Northern Lights From Hardy’s Monument Near Dorchester
07774 485186Northern Lights From Hardy’s Monument Near Dorchester
07774 485186Northern Lights From Hardy’s Monument Near Dorchester
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Bill Beaumont RFU County Championship.
Result
Dorset & Wilts 39 pts. v Berkshire 28 at Swanage & Wareham RFC.
Current League Champions Dorset & Wilts who lifted the Division 2 trophy last season by beating Durham in the final kicked off this season’s campaign with an 11-point victory in a match that can only be described as a game of two halves.
The Twin Counties raced into the lead, scoring at a point a minute, and were 27 points to nil up inside the first 27 minutes of the game and looked to be cruising to an easy victory.
However, a quick glance at the Berkshire team sheet revealed players of real pedigree from clubs including Bracknell, Reading and Maidenhead, to name just three, they couldn’t be that poor, could they?
No, they weren’t. It just took the time to run off the journey and with half-time beckoning, the visitors drove over from a line out to open their account with a try to make the half-time score Dorset & Wilts 27 points to Berkshire’s seven.
After the turn around, it was the Twin Counties who were on the back foot and after an hour had elapsed and with Dorset & Wilts’ leading margin cut to eleven points, the consensus around the ground was the team who scored the next try would probably go on the take the victory.
Fortunately for the Combined Counties, it was scored by Swanage and Wareham flanker Connor Moag, who, in touching down, completed his hattrick of tries after crossing the whitewash twice in the first half.
The visitors scored again in the dying minutes, but the referee blew to call the proceedings to a halt, with Dorset & Wilts taking the victory they deserved despite having their supporters biting their nails throughout the second half.
Dorset and Wilts Scorers.
Connor Moag Swanage & Wareham RFC 3 tries. Jack Adams Dorchester RFC 2 tries. Joe Desmond Bournemouth RFC 1 Try.
Sam Baker Royal Wootton Bassett RFC 1 penalty 3 conversions.
Next time out Dorset and Wilts travel to Ivybridge RFC on May the 18th to lock horns with Devon with the game kicking off at 2 30 pm.
Bournemouth number 8 Joe Desmond touches down for a try.
Dorchester RFC’s Jack Adams scores the first try of his pair for the Twin Counties.
The Swan’s Connor Moag crosses the whitewash to complete his Dorset & Wilts hat trick.
Sam Baker of Royal Wootton Bassett RFC kicks a penalty for Dorset & Wilts.
In the Dorset Cricket Leagues Dorchester beat Sherborne away by 8 wickets, Bere Regis won at home against Wimborne by 50 runs, Blandford lost at home against Chalk Valley by 35 runs, Martinstown had a 7 wicket win at home against Hamworthy Recreation, Beaminster went down by 149 runs against visitors Portland Red Triangle, Weymouth are yet to score a victory this season after losing away against Wimborne second team by 4 wickets, Puddletown travelled to Shaftsbury and went down by 7 wickets and Abbotsbury were beaten away at Witchampton by 5 wickets.
Crit Clarke, Shaun Bessant, James Symes, Matt Harvey, Hayden Scott, Jamie Cleaver, and Jacob Coombes have al committed to turn out for Portland United football club next season.
Brandon Goodship who has made 177 appearances for Weymouth Football Club scoring 94 goals has extended his contract with the Terras for the 20024/5 season.
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The Dorset & Wilts Senior Men’s squad kick off their 2024 Bill Beaumont RFU County Championship campaign against Berkshire at Bestwall Park Wareham on Saturday with the game kicking off at 3 00 pm.
The Twin Counties are current group champions beating Durham in the final last season and have lifted the winner’s trophy on 3 other occasions.
There are 3 Weymouth & Portland players in the squad James Newsam, Reece Makin and Bill Hayne, 3 from Swanage & and Wareham Connor Moag, Matt Roberts and Jamie Foskett and 1 from Dorchester Jack Adams.
Dorset & Wilts are now under the guidance of their new manager former Wimborne, Dorchester and Dorset & Wilts player Richard Elliott who has replaced Dan Draper and they are big boots for Elliott to fill.
The coaching staff are headed by Don Parsons with his assistants Terry Gilmore, Joe Quinn and John Kimberley.
In the Dorset Cricket Leagues Dorchester host Sherborne, Bere Regis entertain Wimborne, Blandford play at home against Chalk Valley, Martinstown welcome Hamworthy Rec. Beaminster play at home against Portland Red Triangle, Weymouth visit Wimborne second team, Puddletown travel to Shaftsbury and Wichampton play hosts to visitors Abbotsbury.
This evening the Dorset & Wilts Senior Women’s team play away against Newbury Women in the Gill Burns Cup with the game starting at 7 30 pm.
Weymouth Football Club are delighted to confirm Josh McQuoid has committed to the 2024/25 season with the Terras.
On Sunday the Twin Counties Under 17 squad travel to Devonport Services RFC to lock horns with their Devon counterparts.
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In the local Dorset Cricket Leagues Dorchester beat Poole at home by 13 runs, Weymouth were beaten at Redlands by Marnhull by 32 runs, Bere Regis won at Sherborne by 9 runs, Martinstown won at home against Christchurch by 3 wickets, Portland Red Triangle lost at Reforne to Stalbridge by 4 wickets and Abbotsbury overcame the challenge from Ashmore winning the game by 5 wickets.
Both Tom Bearwish and Keelan O’Connell have extended their contracts at Weymouth Football for another 12 months and Greg Borthwick, Joe Wickham, Jack Delves, Connor Callow and captain Josh Williams have all re-signed for Portland United Football Club for next season.
Greg Borthwick (right) has re-signed for the Blues for next season.
Images from the Dorset County Division 1 match Weymouth v Marnhull match at Redlands.
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It’s that time of the year to wash and iron your whites, apply linseed oil to your bat and try on your cricket box to see if it still fits despite your ever expanding waist line, yes, the local Dorset Cricket League season starts in its new format at 1pm on Saturday.
Talking of genital protectors (cricket boxes) it shouldn’t have taken men too long to understand that the brain is also one of the most important of the human bodies’ organs. However, the first cricket helmet was invented 100 years after the testicular guard? It took that long to for men to realise that the brain was important too!
In the Premier league Dorchester host Poole and Bere Regis travel to Sherborne.
Action from the Dorchester v Broadstone game last season.
In the new Premier League 2, Blandford begin their season at Hamworthy Recreation, and Martinstown entertain visitors Christchurch.
Division 1 sees Beaminster play away against Poole second team, Portland Red Triangle meet Stalbridge at Reforne and Weymouth open their account at Redlands against Marnhull.
Weymouth v Shaftsbury last season.
Cerne Valley play Broadstone seconds, Charlton Down entertain Shaftsbury and Puddletown meet Dorchester seconds all at home in Division 2.
In Division 3 Abbotsbury play hosts to Ashmore, Cattistock & Symene entertain Shillingstone and Symene Sports are at home against Wimborne third team.
Abbotsbury v Cerne Valley. Abbotsbury Batting. last season. 07774 485186
On Sunday its the Dorset & Wilts Under 17 Development day at Marlborough 9 45 am until 3 30 pm.
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Dorchester failed to end their season on a high losing at home by 4 goals to nil against Southern Premier League runners up AFC Totton.
However, finishing in 9th place in the league table it was the Magpies best league finish for 11 years.
Bridport moved in to second place in the Southwest Peninsular League East following their 6 goals to 2 win at St Mary’s over league basement club Dartmouth.
Kieran Daniel netted twice for the Bees with Luke King, Fred Parsons, Sol Ayunga and Darren Lock all adding a goal each.
For the Bees to hold on to the runners up place they must win their remaining fixture on Tuesday evening away against Axminster or they could be overtaken by any of the 3 clubs below them which includes Axminster.
Oliver Haste was voted as player of the season by the Dorchester fans, with Shaquille Gwengwe winning the Golden Boot award for scoring 17 goals for the Magpies,
Shaquille Gwengwe scored 17 goals for the Magpies winning him the Golden Boot
On Sunday Bridport Ladies team won at home against Wincanton Ladies by 7 goals to 2. The Bees’ Ladies scorers were Aleeshea Rowland with a pair and a goal each from Holly Perryment, Florence Valinski, Lucy Paull and Clare Darby who also netted twice.Â
Weymouth’s women’s team played away at Purton and drew 1 goal each Emily Screen scoring the Terras’ Ladies goal and their development side lost 5 nil at Longfleet.
Also on Sunday Weymouth Under 18 squad beat their Portland counterparts by 3 goals to 1 at the Bob Lucas Stadium.
The Dorset & Wilts Women’s team beat the Pacific Islanders Women in the RFU Jill Burns cup by 58 points to 12 at Devizes on Saturday.
In the Dorset Premier Football League Wimborne Reserves ran out 9 goals to nil winners at Weymouth College against Balti Sports.
Images below for the Balti Sports v Wimborne Town Reserves game.
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With both Weymouth and Portland’s football club’s league 23 /24 season’s campaigns completed its Dorchester and Bridport who we focus on this weekend.
The Magpies end their campaign at the Avenue Stadium on Saturday afternoon where they entertain Southern Premier League highfliers AFC Totton.
Former Dorchester Football Club chairman Shaun Hearn who stood down in 2013 returns to take over at the helm of the Magpies for a second time from the retiring Scott Symes.
Shaun Hearn returns to take over at the helm of the Magpies for a second time.
Scott Symes stepping down from the chair of Dorchester football club.
In the Southwest Peninsular League East Bridport play hosts to basement club Dartmouth at St. Mary’s Stadium.
The Bees have 2 remaining league matches, on Saturday against Dartmouth and on Tuesday evening away at second placed Axminster. If Bridport who are in 3rd place win both remaining matches they will leap frog above Axminster and finish as runners up, there are other permutations that could see the Bees finish second but, if they win both they will lift the runners up award.
The Tribute Counties Rugby season is now complete, but the rugby season is far from over and at Devizes Rugby Club on Saturday afternoon the Dorset & Wilts Senior Women’s team lock horns with a South Sea Islanders squad in the Jill Burns County Cup competition.
The squad is below.
On Sunday Bridport Ladies entertain Wincanton Ladies at St Mary’s kicking off at 2 00pm and at the Bob Lucas Stadium Weymouth under 18’s play Portland Under 18’s with that also game starting at 2 00pm..
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In the Dorset versus Hampshire trilogy of matches where 3 of our top non league teams ran out against Hampshire opposition it was the Hampshire clubs who took the honours winning all 3 games.
Mark Molesley has failed to tally up a victory since re-joining Weymouth for a second spell as manager last month.Â
In their final game of the 23/24 season the Terras went down at the Bob Lucas Stadium by 2 goals to 1 against visitors Farnborough despite playing for most of the second half against 10 men after a visiting player was dismissed for dangerous use of the elbow against Ezio Touray.
Dan Roberts opened the scoring for Weymouth, but Borough rallied and scored 2 unanswered goals to take all 3 National League South points back to Hampshire.
Our Man at the Match said: “It was a good game of end to end football, but a total mix up in our defence led to their first goal and we had a man advantage for almost the entire second half, but you wouldn’t have noticed. Weymouth’s keeper made some good saves, but theirs didn’t have to dirty his gloves. My Weymouth Man of the Match Tom Bearwish”.
“And it’s goodbye from me until next season”.
Mark Molesley didn’t manage to get a victory since re-joining the Terras for a second spell as manager.
Dorchester football club’s dreams of reaching the Southern Premier League play offs were dashed at Basingstoke where the Magpies lost out by 3 goals to 1 despite taking the lead with a Ieuan Turner goal.
Portland United were in with a chance of the Wessex Premier League play offs, but were beaten two one at Grove Corner by visitors Brockenhurst.
The Blues conceded in the first half with a drive from the edge of the box, then again in the second period when they failed to clear from a corner and a Brockenhurst striker drove the ball to the right of the Blues keeper and into the back of the net from 12 yards out.Â
Portland struck back in the 92nd minute when the visitors failed to clear and Jacob Coombes managed to get his boot to the ball, but despite a brave effort from a visitor’s defender to clear he only succeeded in volleying the ball into the roof of his own net.
However, despite throwing caution to the wind in the final minutes Portland ran out of time and the referee blew to end the game and also the Blues dreams of promotion for this season. Â
Bridport travelled into Devon to play Newton Abbot Spurs and despite taking a 32nd minute lead through striker Solomon Ayunga the Bees defence succumbed twice after the break and went on to lose the game by 2 goals to 1.
Three results from Sunday, Weymouth Women 6, Wimborne Women 0 with a Emily Screen striking a hat trick for the Terras’ Ladies and a goal each from Charlie Wilson, Kaydee Thornicroft and Tegen Standen.
The Terras women’s development team lost by 4 goals to 2 against Merley Cobham Sports in the League Cup and Pen Mill Ladies beat Bridport Ladies by a goal to nil.
Portland score in the 92nd minute against Brockenhurst, but it’s too late to effect the final result.
Images from the Portland United v Brockenhurst game.
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Weymouth travelled to Gloucester City’s ground to play Truro City yesterday evening with the game remaining goalless and new manager Mark Molesley tallying up his second National League South point since re-joining the club last month.Â
Our Man at the Match said: “Not a very exiting game, but at least the Terras’ gained another league point and confirmed that Weymouth will retain their place in the National League South”. He added: “On Saturday the Terras play their last game of the current season against Farnborough at home, so with the pressure off all the fans can relax and just enjoy the game”.
Terras manager Mark Molesley gained his second National League South point against Turo.
Portland United hosted Shaftsbury at Grove Corner and striker Greg Borthwick opened the scoring in the 64th minute. The Blues held that lead until the 80th minute when Shaftsbury drew level then 8 minutes later the visitors scored a second goal to snatch victory by 2 goals to 1.
On Saturday Weymouth host Farnborough at the Bob Lucas Stadium, Dorchester visit Basingstoke with manager Tom Killick having the opportunity to extend the Magpies unbeaten run to 13 games, Bridport return to Devon to play Newton Abbott Spurs and Portland United entertain Brockenhurst at Grove Corner.
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