Fixture

Matches between Mold and Ruthin are always tough affairs and this match was no exception compounded by worsening weather conditions during the match.  Within a couple of minutes of the start of the match Ruthin were 3 points down when Alex Schwartz kicked a penalty goal.  Ruthin went on the attack but couldn’t get past the visitors defence and failed to even the score with a penalty goal attempt from Mold’s 10 yard line.  The match had already shown signs of becoming bad tempered and a fracas broke out around the half way line which resulted in a Ruthin player being red carded.  Down to 14 men the Blues had to dig deep to keep up the momentum and after a period of pressure in the visitors 22 full back Mike Evans put wing Huw Parry through for a fine try.  Mold came straight back on the attack but the Blues defence held until half time with the score 5-3 to Ruthin.  The Blues started well in the 2^nd half but couldn’t capitalise on possession and soon came under sustained attack from Mold and for a good 20 minutes had to defend hard in their own half with some great individual tackles foiling almost certain tries.  A period of driving rain meant the ball and ground became even more slippery but the Blues defence held and 10 minutes from the end wing Steffan Morgan picked up a loose ball, ran half the length of the field kicked forward and went over for a fine try.  In the remaining minutes of the match Mold tried to get in a position to reduce the arrears but the Blues defence were giving nothing away and the match finished with a 10-3 win for Ruthin.   After the match there were presentations to Chris Lewis and Huw Parry both of whom had reached 200 games for the 1^st team.