A disappointing final score which did not reflect the effort of the home side who never gave up right until the final whistle
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The first fifteen minutes of the game were spent almost exclusively in the Wales 16s 22 and the home side were left to rue missed scoring oportunities when with their first attack of the game Dafydd Howells went over in the right hand corner and less than 2 minutes later their lead was increased further when their impressive full-back Hallam Amos scored with a great solo effort. In spite of these setbacks,the North Wales Under 17s fought back to score a try of their own from flanker Alex Pope just before half-time.
At this stage the game appeared finely balanced but any hopes North Wales might have had of scoring a famous victory were soon dashed when in the opening minute of the second half Amos scored his second try with further scores coming later from Torin Myhill,Shaun Clarke,and Dillon Lewis. Despite the efforts of Joe Simpson and Jason Blackmore the North Wales side rarely threatened as the Wales Under 16s gave a great display of runnng Rugby to the large and enthusiastic crowd.
This was the North Wales Under 17s final game of the season and although disappointed to have lost they can take heart from another highly committed performance. They will resume their preparations for this Autumn's regional age-grade competition at the beginning of July when their Summer Training Programme will commence.
Marc Roberts the WRU Performance Development manager for North wales said " This is the first time that North Wales have played a National squad within the age grade framework. I know all the players feel it's been a great experience to play against our national squad. However to be honest the feeling amongst the players and management is one of disappointment. Perhaps we have no right to be disappointed as, at the end of the day, this was a region against a country however we know that our defensive structure and set piece weren't good enough tonight and that we have far more development to come. "
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