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.”
27.9.10
25.09.10 Ruthin 25 Mold 27 John Palmer Reports
Ruthin started strongly in this top of the table clash with unbeaten Mold and after 10 minutes of play Ruthin’s tight organisation and attacking play paid off with a try by centre Lloyd Stradling, converted by Wil Davies. Mold countered with their first real foray into the Blues half but the Blues broke out of Mold’s half with good play by flanker Clwyd Jones and full back Ben Syme and for the next 20 minutes the homes sides aggressive chasing and stifling of any potential Mold attack restricted most of the play to the visitors half. Ruthin were awarded a penalty which Davies slotted over and almost immediately centre Dan Edmonds got one back for the visitors. Just on half time Davies kicked another penalty for the home side and at the break the score was 13-3 to Ruthin. Mold went on to the attack on the restart but after a few minutes their scrum half was sin-binned. From the resulting penalty on the half way line, Ruthin kicked to touch and from the line-out No8 Lee Pope forced his way through the Mold defence and offloaded to wing Kyle Davie who sped over for a try. Again Mold responded and the Blues had to defend well against increasingly powerful forwards play by the visitors. Ruthin went down to 14 men after a player was yellow carded and Mold got a try back. The home side probably thought they had done enough when from another penalty on the half way line good work by fly half Jamie Morris released Kyle Davies to score along the wing. Wil Davies converted putting them 25-10 ahead. However Mold ‘s fitness and pack strength began to tell. They went over for two tries of which one was converted and then with a few minutes to go the visitors pack drove over for their bonus point try. With the visitors ahead for the first time at 27-25 and the clock ticking away Morris attempted a drop goal for the Blues which was charged down and shortly afterwards the whistle blew for full time. The Blues will be disappointed that they only came away with a point after probably their best display of the season but should take heart from improving performances by many players and a good debut performance by Jason Humphreys as replacement prop.
27.09.10 Llangefni 19 Nant Conwy 25 Adroddiad Ifor Glyn Report
Clwb Rygbi Nant Conwy
Sadwrn / Saturday 25.09.10 Llangefni 16 v Nant Conwy 25
Sgorwyr Nant Scorers:
Ceisiau / Tries: Owain Jones(2), Ifan Jones (1)
Trosi / Conversions: Owain Jones (2)
Cosb / Penalties: Ifan Jones (1), Owain Jones (1)
Ar ddiwrnod heulog a braf, gwelwyd dau dîm yn ceisio’u gorau i chwarae rygbi cywir. Dechreuodd Nant ar dan a sgoriodd Owain gais ger y pyst ar ôl 2 funud yn unig. Bu i’r ymdrech am drosi daro’r post. Ar ol 10 munud, sgoriodd Arwel Roberts gic gosb lwyddiannus i Langefni. Chwarter ffordd drwy’r gêm, ymatebodd Ifan gyda chic gosb lwyddiannus i Nant yn syth ar ol i Arwel daro’r post efo cic debyg i’r tîm cartref. Yn yr amser ychwanegol ar ddiwedd yr hanner cyntaf, cyfnewidiwyd dwy gic gosb arall gan y ddau dîm - Ifan tros Nant ac Arwel tros Langefni. Sgôr o 6 - 11 ar yr hanner.
Chwaraeodd Llangefni yn well yn yr ail hanner ac ar ol 23 munud, bu i Dylan Jones sgorio cais yng nghornel chwith y maes a droswyd yn arbennig gan Arwel. Aeth Llangefni ymhellach ar y blaen gyda chic gosb arall gan Arwel i wneud sgôr o 16 - 11 gyda 7 munud yn weddill. Ond, o hynny ymlaen, Nant fu’n pwyso gydag Ifan yn sgorio cais dan y pyst ar funud olaf y gêm. Troswyd gan Owain. Yna, 5 munud i mewn i’r amser ychwanegol, bu i Owain sgorio’i ail gais o’r gêm, eto o dan y pyst, a throsodd i wneud sgôr derfynol o 16 -25.
Dydd Sadwrn nesaf bydd Nant yn chwarae adref yn erbyn Yr Wyddgrug.
On an sunny and dry day, two teams trying to play open rugby were evident. In their first attack, fly half Owain scored a try by the posts but the conversion attempt struck the post. After 10 minutes, Arwel Roberts scored Llangefni’s first points with a successful penalty kick. A few minutes later, he struck the post with another penalty attempt. Ifan was successful with his penalty for Nant after 20 minutes and two minutes into extra time at the end of the first half, Owain scored a penalty to put Nant further ahead. But there was still sufficient time for Arwel to slot a penalty over for the home side to make the half time score 6 – 11.
Llangefni were the better team for the first 30 minutes of the second half and winger Dylan Jones scored a try in the left corner after 23 minutes which was excellently converted by Arwel for Llangefni to go ahead for the first time during the match. That lead was extended after 33 minutes from another penalty kick by Arwel.
From then on, it was all Nant and only a minute remained of normal time when Ifan crossed over for a try under the posts, converted by Owain,for Nant to regain the lead. That lead was extended in the 45th minute when Owain scored his second try of the afternoon, again under the posts and duly converted to make the final score 16 – 25..
Next Saturday, Nant will be playing at home against Mold.
Ifor Glyn (Ysgrifennydd / Secretary)
Sadwrn / Saturday 25.09.10 Llangefni 16 v Nant Conwy 25
Sgorwyr Nant Scorers:
Ceisiau / Tries: Owain Jones(2), Ifan Jones (1)
Trosi / Conversions: Owain Jones (2)
Cosb / Penalties: Ifan Jones (1), Owain Jones (1)
Ar ddiwrnod heulog a braf, gwelwyd dau dîm yn ceisio’u gorau i chwarae rygbi cywir. Dechreuodd Nant ar dan a sgoriodd Owain gais ger y pyst ar ôl 2 funud yn unig. Bu i’r ymdrech am drosi daro’r post. Ar ol 10 munud, sgoriodd Arwel Roberts gic gosb lwyddiannus i Langefni. Chwarter ffordd drwy’r gêm, ymatebodd Ifan gyda chic gosb lwyddiannus i Nant yn syth ar ol i Arwel daro’r post efo cic debyg i’r tîm cartref. Yn yr amser ychwanegol ar ddiwedd yr hanner cyntaf, cyfnewidiwyd dwy gic gosb arall gan y ddau dîm - Ifan tros Nant ac Arwel tros Langefni. Sgôr o 6 - 11 ar yr hanner.
Chwaraeodd Llangefni yn well yn yr ail hanner ac ar ol 23 munud, bu i Dylan Jones sgorio cais yng nghornel chwith y maes a droswyd yn arbennig gan Arwel. Aeth Llangefni ymhellach ar y blaen gyda chic gosb arall gan Arwel i wneud sgôr o 16 - 11 gyda 7 munud yn weddill. Ond, o hynny ymlaen, Nant fu’n pwyso gydag Ifan yn sgorio cais dan y pyst ar funud olaf y gêm. Troswyd gan Owain. Yna, 5 munud i mewn i’r amser ychwanegol, bu i Owain sgorio’i ail gais o’r gêm, eto o dan y pyst, a throsodd i wneud sgôr derfynol o 16 -25.
Dydd Sadwrn nesaf bydd Nant yn chwarae adref yn erbyn Yr Wyddgrug.
On an sunny and dry day, two teams trying to play open rugby were evident. In their first attack, fly half Owain scored a try by the posts but the conversion attempt struck the post. After 10 minutes, Arwel Roberts scored Llangefni’s first points with a successful penalty kick. A few minutes later, he struck the post with another penalty attempt. Ifan was successful with his penalty for Nant after 20 minutes and two minutes into extra time at the end of the first half, Owain scored a penalty to put Nant further ahead. But there was still sufficient time for Arwel to slot a penalty over for the home side to make the half time score 6 – 11.
Llangefni were the better team for the first 30 minutes of the second half and winger Dylan Jones scored a try in the left corner after 23 minutes which was excellently converted by Arwel for Llangefni to go ahead for the first time during the match. That lead was extended after 33 minutes from another penalty kick by Arwel.
From then on, it was all Nant and only a minute remained of normal time when Ifan crossed over for a try under the posts, converted by Owain,for Nant to regain the lead. That lead was extended in the 45th minute when Owain scored his second try of the afternoon, again under the posts and duly converted to make the final score 16 – 25..
Next Saturday, Nant will be playing at home against Mold.
Ifor Glyn (Ysgrifennydd / Secretary)
22.9.10
2.09.10 Rydal Vikings 16 pts RGC 1404 A 30 pts
Rydal Vikings 16 pts RGC 1404 A 30 pts
The weather conditions didn’t bode well for the first outing of a new rugby team to North Wales. RGC 1404 ‘A’ team who’s sole purpose is to supply players to the senior RGC 1404 team were to face wet and blustery conditions at Rydal Penrhos 1st team pitch, Colwyn Bay.
In fairness both sides handled the slippery ball well, although it was lost several times in contact. The first twenty minutes were fairly even but a long pass out from Nick Saunders saw Ben Stelmaszek race over for the RGC A squad’s first try. Saunders converted from out wide to give a seven nil lead. Stelmaszek almost scored his second shortly afterwards but was forced into touch just a few yards short. As half time approached, it looked as if the scoreboard would not be troubled again but the Vikings managed to force the ball over for a deserved try. The conversion was missed and the half time whistle blew.
The second half was only two minutes in when Saunders kicked a long range penalty and when the Vikings infringed again, he tried an even longer kick. This attempt hit the cross bar and bounced back into play where the impressive Anthony Tilley, following up, almost scored under the posts. The Old Boys managed a penalty of their own but the young Gogs were now running rampant and the Vikings were forced to kill yet another ball just short of the line. The quick thinking James Farrell took a quick tap and fed Sean Condon who crashed over whitewash. Saunders duly converted. A reverse carbon copy saw the Vikings score from a tap penalty but a missed conversion meant that they were still chasing the scoreline. One more penalty for the home side was met with two from the visiting Saunders. It was then the Gogs exciting young backs showed their flair and a fine break by Rob Tilley saw him put Andy Clutton in the clear and he used his pace to score out wide. A final conversion by Saunders saw the RGC 1404 A side home and dry.
Marc Roberts the WRU Performance Development manager said “This was a performance that showed potential, especially as the squad was so young ranging form 17-22 years of age. We still have work to do and we will continue to develop this young group of players”.
The weather conditions didn’t bode well for the first outing of a new rugby team to North Wales. RGC 1404 ‘A’ team who’s sole purpose is to supply players to the senior RGC 1404 team were to face wet and blustery conditions at Rydal Penrhos 1st team pitch, Colwyn Bay.
In fairness both sides handled the slippery ball well, although it was lost several times in contact. The first twenty minutes were fairly even but a long pass out from Nick Saunders saw Ben Stelmaszek race over for the RGC A squad’s first try. Saunders converted from out wide to give a seven nil lead. Stelmaszek almost scored his second shortly afterwards but was forced into touch just a few yards short. As half time approached, it looked as if the scoreboard would not be troubled again but the Vikings managed to force the ball over for a deserved try. The conversion was missed and the half time whistle blew.
The second half was only two minutes in when Saunders kicked a long range penalty and when the Vikings infringed again, he tried an even longer kick. This attempt hit the cross bar and bounced back into play where the impressive Anthony Tilley, following up, almost scored under the posts. The Old Boys managed a penalty of their own but the young Gogs were now running rampant and the Vikings were forced to kill yet another ball just short of the line. The quick thinking James Farrell took a quick tap and fed Sean Condon who crashed over whitewash. Saunders duly converted. A reverse carbon copy saw the Vikings score from a tap penalty but a missed conversion meant that they were still chasing the scoreline. One more penalty for the home side was met with two from the visiting Saunders. It was then the Gogs exciting young backs showed their flair and a fine break by Rob Tilley saw him put Andy Clutton in the clear and he used his pace to score out wide. A final conversion by Saunders saw the RGC 1404 A side home and dry.
Marc Roberts the WRU Performance Development manager said “This was a performance that showed potential, especially as the squad was so young ranging form 17-22 years of age. We still have work to do and we will continue to develop this young group of players”.
19.9.10
19.09.10 Cowyn Bay 8 Ruthin 10 John Palmer Reports
Away matches at Colwyn Bay have always been a challenge for Ruthin and this one in 80 minutes of pouring rain was no exception. For the first 20 minutes most of the pressure came from Ruthin but it wasn’t until scrum half Deian Williams slotted over a penalty goal that the Blues saw some reward for their efforts. Despite Ruthin pressure the home side had been getting the better of the scrums and following a scrum on Ruthin’s 22, the Blues conceded a lineout 5 yards from their line and the Bay scrum half went over for a try. Play then oscillated between the two halves but with a slippery ball making handling difficult for both sides neither were able to improve on their score and the whistle blew for half time with the home side ahead 5-3. At the start of the second half the Blues conceded a penalty which led to a line out on their own 22 but the home side lost possession and counter attacking forward play by flankers John Meldrum and the excellent Clwyd Jones set up replacement prop Richard Manley to offload to wing Kyle Davies who went over for a try converted by Williams. Although Ruthin’s scrummaging was better in the second half Ruthin were unable to add to their score and the Bay narrowed the gap with a penalty goal in the 60th minute. The Blues came near to scoring a couple of times after good running by No 8 Lee Pope, wing Huw Parry and Kyle Davies but it was not to be and the final score remained at 10-8 to Ruthin. Although the match was low scoring and something of a struggle there were some good individual performances with Richard Manley and fly half Jamie Morris being of note in addition to Clwyd Jones.
19.09.10 Nant Cowy 24 Bethesda 18 Aroddiad Ifor Glyn Report
Clwb Rygbi Nant Conwy
Sadwrn / Saturday 18.09.10 Nant Conwy 24 v Bethesda 18
Sgorwyr Nant Scorers:
Ceisiau / Tries: Owain Jones, Henry Williams, Aaeron Jones, Peredur Ellis
Trosi / Conversions: Peredur Ellis (2)
Ar ddiwrnod hynod wlyb, gwelwyd llawer o gamgymeriadau pasio a tharo’r bel ymlaen , yn enwedig gan Nant. Cosbwyd Nant ddwywaith yn y 10 munud cyntaf gyda Mathew Parry yn sgorio dwy gic gosb i Fethesda i fynd 0-6 ar y blaen. Chwarter ffordd drwy’r gêm, llithrodd Owain trwy linell amddiffyn y gwrthwynebwyr i sgorio o dan y pyst a thasg hawdd oedd i Peredur drosi yn ei gem gyntaf yn ôl ar ôl tymor allan oherwydd anaf drwg iawn. Ar ddiwedd yr hanner cyntaf, gwelwyd cais gorau’r gêm gyda Henry yn gorffen symudiad chwim ar draws y cae gyda chais yn y gornel dde. Methwyd y trosiad ond daeth Bethesda yn ol i sgorio cais eu hunain trwy Gareth Wyn, mewn modd tebyg i gais cyntaf Nant, i wneud sgôr o 12 - 11 ar yr hanner.
Dau funud ar ol yr egwyl, bu i Mathew Parry, rhif 10 Bethesda gicio tros linell amddiffyn Nant a bod y cyntaf i durio’r bel a pharhau i drosi hefyd. Nant yn pwyso wedyn a chael cais haeddiannol trwy Aeron ar y chwith ymhen pum munud arall o chwarae. Troswyd gan Peredur i wneud y sgor yn 19 - 18. O hynny ymlaen, Nant fu’n pwyso ond yn methu gorffen symudiadau addawol gyda’r bas olaf yn methu’n aml. Fodd bynnag, daeth y profiadol, Peredur i’r adwy dri munud i mewn i’r amser ychwanegol i sgorio cais ar y chwith ac ennill y pwynt bonws i Nant. Methwyd y trosiad eto.
Dydd Sadwrn nesaf bydd Nant yn chwarae i ffwrdd yn erbyn Llangefni.
On an extremely wet and unpleasant day, several errors in passing movements by virtue of knock-ons, especially by Nant. The home team were penalised twice in the first 10 minutes by the boot of Mathew Parry. A quarter of the way through the match, Owain sliced through the visiting defence line to touch down underneath the posts. Peredur, returning after a season out due to a serious injury, converted. Towards the end of the first half, Henry scored arguably, the best try of the match in the right wing corner after an excellent passing movement along the entire half of the pitch. The conversion was missed but, right on the half time whistle, Bethesda replied with a try of their own scored by Gareth Wyn. The half time score was 12 – 11.
Only two minutes of the second period had been played when Mathew Parry chipped over the Nant defensive line and was the first to touch the ball down for a try which he then duly converted. Nant then pressurised more and more and Aeron burst through to score another try again this week, after another 5 minutes. Peredur converted so that Nant regained the lead at 19 – 18. This score remained the same until added time although several promising attacking moves by Nant failed because the final pass went astray on several occasions. Peredur showed his experience to score the final, and bonus point try, after 3 minutes of added time but failed with the conversion.
Next Saturday, Nant will be playing away at Llangefni.
Ifor Glyn (Ysgrifennydd / Secretary)
Sadwrn / Saturday 18.09.10 Nant Conwy 24 v Bethesda 18
Sgorwyr Nant Scorers:
Ceisiau / Tries: Owain Jones, Henry Williams, Aaeron Jones, Peredur Ellis
Trosi / Conversions: Peredur Ellis (2)
Ar ddiwrnod hynod wlyb, gwelwyd llawer o gamgymeriadau pasio a tharo’r bel ymlaen , yn enwedig gan Nant. Cosbwyd Nant ddwywaith yn y 10 munud cyntaf gyda Mathew Parry yn sgorio dwy gic gosb i Fethesda i fynd 0-6 ar y blaen. Chwarter ffordd drwy’r gêm, llithrodd Owain trwy linell amddiffyn y gwrthwynebwyr i sgorio o dan y pyst a thasg hawdd oedd i Peredur drosi yn ei gem gyntaf yn ôl ar ôl tymor allan oherwydd anaf drwg iawn. Ar ddiwedd yr hanner cyntaf, gwelwyd cais gorau’r gêm gyda Henry yn gorffen symudiad chwim ar draws y cae gyda chais yn y gornel dde. Methwyd y trosiad ond daeth Bethesda yn ol i sgorio cais eu hunain trwy Gareth Wyn, mewn modd tebyg i gais cyntaf Nant, i wneud sgôr o 12 - 11 ar yr hanner.
Dau funud ar ol yr egwyl, bu i Mathew Parry, rhif 10 Bethesda gicio tros linell amddiffyn Nant a bod y cyntaf i durio’r bel a pharhau i drosi hefyd. Nant yn pwyso wedyn a chael cais haeddiannol trwy Aeron ar y chwith ymhen pum munud arall o chwarae. Troswyd gan Peredur i wneud y sgor yn 19 - 18. O hynny ymlaen, Nant fu’n pwyso ond yn methu gorffen symudiadau addawol gyda’r bas olaf yn methu’n aml. Fodd bynnag, daeth y profiadol, Peredur i’r adwy dri munud i mewn i’r amser ychwanegol i sgorio cais ar y chwith ac ennill y pwynt bonws i Nant. Methwyd y trosiad eto.
Dydd Sadwrn nesaf bydd Nant yn chwarae i ffwrdd yn erbyn Llangefni.
On an extremely wet and unpleasant day, several errors in passing movements by virtue of knock-ons, especially by Nant. The home team were penalised twice in the first 10 minutes by the boot of Mathew Parry. A quarter of the way through the match, Owain sliced through the visiting defence line to touch down underneath the posts. Peredur, returning after a season out due to a serious injury, converted. Towards the end of the first half, Henry scored arguably, the best try of the match in the right wing corner after an excellent passing movement along the entire half of the pitch. The conversion was missed but, right on the half time whistle, Bethesda replied with a try of their own scored by Gareth Wyn. The half time score was 12 – 11.
Only two minutes of the second period had been played when Mathew Parry chipped over the Nant defensive line and was the first to touch the ball down for a try which he then duly converted. Nant then pressurised more and more and Aeron burst through to score another try again this week, after another 5 minutes. Peredur converted so that Nant regained the lead at 19 – 18. This score remained the same until added time although several promising attacking moves by Nant failed because the final pass went astray on several occasions. Peredur showed his experience to score the final, and bonus point try, after 3 minutes of added time but failed with the conversion.
Next Saturday, Nant will be playing away at Llangefni.
Ifor Glyn (Ysgrifennydd / Secretary)
13.9.10
13.09.10 Division One North: Caernarfon 34 Llandudno 27
Division One North: Caernarfon 34 Llandudno 27
Sep 13 2010 by Our Correspondent, Daily Post
LLANDUDNO were denied a memorable result at Y Morfa as a last-ditch try from Dylan Gwyn Owen gave Caernarfon a 34-27 victory.
With Llandudno pressing on the Cofis’ line, a mix-up between two players saw the ball spilled forward and Caernarfon needed no second invitation as the ball was moved through the hands for Owen to finish off under the posts and seal a late dramatic win.
Cofis coach Ieuan Jones was happy having seen his side comeback, but was less than impressed with the officiating.
“Last week at Nant we had a great referee, he was strict, but very fair and he let the game flow,” said Jones. “I’m sorry to say, but the refereeing was very poor on Saturday. There were two red cards handed out which were unbelievable, and I’d honestly have to say he got about 60% of decisions wrong for both sides.
“If we had lost you’d say it was sour grapes, but we won and I’m still disappointed because we tell the players to go out and enjoy the game, but there was no way you could enjoy that kind of a game, even though we won in the end.”
Winger James Gregson crossed for a brace of tries, while fellow wideman Will Varley went over as well, with Rhodri Carlton Jones converting all three and adding two penalties.
Caernarfon’s reply came from Dafydd Roberts, Owen, Lance Owen and Rhys Evans, all converted by Kelvin Morris, who also added two penalties of his own.
Sep 13 2010 by Our Correspondent, Daily Post
LLANDUDNO were denied a memorable result at Y Morfa as a last-ditch try from Dylan Gwyn Owen gave Caernarfon a 34-27 victory.
With Llandudno pressing on the Cofis’ line, a mix-up between two players saw the ball spilled forward and Caernarfon needed no second invitation as the ball was moved through the hands for Owen to finish off under the posts and seal a late dramatic win.
Cofis coach Ieuan Jones was happy having seen his side comeback, but was less than impressed with the officiating.
“Last week at Nant we had a great referee, he was strict, but very fair and he let the game flow,” said Jones. “I’m sorry to say, but the refereeing was very poor on Saturday. There were two red cards handed out which were unbelievable, and I’d honestly have to say he got about 60% of decisions wrong for both sides.
“If we had lost you’d say it was sour grapes, but we won and I’m still disappointed because we tell the players to go out and enjoy the game, but there was no way you could enjoy that kind of a game, even though we won in the end.”
Winger James Gregson crossed for a brace of tries, while fellow wideman Will Varley went over as well, with Rhodri Carlton Jones converting all three and adding two penalties.
Caernarfon’s reply came from Dafydd Roberts, Owen, Lance Owen and Rhys Evans, all converted by Kelvin Morris, who also added two penalties of his own.
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