On a glorious Sunday morning Ivel Under 10s travelled the short distance to Sherborne play a 3-way match against Wimborne and Sherborne. Ivel knew they were going to be in for a tough encounter because the last time Ivel played Sherborne the honours were even and Wimborne are one of the best sides in the area.

Ivel vs Wimborne

The conditions were perfect for fast flowing rugby and spectators were not disappointed. Both sides were keen to run the ball and the skill level was extremely high with the ball moving to one end of the pitch to the other. Some great forward play by Cameron Barrett, Will Rendall and Ollie Perkins allowed Ivel’s back line to apply to the Wimborne line. The pressure increased which allowed Harry McHugh to go over the 1st of his two tries. Ivel continued to play some great flowing rugby and this created the chance for Harry to score his second try and for centre Elliot Berryman to score his first.

Score    Ivel 15 vs Wimborne 0

Scorers   Harry McHugh 2 Elliot Berryman

Ivel vs Sherborne

Ivel’s final game was against local rivals Sherborne, both teams had beaten Wimborne so it was nicely balanced for a tough encounter. The game started at a furious pace and Ivel knew they were in a game. Some heroic tackling from Daniel Long, Henry Bowditch, Zac Withers, Sam Hourse and Tom Parnell stopped Sherborne from tacking and early lead. This drove Ivel on and they scored a try which was cleverly worked between Aidan Smith and Daniel Long which allowed Elliot Berryman to burst through the Sherborne defence to score. However, Sherborne replied immediately and scored straight away but Ivel passed the ball to Lewis Fry who powered his way through the Sherborne team to score. Ivel moved the ball wide again and Harry McHugh popped up to score in the corner. Sherborne scored again but it was to late and Ivel held on for victory. All three teams played some fantastic rugby which was played the spirit of rugby and all the players can be very proud of the way they played.

Score    Ivel 15 vs Sherborne 10

Scorers    Harry McHugh, Elliot Berryman, Lewis Fry

Ivel Squad

Elliot Berryman, Tom Parnell, Oliver Perkins, Aidan Smith, Harry McHugh, Daniel Long, Sam Hourse, Cameron Barrett, John Hayes, Lewis Fry, Archie Mitchell, Henry Bowditch, Myles Haiselden, Hugo Hammond

In near perfect playing conditions Ivel travelled to Frome on the last of their 4th away game in a row hoping to continue their successful winning streak. They faced a Frome side hoping to avenge their defeat in their last game against Ivel.

The Ivel side carried on where they left off last week against Wimborne and Sherborne with 2 quick tries after some slick handling in the backs and powerful driving with the ball by the Ivel forwards. The Ivel team kept the pressure on and this allowed for a further 3 tries but Frome came back hard and after some good passages of play Frome managed to score. But Ivel came back straight away and scored the final try.

Score     Frome 5 vs Ivel 25

Ivel Scorers    Elliot Berryman, Harry McHugh, Henry Bowditch , Oliver Perkins, Archie Mitchell

The second game was a tougher encounter for Ivel. Frome came out all fired up and put Ivel under a lot of pressure but the Ivel side sucked up the pressure and scored a break away try. This drove the away team on and after some great inter passing between the forwards and backs scored another 2 tries.

Score     Frome 0 vs Ivel 15

Ivel Scorers   Aidan Smith, Cameron Barrett, Tom Parnell

Ivel Squad

Elliot Berryman, Tom Parnell, Oliver Perkins, Aidan Smith, Harry McHugh, Daniel Long, Sam Hourse, Cameron Barrett, Lewis Fry, Archie Mitchell, Henry Bowditch, Myles Haiselden, Hugo Hammond, Robert Samways

Ivel entertained Bridgewater on a perfect day to play fast open rugby and were looking forward to a tough encounter before the annual tournament at Bournemouth and they were not disappointed.

The first game started at a furious pace and set the tone for both games. Bridgewater made the better start and went ahead with some aggressive running. This seemed to wake the Ivel side and they replied with two quick tries but the contest was not over. Bridgewater came back even stronger and scored to level the scores but then Ivel rallied and scored a further  four tries as the Bridgewater side started to tire and Ivels’ powerful runners found pace to run through.

Score     Ivel 30 vs Bridgewater 10

Scorers     Lewis Fry, Aidan Smith, Elliot Berryman, Harry McHugh Henry Bowditch 2

The second game saw Ivel start on the back foot and after some pressure from Bridgewater the away side took an early lead. Ivel where put under continuous pressure throughout the half but held out until half time. However, the second half was a completely different game for the Ivel side. They moved the ball around and kept the ball away from the opposition forwards which allowed Ivels skilful runners to score four quick tries. As the weather conditions took their toll on a tiring Bridgewater side Ivel managed to score a further two tries. This was an ideal game for Ivel before their trip to Bournemouth and a great way to finish their long and so far successful season.

Score    Ivel 30 vs Bridgewater 5

Scorers    Lewis Fry, Aidan Smith, Elliot Berryman, Dan Long, Harry McHugh 2

Ivel Squad

Elliot Berryman, Tom Parnell, Aidan Smith, Harry McHugh, Daniel Long, Sam Hourse, Cameron Barrett, Lewis Fry, Archie Mitchell, Henry Bowditch,  Hugo Hammond, Robert Samways, Will Rendall, Justin

Steve Berryman 01935 826858 - Fran Long 01935 479063

Ivel Barbarians Under 10s have been invited to the annual Bournemouth Rugby Tournament on Sunday 19th April. The tournament is great fun and a fantastic experience for the players and a great opportunity to play against teams from all over the country. The tournament is due to start at 0930 so if you are making your own way there could I ask you to be at Bournemouth RFC for 0900 so we can warm up and prepare for the first game. On past experience and depending on how well we do we should be finished by approx 4pm.

Food

There are stalls and burger vans to feed hungry mouths but the queues can be long especially around lunch time so it may be advisable to take some food and drink to keep them going throughout the day.
 
Medical

There may be times throughout the tournament when a player may get a slight bump. Fran, who is qualified will be able to treat him there and then to allow him to continue to play in the tournament. If you do not wish Fran to treat him could please let us know.

Photographs

We would like your permission to allow photographs to be taken so that we can publish them on the Ivel Barbarians website and to send them to the Western Gazette along with an article.

Weather

Depending on the weather could you please ensure that your child is dressed accordingly, sun cream or wet-proofs!!!

Hope to see you there.

Steve, Fran