Magor RFC

Recap

Saturday 18 October 2025 K.O.14:30

Caldicot Leisure Centre, Caldicot.

Magor RFC 33 – 17 Old Tyleryan RFC

This week saw our second home league game of the season against our old friends Old Tyleryan RFC. The afternoon started with a minute’s silence in memory of an old friend of our wing Jason King. Rest in Peace Gavin Lee Rees.

Once underway, the first half could not have gone any better for Magor. Things could have been different. Straight from the kick off, Old Ts earned a kickable penalty but, unfortunately for them it went wide. The first try came from a Magor penalty at the other end of the field. Around 6m out from the Old Ts try line, Morgan Tyler took a tap penalty and fed fly half Iestyn Rollings who gave the ball to Josh Buffery. Josh made ground and the ball was recycled back to Iestyn who passed to Lee Cox running a fine line. Old Ts weren’t fooled and got a tackle in but Coxy popped the ball up to Greg Turner who crossed unopposed for the try. Ryan Bedborough converted.

Last week, at Hirwaun, the bounce of the ball was unkind to Jason King but this week it could not have bounced better. A Magor penalty deep in our half was kicked to touch and from this platform, the boys made ground. Greg Turner and Joel Palmizi both pushed the defensive line back until the ball came back to Iestyn who chipped into a bit of space in front of the fullback. The ball bounced right then left completely eluding the Old Ts 15 and Jason, who, again had chased the kick, benefitted this time from the bounce to cross for Magor’s second. Again Ryan converted.

The first half try fest was slightly interrupted by another failed attempt on goal from Old Ts but, with Old Ts pressing through a lineout on the Magor 22, a penalty for holding on gave Iestyn the opportunity of a quick tap and the backline lit up – Greg Turner, Luis Kington and then Ryan Bedborough ran the ball from one 22 to the other. Ryan was hauled down but the Old Ts defence was stretched and a quick pick up by Iestyn from the ruck meant that he could finish off the move that he started with a try. Ryan Bedborough kept his 100% record and converted making the score Magor 21 – 0 Old Ts at half time.

Old Ts didn’t roll over and struck back about 7 minutes into the second half with an unconverted try of their own, their all action hooker taking a quick tap and barging over. That same hooker was also taking the kicks for Old Ts and, for the third time, was unsuccessful.

Despite the Old Ts improvement, the scoring continued in Magor’s favour. This time a Magor lineout deep in the Old Ts half led to a dominant maul and Will Jones at the back sneaked through to earn the try BP, no conversion this time.

Again, Old Ts weren’t done and scored another just a couple of minutes later. The hooker again involved popping the ball up to the 6 for the 5 points and getting the extra 2.

It was Old Ts who scored next, twenty minutes later. Magor found themselves a man down thanks to a yellow card for Chris Stephens for leading with the elbow. Old Ts made their way down field and, from a tapped penalty on the Magor 5m line, made the extra man count with a winger’s try in the corner to bring the scores to Magor 26 – 17 Old Ts and what could have been an uncomfortable finish.

But there was to be no comeback and Magor extended the lead to 33 with another try, this time from Ryan Bedborough with an Ellis Wainwright conversion closing the game out at Magor 33 – 17 Old Tyleryan.

Magor: Ryan Bedborough, Morgan Davies, Louis Kington, Greg Turner, Jason King, Iestyn Rollings (c), Morgan Tyler, Will Jones, Lee Cox, Joel Palmizi, Danny Hodges, Will Kinghan, Jaden Quinn, Josh Bufferey, Iwan White

Replacements: Sam Doddridge, Ellis Wainwright, Aaron Boardman, Tom Turner, Aeddan Erasmus, Chris Stephens, James Clement

Magor Scorers: Tries – Iestyn Rollings, Greg Turner, Jason King, Will Jones, Ryan Bedborough, Conversion – Ryan Bedborough 3, Ellis Wainwright

Old Tyleryan: Tries – 3, Conversions – 1, 

Referee: Ian Jones

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