After a beautifully observed silence to mark Armistices Day, the game sparked into action soon after. A large crowd were keen to see a consistent COCKLES performance and that is exactly what the team delivered. Securing a bonus point win 43-18, the score could have been higher.

Our forward pack matched their larger counterparts extremely well, always a fearsome challenge from a Weston team. Within three minutes Matty Ryan scored the first of a hat trick of tries, three minutes later George Nuttycombe got three points back from a penalty, 5-3. Both teams looked to secure the ball and attack, both teams traded yellow cards for technical offences. Skipper Dave Bargent crashed over from a stable scrum close to the line, extras from Gareth, who kicked thirteen points through out the afternoon. The clock ticked to 25 minutes, 12-3. Jake Inglis scored a super individual try with tricky running to stretch the COCKLES lead, made better by a lovely touchline conversion from Gareth, 19-6 following another penalty, brought the first half to a close.

The second period scoring stated quicker than the first, Oli Cave crashed through the visitors defence, two minutes after the restart, Gareth obliged with conversion, then a penalty soon after, 29-6, try bonus point secured. Weston scored the first of their final two tries from Wes Hayden Main, Josh Mynett added the other late on with Nuttycombe adding a conversion. With ball in hand, the COCKLES back line took advantage to tease the Weston defence, Lewis Geran, James Clarke with Nick Headley were a constant threat. Matty scored two fine tries in the final sixteen minutes to complete his hat trick, the latter a sniping dive after some lovely rolling play from the forwards. Both tries converted, we closed the game out 43-18 winners.

‘That’s Entertainment’, ringing from the sound system after the game, perfectly summed up the afternoon for the viewers at Our House.

EXMOUTH 1ST TEAM entertain Ivybridge RFC on Saturday 18th November, kick off at 2.00 pm. At home for the second week in a row, the COCKLES will work to continue from the Weston game.
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COCKLES COLTS finished their 1st phase competition with a 37-7 win on the road at Plymouth Albion Colts. The second phase of the competition sees the Exmouth youngsters in the Bowl Competition with home & away games with Totnes, Paignton, Plymouth Albion and Wellington U18s. First up at Exmouth, Wellington on Saturday 25th November.

Saturday 18th November should see EXMOUTH QUINS & NOMADS on the road to Ivybridge, and Exeter Engineers, respectively.

Please join us where you can.

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