Match Report

WRU National League Division 5 West

Saturday 29th September 2001

 

Penclawdd RFC 15 v Trebanos RFC 5

 

Penclawdd

 

 

Trebanos RFC

 

 

 

 

 

15.

Rhys Williams

 

15.

Peter Kane

14.

Jonathan Tanner

 

14.

Jason Bailey

13.

Matthew Tucker

 

13.

Richard Knight

12.

Darren Richards

 

12.

Amer Hussain

11.

Gareth Austin

 

11.

Lee Pitman

10.

Paul James

 

10.

Ian Taylor

9.

Steve Ham

 

9.

Chris Penhale (Captain)

1.

Tim Jones

 

1.

Richard Walker

2.

Owen Williams

 

2.

Steve Phillips

3.

Matthew Davies

 

3.

Roy Millett

4.

Richard Deakin

 

4.

Ryan Leonard

5.

Spencer Bessant

 

5.

Nick Lloyd

6.

Richard Jones

 

6.

Chris Jenkins

7.

Gareth Swistun

 

7.

Malcolm Whiteman

8.

Leigh Ratti (Captain)

 

8.

Mike Hurst-Hughes

 

 

 

 

 

16.

David Swistun

 

16.

Chris Thumbwood

17.

James Elliott

 

17.

Bleddyn Howells

18

Stuart John

 

18

Richard Preece

19.

Tim Eynon

 

19.

Simon Knight

 

 

 

 

 

Referee: Mr John Bamsey (Port Talbot)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match Report

Penclawdd started the game with a number of changes to the team which had taken the field against Pyle a week earlier. In the back-line, Darren Richards returned at centre and Paul James switched from inside to outside half. Up front, Spencer Bessant moved from the flank to the second row to replace Paul Isaac and Gareth Swistun slotted into the back row.

Trebanos started in a determined manner and showed a great deal of positive intent in the opening exchanges. Despite this early pressure, the visitors were unable to translate possession into points and the first quarter of the game ended scoreless.

Spencer Bessant and Richard Deakin in the Penclawdd lineout started to provide a good supply of possession for the home team and this created the platform from which a number of attacks started to develop. Some good passages of play were rewarded in the twenty fifth minute when full-back Rhys Williams slotted over a penalty goal following offside on the visitors twenty-two. Minutes later the lead extended to ten points when Williams started and finished a sweeping movement which was initiated deep in the Penclawdd half. Following a series of passes, prop Matthew Davies was stopped some twelve metres short of the Trebanos line. The ball was moved smartly to the right from the ensuing ruck before Williams sprinted over in the corner. His conversion of the try took his points tally to ten for the game and forty-six for the league games to date.

The visitors responded quickly to dispel any thoughts the home team may have had of running away with the game and scored an equally well crafted try a matter of minutes later. The visitors struck down the left wing with a move that involved a series of passes between forwards and backs and sent full back Peter Kane over in the left hand corner. Kane was unsuccessful with the conversion.

Half Time Score: Penclawdd 10 Trebanos 5

The game remained a keenly contested, close encounter well into the second half with neither team able to exert total dominance. The home teams set piece play grew in strength with the scrum posing problems for the visitors on a number of occasions. The score remained the same until the dying minutes when following a period of pressure on the Trebanos line, scrum half Steve Ham darted over to secure a Penclawdd victory. Williams was unsuccessful with the conversion.

Final Score: Penclawdd 15 Trebanos 5

 

 

Penclawdd RFC Scorers

Tries: Rhys Williams, Steve Ham

Conversions: Rhys Williams

Penalty Goals: Rhys Williams

Penclawdd Man of the Match

Steve Ham

Penclawdd Player of the month (September)

Richard Deakin

 

PLAYING RECORD – 2001/2002 SEASON

1st XV League Record to date

P

 

W

 

D

 

L

 

Pts For

 

Pts

Ag

 

Tries

For

 

Tries

Ag

 

League

Points

4

3

0

1

81

56

9

6

9

 

1st XV Leading Points Scorers – League

Player

Tries (Points)

Cons

(Points)

Pens

(Points)

D Goals

(Points)

Total

(Points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhys Williams

10

6

30

0

46

Paul James

15

0

0

0

15

James Ratti

10

0

0

0

10

Jonathan Tanner

5

0

0

0

5

Steve Ham

5

0

0

0

5

 

1st XV Overall Record to date

P

 

W

 

D

 

L

 

Pts For

 

Pts

Ag

 

Tries

For

 

Tries

Ag

 

 

6

4

0

2

158

 

101

21

12

 

 

1st XV Leading Points Scorers - Overall

Player

Tries (Points)

Cons

(Points)

Pens

(Points)

D Goals

(Points)

Total

(Points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhys Williams

25

18

30

0

73

Paul James

15

0

0

0

15

James Ratti

15

0

0

0

15

Jonathan Tanner

5

0

0

0

5

Stuart John

5

0

0

0

5

Owen Williams

5

0

0

0

5

Mark Broom

0

2

3

0

5

Gareth Austin

5

0

0

0

5

Spencer Bessant

15

0

0

0

15

Richard Deakin

5

0

0

0

5

Steve Ham

5

0

0

0

5

Penalty Tries

5

0

0

0

5