With two key matches kicking off at the Club at noon it was not surprising that a good crowd had gathered at Bodegroes. Thankfully the early heavy rain had eased and filed onditions were reasonable for both games. The game started of well for Pwllheli as wing Osian Parry Jones slotted a penalty goal after only two minutes. A portend of what was o come form Nant came two minutes later. They countered from a loose Pwllheli kick and Nant's Sion Pringle finished off a fluent movement which cut through the Pwllheli cover to score wide out. The conversion attempt missed. Nant varied their play with a mixture of testng fly kicks to moving the ball well between forwards and backs. Nat extended their lead on nine minutes. A fine ick had taken them deep into Pwllheli's twenty two but the line out ball was Pwllheli's. However a misinterpreted line out call saw Nant's second row Ifan Pyrs gleefully gather clean possession and canter over to score unchallenged. Arthur Lennon's conversion was the icing on the cake. To Pwllheli's credit they quickly regrouped. Despite the committed tackling they fought back and scored in the fifteenth minute. Taking the ball into Nant's twenty two they kept the ball tight and inched their way towards the try line. The ball came to Huw Williams who used his strength to crash over to score. Jones' conversion cut the deficit to ten points to twelve. Pwllheli then lost prop Alwyn Trenholme to injury and he was replaced by ex Nant player Elgan Davies. Pwllheli's revival continued apace and on twenty three minutes they took the lead for the second time with a Parry Jones penalty. With both teams giving their all they were regular injury stoppages. Pwllheli's flanker Harry Roberts received a cut to the head but he was patched up and played on. Pwllhel had aqn opportunity to increase their lead but the penalty attempt drifted wide. Jones made amends on thirty seven minutes when he successfully slotted a penalty. The neck and neck nature of the match continued and on forty minutes Arthur Lennon reduced his side's arrears with a well taken penalty kick. Half time Pwllheli sixteen Nant Conwy 15. The second period saw both side's throw the kitchen sink at each other. Heavy hits were the norm. It was Arthur Lennon who restored his side's lead with an early penalty and he gave his side a five point buffer when he added another on twenty one minutes. Both kickers had an additional opportunity to score but both kicks were short. Pwllheli now upped a gear and after a concerted attack Elgan Davies was put in the clear to score wide out on the left.with the conversion missing the scores were tied at twenty one points each. The coup de grace came in the forty second minute of the second period. Nant were awarded a penalty and Arthur Lennon kept his nerve to slot the kick. Pwllheli were given one last opportunity. They were awarded a penalty in their own half. Osian Parry Jones' kick took them into the Nant twenty two. Sadly Pwllheli's Achilles Heel on the day - their line out - again let them down. Nant stole possession and kicked the ball dead to seal the match. Though the match could have gone either way Pwllheli can have no complaints about the result.This was a high quality match between two very good teams who are a credit to North Wales community rugby. Both teams can take a lot of pride in their performance and efforts. ell done all. The day of woe continued as the seconds lost the key Division 3 clash with Holyhead on the last kick of the game. The Youths also lost in their away League match against Dolgellau. The seconds are away to Bangor on Thursday evening. more details via Facebook and Twitter. The team now has a two week break for the All Black and Springbok games. The season resumes on December 9 when the team are away to Maesteg Celtic in the W.R. U. Plate. Arrangements for transport and accommodation will be announced soon
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