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Saturday 8th October
Tribute Cornwall & Devon League
Crediton 29 Newquay Hornets 11
Newquay Hornets had to endure the away day blues when they travelled to Crediton without several of the recent starting line up.
The Cornishmen had been prepared well by coach Ian Williams and started the brighter. Standoff Matt Anstey chipped over a couple of penalties early in the first half as Newquay controlled most of the game. But they were soon blighted by injuries. Fraser Kellythorne was the first to go early on with an ankle injury. Soon after tight head prop Joss Bullen had to be replaced and before the half was over Callum Watts, who was having a good game playing out of position in the centre, pulled up.
The disruption with the changes allowed Crediton to come back into the game scoring two tries one of which was converted. Newquay kept focused though and went into the break just one point behind at 12-11 after a try by Adam Rainey.
The third quarter was nip and tuck with some intense rugby but the scoreboard was not troubled. Newquay's plight was then made almost impossible as they lost replacement prop Kris Wicketts and were reduced to 14 men. As the match rolled on the extra man made the difference and after getting the luck of the bounce close to the Newquay line for the Crediton second row to stretch the lead the home side completed a bonus point win with two late tries, one being converted for a 29-11 home win.
For Newquay Tim Eustice had an outstanding game at number 8, Anstey also put in a solid performance with some good tactical kicking and Brad Rossborough contributed well when he had to cover full back from early doors.
Newquay slip one place in the Tribute Cornwall and Devon league but are competing well in the top half of the table after 4 wins from 6 outings. They will be looking for a return to winning way as they take on Falmouth at the Sports Centre on Saturday.
Saturday 1st October
Tribute Cornwall & Devon League
Newquay Hornets 32 v Veor 10
Newquay entertained Cornish rivals Veor at a sun soaked Sports Centre on Saturday and celebrated a wonderful day with a bonus point win.
After two easy outings with big wins Hornets were pushed harder this week by a competitive Veor side. The visitors enjoyed the majority of territory in the opening stages, driving close on many occasions but the home defence held strong. As the half continued Hornets' started to control play a little more but poor hands on a couple of occasion meant missed opportunities.
Hornets' were first on the score sheet through a Liam Freeman penalty which was soon cancelled out by Lee Caddy. It took 25 minutes before Newquay could stamp their authority on the game. Freeman, playing at fullback, fielded a kick and set off on a trade mark run, opening up the defence before good passing allowed the ball to find Matt Burt to score the try close to the posts. Freeman added the conversion. But in a rather scrappy finish to the half Hornets' could only add an extra penalty through Freeman to take a 13-3 lead into half time.
Newquay started the second period much stronger and soon stretched their lead. Tim Eustice exploded off the base of a scrum creating the space for Freeman to outpace the defence and score a try wide out.
Eustice was given a ten minute break for repeated team infringements and the already pressurised Hornets' scrum had a suffer a few more problems at scrumtime. Veor got some reward for their efforts on the day when centre Adrian Downing crashed over, Caddy added the extra points putting some pressure back on the Hornets.
But Newquay came straight back at the visitors and enjoyed the better of the rest of the "Sin Bin" period. The next score allowed Lee Woodhatch to power off the scrummage on the blindside before releasing Burt on the wing. Burt still had plenty to do but his power and speed broke several tackles to complete a brace for the young winger. Freeman again added the extras.
With game time running out Hornets' made it a perfect day. From a rare scrummage ball against the head the channel was left open and scrum half Connor Reilly needed no second invitation to sprint through for the bonus point try. The trusty book of Freeman added the extra to complete a 32-10 win.
Scorers:
Tries: Matt Burt 2, Liam Freeman, Connor Reilly
Cons: Freeman 3
Pens: Freeman 2
Team:
Liam Freeman, Brad Rosborough, Fraser Kellythorne, Thomas T Bazeley, Matt Burt, Matt Anstey (Callum Watts), Connor Reilly, Phil Holby (Kris Wicketts), James Alexander (Phil Cornes), Joss Bullen, Andy Burbidge, Ross Robins, Tim Eustice, Harry Pendreich, Lee Woodhatch.
Saturday 24th September
Tribute Cornwall & Devon League
Totnes 0 Newquay 55
The Hornets recorded another impressive victory on their travels as they blew away their Devonian hosts scoring 9 tries in the process.
This was a game Newquay dominated from start to finish. It took just 3 minutes to register the first score when, from turnover ball, Harry Pendreich release Rob McIntyre to score in the corner. On 9 minutes they extended their lead after great handling set McIntyre free, he drew the last man before providing the pass for James Barker to score under the posts. Matt Anstey added the conversion.
From the kick off Hornets were straight back on the attack. A big break from Anstey set up McIntyre for his second. Anstey added the extras. Next up was young scrum half Connor Reilly who pounced with a quick tap penalty.
Totnes were now being starved of ball and rarely left their own half as Hornets added two further tries in the first half through Reilly and Kellythorne, Anstey converting both to take a 38-0 half time lead.
Hornets continued the second period where they finished the first and were on the offensive from the whistle. McIntyre was first to extend the scoreboard and complete his hat-rick before Kellythorne added his brace and kicked the conversion himself.
With the game comfortably under control and the bonus point secured early in the game Newquay took the foot off the pedal a little but there was still time for McIntyre to complete an impressive personal performance as he outgunned the Totnes defence to score his fourth try of the game.
Newquay will be looking the extend their good early season form as they entertain Veor at the Sports Centre on Saturday. A club official commented, "Saturday should be a great day as we are holding a Family Fun Day with plenty of fun and games for the kids, barbeque and both the first XV and seconds at home. We extend an invitation for anyone to attend".
Scorers
Tries: Macintyre 4, Reilly 2, Kellythorne 2, Barker
Cons: Anstey 4, Kellythorne 1
Saturday 17th September
Tribute Cornwall & Devon League
Newquay 42 Torrington 0
Barker Bags try hat trick in Hornets win.
Young Hornets' full back James Barker helped himself to a fine hat trick of tries as Hornets' enjoyed their biggest win for several seasons. In his last home game before leaving to start his course at Loughborough University the 18 year old showed he has a great future in the game and his talents will be missed by an improving Hornets team.
On a blustery day at the Sports Centre, Newquay Hornets played with the elements in their favour in the first half and were made to work hard by the visitors to establish any decent share of possession. After an even first quarter the home side started to use the conditions with some probing kicks from Liam Freeman and Connor Riley. It was Riley's fine chip ahead that pressurised Torrington into conceding a five yard scrum from which No 8 Lee Woodhatch, making a welcome return to the senior team, crashed over to put Hornets on the scoreboard.
5 minutes later the Cornishmen doubled their lead. Simple rugby and timed passes in a flowing move gave Barker the first of his 3 tries. Just before the half time break another flowing move produced a score for winger Brad Rossborough. Freeman's trusty right boot added all the extras as he converted all three tries for a 21-0 half time lead.
Newquay had to play into the strong wind in the second half and again made hard work of the 3rd quarter. The coaching staff made a few changes with Freeman moving to No. 10 and soon the home backs started to run riot. Freeman was making breaks at will and releasing a now bubbling back line. Newquay ran in three second have tries through young hooker debutant James Taylor, who showed great pace and was always close in support and Barker add a further 2 tries to complete his hat trick, (and it could have been more!). Once again the impressive Freeman added all the extras to complete a fine personal performance and a solid win for Newquay.
Team
James Barker, Rob McIntyre, Liam Freeman, Fraser Kellythorne, Brad Rossborough, Tubs Bazeley (Phil Crane), Connor Riley, Kevin , Phil Cornes (James Taylor), Mark Headland (Phil Elkin), Andy Burbidge, Scott Trayner, Tim Eustice, Harry Pendriech, Lee Woodhatch.
Tries: Barker 3, Woodhatch, Rossborough, Taylor
Conversions: Freeman 6
Tribute Cornwall and Devon League
Saturday 10th September
Teignmouth 36 Newquay Hornets 17
Newquay didn't have the best of preparation for their visit to old friends Teignmouth on Saturday. Heavy traffic on the A30 lead to a late arrival at their Devon hosts and a delayed kick off. The opening half hour was very much evens with the Hornets' looking comfortable and enjoying plenty of possession. The over officious referee seemed to want to be the star of the show with his whistle constantly punctuating the early exchanges. It was the Hornets who first broke the deadlock when scrum half Connor Reilly danced through the defence to score the opening try which Matt Anstey converted.
Hornets' lead was very short lived. They failed to deal with the kick off and conceded possession too easily which lead to a simple converted score for the home side. Teignmouth doubled their total right on the stroke of half time when poor tackling allowed the Devon boys to coast in under the posts.
At half time the Hornets were kicking themselves for not taking their scoring opportunities especially playing with the conditions in their favour. The second half continued very much in the vein of the first but Hornets had to make enforced changes with injury to Stu Williams and Phil Crane. An exchange of penalties by the two stand offs kept the scoreboard ticking over before the home side broke loss and exploited some poor tackling to score 3 tries and put the game out of sight.
The Hornets stuck to their guns though and added a consolation try through Phil Cornes, converted by Anstey from the touch line.
Newquay will hope to get back to winning ways at home to Torrington at the weekend.
Team
Rob McIntyre (James Barker), Matt Burt, Fraser Kellythorne, Phil Crane (Tom Bazeley), Brad Rossborough, Matt Anstey, Connor Reilly, Phil Holby, Phil Cornes, Mark Headland, Andy Burbidge, Scott Trayner, Adam Perkins, Harry Pendreich, Stu Williams (Adam Rainey)
Tries: Reilly, Cornes,
Cons: Anstey 2
Penalty: Anstey 1
Tribute Cornwall and Devon League
Saturday 3rd September
Newquay Hornets 19 Tavistock 12
The two sides relegated from Western League West last season gave their supporters a tense and penalty strewn encounter on Saturday at the Sports Centre. Having lost in the last minute of injury time in the match against their opponents at the Sports Centre last season, Hornets were relieved to run out winners by three tries to two.
The home side made the most of a penalty in their own half to move into the visitors’ twenty-two after seven minutes and prop, Phil Holby forced his way to within five metres of the line. Tavistock defended this effort well, but they found it difficult to clear their lines. Skipper and second row Andy Burbidge gave his side good ball at a line out and his pack mauled over for a try that was claimed by hooker, Phil Cornes. Centre, Liam Freeman put over the conversion.
Freeman’s ability to kick out of hand, gave Hornets excellent position in the Tavistock half; and it was Freeman who put in a beautiful grubber kick, after 14 minutes, that beat the defence and gave his young winger, Bradley Rossborough the opportunity to drop on the ball for his side’s second try. It was all going Hornets’ way.
The rest of the opening half was a ding dong affair, with a lot of effort, but no more points on the board. Tavistock’s Josh Leeson went close with a penalty attempt on 34 minutes and Hornets opted to run an eminently kickable penalty four minutes before the break.
A blood injury to flanker Harry Pendreich and yellow cards given to Rob McIntyre, his replacement on the flank and another to Pendreich himself, served to unsettle the Hornets in the third quarter. Desperate defence kept Tavistock at bay until the 60th minute, when scrum half Lee Greatrex was released on the right and he outpaced the Hornets’ cover to go in for a try. The conversion went past the post.
Hornets continued to defend, until the boot of Freeman again gave them excellent field position from a penalty on half way after 79 minutes. They won the line out 15 metres out and the ruck that followed. The ball was moved open and Liam Freeman was on hand to bring James Barker into the line for the best try of the match; against the run of play. Freeman put over an excellent conversion to stretch his sides lead to 19-5.
Back came Tavistock, and again it was last ditch defence for the home side. In injury time, centre, Danny Luffman finally ran in under the posts for his side’s second try, which he also converted. Unfortunately for his side, it was the last kick of the game and Hornets had opened their campaign with a much needed morale booster.
Scorers:
Newquay Hornets Tries Cornes, Rossborough, Barker
Conversions Freeman (2)
Tavistock Tries Greatrex, Luffman
Conversion Luffman
Newquay Hornets Team: Phil Holby, Phil Cornes, Mark Headland, Andy Burbidge (Captain), Scott Trayner, James Alexander (Phil Elkins), Harry Pendreich (Rob McIntyre), Adam Perkins, Connor Riley, Tom Bazeley (Matt Anstey), Bradley Rossborough, Phil Crane, Liam Freeman, Rob McIntyre (Matt Burt), James Barker
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