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Seniors
- Salcombe First XV lose to South Molton (9-24)
- Salcombe First XV beat Buckfastleigh (28-20)
- Salcombe First XV lose to South Molton (28-43)
- Salcombe First XV lose to Plymstock Albion Oaks (20-25)
- Salcombe First XV lose to OPM (11-27)
- Salcombe First XV beat North Tawton (20-7)
- Salcombe First XV draw Wessex (13-13)
- Salcombe First XV lose to New Cross (0-24)
- Salcombe First XV lose to St. Just (15-34)
- Salcombe First XV beat Topsham (24-22)
- Salcombe First XV beat Buckfastleigh (7-3)
- Salcombe First XV lose to St. Columba (15-20)
- Salcombe First XV lose to Plymstock Albion Oaks (8-16)
- Salcombe First XV lose to OPM (19-33)
- Salcombe First XV beat Dartmouth (30-22)
- Salcombe First XV beat New Cross (13-11)
- Salcombe Second XV beat Paignton III (40-29)
- Salcombe First XV lose to Wessex (3-19)
- Salcombe First XV lose to Wessex (10-27)
- Salcombe First XV lose to Topsham (15-27)
- Salcombe First XV beat Topsham (21-17)
- Salcombe First XV beat St. Columba (14-10)
- Salcombe Second XV lose to DHSOB (17-27)
- Salcombe First XV beat New Cross (26-20)
- Salcombe First XV beat South Molton (24-13)
- Salcombe First XV beat South Molton (17-7)
Juniors
- Salcombe U7 beat Newton Abbot (15-12)
- Salcombe U8 beat Stonehouse Sharks (12-9)
- Salcombe U7 lose to Stonehouse Sharks (7-9)
- Salcombe U8 draw Plymstock Oaks (10-10)
- Salcombe U7 lose to Plymstock Oaks (13-17)
- Salcombe U8 beat Totnes (8-0)
- Salcombe U7 lose to Totnes (6-10)
- Salcombe U8 beat Torquay (8-7)
- Salcombe U7 beat Torquay (14-12)
- Salcombe U9 lose to OPM (25-45)
- Salcombe U8 beat OPM (11-4)
- Salcombe U7 draw OPM (10-10)
- Salcombe U8 beat Devonport (11-4)
- Salcombe U7 beat Devonport (11-7)
- Salcombe U8 lose to Torquay (3-9)
- Salcombe U7 lose to Torquay (6-9)
- Salcombe U11 beat Totnes (53-28)
- Salcombe U9 played Totnes (score unrecorded)
- Salcombe U8 beat Totnes (6-3)
- Salcombe U7 lose to Totnes (4-5)
- Salcombe U11 beat Stonehouse Sharks (61-7)
- Salcombe U9 lose to Stonehouse Sharks (30-60)
- Salcombe U8 beat Stonehouse Sharks (6-5)
- Salcombe U7 beat Stonehouse Sharks (8-3)
- Juniors Newsletter Sept 2011
Salcombe First XV lose to Plymstock Albion Oaks (8-16)
Salcombe played badly in this match against a side who themselves are only mediocre. This game leaves the Crabs uncomfortably close to the relegation zone in a league where with the exception of Wessex, all the sides played so far are eminently beatable. The problem comes from two things in the main; a tendency amongst all the players to panic and to try to play 7s rugby, eg. the silly offload when taking the hit would be better and a complete lack of penetration in midfield. These coupled with some bad decision making, errant kicking and a lack of concentration have been enough to undo Salcombe in matches they should have won by some margin.
Individually the Crabs have some talented players but they are not welding as a team and some are not being played in their best positions as they fill holes left by injuries or absences. The pack competes well week in week out securing their fair share of ball both in the tight and the loose. But they are easily turned over when they take it on themselves and if the ball is fed out then the lack of threat midfield allows the opposition easily to contain the attack and often to profit from an error. A video of a match is needed where the errors can be highlighted and in a classroom training session alternative courses of action suggested.
As to this match there is little to say. Chris Drew kicked a penalty against the wind to give Salcombe a 3-0 lead for the first 35 minutes but in a dreadful 5 minute spell they then conceded 13 points to two penalties and a converted try when Plymstock's centre was allowed to charge through the middle to bring the half time score to 3-13. The second half saw the Crabs battering away at the visitors but never really causing them any concern until flanker Ian Smerdon, who with lock Scott Lowry were the pick of the Crabs side, put in a great run close to the try line and the recycled ball found its way to Anthony Squire for the try close to touch. Drew missed the kick and a subsequent penalty which would at least have given Salcombe the losing bonus point as Plymstock had already scored a penalty to take them to 16 points.
Next week its the Boxing day match at Kingsbridge.............
