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Barnstaple Colts 7 vs Torquay Colts 17

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-04-19T17:54:00+01:00

Torquay proved a little too strong for Barnstable on a grey cold afternoon. Although initially Barnstaple battled well and made life very difficult for the Tics.

Torquay again had some players missing and had to rearrange their back line and this at first made life hard as Barnstaple put the Torquay backs under pressure as they ran at them and kept the ball out wide. Torquay were slow to get going but it was a good backs move that Arren Graham finished that put Torquay into the lead. Con missed.

Barnstaple played their way back into the game and managed to pounce onto a loose ball following a good high kick in blustery conditions. This gave Barnstaple their try and with the conversion going over put them into the lead at the end of the half.

Torquay played better in the second half and with their back row players George Mills and Rory Williams making good ground on a number of occasions put Barnstaple on the back foot.

Torquay managed to score two more tries through George Mills and Ollie Hill who both finished well following a good faze of recycling from the Tics. Arren Graham converted George Mills try.

This was a good result for Torquay who managed to bounce back following their recent losses.

Cheers

Paul Walsh

Wiveliscombe 12 vs Torquay Colts 10

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-04-05T17:54:00+01:00

Wiveliscombe 12 vs Torquay Colts 10

The first half started evenly enough with both sides making chances for themselves and it was Torquay that scored first on 14 mins. Torquay producing some good open play by the forwards enabling the backs to have an overlap that Arren Graham made the most of to score out wide. Conversion missed.

The teams continued to battle on a fairly even basis but on 27 mins a strong forward drive took Wivvy up the field to end in a try . Conversion missed. The rest of the half continued in the same vein.

The second half wivvy placed more pressure on the TICS and started to win more possession and even turned over some of Torquay's ball. This in it self put more pressure on the TICS who seemed unable to play their way out of their own half.

As usual Torquay's defence held strong and on 27 mins managed to break out of their own half by a good run from Arran Hearn who was able to off load to Tom Harris who went around the full back to score. Conversion was missed.

Wivvy came back strongly and the remainder of the half was played in Torquay's end. Torquay seemed unable to clear their line and continued to miss touch with clearance kicks. Torquay thought they had done enough when the ref called last play. It was a five meter scrum, Torquay put in but again Wivvy put pressure on them. Torquay managed to fumble the ball over their own try line for a Wivvy player to pounce and score. The conversion was good and Wivvy took the win.

The semi final will be played at Crediton this Sunday. The kick off time will be 5 o'clock. Torquay have requested this as they have four players away skiing and depending on flight times may get back for the game. They will also be without the try scoring Tom Harris who is also away on holiday. With two other players having to work it has not turned out to be the best weekend to play a semi final. This will really test the resilience of the Torquay side, who face a very strong Crediton side who have only lost three games in their league this season.

Paul Walsh

Devon Merit Semi Final Crediton Colts 13 vs Torquay Colts 3

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-03-22T17:54:00+00:00

Crediton Colts 13 vs Torquay Colts 3

Crediton started the first half with a clear game plan in mind. They used their possession well by kicking down the touch line, putting pressure on the clearing kicks and using their own line out to set up a rolling maul. Their forwards were well rehearsed in this type of rugby and Torquay found it virtually impossible to maintain any possession.

Crediton used this well and scored their first try by using this exact method. Conversion missed. Torquay came back with a penalty kick but shortly after conceded a penalty for Crediton to finish the half 8-3 up.

The second half started in the sane manor and it wasn't to long for Crediton to complete another rolling maul to score their second try. Conversion missed.

Torquay then compounded there problems by George Mills being yellow carded for getting offside in a ruck. This meant a tough ten mins for Torquay but they managed to hold it together. Torquay did try to open the game up in the last twenty mins as they stepped up the pressure. Trying to run the ball and keep it away from the Crediton pack was the only way Torquay were going to get back in to the game.

Torquay battled away at the Credit line but the Crediton defence to their credit held strong.

Crediton were worthy winners and used their game plan well. We would wish them well in the final in two weeks against Exeter.

Paul Walsh

Torquay Colts Tour de Rennes

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-03-22T17:54:00+00:00

The weekend was a great success, Renne Rugby club made us feel very welcome and looked after us well.
We played their full side on Saturday at the velodrome in Renne. They had a very strong side that were quick to the breakdown and out side in the backs. Torquay played really well in the first half and were only trailing 5-6 at the break. In particular George Mills and Will Bennett played outstanding in defence.
The second half was more difficult for Torquay as they made 10 changes and lost Jo Ward and Liam McCarthy, who both ended up in Hospital. Unfortunately Jo clashed heads with one of his own players and fractured an eye socket and Liam badly pulled his groin.
This took the edge off a hard working Torquay side who eventually went down 20 - 5, following three tries from Renne.
Jo had to spend the night in hospital but was released the next day.
On the Sunday in what was terrible wet windy conditions Renne managed to turn out enough players so that we could play a 10 aside tournament. Despite the weather it turned out to be a great success with Torquay coming out on top. In the conditions and in good spirit there was some really good rugby played.
Overall the weekend proved to be just what Torquay Colts needed in the run up for the end of the season, the players yet again were a credit to their club and the weekend was brilliant fun.

Torquay Colts 21 vs Kingsbridge Colts 0 - League game

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-03-15T17:54:00+00:00

Torquay Colts 21 vs Kingsbridge Colts 0 - League game.

The conditions on Saturday made it very difficult to produce very much rugby. With driving rain and a very wet pitch the two sides did their best in what was very difficult circumstances.

The first half was a fairly even contest with both sides trying their best to produce some running rugby. In such wet conditions the ball often went to ground and mistakes were made. Torquay were given an early opportunity to score when awarded a penalty in front of the posts that was missed. It was not until the last few minutes of the first half following a scrum on the Kingsbridge 22 that a neat kick from Henry Raby was chased and caught by winger Ollie Hill who rounded the defence to score a neat try. Tom Blight kicked the conversion.
Kingsbridge may well feel disappointed at this stage as they did have allot of possession in this half and put Torquay under some pressure but the Torquay defence held strong.

The second half, due to the weather, turned into a forward battle and both sides to their credit worked very hard as the conditions got worst.

As the half went on Torquay's forwards started to get on top and it was midway through this half that produced Torquay's second try following some sustained forward pressure. The end result being a forward drive and try for prop Tom Channon. Converted by Arren Graham.

Torquay's third and final try was produced from some good running from the Torquay backs in particular Tom Harris who rounded three defending players to then off load to winger Josh Heath to score in the corner. Arren Graham slotted the conversion from out wide.

Torquay deserved this win in very difficult conditions for their battling determination against a very strong Kingsbridge side who on a different day and conditions would have been able to run at Torquay and would have produced more pressure.

This win puts Torquay into the semi finals of the Devon Colts merit table and it looks likely that they will have to play either Exeter Chiefs or Crediton from the North and East division. Ivybridge are the other Team from the south and west to go through. These rounds will be played mid April.

Torquay Colts have a weekend to look forward too following some fairly tense weeks of rugby. On Friday they are catching the morning ferry from Plymouth going to stay the weekend in Rennes. They have two games scheduled on Saturday and Sunday and are looking forward to having some fun and enjoying some social rugby.Rennes rugby club are providing the games as they appear to have strong numbers at this age group and will also be providing some entertainment after the games that the players and parents shall organise.

Nuneaton Colts 35 vs Torquay Colts 20 National Cup Quarter Finals

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-03-08T17:54:00+00:00

Nuneaton Colts 35 vs Torquay Colts 20

As expected Nuneaton proved to be a little too good for Torquay to cope with on a dull windy Saturday afternoon.

Although the team left early it was a long four hour journey that was always going to prove difficult to get out of their system. Nuneaton to their credit started as you would expect, started well and came at Torquay quickly and at pace. Torquay did use the wind well and pinned Nuneaton back in the 22 initially. It was Nuneaton pressure that led to the first points of the afternoon as a dropped pass from the Torquay backs led to a pick up and race to the line for Nuneaton's Ben Gilbert. Conversion good Tom Short.

The nuns second try came from outside and good handling from a very slick Nuneaton back line. There powerful wingman Bret Chatwin showing his pace as he rounded the Torquay defence. No conversion.

Torquay did respond from the restart after the Nuns failed to clear their lines that resulted in a penalty in front of the posts. Aaron de young slotted the kick over.

Nuns came back once again with their backs following a scrum on the Torquay 22 and once again wingman Brett Chatwin showing his great pace and finishing skill for his second. No conversion.

Torquay did finish the half with some spirit that allowed them to be awarded a penalty that De young kicked. 17-6

Nuns continued their pressure into the second half that again forced Torquay into errors and not clearing their line or making use of a strong cross field wind. Nuns pack capitalised on this and after only 5 mins Nuns had scored another converted try through Jamie Ashley.

The Nuns number 10 did make full use of the wind and continually placed the ball back down into the TICS 22. He also hit Torquay with a drop goal on 10 mins, stretching the Nuns lead away.

Torquay to their credit continued to compete and their forwards battled their way back into the game. On 15 mins an unusual mistake from the Nuns backs enabled Tom Harris to collect the ball, go round two players on his way to the try line. Aaron de young converted. 27-13

The Nuns came back again and further forward pressure led to the ball going wide again for Dan Elkerton to score. No conversion.

Torquay refused to give up hope and from a scrum in the nuns 22 Henry Raby went blind to off load to Aaron Graham to beat his man to score. De Young with the conversion.

The Nuns did have the last say in the game as the number 10 Short slotted a penalty on 32 mins.

The young Tics to their credit battled right to the end and refused to give up. The Nuns had a well drilled side who were very quick to the breakdown and had some very good backs to finish their moves off.

We had a great day out no one let themselves down and the players were a credit to their club. Well done for this achievement.

Taunton Colts 14 vs Torquay Colts 24

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-03-01T17:54:00+00:00

Torquay used this friendly away trip to Taunton as an opportunity to play all their squad as the league and cup games limit the numbers you can use.

Torquay started well enough with a strong wind in their backs produced some early pressure that led to an Aron Hern try on 8 mins, converted by Aaron Graham.
Taunton responded with their own pressure that put Torquay on the back foot. Torquay managed to weather the storm and put themselves further in front on 23 mins with an Aaron Graham penalty.
Two further tries followed on 30 and 37 mins, through Aaron Graham and Henry Raby, both converted by Graham who had a good day with his boot.

Torquay made further changes in the second half and had to spend most of it defending Taunton pressure. Taunton certainly picked up the pace and were rewarded with a converted try on 15 mins. They continued to attack Torquay and despite a strong wind in their back they tried to run the ball on most occasions.
Torquay for their part defended in numbers and to their credit did not weaken. With so many changed to the side it made it difficult to get into any real patten.

Torquay's national colts cup game against Nuneaton has been arranged for this coming Saturday, 8th March.

Torquay 25-22 Shelford ~ National Cup

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-02-23T17:54:00+00:00

Torquay have booked themselves a place in the quarter finals of the National Colts Cup with this nail biting encounter at the rec on Sunday.

A large crowd turned out to cheer on the young TICS and they certainly responded by producing some fine rugby against a well drilled side who, as anticipated, came to play an open running game of rugby.

Torquay had the larger pack of forwards and put Shelford under some pressure in the scrum and in the line outs, and for this reason tried to play a more controlled kicking game.

This played a large part in Torquay's first try, following a missed penalty kick on 8 mins and then a successful penalty kick on 12 mins by fly half Aaron De Young. The number 10 then put a high kick up for his backs to chase. The Shelford 15 miss judged the kick for it to bounce once and land in the open arms of the chasing Tom Harris who raced in from the 22 to score Torquay's first try. De Young slotted the conversion.

Torquay at this stage were playing well and not giving Shelford any time on the ball and as much as Shelford try to run Torquay's defence held strong. Torquay continued to put the pressure on Shelford and it was their forwards that produced a good pick and drive for George Mills to go over on 22 mins in the corner. Con missed.

Shelford then picked up a gear and the last 10 mins of the first half was all them. They had a very mobile pack and a set of very quick backs which they tried to make use of at all times. There efforts were rewarded on 31 mins with a penalty kick and followed by a well worked try on 38 mins. No conversion.

The second half continued in the same vein with Shelford determined to play themselves back into the game. Again they were rewarded with a try after only 8 mins, conversion was good which meant the scores were level and Shelford would go through on the away team rule.

Torquay to their credit continued to battle and defend in numbers which kept them in the game and at times frustrated Shelford into making some errors. Torquay put themselves back in front on 17 mins after being rewarded a penalty which DeYoung took full advantage of.

Torquay continued their pressure and it was Tom Harris who took a gamble on a long pass by the Shelford backs to intercept and race 50 yards score his second try of the day on 20 mins, to which DeYoung converted.

Shelford then threw every thing they had at Torquay and to their credit always tried to run the ball whenever they could. This led to a frantic last 15 mins of the game where Torquay defended as well as they possibly could but Shelford scored a further try on 32 mins, conversion good. Torquay managed to hang on for the remaining few mins and were glad to hear the final whistle.

The game was played at great pace and kept the crowd on the edge of their seats right to the final whistle. It was also played in good spirit and was a credit to both sides.

Next round should be drawn this week with the fixtures to be played on the weekend of 15/16 March.

Bridgwater Colts 27-32 Torquay

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-02-16T17:54:00+00:00

Having arrived late due to the coach bursting a tyre on the motorway Torquay produced enough good rugby to keep a very large and strong Bridgewater team at bay.

The game was played at pace with both sides producing some excellent flowing rugby. Bridgewater had a larger set of forwards and played the game tight trying to battle and maul their way up the park, with Torquay having to defend in numbers and use their ball wisely when it came to them.

The first points came on 10 mins following a good beak from the base of the scrum by Henry Raby and a good running line from Arran De Young enabling him to score under the posts. DeYoung also kicked the conversion.

Torquay's second followed on 15 mins after being pinned back in their own twenty two again managing to win some lose possession, breaking out on the blind side and producing some good handling that enabled Ollie Hill to race half the field to score under the posts. DeYoung kicked the con.

On 22 mins following some good pressure from Bridgewater they were awarded a penalty on the Torquay 22 line that they successfully converted. They continued to put Torquay under pressure and scored their first try on 34 mins following a kick and chase that Torquay didn't deal with. Con kicked.

Torquay were awarded a penalty from the restart and Arran DeYoung slotted over from out wide.

The second half continued at a good pace and on 10 mins Bridgewater showed their determination with a try. No con. Torquay's response was quick and precise on 14 mins when Liam McCarthy finished off a good running move. No con.
Torquay pushed themselves further in front when DeYoung kicked another penalty on 16 mins. Joe Ward scored Torquay's next points on 20 mins following some further good open play from Torquay. De Young converted.

With 20 mins to go Bridgewater stepped up a gear and produced a try on 24 mins, no con, and on 39 mins, con kicked, which kept the game open and very entertaining.

In reflection a fair result with Torquay defending well and at times handling the ball well.

It was the right game to prepare themselves for next Sundays Quarter final Nation Colts Cup fixture against Shelford. Kick off will be at 12.30 p.m.and the young TICS looking to get a big crowd behind them.

Torquay Colts 10-12 Ivybridge

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-02-02T17:54:00+00:00

Saturday 2/2/2008 League game.

For only the second time this season the young Tics lost, unfortunately both times have now been to Ivybridge.

Ivybridge proved to be just to strong to enable Torquay to take revenge from earlier in the season. Torquay did get off to a good start when after only 8 mins Tom Harris went over following some good Torquay pressure. No conversion. With both sides fairly evenly matched Ivybridge pressure eventually resulted in their own try on 22 mins. No conversion.
Torquay came back strongly and when Ivybridge were awarded a five metre scrum to which they could not control properly, due to Torquay pressure, Jo Ward managed to pounce on a lose ball that went back over the Ivybridge try line to score. No conversion.

The second half continued in the same manor with pressure being applied from both sides in defence and attack but it was Torquay that started to make mistakes and lose some of their normal consistency. This led to a mix up in defence that allowed Ivybridge to pick up a ball and go over on 15 mins and this time the all important conversion was kicked.
Ivybridge controlled most of the remaining half and as much as Torquay tried their composure let them down which led to too many mistakes. Ivybridge were well drilled and were able to keep Torquay at bay.

Torquay will feel disappointed with this result as they did not adapt their game to the pressure Ivybridge applied. As the result suggests it was very close and maybe Torquay can take revenge next time out.

Torquay Colts 36-5 Brixham

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-01-26T17:54:00+00:00

Saturday 26/01/2008 League game.

Torquay Colts 36 vs Brigham Colts 5

In a game that was always going to be fiercely contested Torquay produced an early start that didn't allow Brixham to recover from. Torquay started well and were a try up within 2 mins when their first attack ended in Tom Harris gliding his way past the Brixham defence to score his first try. No conversion.

This seemed to unsettle Brixham a little but as you would expect from any Brixham side they soon got back into the game. The next 20 mins play from Torquay was as good as they have played all season by attacking in numbers and providing good quick ball which enabled them to score a further two tries on 15 mins and 23 mins through Aaron Hern and captain George Mills. No cons.

This is how the first half finished with Brixham playing their way back into the game.

Torquay were to increase their score early in the second half when on 8 mins were awarded a penalty and quick thinking by Rory Williams allowed him to find his way over the line out wide. No conversion.

Continued pressure from Torquay placed them down on the Brixhan 22 and following several infringements resulted in a Brixham yellow card on 15 mins. It didn't take Torquay long to take advantage when Tom Harris went over for his second shortly after. No conversion.

Torquay were soon further in front when Jack Keiller kicked a penalty on 20 mins but this was followed from the restart with a handling error from the kick off and a Brixham player pouncing on the ball and raced to the line to score. No conversion.

Torquay were next on the score sheet with another Jack Keiller penalty kick on 25 mins followed by a well worked try for Ollie Hill on 30 mins having found some space on the wing.

Brixham battled hard all game but found it difficult to regain any control from the early tries scored. The game seemed allot closer than the result may suggest.

Torquay Colts 13 vs. Truro Colts 5

rich@harris.gb.net — 2008-01-19T17:54:00+00:00

Torquay Colts 13 vs. Truro Colts 5

Torquay have battled their way through to the last 16 of the National Colts Cup Competition having beaten Truro .

As the result suggests this was a tight and fairly even game played at a good pace with both teams having chances to score. Torquay came out on top due to a dogged determination in defence which gave Truro no time on the ball and taking two opportunities created by Tom Harris.

The first half was a fairly evenly contested with Torquay having an opportunity to score first with a penalty on 17 mins, unfortunately the ball toppled over as Aaron Graham was about to strike and the kick failed. Most of the first half was played in mid field with Truro trying to attack but Torquay's defence was relent less. Truro had their chance to take the lead on 17 mins through a penalty but this also went wide of the post.

It was not until the last ten mins of the first half that opportunities were taken. First Torquay were awarded a penalty after continued forward pressure which allowed Aaron Graham to slot the ball between the posts on 29 mins. This was followed from the restart by a brilliant piece of individual skill from Tom Harris, who received the ball in his own 22 and managed to wrong foot three attacking Truro players and break out toward the half way line. With only the fullback to beat he drew him in and off loaded to supporting players. The ball went through a further two set of hands before winger Aaron Graham managed to sprint from the Truro 22 in for a try. No Conversion.

Truro came straight back at Torquay and put Torquay's defence to the test again. Truro were awarded a penalty on the Tics 22 but the decision was reversed after a Truro player was penalised and sin binned for stamping. This was on 35 mins.

The second half continued in much the same manor with not much between the two sides, but as much as Truro tried to attack the Torquay defence, in particular the back row, didn't give them any time on the ball.

Torquay were under pressure after 15 mins when Chris Slack was sin binned for being offside at a ruck, which put pressure on the forwards for the next ten minutes. The pressure was relieved after 25 mins when Jo Ward put a high kick up from the base of a scrum just inside the Torquay half which bounced awkwardly for the Truro full back, who up to that point had played very well under the high ball. This allowed the chasing Tom Harris to pick the ball from his ankles and race in from the 22 to score. No Conversion.

This gave the supporting Torquay crowd a short moment of relief but Truro came straight back at Torquay and within five minutes their strong pack of forwards had played their way up the park to score a try. No conversion.

The next 10 nims were frantic with both teams determined to win the game. Truro came at Torquay with everything they had but again the Torquay defence held strong and managed to hold things together until the end, despite losing Josh Heath to the sin bin on 34 mins.

Torquay overall deserved their win and look forward to the next draw.

Paul Walsh - Torquay Colts

Report courtesy of the Herald Express

TICS INTO LAST 16 OF NATIONAL CUP

 11:00 - 24 January 2008

Torquay Colts are through to the last 16 of the National Colts Cup, and a date with Cambridgeshire side Shelford, following a 13-5 win over Truro.  As the result suggests it was a tight and even game against Truro, played at a good pace with both teams having chances to score.Torquay came out on top due to a dogged determination in defence, that gave Truro no time on the ball, and taking two opportunities created by Tom Harris.  The first half was a evenly contested with Torquay having an opportunity to score first with a penalty on 17 minutes. Unfortunately, the ball toppled over as Aaron Graham was about to strike and the kick failed. 
Most of the first half was played in midfield with Truro trying to attack but Torquay's defence was relentless.

Ten minutes before half time Torquay were awarded a penalty and Graham slotted the ball between the posts.

This was followed from the restart by a brilliant piece of individual skill by Harris, who received the ball in his own 22 and managed to wrong foot three attacking Truro players and break out toward the half way line.

With only the Truro full-back to beat, Harris drew him in and off loaded to supporting players. The ball went through a further two set of hands before Graham sprinted in from the 22.

Right on half time Truro had a player sin-binned for stamping.

The second half continued in similar fashion with little between the two sides.

Torquay were put under pressure in the forwards after 15 minutes when Chris Slack was sin-binned for being offside at a ruck.

The pressure was relieved after 25 minutes when Joe Ward put a high kick up from the base of a scrum that bounced awkwardly for the Truro full-back. The chasing Harris scooped up the ball and ran in for a try.

Truro roared straight back at Torquay and within five minutes their strong pack of forwards had played their way up the park to score a try.

The final 10 minute were frantic with both teams determined to win the game.

Truro went at Torquay with everything they had, but the Tics defence held out despite losing Josh Heath to the sin bin with a minute to go.

Shelford, who beat Gravesend 7-5 to reach round five, are part of a London One club. No date has been fixed for the game, although Torquay will have home advantage for it. The deadline date for playing the game is February 24.

Stonehouse 0 vs Torquay Colts 17

rich@harris.gb.net — 2007-12-15T17:54:00+00:00

Despite the very cold conditions Torquay managed to get on the score sheet early to settle their nerves. They turned over possession almost from the kick off and after two strong drives down field by the forwards, quick possession enabled winger Aaron Graham to race over in the corner. No conversion.

Ten minutes later following further continued pressure from the Torquay forwards Jo Ward spotted a gap and ran twenty meters to score. No conversion.

Torquay sustained their pressure throughout the rest of the first half but dogged determination and continued tackling from Stonehouse kept the score the same.

Again Torquay started the half at pace when on five mins a kick ahead was chased down by Aaron Graham who raced to the line for his second try. He also kicked the conversion. For the rest of the half Torquay lost some shape and with Stonehouse still as determined in the tackle could not turn pressure into points. Errors from both sides crept into the game and as much as Torquay tried they could not capitalise from the possession they had.The cold weather turned fingers into ice and the ball kept going to ground.

The result keeps Torquay in the running and will be looking forward to resuming the league fixtures in January.

Paul Walsh - Torquay Colts

Tavistock Colts 3 vs Torquay Colts 19

rich@harris.gb.net — 2007-12-08T17:54:00+00:00

As expected the weather played a part in this result on Saturday. Torquay had to play up a slope and against a strong wind in the first half and Tavistock made life very difficult for Torquay using the elements to pin Torquay in their own half for the majority of it.

This meant Torquay had to work very hard and defend in numbers, which is exactly what they did. Their only respite from the barrage of high kicks and pick and drives from a large Tavistock pack, was on 15 mins. Good defensive pressure from Torquay's own half caused Tavistock to lose posetion and Torquay capitalised on this when their forwards pounced on the lose ball and drove up the field going through four fazes of recycling before good hands from the backs enabled Tom Harris to wrong foot the defence to go over. No Conversion.

The remaining part of the first half continued as it started with Torquay having to soak up the pressure. Tavistock were eventually rewarded for their hard work on 34 mins with a penalty kick.

The second half enabled Torquay to use the elements and they started with a bang. Two high kicks early on enabled Tom Harris and Aaron Hern to collect and sprint to the line for try's on 3 and 8 mins, both converted by Aaron Graham.
The rest of the game continued in the same manor with Tavistock holding on without conceding further.

The conditions made it hard for both teams but both worked hard and battled well to make it a good game.

Paul Walsh - Torquay Colts

Torquay Colts 53 vs Exmouth Colts 0

rich@harris.gb.net — 2007-12-01T17:54:00+00:00

The end result was not the only pleasing part of this friendly against Exmouth for Torquay. With as many as Ten players either injured or unavailable for this game it meant that Torquay had to reshuffle the side and had several players out of their usual positions.

Despite the score line Exmouth started strongly and produced some good rugby early on, to the point where they were looking like the first team to score when they were held up in the Torquay goal area. Torquay managed to defend well enough to work their way out of trouble.

Tom Harris was the first to score for Torquay (Con Aaron Graham) with a solo break . This was followed by Jo Ward on 22 mins (no Con) and Aaron Graham (con Aaron Graham) on 30 mins. Torquay playing good open rugby with their forwards winning fast clean ball.

Torquay started strongly in the second half with Tom Harris getting his second on 2 mins. Further tries followed from Aaron Hearne, Nathan Ford, Jo Ward (2nd), Tom Harris (3rd) and finally Henry Raby, who had an impressive game at number nine. (Arran Graham 2 cons & Tom Harris 2 cons).

This result showed great strength in depth for Torquay with a number of players out of position they worked well together and proved there is a good team spirit amongst the players which will be needed over the next couple of weeks when they have some tough league games ahead of them.

Torquay Colts 22 vs. Barnstaple Colts 7

rich@harris.gb.net — 2007-11-24T17:54:00+00:00

This friendly gave Torquay an opportunity to make sure all their squad played. With Tom Harris playing for the 1st Team and Jo Ward in the 2nds it gave other players a chance to shine.

Barnstaple themselves have a young colts side this season and certainly came to give Torquay a difficult afternoon. Their forwards were strong and continually forced Torquay into errors. The first half reflected this as Torquay managed to score on 20 mins through winger Aaron Hearn following a period of pressure from Torquay forwards, no conversion. The first half continued fairly even, although there were allot of errors and penalties, from both sides.

Torquay came out the stronger in the second half with tries from Alex Truscott and Tom Blight, no conversions, on 5 & 10 mins. Both tries end results of Torquay using well won possession effectively.

Barnstaple came back into the game and continued to work hard up front but Torquay held strong in defence and managed to keep them out until 20 mins when they ran in a try under the posts, converted.

Torquay held strong and were rewarded with a try under the posts, Aaron Graham converted, on 60 mins through Josh Heath following a slick backs move with Heath running a good direct line through the defence.

Kingsbridge Colts 13 v Torquay Colts 24

rich@harris.gb.net — 2007-11-17T17:54:00+00:00

Kingsbridge made the ideal start to this league game by scoring a try on 5 mins (no conversion) after continued pressure they made the Torquay defence make errors ending in a try in the corner. Kingsbridge continued with their determined attitude not allowing Torquay to settle.

Kingsbridge then had a chance to extend the lead with a penalty on 10 mins but missed. The Torquay forwards managed to put together an impressive period driving their way down field ending in a well worked try for wing forward Peter Foster (Aaron Graham conversion).

Kingsbridge continued to pressure Torquay and managed to take the lead on 30 mins with a well taken penalty but this did not last for long as Torquay came back with a try from Joe Ward (Aaron Graham conversion) on 34 mins following further good work from the Torquay's forwards.

Soon in the second half Torquay stretched their lead again with an Arran Graham penalty and started to play better rugby. This was made much harder when on 45 mins Chris Slack (Torquay) was binned for an off the ball obstruction, which was a big loss as he was playing so well. Kingsbridge played themselves back into the game and scored a try on 75 mins (no conversion) again after some hard work by their forwards.

Torquay finished stronger and managed to drop the ball after crossing the line following a wonderful individual effort from Tom Harris, the game was sealed by another strong run this time by winger Aaron Hearne who managed to out pace three Kingsbridge players to score (Aaron Graham Conversion).

Brixham Colts 3 Torquay Colts 44 (Merit)

rich@harris.gb.net — 2007-10-20T19:36:00+01:00

Tics Go Through

rich@harris.gb.net — 2007-10-06T15:19:00+01:00

Report courtesy of the Herald Express

TICS GO THROUGH

 11:00 - 11 October 2007

Joe Ward and Anthony Murray scored two tries each as Torquay Colts swept Kingsbridge aside 46-0 in the National Cup.Kingsbridge never once looked like scoring a try, but couldn't be accused of giving up without a fight.  Torquay should have scored more tries than they did, but were thwarted by goal-line defence and committed tackling elsewhere.  Murray scored both his tries in the first half before being replaced during the interval. 
Ward got one in each half - the second an audacious effort when he dived under the clutches of the Kingsbridge full-back.

Other tries were scored by Jake Knapman, Jon Woodhead, Jamie Lawrence, who had another disallowed, and Aaron Graham, who also kicked the goals.

The Tics will play either Launceston or Minehead Barbarians in the next round.

League Game 1- Torquay Colts 40-3 Tavistock Colts

rich@harris.gb.net — 2007-09-01T12:00:00+01:00

A good start to the season with our first fixture also being our first league match as well. The game played at the boy's grammar school was made hard work by Torquay who failed to establish a firm authority on the game.

The game was a fierce struggle between two packs still dusting the cobwebs from the off season, with this in mind Torquay gained control of the scrum due to a great effort from the tight five and again bossed the lineouts with the magic from George Mills who played out of his skin at No.8.

Scrum Half Joe Ward and Centre Tom Harris both passed over the line to score doubles and other tries from Aaron Grahame and Chris Slack also helped to widen the margin. Tavistock only managed to score from one of three penalty attempts which set the tone for a disappointing first game for the visitors.

The game was full of cheap penalties in Tavistock's favour, in particular when the Tavistock openside flanker was playing the ball with his feet while lying on the floor more than a metre offside, he received a penalty after Torquays Lock Dan Davis and Blindside Backrower Pete Forster were seen giving him a well deserved shoe. The string of penalties seemed to fizzle out any pattern of play from Torquay's backs which fitted in along with sloppy play and half arsed rucking from Torquay's pack

In all a good result for Torquay and a strong start for our Devon Cup plans although we will be looking to seriously improve on the mistakes in today's game.

Credit is due to the 1st years who played extremely well and really fronted up to the challenge of colts rugby, it looks to be a fantastic season ahead!