Following report kindly supplied by Nant Conwy RFC.
LLANGEFNI[2] - 17 v NANT CONWY[2] – 23
Cwpan Gwynedd Cup – Rownd derfynol / Final
Sgorwyr NANT CONWY scorers:
Ceisiau / Tries: STEFFAN HORAN & EUROS [Clwydfan] OWEN [2]
Trosi / Conversion: EUROS {Llwyn] JONES
Cosb / Penalties: EUROS [Llwyn] JONES [2]
Sgorwyr LLANGEFNI scorers:
Ceisiau / Tries: IWAN HUGHES & ENDAF JONES Trosi / Conversions: RHYS HUGHES [2] Cosb / PenaltY: RHYS HUGHES
Trefn y sgorio / Scoring sequence:
0 – 5 [57 eiliad/seconds], 0 – 8 [4m], 3 - 8 [13m], 3 – 13 [29m], 3 - 15 [30m]
8 – 15 [9m], 10 – 15 [10m], 10 – 20 [14m], 15 – 20 [22m], 17 – 20 [23m] & 17 – 23 [42m]
Enillodd Nant sgrym gyntaf wedi 30 eiliad a thorrodd y canolwr, Steffan, drwy’r amddiffyn i sgorio ar y chwith. Methwyd y trosiad ond bu i Euros wneud iawn am hynny o fewn ychydig funuadau drwy hollti’r pyst gyda chic gosb. Daeth pac mawr a chryf Llangefni i mewn i’r gêm wedyn a bu i Rhys agor eu sgôr drwy gic gosb wedi 13munud. Wedi cyfnod o bwyso pellach gan y tîm cartref, aeth Nant ymhellach ar y blaen wedi symudiad taclus gan y cefnwyr wedi 29 munud a orffenwyd gyda chais gan rhif 15, Euros. Troswyd y cais hwn i roi sgôr o 3 – 15 ar yr hanner.
Dangosodd pac Llangefni eu bwriad yn ystod yr ail hanner wrth chware gyda’r awel gref. Lleihawyd y flaenoriaeth wedi 9 munud pan fu i Iwan sgorio cais a droswyd gan Rhys. Chwaraeoedd Nant gydag 14 dyn am 10 munud ac yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, sgoriodd Euros [Clwydfan] ei ail gais i roi Nant ymhellach ar y blaen cyn i’r tîm cartref ymateb gyda chais gan rif 14, Endaf a throsiad arall gan Rhys. Sgôr o 17 – 20 yn awr gyda bron i18 munud i fynd! Gwlelwyd newidiadau ac eilyddio gan y ddau dîm wrth fynd amdani ond llwyddodd Nant i amddiffyn yn ardderchog ac, yn wir, ennill y gwpan am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol trwy gic gosb lwyddiannus arall gan Euros [Llwyn].
Llongyfarchiadau i’r ddau dîm am gêm o safon ag i Nant ar eu buddugoliaeth.
Nant won the first set scrum of the match straight from the kick off [30 seconds] and Centre, Steffan, muscled his way over the line for a try timed at 57 seconds. Euros [Llwyn] increased the lead after 4 minutes with a successful penalty.
Llangefni’s bigger and stronger pack came into the match then and it was no surprise when Rhys, no. 15, scored their first points with a penalty. After 29 minutes, a slick move by the visitors’ back line ended with a try on the right by no. 15, Euros [Clwydfan] which was converted by Euros [Llwyn] – a half time score of 3 – 15.
The home pack showed their determination whilst playing with the strong breeze in the second half. They scored a deserved try through Iwan after 9 minutes – a try that was converted by Rhys.
Nant were then reduced to 14 men for 10 minutes then and during this period, Euros [Clwydfan] scored his second try of the match to give a score of 10 – 20. Back came Llangefni two minutes later with a try by Endaf [14] converted again by Rhys to give a score of 17 – 20 with 18 minutes of the match left!
Both teams introduced several substitutes and Llangefni were pounding the Nant line with the visitors defending heroically. Two minutes of added time had been played when Nant were awarded a penalty about 35 metres out.
Euros [Llwyn] decided to kick for the points rather than down the line. The kick was successful and the Referee ended the match with Nant winning the Gwynedd Cup for the second year in succession with a result of 17 – 23.
Congratulations to both teams for an exciting and excellent final and to Nant Conwy [2] on their success.
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