Division Two North: Rhyl 20 Abergele 10
Sep 27 2010 by Rob Griffiths, Daily Post
Division Two North: Rhyl 20 Abergele 10
IF ever there was a game of two halves this was it as Abergele continue their learning curve in Division Two North.
After completely dominating the opening 40 minutes and going in 10-0 up at the interval, Gele had no answer to the strong running of replacement centres Kriss Wilkes and Liam Kennedy after the break as Rhyl hit back with 20 unanswered points to seal the win and move second in the standings.
But Gele team manager Dino Jones Davies he was not too despondent after the loss.
Abergele have been knocking on the door of Division Two North for the past five seasons, and after finally being granted promotion, are continually learning.
“In the past five seasons we’ve played 110 games in the league, winning 94, drawing one and losing only 15,” said Jones Davies.
“We’ve been trying to get into this league for a number of years and now we are there we have got to learn quickly to compete.
“Beforehand if we were 10-0 up in a match then that was pretty much game over, now, as Bala did the previous week, teams will come back at you and we have got to learn how to deal with it.”
Abergele went in at the break 10-0 ahead with prop Darren Peters notching the game’s opening try, while full-back Gaz Evans converted and added a penalty.
But with the hard-running Wilkes and Kennedy on the field at half time, Rhyl took advantage with tries from centre Rob Tilley, full-back John Hall and Kennedy, with flanker Anthony Tilley converting one and adding a penalty.
Jones Davies added: “This was just a game of two halves; first half we absolutely dominated and they didn’t even get into our 22, but then second half we couldn’t contain their two centres and they created havoc for us.”
