28.09.09 CARDIFF BLUES UNDER 18 57 GOGLEDD CYMRU UNDER 18 0
Whilst no-one could fault their attitude or commitment the Gogledd Cymru Under 18 side went down to a heavy defeat at the hands of a strong Cardiff Blues side who must surely be favourite to win this seasons Regional Age-Grade Competition. Whilst the young North Walians achieved almost parity in the scrum and lineout where again Gareth Morgan,Jake simm and Tom Parry stood out, they struggled in spite of the best efforts of their captain Jac Williams to present any real threat to the Cardiff defence, whereas every time the Blues back line had ball in hand they lookedcapable of scoring from almost anywhere on the field.
Star of the show for the Blues was centre,Sam Campbell who bagged a hat-trick,but it would be unfair to single hi out for particular praise as they were very much a squad of 22 who worked for each other and within which there appeared to be no weaknesses.
Whilst for the Gogledd Cymru side it would be easy to become despondent they should take huge credit for the way in which they kept trying to play rugby up to the final whistle, when the easier option would have been to try and slow the game down in ordr to keep the score down.
Gogledd Cymru Under 18s next game is in 2 weeks time against the Dragons
