FORMER Bridgwater rugby starlet Stephen Pape played his part for the England Counties XV as they finished their tour to North America and Canada with three wins out of three.
NORTH Petherton Rugby Club's annual sevens tournament was on a smaller scale than usual, with several big-name teams pulling out and the vast majority of the club's players and committee on their tour of Guernsey, which was arranged accidently on the same weekend.
UNDERDOGS Somerset shocked Gloucestershire at Lydney on Saturday to win 29-23, their first victory in the Bill Beaumont Cup, top tier of the county championship.