We have a match report from both clubs - please check them both out below.
Llangefni 14 v Ruthin 19 - the Cefni match report
Following report and picture kindly supplied by Llangefni RFC.
Part 2 of this east v west battle was again a very close affair, but this time the visitors ran out deserved winners. They led 12-7 at the break, withstood a huge Cefni onslaught for 30 minutes of the 2nd half, then came off the ropes to deliver the killer blow of a 7 pointer with about 7 minutes left on the clock.
The islanders started very well with forwards and backs combining intelligently to put Ruthun on the back foot. Their reward came after 10 minutes, when the backs moved front foot ball quickly left allowing Mark Gray the chance to step inside his man for a try improved by Rhys Hughes. When the visitors got some possession, they used it well as they stretched the home defence on the left flank,and then moved it smoothly to the other flank where Arfon Thomas crossed near the flag; no extras but 7-5. A misfiring Cefni lineout led to the scrum from which the break was made to allow Jordan Jones to cross near the posts. This time Nathan Jones, whose kicking out of hand was very influential all game, added the extras.
Too many errors meant that Cefni failed to set up any further telling attacks in the 1st period; whereas Ruthun got very close to a 3rd try when ARFON Thomas was bundled into touch at the corner flag.
With the breeze at their tails, Cefni set up near permanent camp in Ruthun territory for the 3rd quarter. However, like the previous Saturday, the visitors repelled the forward charges with grit like determination. It seemed as if Cefni had forgotten about the 15 man game of the 1st 10 minutes, as they resorted to an over dependence on brute force. After the visitors had changed their props, they managed to out scrummage Cefni at many crucial scrums and nullify the attacking threat. A Cefni attacking line out was similarly negated when a mis throw led to a turn over.
With their setpiece misfiring, it is hard to understand why Cefni spurned 2 chances to kick at goal. And then came that 3rd Ruthun try when Nathan Jones was givena hole to run through before feeding Emyr Gwynedd who crossed near the posts. Jones added the extras for 19-7 and game over with minutes to go. Cefni got a deserved consolation try at the death, when Sior Grieves engineered the space for Greg Horsman to score near the posts. The Rhys Hughes conversion marked the end of the game.
Llangefni 14 v Ruthin 19 - the Ruthin match report
The following report and pictures kindly supplied by Ruthin RFC.
Llangefni and Ruthin fought out their second competitive encounter in two weeks with the Blues coming out on top this WRU Plate 2nd round tie.
After a brief period of Ruthin pressure Cefni began to put some good play together and with effective offloading and running on to the ball were challenging Ruthin’s defence.
After 15 minutes Mark Gray got through the visitor’s defence for a try converted by Rhys Hughes.
Almost immediately Ruthin had the opportunity to narrow the gap with a penalty goal kick but it went wide.
Nevertheless the Blues kept up the pressure and after some good phase play wing Arfon Thomas collected the ball and ran over for a try in the corner.
Ruthin went straight back on the attack after restart and within a minute centre Jordan Jones was over the Cefni try line again with fly half Nathan Jones converting.
At 12-7 down the home side responded and the game oscillated from end to end before the whistle blew for half time with no further score.
Cefni came out in the second half with all guns blazing and Ruthin had to muster all their defensive resources to withstand the Cefni onslaught.
Repeatedly Ruthin cleared upfield only to find themselves back in their own half on the defence but with excellent scrummaging and all round defensive effort by the Blues, Cefni were denied a score.
After 70 minutes play an attempted penalty goal kick by the home side went wide and then after a great Ruthin scrum against the head on their own 22 the Blues were awarded a penalty. From the resultant line out on half way the pack drove forward and Nathan Jones was released to charge into the home side’s 22 and offload to centre Emyr Gwynedd to go over for the Blues 3rd try which Nathan converted.
With a few minutes to go Cefni were back in the Blues 22 and this time the Blues defence didn’t hold and Greg Horseman went over the whitewash for a try converted by Hughes.
However it was all too late for Cefni and the whistle blew for full time with Ruthin winning 19-14 and looking forward to see who they will meet in the next round.
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