Saturdays are super

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
6.52 PM

BIDEFORD RFC has launched a recruiting drive for their junior and girls’ teams.

Training is on a Wednesday from 6pm for U7s-U12’s boys and girls and 7-8.30pm for the U13s-U16s.

Junior ladies – 10 years and over - train on Thursday at 6pm.

For more information or contact details visit the Bideford RFC website.

Meanwhile, junior section coaches have joined forces with the club coaches Kevin Booth and Mark Priest for joint Super Saturday training sessions.

The young players will be joined by some of the Chiefs players with Jono Mock, James Buckland and Sam Olde keen to be involved.

The next Super Saturday is at the ground on March 9, starting at 12.30pm.

“The junior section is vital for the survival and future of the club and hopefully it will be a good fun day for all the club young and old,” said youth coach Jamie Craner.

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BIDEFORD U12s dispatched Bude 26-14 with some swift attacking play.

Adam Carter, Conner Parr (2), Freddie Brimfield and Zackary Henstridge all scored tries.

The sure-footed Rafael Rands Silva added three conversions to complete Bideford’s strongest performance to date.

For their improved teamwork, Parr and Hestridge shared Man of the Match.

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BIDEFORD U11s loaned Bude three players to get an 11-a-side game going and went on to win it 68-34.

Passing and running was good, as were rucks and mauls on the whole. Scums and line-outs were also strong.

Dan Craner had a good comeback game and there was a good attacking and defensive display from Noah Harris.

Try scorers were Oliver Hannam (2), Harris (3), Findley Pettifer (2), Corey Illing (2) and Mitchell Power.

Will Lamana kicked nine out of 10 conversions.

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Bideford U9s played two matches against Bude with a 45-10 win in the first.

They lost the second 30-5.

Tries went to Samuel Piccilo, Jacob Stevenson, Matthew Lewis and Joe Thompson.