Gloucester Cup at Matson RFC

Gloucester Cup - Matson

Cheltenham North 0 Frampton Cotterell 20

Minchinhampton 10 Ross on Wye 0

Frampton Cotterell 0 Tewkesbury 15

Cheltenham North 5 Minchinhampton 0

Ross on Wye 0 Tewkesbury 20

Frampton Cotterell 5 Minchinhampton 10

Cheltenham North 5 Ross on Wye 10

Minchinhampton 0 Tewkesbury 10

Frampton Cotterell 5 Ross on Wye 0

Cheltenham North 0 Tewkesbury 30

Table
P W L F A

Tewkesbury 4 4 0 75 0

Frampton Cotterell 4 2 2 30 25

Minchinhampton 4 2 2 20 20

Ross on Wye 4 1 3 10 40

Cheltenham North 4 1 3 10 60

Quarter Final

Frampton Cotterell 0 Stow on the Wold 15

Gloucester Cup - Matson

The wind blew, the rain came and it was cold…………..yes it was Gloucester Cup time again at Matson !

Cheltenham North 0 Frampton Cotterell 20

A great start by Fram pressurising from the off with some good passing and a darting run by Matt followed by a short pass to Gabe a meter from the line enabling him to push over for the opening score. A similar move increased Fram's lead soon after, this time Jamie with a strong push forward and again it was Gabe to cross the line for the score. Shortly after Matt dived over but the referee had already blown for an infringement but there was time for another Fram try right at the end of the half with Lewis crossing the line to put Fram three tries to nil ahead.

The second half continued as the first had ended with more Fram pressure.
A great catch by Marcus from the kick off put Cheltenham on the back foot again and when Cheltenham did get the ball they were pinned back from some great tackling in particular by Nik and Olley. Following another strong push by the Fram forwards Gabe crossed the line again for his third and Fram's fourth try of the game, a great start to the day.

Frampton Cotterell 0 Tewkesbury 15

A very different game from the first as Tewkesbury started well and scored early on, finding the gap for an opening score. A great tackle from Matt saved another certain try but it wasn’t long in coming after winning a scrum the ball was worked wide and Tewkesbury extended their lead with a try in the corner. A third try came right at the end of the half when the speedy Tewkesbury backs found a gap to break free and run through and score.

Fin certainly had his hands full playing at full back and Fram battled back though with Lewis saving another certain score before injuries to Marcus and Lewis meant Fram going a man down. They gave everything though in the second half and a gallant defensive performance denied Tewkesbury any further score.

Frampton Cotterell 5 Minchinhampton 10

Always a tough encounter between these two evenly matched teams and this was no exception. Again some resolute defending by Fram with some great tackling by Rory and Ben kept the game scoreless at the half. An injury to Mike meant another Fram substitution.

The game came to life in the second half and with Lewis back Fram began to threaten but it was Minchinhampton who got the opening score as their strength showed for a push over try. Jamie rallied the troops though and with time running out and a penalty to Fram, he tapped and ran over to level the scores. With seconds remaining Minchinhampton won a line out and the ball was worked wide for a score in the corner for them to claim the win.

Frampton Cotterell 5 Ross on Wye 0

Fram needed a win to be in contention for a place in the Plate and the game didn’t disappoint with some great end to end stuff. Roy had a great weaving run and Jack had a strong run along the line. There was some great passing by Fram with Jamie going close but the half ended disappointingly with an injury to Gabe.

In the second half Matt again fell just short but following a penalty to Fram the ball was worked wide and Nick crossed over for the all important try to win the game.

Quarter Final :

Frampton Cotterell 0 Stow on the Wold 15

Well, Fram had made it to the Plate quarter final, which is more than could be said for Darren’s gazebo !

Always a tough game against a strong Stow side and they stole the ball for an early score following a good passing move. Another try followed when the ball was worked wide again for a try in the corner.

The boys battled well in the second half and nearly scored but Jamie was held up a metre from the line before Stow finished the scoring following a line out which they won and a strong run through the middle ended with a try.

A long but enjoyable day’s rugby ended with some proud parents and coaches. The boys did exceptionally well in difficult weather conditions and played some cracking and committed rugby, well done to all.