Fixture

Pwllheli 34 – 13 Abergele 

Match report kindly written by NJ Davies 

With a creditable 3 wins and a draw from 8 behind them the trip to the Lleyn was going to be the toughest test to date for the swordsman. Reigning champions, Pwllheli, have had a couple of hiccups of their own and were looking ‘to get the show back on the road’. With half of the League One fixtures falling foul of the elements the heavy pitch was going to be an added challenge to Gele’s lighter pack. Gele, with the wind behind them, started well pushing the home side into their own 22 only for their driving maul to be penalised on 3 occasions by careless crossing giving Pwllheli a chance to clear their lines. It wasn’t all Gele; Pwllheli showed excellent composure under the high, swirling, wet ball and turned defence into attack with great pop and drive work which led to their first try. The first half was a great battle of the forwards with Pwllheli just nudging the scrum but Gele causing problems at the line out. The half finished 15-3 following an intercepted long pass allowing the Pwllheli wing to run in from his own 22, Gele replying with a lone penalty from Owain Davies being the only reward for a great deal of effort. 

The second half started with Gele knowing they needed an early score to get back on terms but some solid defence and good use of the wind kept the visitors out. Pwllheli opened the scoring with some slick handling and Gele replied with their only try of the match from a quick tap penalty being taken on by the ever alert Josh Woods, he kept the ball alive which found its way to No. 8 Cameron Watson who managed to cross despite the efforts of the defence. Gele were forced to defend for much of the remainder of the match and were unpicked on a couple of occasions resulting in the biggest deficit to date in division one. Although dejected they could certainly hold their heads up as they were toe to toe for 80 minutes against the current league champions and showed enough skill, spirit and determination to bounce back from this defeat. Pwllheli look like their season is back on track and will want to move back up the league. The final mention must go to the referee, Sion Emyr Wynne from Aberystwyth who had an excellent game, allowing the game to flow and communicating well. 

Next Saturday Gele welcome current league leaders to Nant Conwy to Pentre Mawr.