A good crowd turned out on a fine day at Caeddol to see this clash between last years league champions Nant Conwy and Ruthin. The Blues were six points up within the first 10 minutes with penalty goals by scrum half Wil Davies. Nant counter attacked forcing Ruthin to concede penalties in defending against Nants strong pack and after opting for a scrum 5 yards from the Blues line the visitors were awarded a penalty try which they converted. Nant continued to cause Ruthin problems in the scrum and after a prolonged period of attack went over for a second try also converted. Ruthin fought back but were unable to convert their pressure into points and at half time the visitors were 14-6 ahead. The second half started like the first with the excellent boot of Wil Davies putting the Blues back in contention with two penalty goals. Veteran replacement prop Wayne Williams came on and scrummaging improved but after a few minutes Williams retired injured and Nant turned up the pressure running in three tries in a period of 10 minutes, one of which was converted. At 31-12 behind the scrums became uncontested and Ruthin turned out some of their best play of the match with replacement Sion T Roberts going over for a try. However Nant had not finished their scoring and went over another try which they converted just before the whistle blew for full time with the final score 38-17. Unlike their previous two defeats against Mold and Caernarfon where one could argue that the scorelines flattered the opposition, the Blues were well beaten in this game against an organised Nant side.
Match report attached and link below
http://www.rygbirhuthun.com/Pages/MatchReport.aspx?FixtureDetails=692
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