Playing down the slope Wellington started the better side and on eight minutes Jamie Hayman, making his first start for some time, found space on the wide outside and scooted over. Will Brewer added the extras. Wellington were straight back onto the attack and when looked to have worked an overlap in the bottom corner, …
John Wood, commercial director at Exeter Chiefs, gave Wellington Business Association members an intriguing glimpse of the business side to Premiership rugby when he was the April guest speaker. Chiefs fans, it seems, drink more than any other UK rugby supporters with an average bar spend on match days at Sandy Park of around £71,000. …
Wellington faced a Stroud side that were third in the league on Saturday at the Athletic Field. Chiefs ground has become somewhat of a fortress in recent weeks, however, and this young Wellington team were no respecters of league positions. Early pressure was exerted by the visitors but the home defence was, at times nothing …
Saturday afternoon appeared to encapsulate all four seasons in the space of eighty minutes, from a bitterly cold wind and driving rain to pleasant warm sunshine. Wellington left Chew Valley with no points and several injury worries. Kicking off into the wind the early exchanges were fairly even, with both sides enjoying periods of possession …
There is a saying; ‘A week is an awfully long tine in politics’, and the same is most certainly true in rugby. Last week saw Wellington playing in freezing cold driving rain, which saw large puddles on the pitch, and a disappointing defeat This week under blue skies on a firm pitch, supporters were treated …
Braving a virtual monsoon unbeaten Matson visited the Athletic field on Saturday, looking to take a step closer to wining the league and ensuring promotion next year. Wellington played with a strong wind at their backs in the first half, in torrential rain which made trying to play meaningful rugby near impossible. Matson held the …
Wellington travelled to Whitehall on Saturday with a side that saw several changes from the one who beat Burnham two weeks ago. Playing with a stiff northerly breeze at their backs in the first half, Whitehall used the conditions well and Wellington were unable to break out of their own twenty two. After five minutes …
On a sunny day which felt like the first day of spring, Wellington’s improved form continued against fifth-placed Burnham on Sea. It was not without its hiccoughs along the way, and watching this young side’s evolution is not for the faint hearted. Kicking off up the hill into a surprisingly strong breeze Wellington applied the …
This was another vital match in Wellington’s late season mission to continue playing rugby at this level. Wellington enjoyed plenty of territorial advantage in the first 20 minutes but a lack of precision and a tendency to incur the wrath of the referee at vital times meant that they were unable to turn that territory …
This was a must-win fixture for Wellington who sit third form bottom while Gordano prop up the rest of the table. Wellington were bolstered by the return of their captain Micky Norman and the unfailing kicking of Matt Parsons. In conditions which were barely playable, Wellington played into a gale blowing straight down the pitch …
One of the few rugby matches to go ahead in Saturday’s downpour was Clevedon 2nds versus Wellington 2nds. Even so the pitch was barely playable. Ben Hayman scored Wellington’s only try. In the first half Wellington controlled the game. However due to the mud and water on the pitch, mistakes were inevitable. Wellington’s scrummage was …
