AFTER an incredibly difficult weekend for everyone connected to Torquay United, it was a very welcome relief to receive news that our Under-16s have reached the National Final of the JPL Cup. Hosting Oxford City at Torquay Academy virtually at the same time our first-team were relegated from the National League, it was a fantastic
Torquay United U16s have reached the semi-final of the JPL National Cup and will play Oxford City FC (kick-off 1pm) on Saturday at Torquay Academy. The U16s progressed in the competition after winning through a group tournament and then going on to best teams from Yeovil, Portsmouth, Reading, Oxford, and North Somerset. “We beat Yeovil
CONGRATULATIONS to the Torquay United Under-16s after they reached the semi-finals of the JPL Cup on the weekend following a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory away at North Somerset. The young Gulls had to recover from conceding the opening goal to a Jack Thorne tap-in and, after surviving the home pressure, United surged into the lead
IN the absence of a first-team fixture last weekend, we turned our focus to the Torquay United youth system and a busy round of fixtures in the Junior Premier League and a fascinating in-house encounter. Before the matches, however, it was a training weekend for five age groups, who were working on creating room for
The Week in Youth THE weather once again played a significant role in the weekend schedule for United’s youth system but those who did play enjoyed some fine performances from the youngsters in Yellow. A long trip to take on South Gloucester for our Under-11 Yellow squad resulted in a thrilling 2-2 draw and a
A SOLITARY strike from Olaf Koszela was enough for United’s Under-16s to progress past Oxfordshire Football Development in the second round of the JPL Cup last weekend. After a bright start from both sides, it was Oxford FD who went closest to opening the scoring from a header that flew just over the bar. Shortly