Beaufort 13 Bethesda 17
3rd round of the Swalec Plate started at 7 o clock Saturday morning for Bethesda to unbeaten Beaufort flying high in their league averaging 5 try’s a game Bethesda were also unbeaten away this season so something had to give. Bethesda were first to score after the Referee set out his stall on discipline. Mathew Parry kicked a penalty in the second minute. Beaufort were a very experienced side with players that made their mark over the years playing for senior sides up and down the valleys and on their first serious attack they won a penalty kicked deep and from the line out drove for the line but were held up well by the visitors eventually they took the passing option and scored a rather easy try when the Bethesda defence was in disarray. Conversion made the score 7-3. Mid way thru the first half the Beaufort prop was Yellow carded Bethesda backed themselves to score tries on two occasions when penalties were very kickable and came away with nothing. Beaufort increased their lead with a penalty on the half hour mark and added another on 36 mins to make it 13- 3. Bethesda’s scrum was solid but they looked rather jaded it could have been the 4 and a half hour journey. Second half Bethesda looked sharper and Mathew Parry tried to get them going and Gareth Wyn pegged them back with some deft touches Bethesda scored a great try in the last quarter a feed from Parry To Gareth Wyn who missed the centre Full Back Llion Lloyd came in at speed to feed Iwan Hywel with one man to beat made it look simple to score close to the posts to make an easy conversion for Parry. Into the last 15 minutes with all to play for indiscipline saw a Yellow card for Bethesda that could have proved fatal with the game finely poised Beaufort took advantage and worked their way up field excellent defence prevented the home side a score. With time running out Bethesda turned over the ball deep in their half kicked up field and good chasing by Bethesda saw Beaufort under pressure get the ball into touch 25 meters out the ball came to outside half Gareth Wyn who ghosted in for a well worked try converted by Parry to give Bethesda the lead with 2 minutes to go. The game played out but a fracas resulted with a player from both sides having an early bath Bethesda were happy to win the penalty and cleared into touch and progress into the next round. Next Saturday sees the last game of the year at Dol Ddafydd with Rhos the visitors.
Regards,
Robert Davies
General Foreman
Costain Ltd on behalf of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
