Wyvern make hard work of it
Travelling to bottom of the league
Minehead, Wyvern had a good opportunity to walk home
victors, with a bonus point in the bag. However, a
spirited defence from the home side, and some poor
decisions from the visitors, meant that this was not to
be.
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Wiveliscombe make a fight of it
An excellent performance by
Wiveliscombe 2nds made Wyvern work for their win at
Mountfields Road this weekend.
From the outset both sides were excellent in defence and
every inch of ground was gained with hard fought rugby
very much in the old fashioned driving play from both
set of forwards.
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Defence is the key to success
Wyvern demonstrated their true
potential against a useful Ivel 2nds, coming away with a
convincing 28-10 victory.
The first period was all Wyvern, though it was their own
mistakes which kept the pressure off Ivel as attacks
failed to deliver points.
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Tor take their chances
Tor 2nds arrived at the Wyvern
with a huge squad, which was clarified when it was
established their 1st team match had been cancelled.
Clearly this was not going to be a 'regular' Tor 2nd XV.
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Taunton just too much
Inexperience, youth and over confidence were the key reasons Wyvern were unable to combat the rugged, experienced and physical Taunton 3rds XV that came to Mountfields Road last Saturday. READ FULL REPORT.
Cheddar take their chances
Cheddar have had it all their own way this season, but found their work cut out when the Wyvern arrived. While the scoreline of 48 - 19 in favour of the home side suggests a comfortable afternoon for them, it was far that.
Chances were few and far between for both sides, but they were taken when presented.
Wyvern were under the cosh for the opening 15 minutes, but kept Cheddar out with resolute defence. However, the visitors were unable to clear their lines and eventually succumb to a score wide out.
There was then a series of opportunist tries for both sides. Cheddar's try was followed by Mark Evans running in off a charged down kick and Chris Richards catching a fumbled Cheddar ball to stride in from 22 metres, which gave Wyvern the upper hand at the interval by 14 to 12 thanks to the additional points from Alex Johnson.
The second half started with three swift tries from Cheddar. Mistakes by Wyvern were once again seized upon and only one of these opportunities was down to 'good play' by the home side.
Having travelled with only 3 replacements Wyvern did not have the recent pool of players to call on for fresh legs, in contrast to Cheddar who had a full compliment. This began to tell as the opportunities that did come Wyvern's way were squandered through poor decisions or simple mistakes.
Cheddar were lucky with one decision from the referee regarding a quickly taken lineout (which left the Cheddar crowd scratching their heads too), but beyond this it was their fresh legs and persistence that got them their remaining tries.
All credit to the Wyvern players who kept their heads up throughout and were rewarded with a try in the end of the game. Constant battering of the Cheddar pack, driving them back and back, leading to penalty after penalty, eventually created the space out wide for Connor Crampton to dive over for an unconverted try.
Defeat is a bitter pill, but the immediate talk in the changing rooms was of the return fixture and the chance to turn the result around when Cheddar visit Mountfields Road.
Thoughts now turn to the 'local derby' when Wyvern visit Taunton 3rds for what will certainly be a battle for bragging rights for the remainder of 2013.