Berry Hill 7 Cheltenham 28

Berry Hill hosted county champions Cheltenham for the last of their county cup pool games. After last weeks poor performance Hill were far more determined from the kick off and took the game to visitors pressurising them deep in their half. Cheltenham however showed great team play and broke loose to score first but this did not deter Hill and they quickly answered with Luke Davis siezing on a loose ball from a scrum to put in flanker Will Lewis. Both teams then battled hard for the rest of the half but it was Cheltenham who went into the break 2 tries ahead at 21 to 7. The second half continued the same as the first with both teams spending spells in the oppositions 22 but neither managed to score until 4 minutes before the final whistle when Cheltenham intercepted a pass and running three quarters of pitch to touch down between the posts. A much more spirited game from Hill with Will Lewis picking up man of the match




Kyle Bundy, William Lewis, Callum Wyman, Matthew Office, Ricky Davis, Conor Evans, Louie Vaughan, Ashley Macey, William Tyler, Ryan Dawson, Oliver Morgan , Harry Brown, Craig Harris , Cobi Robinson, Joe Teague , Luke Davis, Billy Roberts

Thanks to Paul Atkinson from Cheltenham  for the Photos

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Berry Hill 3 Cleve 43

Berry Hill left the snowy peaks of Lakers Road for a warmer climate in Bristol to play Cleve. Travelling with a bare 15 due to injury and family engagements it was always going to be a tough job against last year's county cup finalists. Hill never looked to make a mark on the game and lacked the passion and focus they have showed on previous cup games. Cleve slowly notched up a series of tries which went unanswered except for a penalty by Ryan Dawson. A few players did step up to the challenge with Callum Wyman picking up Hill's man of match . Hopefully with players returning the final match of the county cup pool stage against Cheltenham will be a more entertaining affair.


Good  to see Olly Morgan at the game . Hopefully  he should be back in the side soon

Team

Kyle Bundy, William Lewis, Callum Wyman, Matthew Office, Ricky Davis, Conor Evans, Louie Vaughan, Ashley Macey, William Tyler, Ryan Dawson, Harry Brown, Craig Harris, Joe Teague , Luke Davis,

Berry Hill 36 Old Richians 7

With a gap in the county cup schedule Hill played a friendly against long term rivals Old Richians. The game lacked the intensity of the previous cup matches but Hill still managed to clock up a series of tries to take the win. The first try came from the kicking maestro Ryan Dawson who found himself in unusual territory to touch down and then maximise the points. Richians however were straight on the counterattack and quickly levelled the score. This however was the last time they left their mark on the score line as Hill slowly ratcheted up the tries with breakways from William Lewis, Callum Wyman ,Ricky Davis and Cobi Robinson. Although this was not Hill's best performance they deserved the win and have some homework to focus on ready for the next county cup match away at Cleve. William Lewis was awarded Hill's man of the match even though his appetite for pickled eggs is not great.

Special  mention to  James Roberts who  was injured from the St Marys game but was at the Match  to cheer his team on

Team

Kyle Bundy, William Lewis, Callum Wyman, Matthew Office, Ricky Davis, Conor Evans, Louie Vaughan, Ashley Macey, William Tyler, Ryan Dawson, Harry Brown, Craig Harris , Cobi Robinson, Joe Teague , Luke Davis, Billy Roberts

Berry Hill 20 St Marys 12

For their second group game in the County Cup Berry Hill travelled to Bristol to play St Marys. The 2 teams had only met once before last season and the game kicked off at a high pace as both teams sized each other up. St Marys were quicker out of the blocks and opened up the scoring in the first 4 minutes with a converted try. Hill however kept their focus and after pressuring St Marys for long periods mistakes crept in allowing Ryan Dawson to kick a penalty and Cobi Robinson to score in the corner. At half time Hill were ahead 10 -7 and now had the advantage of playing down the pitch.The pace never slowed with both teams having to give 100% defending and attacking but Hill again broke through with Ricky Davis touching down. As the clocked ticked away to full time the kicking skills of Ryan Dawson were called up again to score his second penalty and put the game beyond reach. Hill's player of the match was nominated by the referee with William Tyler picking up the accolade.




Team



Kyle Bundy, William Lewis, Callum Wyman, Matthew Office, Ricky Davis, Conor Evans, Louie Vaughan, Ashley Macey, William Tyler, Ryan Dawson, Oliver Morgan , Harry Brown, Craig Harris , James Roberts, Cobi Robinson, Luke Davis, Billy Roberts