Sat 8 Feb 2020
WESTON SUPER MARE 26 IVYBRIDGE 7
report by Chris Heath
Weston started the game well and in the third minute took the lead when full back Alex Howman put right wing Kyran Devitt away.
The winger was tackled into touch but from the line out prop Ollie Streeter sacked the Ivybridge throw in and Devitt cut in from the right wing to dummy his way over for the opener which was superbly converted by fly half Dan Lomax.
Ivybridge hit back through their dangerous backs and were only held out by excellent home defence notably a try saving tackle by Howman and flanker Jacob Cox who was tremendous throughout.
Weston weathered the storm and increased their lead on the half hour.
Scrum half Ross Bennett provided a relieving seventy metre kick to within ten metres of the visitors line. Lock Tom Sugg disrupted the ensuing line out to allow prolific number eight Brad Talbot to charge over. Lomax provided another pin point conversion.
Just before half time Weston took their lead to nineteen points when following runs by Bennett and hooker Adam Fisher Sugg was on hand to cross.
The second half started without Lomax who had succumbed to a groin injury and he was replaced by Archie Tilsley making his first appearance of the season.
Ivybridge finally got on the scoresheet in the fiftieth minute when their impressive outside centre Charlie Bryant was on hand to receive a disguised inside pass from fly half Luke Martell who then added the extras to cut the lead to twelve.
The rest of the second half was quite a frantic event with both sides flattering to deceive for long periods but Weston eventually secured a bonus point try when instead of kicking an easy three points the hosts elected to scrum and this proved to be a brave decision when Streeter barrelled his way over.
Tilsley cooly slotted the extras to keep Weston in second place with all to play for.
This weekend Weston travel to in form Launceston.
The Cornishmen have won six of their last seven games after a poor start to their campaign so it will be another tough test in a division that has been evenly contested all season.
