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1XV  17  vs   Dorchester  25   Saturday 3rd October 2009
 
 
 
"Club chairman "H" Williams with John Donnelly.  Ivel vs Dorchester match Sponsor.
 
Pictures from Dave Fowler
   
Try clips disabled at the request of the Coach
 

Ivel Barbarians played their best rugby of the season in the first half against a team who had easily won their first two encounters in the Southern Counties league. Excellent tries from Josh Galloway and Joe Donnelly came as a result of good combined play by backs and forwards. In the last 25 minutes of this half, there was only one side in the game. Ivel's fast tempo of play stretched the Dorchester team and tired their forwards. And in fact the home side were unlucky to go in at half-time trailing by three points.

Ivel Barbarians 1XV   10
Dorchester 1XV          13

The game plan, for the second half was for Ivel to maintain a high pace of play and move the Dorchester forwards around the field. Unfortunately, through injuries, penalties and stoppages, the game became disjointed and fractured which allowed the opposition chance to gather themselves. This gave Dorchester, and especially their forwards, the chance to drive mauls and use their bulk against the smaller Ivel side.

Ivel had two try scoring opportunities when firstly a quick tap and go was thwarted by a Dorchester tackle within 10 metres of the line. The second came when Ivel were ready to cross the line but the referee called back play for an Ivel scrum. The opportunity for advantage to be played was not taken by the official. The home side finally crossed the line when Fijian Rusiate Vuetanatotoka “Bruce” took a short pass and found space between the Dorchester centres. The try was converted.

Final score:

Ivel Barbarians 1XV   17
Dorchester 1XV         25

This was a match that Ivel could, and perhaps should, have won. But Dorchester have had a flying start to their season whereas we are building momentum. When we have a fully settled side then Ivel will move forward as we know we can. We go to Bradford-on-Avon next week full of confidence.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Dorchester  36  vs  Ivel  21  -  Saturday 6th February 2010
 
Picturers from Dave Fowler
 
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Ivel travelled to Dorchester off the back of last week’s win, in strong spirits. But things started off badly for Ivel, when an early attack by Dorchester resulted in an unconverted try. Straight from the restart, the home side went on the attack again, but a miss pass within their backs allowed Ivel’s Troy Fowler to collect the ball and cross for the try. Lee Jones converted the extra point.

Ivel, now with the lead, went on the attack. They made good use of their strong scrum and well worked lineout’s to push Dorchester back. But, with both sides giving away penalties and handling errors there was nothing to separate the teams. Shortly before half time, Dorchester was reduced to 14 men after more poor discipline at the breakdown area. Ivel nearly capitalised on this, when a good break lead to them being stopped short of the try line.

Half time:   Dorchester 5    Ivel Barbarians 7

The second half started with an early unconverted try for Dorchester. It appeared the home side’s player was in touch when he grounded the ball but the decision went the way of the home team. This did not affect Ivel’s teamwork, and they went straight on the attack moving up to Dorchester’s 22. A well worked lineout and quick rucking created a gap for Ivel’s Lee Jones to score and convert his own try.

Ivel were now back in front, but this did not last for long as Dorchester added 2 quick tries to open a lead. Ivel stayed in the game with some good attacking rugby, but were unable to convert their chances. With Dorchester adding 2 more tries, they were able to ensure the victory, but Ivel never gave up. Following pressure from winger Troy Fowler on the Dorchester attack, he was able to turn over the ball, and with some good handling by Paul Moretensen, was able to score a well deserved try for Ivel.

Full time    Dorchester 36    Ivel Barbarians 21

An Ivel spokesman said: “We may have lost today, but the players can take great heart from the game, with a strong team performance and a never say die attitude. Man of the match for Ivel was prop Jake Woolmore who contributed strong running, tackling and power at the scrum.  Mention to Simon Watkins making his first team debut who also showed good strength in the front row and in defence.  Ivel next week travel away to face Wimborne in what will be another tough game.”

Martin Cole:   Another good performance, all but for 15 minutes of the second half. Everyone is stepping up, both at training and on match day. We need to keep taking the positive displays forward whilst working on the small errors. The lads are working hard at training and are fighting each week to retain the clubs position within southern counties.