CLUB NEWS

TIGERS MEN VS LONDON LEOPARDS - 07/02/10

Tigers showed their strength of character to dig out this vital victory, after having looked, at one stage, as though they had thrown away a comfortable win.
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TIGERS U18 MEN VS LONDON UNITED - 07/02/10

Tigers U18s came extremely close to victory against a very strong London United outfit. Going into the final quarter Taunton were leading 62 - 55, but 30 points from the home side were enough to turn the game around. Final Score 75 - 85.

TIGERS WOMEN VS BRISTOL ACADEMY FLYERS - 06/02/10

Resurgent Tigers Women maintained their play-off hopes with a comfortable 48 - 31 victory over Bristol Academy Flyers. It was sweet revenge against their local rivals after suffering a 40 - 50 home loss earlier in the season.
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TIGERS MEN II VS CORNWALL COUGARS - 06/02/10

Tigers kept themselves in the race for a play-off spot with this convincing win against bottom of the league Cougars.
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TIGERS U16 MEN VS TORBAY TIGERS - 06/02/10

This clash of the Tigers went Torbay's way on Saturday. Although the match was tight throughout, the home side just edged each of the four quarters to give them victory. Final Score 61 - 47.

TIGERS U14 MEN VS STROUD SHARKS - 06/02/10

In their previous encounter this season, Tigers had beaten Stroud by just 3 points, so this 23 point victory shows just how far they have progressed. Although, again, the full squad played a part, it was Tigers' more experienced players who led the way. Jon Orrells showed his strength and skill in amassing 26 points, and Dom Hinchliffe put in another captain's performance on the way to 23. Tigers Scorers: Jon Orrells 26, Dom Hinchliffe 23, Spencer Gormley 4, Rob Macintyre 2, Adam Hood 1

TIGERS U14 MEN VS GLOSTER JETS 06/02/10

On Saturday Tigers grabbed the chance to go clear at the top of the table with two emphatic wins from their trip to Team Gloster's home court. In the first game Coach, Matt Nolan, gave the younger players in his squad some valuable court time and they proved that they can take control of a match when needed. Such was their domination that they did not allow Team Gloster any points at all in either the second or third quarters. Meanwhile, the Taunton boys shared the scoring between them, with Spencer Gormley putting in a particularly impressive performance for his 12 points. Tigers Scorers: Spencer Gormley 12, Adam Hood 12, Dom Hinchliffe 11, Ben Hayes 9, Kester Duncan 8, Jon Orrells 4, Bradley King 2, Nathan Webb 2, Jack Penny 2

TIGERS MEN II VS BRISTOL STORM - 31/01/10

Tigers climbed to 4th in the table with this comfortable away win against local rivals Bristol Storm. In a relatively low-scoring encounter, the contributions of Joe Mills (who led all scorers in the game with 19 points) and Joe Saunders (17) were vital.
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TIGERS MEN VS DERBY TRAILBLAZERS - 30/01/10

League leaders, Derby Trailblazers, are the form team in Division 1 at the moment, having won their previous 6 matches in the run up to this game. So, Tigers had a good idea what to expect, but they couldn't have anticipated the devastating opening onslaught which saw them fall 15 - 0 behind in just over 3 minutes.
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TIGERS MEN VS LONDON MET - 23/01/10

Tigers Men's 1sts have served up some great entertainment for their fans this season, and this was another match which had the large crowd guessing right until the end. After two close defeats last week, the side was clearly determined not to let another game slip through their fingers, but against a very physical London Mets side they were made to fight all the way.
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TIGERS WOMEN VS BIRMINGHAM FORCE - 29/11/09

Tigers' women restarted their season and kept their play-off hopes alive with a fabulous 44 - 40 win against league leaders Birmingham Force in National Division 2. Newly appointed Head Coach, Ronnie Heath was delighted with the all-round team performance and encouraged his team to use this victory a launch pad for the rest of the season.
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TIGERS MEN II VS BATH AND TROWBRIDGE TITANS - 23/01/10

A fantastic day's basketball at Wellsprings Leisure Centre on Saturday began with this excellent victory for the Men's second team. Despite some skillful offence, neither side could establish a clear advantage in the first quarter. The experienced Tigers team managed to impose their game on the visitors in the second period, though. Bath were restricted to just 14 points, while scores from Dan Howe, Alastair Bird, Matt Nolan and Joe Saunders helped Tigers ease out to an 8 point half-time advantage (47 - 39). Taunton were pegged back in the second half to set up a tense finish. Inside the final minute Tigers led by a comfortable 84 - 78 but the visitors made it unexpectedly interesting by outscoring their opponents 5 - 1 in the final 30 seconds. Final Score: 85 - 83. Leading Tigers Scorers: Alastair Bird 17, Dan Howe 13.

TIGERS U16 MEN VS PLYMOUTH MARJON - 23/01/10

Louis Ubaka led Tigers boys superbly with a 21 point personal haul, but it wasn't enough to overcome a strong Marjon side. Early in the second half Taunton were right in the game trailing by just 36 - 32, but the home side then grabbed the initiative with 13 unanswered points. Tigers did manage to get the gap down to 10 points again at one stage, but the damage had been done. Final Score 71 - 51.

TIGERS MEN VS READING ROCKETS - 17/01/10

Tigers got off to a flying start against Trophy holders, Reading, on Sunday but ultimately went down to another agonizing loss.
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TIGERS U14 MEN VS PLYMOUTH MARJON - 17/01/10

No-one who saw this game will forget it in a hurry. It had it all: skill, commitment, and an incredible dramatic ending. With Tigers in second place in the league (with a record of 7 wins and just 1 defeat) up against the undefeated league leaders from Plymouth, great things were expected and all the players delivered on that expectation.
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TIGERS U14 MEN VS BRISTOL ACADEMY FLYERS - 17/01/10

In the first game of the afternoon, Tigers great team play took them to a comfortable win against the visitors from Bristol. Dom Hinchliffe led the scoring with 21 points and six other players got on the score sheet. It was also good to see Bradley King back on the court after the serious ankle injury which had kept him out of action before Christmas.
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TIGERS MEN VS BRISTOL ACADEMY FLYERS - 16/01/10

Matches between these two local rivals always seem to be amazingly close. Already this season, Tigers had beaten Flyers by 1 point (in the National Trophy) and the National Cup game between the two sides went Bristol's way by 2 points. So, it was no surprise that this turned out to be another nail-biter.
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TIGERS MEN II VS PLYMOUTH MARJON II - 16/01/10

Coach, Gary Carter was pleased that his team had managed to perform so well after the Christmas break: "We looked a bit rusty in the first half, but that was out of the system by the second and we had a much better rhythm. We can now push on for the rest of the season, starting next week with a massive home game against Bath."
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TIGERS U16 MEN VS STROUD SHARKS - 16/01/10

Tigers dominated the visitors from Stroud at both ends of the court at the Richard Huish Sports Dome on Saturday. Sharks were limited to just 6 first quarter points, and Taunton led 35 - 17 at the half. That lead grew steadily in the second half and the gap was an impressive 31 points by the end (72 - 41). Tigers' Louis Ubaka led all scorers with 23 points.

TIGERS MEN VS MANCHESTER MAGIC AND TEESIDE MOHAWKS - 12/12/09

Taunton Tigers had a perfect weekend as their trip to the north saw them pick up two wins against sides at opposite ends of the table. On Saturday they shocked Division One leaders Manchester Magic with a 97 - 89 victory (stats), while the following day they won 88 - 70 at Tees Valley Mohawks.
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TIGERS MEN VS LEICESTER WARRIORS - 05/12/09

Defences were definitely on top in this closely fought clash at Wellsprings last Saturday. Things started brightly enough for the Tigers. Three successful close range shots from Chris Page and 5 early points from Richard Anderson helped them to race out to a 15 - 8 lead, mid-way through the first quarter. Leicester were struggling to make their shots, but there were danger signs in that they were picking up second chance opportunities with the effectiveness of their offensive rebounding.
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TIGERS WOMEN VS GUERNSEY - 29/11/09

Taunton Tigers Women completed their second win in 2 weeks when they defeated Guernsey in a pulsating and close game of basketball on Guernsey's adopted home court of Southampton.
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TIGERS MEN VS READING ROCKETS - 28/11/09

In front of a season high 269 crowd at Wellsprings LC, Taunton knew that they'd have a tough battle as they hosted reigning Division 1 Champions and National Cup holders, Reading Rockets. And so it proved, as an impressive all round display gave Reading a comfortable victory.
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