U17’s maintain winning run

Crewe & Nantwich u17 Colts : 0 Buxton u17 Colts: 34
This was fast and furious match of great attacking rugby, played in good spirit by both teams. The win ensures that Buxton remain unbeaten at the top of the league but next week they travel to face the league’s only other unbeaten [...]

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U17’s win again to stay top of the league

Buxton u17 Junior Colts: 34 Oldham u17 Junior Colts: 0
This was another hard fought win for Buxton, who started rather hesitantly and took time to get into their stride, before finally taking hold of the game.
Tricky weather conditions (this was the first wet and windy [...]

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U17’s extend winning run to stay top of table

Hoylake u17 Junior Colts: 15 Buxton u17 Junior Colts: 36
Another hard fought, well earned victory for Buxton which extends their unbeaten run and sees them retain top spot in the league.
Although their play was a bit scrappy at times and the support sometimes a little slow in getting to [...]

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U17’s edge win in hard fought match

Buxton u17 Junior Colts: 22 Furness: 14
This was a richly deserved and hard fought victory for Buxton, which took them to the top of their division in the Raging Bull Junior Colts League.
After three easy wins, Buxton needed some serious opposition , and Furness were certainly the tough opponents Buxton [...]

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Runaway Victory for U17’s

Dukinfield u17s: 0 Buxton u17s: 77
This was an easy win for Buxton against the league’s bottom placed club, next week they face a much tougher challenge against third placed Furness.
Buxton put on the pressure right from the start, with the ball swiftly into the hands of centre Shaun Chapman who was pulled up abruptly, but [...]

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Buxton 0 – 26 Southport

Buxton played Southport this week in the second round of their league campaign, and it was the visitors who were to start the brightest of the two sides.. Southport utilised their larger pack and big centre partnership to score an early well worked try under the post.
Waking up after conceding the early try Buxton [...]

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U17’s Romp Home

Buxton u17s: 27 Congleton u17s: 7
This was a game that, technically as far as the league was concerned, Buxton had won before the kick off.
Congleton arrived three players short and without a recognised front row, but Buxton gallantly lent three players [...]

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Orrell 25 – 0 Buxton 1st XV

Buxton travelled to Orrell this week for the start their league campaign, facing an up hill battle from the beginning. Buxton made a confident start to the game giving the opposition headaches in the forwards and holding steady when the opposition started to gather momentum, knocking back some powerful crash balls from Orrell.
Buxton’s [...]

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Bucks So Close to Cup..

Buxton 8 Leek 11
Buxton began their season playing for the mlychreest cup against fierce rivals Leek. From the kick off the match promised to be a close fought affair with Buxton looking the brighter putting the visitors under enormous pressure and forcing the errors from a bewildered leek attacking line. Ferocious tackling and powerful [...]

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Buxton’s passion not quite enough

Newcastle u16s: 38 vs Buxton 16s: 26
Despite the final scoreline this was a very even game and had the final play of the game gone Buxton’s way as it very nearly did – the might just have nicked a 31-33 win.
Buxton travelled light, with only 12 players and Newcastle also played with 12 men, but [...]

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