Launceston U9s 15
Okehampton U9s 5
THE first few minutes saw equal possession and territory, but with Launceston displaying better ball handling skills.
After an Okes' scrum, Daniel Turney ran down the left wing only to be tackled by the opposition near the line but he managed to pass to Will Risdon who powered over the line to open the scoring. Unfortunately Oke could not keep up the pressure and Launceston scored two tries in quick succession.
Dai Chi looked close to scoring for Okehampton after a superb solo run from deep within his own half, only to be denied within inches of the line and being tackled into touch.
Both teams continued to play well, but Launceston's slightly better rucking meant more possession of the ball and resulted in a third try to seal the match.
Launceston U9s 15
Okehampton U9s 30
For the second game, the Okes learnt from their first encounter and began with a quick try from player of the match Nathan Tomkins. He continued to dominate the game with a further five tries in total.
However, he could not have done without the support of all of his team but most noticeably Daniel Turney's relentless tackling and Gareth Crome's support as scrum half.
Tavistock U9s 35
Liskeard U9s 20
Tavistock U9s 35
Liskeard U9s 5
TWO games were played against Liskeard on Sunday and both were fairly convincing wins for Tavistock.
Although the tackling was very inconsistent, Tavistock played well with John Lord especially having some great runs. Player of the match Olly Noy Scott darted through the Liskeard defence and Jude White showed great positional play to always be on hand to run through with the try.
Tom and Morgan held on to the ball well, and there were some great runs from Jack, with Luke and Jason putting in a number of good tackles.
This was another solid all round team performance with everyone looking forward to the match against Okehampton next week.
Launceston U8s 3 tries
Okehampton U8s 10 tries
LAUNCESTON put up a great fight in the first period with three tries to each team.
The Okes then stepped up the pace in the second period, putting in one of their best performances with every player working hard for one another. James Stevens, James Close, George Cox, Liam Daintree, Jake Laing-Taylor and Matthew Denning all kept the pressure in the All Blacks, forcing turn over ball, which the Okes capitalised on. Ethan Wilds, Cole Pengelly and Charlie Glanville (1) all made some great breaks up field, splitting the All Blacks defence wide open. Daniel Tomkies (2) and Harry Laing-Taylor (3) both had outstanding games carrying out some great tagging play and attacking at every opportunity.
Ben Wharton (2) and Joshua Burgoyne (1) again combined well in attack, making great breaks when Oke were in trouble, to clear their lines.
The player of the day went to David Smith who, after two and a half years of waiting, scored a fine individual try from the halfway line.
Tavistock U8s 45
Liskead and Looe U8s 35
THE first game of the day started with some end to end try scoring from both teams to quickly bring the score up to 2-2 each, with Louis Peake and James White opening the scoring for Tavistock.
Some close support work and determined defence saw Tavistock take the lead to 25-10 by half time with further tries from Harry Edwards James White and Henry Varndell-Dawes.
The Lions came out fighting in the second half and some probing runs around the Tavistock defence allowed them to pull back into the game. A fierce midfield battle ensued with both sides scoring tries aplenty. In the second half tries for Tavistock came from, Louis Peake with Harry Edwards and James White both completing their hat tricks.
Tavistock RFC U8s 50
Liskeard and Looe
U8s 15
Tavistock stepped up a couple of gears in attack and display much improved discipline in defence.
Dogged tagging from a strong line causing several turnover balls thwarted the Lions' attacks. This coupled with some creative phases of passing play created gaps in the Lions defence which were mercilessly punished by the Tavistock team.
The pace and diversity of the runs from supporting players overwhelmed the Lions; Lois Thornton, Noah Berridge, Joe Inman, and Jack Baker wore down the Lions defence to allow tries from James White (3), Harry Edwards, Henry Varndell-Dawes and Tom Gardener (2 each) and one for James Kenyon. There was also good defensive play from Tavistock's Harry Richardson.
Tavistock U7s 7 tries
Liskeard U7s 7 tries
FOR the first half, five of Tavistock's least experienced team started and they did well with tries coming from Tom S, Tom and William.
In the second half the lead changed hands eight times with the brave Liskeard team relying on their biggest player for five of their tries.
As Tavistock rang the changes, Toby scored some excellent tries helped by Liam, Ted and Harry. Joe and Jonathan made some good runs and some good tags
With a minute to go Liskeard took the league and as the referee called 'last play', Toby stole in the corner to end a terrific game in a draw.
Tavistock U7s 4 tries
Ivybridge U7s 11 tries
THIS was a game of two halves. Toby got us off to a great start with some good tries, but the boys struggled in the second half with their tagging. It was a great effort from William, Will , Ted and Harry. Toby finished the half with a length of the field try. In the second half, Joe and Jonathan had some good runs.
Tavistock U7s 3 tries
Ivybridge U7s 5 tries
GREAT tries for Tavistock came from Liam and William and there were some good runs from Jamie and Jonathan. Tavistock finished the game with a flourish with a great move that ended with Tom S cutting a great running line to score on his debut.
Launceston U7s 15 tries
Oke U7s 14 tries
IN contrast to last weekends lousy weather Okehampton went to Launceston full of the joys of spring only to be beaten by one try.
The young Okes are getting better and better with some good try scoring by Tom 3, Jay 1, and Oliver scoring no less than 10. There were some near misses by Dillon, Marcus and Joe and some good defending by Indie, James H, James F, Ethan, Zack and Matthew.