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By Jack Guthrie PLYMOUTH ALBION 29 – 20 LOUGHBOUROUGH STUDENTS Plymouth Albion managed to scrape a win over National One strugglers Loughborough Students, in a close match that Albion coach Kieran Hallett described as “a funny game”. The battle was closely fought, with Albion having to defend doggedly throughout the match as Loughborough dominated the possession. A quick start from Plymouth was unravelled by some disciplinary issues which saw them concede two penalties and their early lead. The first half was ended after a converted try for the students, putting pressure on the home side going into the second half....
Read more ›Albion narrowly miss out on the road to Sale FC Travelling to Sale FC was always going to be a challenge for Albion at the weekend, as they knew that Sale FC were going to bring the game to Albion in a bid to secure National League 1 rugby for the 2019/2020 season. Hallett commented before the game, saying; “They [Sale FC] are in a great run of form recently, but they haven’t quite pulled away yet, so we are under no illusion, they will want the win.” Unfortunately, on the day this was proved to be exactly the case,...
Read more ›By Jack Guthrie. PLYMOUTH ALBION 54 BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY 28. Plymouth Albion’s head coach, Kieran Hallett believes his side were “much more clinical” in their 54-28 thrashing of Birmingham Moseley, bouncing back from their previous agonising loss against the side earlier on this season. Hallett felt his side were sharper all round and did not miss many chances as they clocked up a staggering eight tries against the West Midlands side. The first 20 minutes of the match looked very even, with a crowd of over 3,500 at Brickfields seemingly in for a tense and high-scoring affair, but the home side were...
Read more ›A determined display by Albion ends in disappointment. Despite Albion’s best efforts and their dogged determination right until the final whilst, Albion narrowly lost out to Rosslyn Park 22 points to 17. However, Albion did pick up a vital bonus point that sees them rise one place in the National League one table to 7th Place. Sitting in 3rd place in the table, in form Rosslyn Park had won 6 of their last games on the bounce and with eyes on the top of the table this clash was always going to be tough battle for both sides. Two late...
Read more ›Report by Jack Guthrie. Plymouth Albion 42-29 Darlington Mowden Park. Plymouth Albion head coach, Kieran Hallett praised his players for their best performance of the season in a 42-29 win over Darlington Mowden Park, which saw them close the gap on their opponents in the National Division One. Hallett said: “It was clear we were the better side in most areas of the game, in all honesty I felt we completely dominated the game. That will be up there as our best performance this season.” Albion’s attacking prowess in the first half saw them streak to a big lead going into...
Read more ›Old Elthamians 40 Plymouth Albion 29. By Leon Theisinger It was always going to be a tense affair at College Meadow when Albion travelled to Old Elthamians at the weekend and the fixture did not disappoint. Old Elthamians Director of Rugby, Gavin Lach, deemed it “the most important 7 days in the clubs [Old Elthamians] history”. Head Coach at Plymouth Albion, Kieran Hallett, said before the game; “For every game we set out to win and this game is no different, but I also think that it will be a great test of our character as a team, whilst also...
Read more ›By Jack Guthrie at Brickfields. Plymouth Albion 24 Rotherham Titans 17 Plymouth Albion returned to winning ways after a close-fought and physical game saw them clinch a much-needed 24-17 win over Rotherham at Brickfields. Albion coach Kieran Hallett said the good work they did without the ball was key to winning the game and moving up to sixth in the National League One table, four points behind the Titans. He said: “Our defence in the first half was solid, we didn’t give lots of opportunities for them to get scores. It was important to capitalise on turnovers, particularly to get...
Read more ›Report by Kevin Westlake. Plymouth Albion made the nearly 600 mile round trip to Hertfordshire looking to continue the run of good form in 2019. They made a number of changes from the team that triumphed at Brickfields the week before, including the introduction of Joe Snow at Scrum Half and Dan Swain and Dan Collier in the pack. In dry but windy conditions, the game started badly for Albion with a very early try from the home side through Fly Half George Cullen, with Thomas Banks adding the extras to give them a 7-0 lead. The game increased in...
Read more ›By Jack Guthrie Plymouth Albion 21 – Cinderford 10. Another dominant defensive display by Plymouth Albion helped them to a third win in a row and a move up to seventh place in National League One, following a 21-10 victory over a physical Cinderford side. The visitors never got a sniff in the first half, with excellent kicking and chasing from the home side’s backs keeping the ball at the Cinderford end for a 14-0 half-time lead. And, while they fought back after the break, outscoring their hosts with a more disciplined display, Albion head coach Keiran Hallett was pleased...
Read more ›Match Report provided by Kevin Westlake. Following Albion’s impressive win against Cambridge at Brickfields last weekend, Kieran Hallett’s men had the long road trip to Caldy to look forward to. The second longest of the season against opposition who sat just two places below Albion after Round 19. Caldy had lost narrowly at Esher the week before and would be looking to avenge a 24-14 loss to the Plymouth club at Brickfields earlier in the season. Albion on the other hand were looking to complete the double over the Cheshire based club and to further climb the National One table...
Read more ›| TEAM | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampthill & District | 29 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 115 |
| Old Elthamians | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 110 |
| Blackheath | 29 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 103 |
| Rosslyn Park | 29 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 101 |
| Rotherham | 29 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 82 |
| Plymouth Albion | 29 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 79 |
| Cinderford | 29 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 72 |
| Darlington Mowden Park | 29 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 72 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 29 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 71 |
| Chinnor | 29 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 71 |
| Sale FC | 29 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 68 |
| Birmingham Moseley | 29 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 64 |
| Caldy | 29 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 61 |
| Cambridge | 29 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 59 |
| Esher | 29 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 56 |
| Loughborough Students | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 56 |
