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Taunton 14 : Tavistock 67

On a dry day, when fast flowing rugby was possible, the smart passing Tavistock girls ran through a lumbering Taunton team to score eleven tries. This entertaining game was played with 7-a-side and demonstrated the speed and agility that characterises the Tavistock play. 

The Taunton girls looked big and tough against a Tavistock side with most players recently being transferred from the under 15. The step up is big, but captain, Kirsty McCall and coach Hammy Kerswill have already made them a force to be reckoned with. 

The first plays of the match showed the forward strength of Taunton. They kept possession and recycled well. However, Jo Abel soon latched onto a loose ball, passed out and the ball eventually reached Beth Neave, who outpaced the defence to score under the posts. Elspeth MacKellar added the points for the first of her six conversions. 

This was to be the pattern of play, with the Taunton forwards battling well in the loose, but as soon as they passed the ball out, Tavistock’s wall of hard tackling from Elsie Kirby, Kerry Walke, Beth Neave and Elspeth MacKellar awaited them. When the ball was spun out on the Tavistock side, smart inter-passing resulted in holes appearing in the Taunton line allowing the speed of the Tavistock backs to race through to score. 

Rachel Watson at scrum half gave a magnificent display with some darting running from the base of the scrum, and Kerry Walke showing a quicksilver sidestep to leave the defence grappling at the air. 

Cathy O’Boyle, worked hard against the strong heavier Taunton forwards and gave good service to the backs. However, the experience and skill of Kirsty McCall in marshalling the team, gave the Tavistock girls an enormous impetus to dominate this match throughout. 

The next match against Exeter Saracens and Newquay on Sunday 11th October at Home will be a much tougher test.






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