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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 New Cross (0-24)
Very little to say of interest to local readers with a scoreline like this. Salcombe did not play particularly badly but were comprehensively beaten in most aspects of the game by a better side who started the season in some danger of folding for lack of players but who have recruited strongly ever since and now look favourites to go up along with Wessex.
The match started in a monsoon with a strong cross wind and with Salcombe competing well. But after10 minutes New Cross had a lineout 15 yards out and opted for the short throw to the prop who charged over the line for an unconverted try wide out. And there the score remained until half time. In the meantime Salcombe had missed a couple of very difficult penalties and Darren Hopkins was unlucky to be brought down just short of the line when he followed up his own kick ahead, caught the New Cross catcher who spilled the ball allowing Hopkins to regather and only be stopped by a great covering tackle. Salcombe were then turned over and the moment was lost.
In the second half it was all New Cross and after 15 minutes they had a penalty, opted for the lineout and drove over for another unconverted try to make it 10-0 to the home side. They then had one of those bits of luck that often come to a side in the ascendant when a bad pass from the New Cross no10 missed its mark but bounced along the ground where it bobbled up nicely for their outside centre. With the Salcombe defence caught on the wrong foot he had an unopposed run in to the posts and it was 17-0.
New Cross then earned their bonus point when they had taken play over the Salcombe line but Salcombe had possession. Instead of dropping to the ground and conceding the 5 yard scrum, the defender opted to try to kick with one leg held by a New Cross player. The inevitable happened and as the ball dribbled sideways a New Cross player fell on it for the converted try before any one from Salcombe could stop it and bring the score to 24-0.Salcombe then survived the final 10 minutes without further mishap.
This defeat now puts Salcombe one above the relegation zone with Plymstock and St Columba, two of their relegation contenders, still to have their disputed match decided by Twickenham. If they are forced to replay and St. Columba win, then they as well as Plymstock will go above Salcombe and Devon 2 rugby could arrive at Twomeads unless Salcombe can string some victories together in their last few matches. This week its a rearranged league game with league leaders Wessex at Twomeads, ko 2.00. The Crabs need to play like they did in the Kingsbridge game to get the points but they are capable of it so good luck.
