Pethy begin the new season with victory

North Petherton made a promising start to the new season on Saturday with a good victory over Okehampton in their first ever Western Counties league match. They recovered well from an early try conceded as the young and swift opposition backline made the most of a turnover in their own half to score. However, the Pethy forwards asserted themselves on the visitors after that and denied them further quick posession. Lock James Lees and no.8 Matt Brown scored in quick succession to put the home side ahead, before some great interplay between the whole team was finished off in the corner by winger Sam Hardy.

An early reply by Okehampton after the break threatened to bring them back into the match before further tries by Harley Brown and Lees put Petherton out of reach. The last 15 minutes were scrappy with new players still getting used to playing with each other, but they saw out the remainder of the match without conceding any further scores. Read the match report here.

In other results Bude, Newquay Hornets and Kingsbridge all enjoyed bigger wins than North Petherton, whilst Minehead and Tavistock fought out a draw. All of the weekends results can be seen below.

Tribute Western Counties West Results - Saturday 5th September 2009

Bude 34 - 3 Withycombe
Camborne 23 - 5 Wadebridge Camels
Devonport Services 15 - 18 Truro
Kingsbridge 30 - 6 Tiverton
Minehead Barbarians 17 - 17 Tavistock
Newquay Hornets 42 - 17 Penryn
North Petherton 33 - 12 Okehampton

North Petherton Seconds got off to a disappointing start to the season with a heavy defeat away at Minehead Seconds. All of the weekends Somerset Two results can be seen below.

Tribute Somerset Two South Results - Saturday 5th September 2009

Bridgwater & Albion III 33 - 10 Weston-s-Mare III
Chard II 55 - 7 Castle Cary
Crewkerne 8 - 32 Wellington II
Martock 0 - 71 Wells II
Minehead Barbarians II 41 - 5 North Petherton II
Somerton 30 - 27 Taunton III

The Firsts and Seconds will both be away on Saturday. The First Team travel to Penryn and will be leaving the club at 9:30am along with a coach for supporters. The Second Team will face Weston-Super-Mare Thirds. There will be a home match with the Colts playing against Taunton in their first league match of the season.