Wellington U18s 66 Minehead U18s 0 After weeks of wet unplayable pitches Wellington U18s returned to action when they entertained Minehead at home. In places the conditions under foot could only be described as swamplike, however this did not stop The Red & Blacks playing with pace and skill, scoring some excellent tries in the …
SNOW rather than rain caused the latest cancellation of a Wellington home match. With the Playing Field pitch covered in snow the decision to cancel the fixture against Oldfield Abbotonians became inevitable as nearly every other game in the Toolstation League is also cancelled already. That means another match to fit into a busy second half …
Wellington 0, Hengrove Athletic 1 The top v bottom clash in Toolstation League division one saw Wellington edged out by leaders Hengrove Athletic. But although they are still rooted to the bottom of the table, Jamie Ward’s new-look side can take heart from the fact that, in recent games, they have given three of the …
Young Wellington fencer Piers Gilliver had a very successful competition at the British Disabled Fencing Associations National Wheelchair Championships hosted recently by the Wellington Swords club 18 -year-old Piers won Silver at both Foil and Sabre on Saturday and then went on to win the Gold medal at Epee on Sunday resulting in being joint winner of the …
WELLINGTON O BATH CITY 4 WELLINGTON bowed out of the Somerset Premier Cup, beaten by Bath City. But Jamie Ward’s side could hold their heads high after a performance against a team four divisions above them which yielded far more positive factors than negative. Wellington got off to the worst possible start by falling behind …
In the wake of the enormous success of Paralympic sport during last summer Wellington Swords Fencing Club is hosting the 2012 British Disabled Fencing Association National Championships at the Princess Royal Sports Centre this weekend. Wheelchair fencers will be coming from all over the country from Truro to Durham to compete in this major competition …
Hundreds of members, players, supporters and other connections of Wellington Football Club turned out to remember the life of club stalwart, Selwyn Aspin. Defying the rain, around 600 people were present at the club. They came to take part, to watch and to support. Youngsters from the club’s thriving youth section competed in penalty shoot-outs, …
After a distastrous weekend for sport a week ago, both major Wellington teams are at home today for key matches. The rugby club’s 1st XV entertain Bideford, a strong side placed second in the league table with only two losses from ten matches. With a young and relatively inexperienced side Welly will do well to …
Wellington 34 – Penryn 21 Wellington welcomed Cornwall’s oldest rugby club to the Athletic Field hoping to reverse their fortunes after the last couple of weeks.They took to the field with a much changed front row with Lee Wadham and Ricki Waygood stepping up from the Seconds together with Anthony Gill out behind. Early exchanges …
Wellington 0 Bath City 4 WELLINGTON bowed out of the Somerset Premier Cup after defeat by Bath City of the Blue Square Conference South at the Playing Field on Wendesday night. But Jamie Ward’s side could hold their heads high after a performance against a team four divisions above them which yielded far more positive …
WELLINGTON 12 – KINGSBRIDGE 20 After the excellent performance the previous week the Chiefs came up against a resolute Kingsbridge outfit, coached by former assistant Taunton coach Nick Burnett, who executed their limited game plan to good effect to snuff out most of what the home side could throw at them. The home side started …
