Feast of rugby in Spring sunshine is the perfect warm-up before the big one at Twickenham
Gogledd Cymru South U15 19 v Gogledd Cymru North West U15 7
This game, played in glorious sunshine at Welshpool RFC, served up some great moments as some of the best that North Wales has to offer were on show.
Size-wise, the North West forwards looked to be the bigger of the two packs, but this advantage made little difference as the South forwards matched their counterparts in the set-piece, ensuring that neither side held the upper hand in this facet of the play.
The first score of the game went to the South as bullocking hooker Twm Jones forced his way over for the first try of the game, converted by Will Evans for a 7-0 scoreline.
The last ten minutes of the half was constant pressure from the North and they were rewarded for their endeavours when Ianto Parry went over for a try, Ryan Pike converting with the last kick of the half to bring the scores level at 7-7.
Mid-way through the second half a mazy run by Matt Whitehouse from his own half, evading half a dozen tackles, ended with Whitehouse scoring a great try and taking the score to 12-7.
As the game entered the last quarter, once again Twm Jones, standing out from the forwards who were battling for possession, was rewarded with his second try as the ball was eventually won by the South and passed along the line for Jones to score wide out, excellently converted by Will Evans to make the score 19-7 and give the South a bit of breathing space.
The North threw everything in to attack, knowing that they had to get a quick score on the board if they were to get anything out of this game, but the South defence held firm to record a memorable win.
Full credit to both teams for playing an entertaining, well disciplined game, well controlled by the impressive referee, Karl Hyde.
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