Fixture

Dolgellau RFC | 1st Team 26 - 11 Clwb Rygbi Rhuthun | 1st Team
Simon Bryn Bolton
1 Try
Callum Bennett
2 Penalty

Match Report
08 March 2015 / Team News

Dolgellau 26 Ruthin 11

Ruthin travelled to Dolgellau with a depleted side and only one substitute through injury and availability of players for this Division 1 North tie.  Both sides needed the points – the home side to stay away from the relegation zone and the visitors to stay in the top half of the table.  Dolgellau started strongly playing with the wind and were first to score with a try by wing Gareth Hughes converted by fly half Gerwyn Thomas.  Ruthin responded and after a period of pressure in the home side’s 22, and after a try was judged to be held up, were awarded a penalty which fly half Callum Bennett slotted over.  Ruthin continued to attack in the home side’s 22 and eventually one of the Dolgellau’s players was yellow carded and Bennett kicked his second penalty goal.  Although down to 14 men it was the home side’s turn to attack and just before half time they used their forwards strength to drive over from a lineout on Ruthin’s 22 for a try by hooker Geraint Evans with Thomas converting.  Although Ruthin had the wind behind them in the second half it was Dolgellau who went further ahead within minutes of the restart with a try by prop Greg Smithies.  Now 19-6 down the visitors spent a long period trying to reduce the arrears.  A penalty goal kick from half way dropped just short and dogged defence by the home side kept Ruthin out.  Even with the home side numbers being reduced with further yellows a tiring Ruthin side could not make headway and eventually it was Dolgellau that went further ahead with their bonus point try by scrum half Owain Thomas converted by Gerwyn Thomas in the 75th minute.  Ruthin’s spirited play continued to the end however and wing Bryn Bolton grabbed a try just before the end to make the score reflect better the game.  Ruthin’s man of the match was flanker Cai Edwards who had an outstanding game.

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