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Salcombe v Kingsbridge 2nds
KICK OFF 3.00PM

SATURDAY 6th september 2026
43-17

While Salcombe deserved to win this opening league match of the 25/26 league season, the final score is probably a little hard on Kingsbridge. With 20 minutes remaining Kingsbridge scored to bring the tally to 24-17 to the Crabs and Salcombe supporters began to be anxious. However 19 unanswered points from the home side in the last quarter settled matters emphatically and offered a testament to Salcombe's superior fitness.

           The strong south easterly wind had a big influence on events throughout the game and with Salcombe playing into it in the first half their kicking was poor giving Kingsbidge the upper hand. Salcombe defended well but pressure took its toll and the visitors scored wide out after some slick movement of the ball. A superb conversion from wide out gave Kingsbridge a 7-0 lead.

          Salcombe recovered quickly and a smart chargedown and recovery of the ball by Lee Clarke enabled him to make good ground before handing on to no 8 Jasper Walters who shrugged off several tackles for a muscular try under the sticks. The conversion by Clarke brought the scores level but Kingsbridge took the lead again through a penalty immediately afterwards. Salcombe then applied pressure and from a lineout on the visitors 22 the ball came to Tom Langley on the wing who went over for a well taken try. The difficult conversion failed but Salcombe were now ahead for the first time,12-10, as the first half closed.

          With the wind behind them now Salcombe made good use of it to take the initiative. Smooth hands in the backs allowed Will Oram to go over for an unconverted try and this was followed by a great steal of the visitors lineout by Adam Squire who then ghosted his way through the surprised Kingsbridge defence to score under the posts. With the score now at 24-10 to the Crabs they relaxed as the game entered the final quarter. This allowed Kingsbridge to take advantage of some poor defence and a solo run from their centre brought the score to 24-17 following the conversion. 

          But this was the visitors last hurrah as Salcombes fitness showed in scoring 3 tries in the final quarter. Squire got his second of the afternoon following some good work in the backs before Clarke was suddenly faced with a gaping hole in the Kingsbridge defence to allow him to touch down under the posts. The conversion brought the score to 36-17 before hard working prop Matt Harvey was in the right place to get the ball after some good hands in the backs. Running round to ease the conversion he dotted down to bring up the final score of 43-17.

          Next week Salcombe face what is likely to be a tougher challenge away at newly relegated Plymouth Argaum kick off 3pm. Salcombe then have a week off on the 20th before a home Cup match v OPM on the 27th, ko 3pm.

Do come along and cheer the boys on.