts. But he missed the conversion and the score at half time was 33-5.
The second-half continued in much the same vein with diminutive winger Andy Edmonds making a clean break down the left wing and neatly offloading to flanker Joe Malpas, who touched down in the corner for an unconverted try. The forwards’ dominance continued and from a line-out on the Dockers’ 22m line the ball was caught cleanly, the pack driving up to the try line before second row Sam Pomeroy dropped over the line to score an unconverted try.
Puddletown scrum-half and captain Lucas Frizzle was next on the scoresheet after breaking down the left and scoring acrobatically in the corner. The home side’s ‘man of the match’ Tom Yeatman continued to create chances and after another outside break offloaded to replacement scrum-half Harry Pomeroy who scored an unconverted try.
Puddletown’s final try of the afternoon came through replacement centre Jake Carter who showed great pace and strength to break from the halfway line and split the Dockers’ defence to score under the posts. Ben Hooper added the conversion.
The East Dorset side continued to compete and eventually were rewarded with a well-worked try wide on the right, their impressive fly-half adding the conversion to make the final score 60-12.
Youngsters out in force in tournament
FAST action and old friendships and rivalries were put to the test in a good-natured tournament at Stalbridge.
The Handicap Singles title went to Chris Watkins who plays his league matches for Stalbridge, with Adam Dewey of East Stour Wessex, a fine runner-up.
In the Handicap Doubles the winners were Keith Anthony and Warren Chalke from Child Okeford and Stalbridge Junior respectively. Runners-up were Sue Boddington and Les Daxter, both from East Stour.
The tournament featured 27 players aged 13 to 82, including a good turnout of younger players from the Stalbridge club. One to note was Warren Chalke who claimed victory in his first season, especially impressive considering he was playing against senior players.
Swimming club members in world champs
By Ashley Tomkins
FIVE Yeovil District Swimming Club team members celebrated success for Great Britain in the UIPM Biathle\Triathle World Championships.
Isobel Stacey, Lily Nutland, Bibi Abernethy, Katinka Thurstan and Joshua Hinton travelled to Madeira at the end of October, having qualified for the GB team earlier in the year, and competed against swimmers from 15 other countries.
This year’s course was very tough, featuring not only a sea swim but also a running course, part of which was through the soft sandy beach. GB came third behind South Africa and Egypt, fighting off stiff competition, particularly from the Czech Republic, Japan and France.
On the individual front Bibi Abertheny came 9th and Lilly Nutland and Katinka Thurstan came 15th in their respected age groups of the individual Triathle. Isobel Stacey came 8th in the mixed relay and 6th in the individual Triathle and Joshuan Hinton came 20th for the boys.
Back in the UK the YDSC Masters were celebrating after competing in the Swim England South West Masters Open Meet. YDSC had a strong team, some competing for the first time. Dan Card won silver in the men’s 100m breaststroke. Ryan Blake took bronze in the 100m and 400m free events. New boy Hugh Broadribb finished with a stunning silver medal in the 50m breaststroke and bronze in the 100m and 200m events. Even YDSC’s coach Mark Ovens achieved his first sub-30 seconds (29.05s) swim in the 50m free.
The club’s younger swimmers were also busy competing at Exeter Swimming Club’s Lyndsay Powell swim meet. Star performer was Dexter Scott who won three golds, three silvers and two bronze medals for the 11-yearboys. Theo Perrin continued his fine form having come back from the national team championships with a gold medal in the 200m breaststroke and bronze in the 100m breast. Florence Parsons, 11, did well in the 200m breaststroke, just missing out on a medal in fourth place.
Yeovil are now looking forward to their Christmas meet on 10-11 December at Millfield.
Yeovil Swimming Club cater for swimmers from around the age of eight and also have a growing master's squad for slightly older swimmers. Swimmers should be about stage 5/6 and above to be able to try out. Get in touch for more information and to arrange a free trial at membership.ydsc@ gmail.com
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Ladies soon on home turf
WINCANTON Town Ladies formed in January and their hard work has been visible on the pitch. They have yet to win their first match but have been involved in some exciting and close games.
They also look the part as Jeans Electrical of Mere are sponsoring their away kit.
The ladies are playing their home games at South Cheriton but hope to return to their home at Moor Lane early next year.
Rockies hot from the spot
By Avril Lancaster
SHAFTESBURY finally have a home tie after reaching the third round of the Isuzu FA Vase for the first time and will face Brixham AFC from the South West Peninsula League at Coppice Street on Saturday December 3.
Shaftesbury won an incredible fourth penalty shoot-out at Uhlsport Hellenic Premier League Brimscombe and Thrupp after Luke Delaney, Cameron Beard and Bailey Rowe netted in a 3-3 draw.
They won 4-1 on penalties to progress a step nearer Wembley, their fourth victory on penalties in what surely must be a record for winning on shoot-outs.
This followed an excellent 2-1 win over in-form Moneyfields in the Wessex League with Delaney and Addwell Chipangura on target, after Callum Laycock had given the visitors the lead. Delaney is becoming the people's champion in this part of North Dorset, putting in some marquee performances.
The Rockies cruised into the Wessex League Cup semi-final with a 4-0 win over Laverstock and Ford. Adwell Chipangura scored two quality finishes and Bailey Rowe and Luke Delaney were on target against the visitors, who had put Falmouth Town out of the FA Vase.
Shaftesbury looked fluent – manager Luke Middlewick's team is gelling after a difficult start to the season. The club have undergone some changes in personnel as they look to retain the Wessex League Cup.
