Southwold RFC do the treble over Beccles in the annual Pony Moore

If at the beginning of the season Southwold could have written their own script for the whole season, it would not have been different to what actually happened apart from the one slip up at Newmarket. The 2014 -2015 fairytale season was capped off by ‘Wold on Saturday with an emphatic double victory (1st and 2nd XVs) over their arch rivals and neighbours, Beccles RFC, in the annual “Pony Moore” charity match to leave a feel good factor around the Club not seen for many a year. The glow of success was even brighter when the Colts Development squad, made up of mostly U16s with a handful of U17s, narrowly beat Beccles U17s on Sunday, 19-17. 

2nd XV (Southwold Jacks) match report 

Southwold 38 – 17 Beccles

While many guests were still lunching the 1.30.pm Kick Off saw the 2nd XV Southwold Jacks take on the seemingly invincible Beccles Twos and for the first twenty minutes  with Beccles scoring two converted tries it looked for all the world as if Beccles would continue their winning league topping season as they quickly took a 14 point lead. However a couple of forced changes through injury changed the balance of the Wold side and really Beccles were never in the game again.

By half time they had pulled a couple of tries back but in the second half the Jacks simply romped to a resounding victory.

The ever green ( Ginger ) Piers Currie started to goose step well, spray passes about, kick with intelligence, and coupled with the addition of Day Harvey who took over at half time at scrum half the mature pair of half backs simply ran the show with Dayla simply outstanding even with his newly acquired little beer belly.

Tries came from all over but the highlight probably never to be seen again was Adam Levy diving over to score a great try like an olympic swimmer entering the water from his starting block, If only it had been captured on camera it would be one for the Clubhouse wall. Great stuff and so much for the green ” Invincibles ” from that other place near Southwold.

The final score did not flatter Wold with Beccles only adding a terrific Wilkinsonesque drop goal, worthy of a mention but it came out of desperation as Beccles tried in vain to get close enough to the Wold line to score another try but failed.

A great team performance, a more than worthy win, and for those watching a great tasting starter for the main meal that was to follow.

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Sam Webb, Southwold 1st XC captain (front left), receiving the Pony Moore Trophy from Beccles skipper. (Back left) Steve Marshlain (Southwold RFC’s President) being congratualted by his counterpart at Beccles, Huw Caine.

1st XV match report 

Southwold 17 – 14 Beccles

3.00pm saw the Clubhouse emptied and both sides of the pitch packed with supporters for the eagerly awaited and much talked about main event.

Right from the first scrum after a couple of minutes it was clear the Wold pack were going to dominate as they shoved Beccles backwards at a pace with the intimidating front row of Chunk, Aldo and Dessie Brett simply hurting their opposite numbers two of which in Luke Kelly and Jo Block were Wold players  before transferring to Beccles earlier in the season.

Beccles hardly got a touch of the ball in the first ten minutes and Wold first try came from a simple push over by the pack with Dunc Hume at 8 controlling well to touch down but Haddingham narrowly missed the two extra points from the kick

Wold’s dominance in the pack spread all over the pitch with the black and golds running at Beccles all over the pitch. The Beccles crowd present in numbers were silenced and it came as no surprise when Wold were awarded a scrum five metres out that they simply repeated their first try and this time the conversion was good to make it 12 – 0 to Wold at half time, and had they taken all their chances it would have been a lot more.

The second half started in much the same fashion but after ten minutes Beccles lost a front row and, with no replacement, the scrums became ‘incontested’. Whether it was genuine or not it took away Wold’s advantage and even warranted an apology from the Beccles Chairman post match. It gave the Beccles backs the ball they had been starved of and the next try was theirs right down in the right hand corner which the outstanding Digger at full back duly converted to narrow the gap to five points. Beccles continued to press but in fact it was Wold who scored next with Stu Butler making the most of several drives right on the Beccles line to touch down for a well worked forwards try to the delight of the Wold supporters to extend the lead by a further five points with ten minutes to go.

Beccles were not finished though and when a high kick was knocked on in front of the posts Beccles eventually scored their second converted try and the lead was just three points which Wold protected until the final whistle.

It was a deserved win and the score flattered an embarrassed Beccles team and crowd because of the uncontested scrum issue, but enough said

The double senior win followed the next day by the U17s win capped a remarkable Wold season and great credit should be given to all those involved at all levels within the Club.

Next season will see the two Clubs go head to head in the senior league which will be a mouth watering prospect. For now though lets all bathe in some well deserved Wold glory on a day to be cherished at the end of a season never to be forgotten.

“Arn the ‘Wold”

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Southwold Rugby Club U11’s & U12’s chose to carry out their last session of the season on the beach with a game of touch.  Players were divided into five teams and played a round robin with the wining team playing the coaches in the final. There was a lot of laughter and some great rugby moves along with bemused dog walkers and at one point there was a pitch invasion by two Labradors! It all ended with players and coaches in the sea, a great way to end a successful season ahead of the presentation day next weekend.

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