Report by Chris Heath

Record points scorer James Mackay celebrated his two hundredth game for the first team with a try and five conversions in what was, in the end, a comprehensive victory over their plucky Devon opponents.

It took the hosts twenty minutes to open the scoring in a slow start. Although hooker Josh Mynett went close in the fifteenth minute, it took a steal from an Okehampton scrum and a cut back from centre Dylan Power to finally get points on the board.

Mackay converted and repeated the exercise when after a long catch and drive, the ball was spun wide to the left with full-back Jack Curtis doing well to take one pass before offloading to centre Cameron Maslen who gave left-wing Huw Morgan the simplest of scores.

In the thirty-fifth minute lock, Callum Kingscott crossed after another catch and drive. Mackay again added the extras. Weston had another couple of chances to increase their lead before halftime, but poor final passes kept the score at 21-nil at the break.

The second half began with the visitors kicking a penalty, and soon after, Weston lost Curtis to a serious-looking ankle injury. He was replaced by Dan Lomax, resulting in a complete rejig of the backline.

Okehampton took advantage of this upheaval with a quick tap and go from a penalty which cut the arrears to thirteen. Weston hit back with a pushover try by number eight Ben Tothill, which Mackay converted, but Okes hit back with a superb try which went unconverted.

The hosts then stepped up a gear with Mynett crossing, following yet another catch and drive which Mackay unluckily lost his perfect kicking record by hitting the post from wide out.

But the record points scorer then made amends by following up Lomax's deft chip to cross for a popular score which he again added the extras.

This ended the scoring, but when captain Tom Sugg was replaced in the seventy-ninth minute, it was left to replacement captain and lock Ashley Russell to see the team home for another bonus-point victory.

For Weston, Mackay was once again in tremendous form, and with the pack in fine fettle with flankers, Jacob Cox and Jack Woodland and Mynett had excellent afternoons. Despite the odd lapse, Weston are looking a very good side at the moment.

Weston-super-Mare scorers – tries: Dylan Power, Huw Morgan, Callum Kingscott, Ben Tothill, Josh Mynett, James Mackay; cons: James Mackay (5).
Okehampton scorers - tries: Robert Fishleigh, Rich Friend: pen: Rich Friend

Match photos courtesy of Andrew Collings