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‘Lydney lose another close encounter.’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Brixham 22 Lydney 12 Lydney faced another difficult game in Devon visiting League leaders Brixham writes Roger Pike. With the visitors having a tough run of fixtures it would make for another challenging afternoon, but a superb effort saw them just fall short of getting…

‘Beddis shines in Lydney defeat’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Lydney 16 Barnstaple 33 Lydney faced another tough challenge with the visit of promotion favourites Barnstaple writes Roger Pike. Fixtures have not been kind to Lydney having to play the top three sides in consecutive games. With the visitors now second in the table and…

‘Lydney lose to last gasp try.’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Launceston 19 Lydney 15 Lydney faced a long trip down into Cornwall for a tough challenge against promotion favourites Launceston writes Roger Pike. With the Cornish All Blacks virtually unbeatable at home a superb performance from the Bledisloe Club was only denied by…

‘Lydney frozen out.’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Lydney 18 Royal Wootton Bassett 25 Back a Regentsholme in freezing temperatures Lydney faced Royal Wootton Basset where a much need win was required, or they faced being drawn towards the wrong end of the table writes Roger Pike. Director of Rugy Sam Arnott made a…

‘New Year woe for Lydney’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Sidmouth 42 Lydney 21 Lydney started 2025 with a trip into Devon to face Sidmouth, the last time the sides met at the Heydons Lane ground incredibly it ended in a 0 – 0 draw writes Roger Pike. However today was a different story…

‘Lydney bring on the Festive Cheer.’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Lydney 27 Matson 22 A huge crowd turned out at Regentsholme for this festive and local derby game against Matson which is always a close battle writes Roger Pike. Following a disappointing performance last week, it was critical the Bledisloe club got back to…

‘Lydney lose in error ridden game.’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike St Austell 14 Lydney 3 Back on the road a confident Lydney faced a long trip down to Cornwall for a tricky looking fixture against St Austell writes Roger Pike. With Lydney currently fifth and St Austell sixth this was a huge game for…

‘Lydney endure a tough week.’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Lydney 27 Exmouth 32 With the pitch and Clubhouse totally flooded on Sunday following Storm Bert, volunteers and local business came together for a herculean effort to get the match on writes Roger Pike. Thanks to good drainage the pitch area was clear by Wednesday,…

‘Lydney win with Hanley masterclass.’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Chew Valley 27 Lydney 28 Lydney faced bottom of the table Chew Valley who are fighting for survival but always provide tough opposition on their home patch writes Roger Pike. Lydney always looked the better side and controlled the game but a lapse in the…

‘Lydney suffer third defeat.’ Report and Pictures by Roger Pike Lydney 5 Brixham 25 Lydney faced another tough game with the visit of the ‘Fishermen’ from Brixham writes Roger Pike. With the visitors just two pints ahead in the table in fourth it would make for a challenging afternoon for the home side and so it…