Dorset & Wilts start County Championship Shield defence with victory over Berkshire
SOME inside knowledge from Dorset & Wilts fly-half Sam Baker proved pivotal in their 57-45 County Championship opening-day victory over Berkshire.
SOME inside knowledge from Dorset & Wilts fly-half Sam Baker proved pivotal in their 57-45 County Championship opening-day victory over Berkshire.
DORSET and Wiltshire head coach Don Parsons is hoping to emulate their County Championship Shield success from last season by winning it again.
WILL Croker praised the work of Bournemouth’s player-defence coach Mike Pope after Lions’ “sensational” effort to concede just three points in their final game of the season.
WILL Croker says Bournemouth will “leave no stone unturned” in their final South West Premier contest against relegated Old Patesians at Chapel Gate on Saturday (3pm).
GRANT Hancox fired his way to become Bournemouth’s all-time top league points scorer in the 54-10 victory against Newton Abbot – and admitted he had been spurred on by his team-mate whose record he surpassed.
WILL Croker insisted Bournemouth had a bright future with so many talented youngsters coming through the Chapel Gate ranks.
SKIPPER Joe Rees admitted Bournemouth had righted the wrongs from their only defeat of the South West Premier season with a 29-10 victory against Maidenhead.
WILL Croker admitted the chance to gain retribution against Maidenhead had fuelled his Bournemouth side this week.
WILL Croker believes the success of Bournemouth’s first XV had been driven on by a successful second string – after both sides secured their respective league titles.
BOSS Will Croker says the opportunity to go down in the history books is spurring champions Bournemouth on for their South West Premier trip to third-placed Ivybridge on Saturday.
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