South West One West

Drybrook 27 Weston-uper-Mare 15

A patched up Weston side fell to another league defeat, this time at Drybrook.

Weston travelled to Drybrook in the hope their patched up side could produce a victory.

However, it was not to be and despite some fine individual performances notably from flanker Bryan Webb and centre Huw Morgan, Weston in the end got what they deserved after an error strewn performance.

The visitors gifted their hosts three of their four tries and despite periods of the game when the visitors dominated possession, they invariably coughed it up at crucial moments.

Drybrook took the lead in the eighth minute through a penalty and five minutes later missed a line-out on their own five metre line to give the home lock a try he gleefully took. The try was converted.

Drybrook increased their lead when a quick tap penalty was taken by the home scrum-half who ran through bemused defenders to go under the sticks for another converted try.

The visitors staged a late first-half rally and Watkins came in from his wing to take a fine pass from scrum-half Hayden Tuttiett after a strong catch and drive from a line-out.

They scored their bonus point try soon after, but Weston managed a late consolation through replacement wing Mitch Salisbury, who took his chance well.

Drybrook: Tom Treherne; Ben George, Sam Peaper, Ben Large (capt), Mitch Baldwin; Aaron Ryder, Jack Coombs; Alex Gibson, Ashley Howells, Mitch Hale, Will Greenway, Glenn Nott, Joe Tingle, Mitch Bourne, Mitch Renton.
Reps: Todd Clark, Chris Rawlings, Joe James.

Drybrook scorers - tries: Mitch Renton, Jack Combes, Joe Tingle, Mitch Baldwin; cons: Tom Treherne (2); pen: Tom Treherne

Weston-super-Mare: Ross Bennett; Ollie Caton, Huw Morgan, Kirk Middlemiss, Matt Watkins; Dan Lomax, Hayden Tuttiett; Darren Crompton, Mike Hocking, Ollie Streeter, Andy Glen, Bryan Webb, Paul Morrissey, Rich Johnson, Tom Sugg. Reps: Mitch Salisbury, Ed Hunt, Ross Chesher.

Weston-super-Mare scorers - tries: Matt Watkins (2), Mitch Salisbury.