Pride of place this week must go to Sion Rees after a superb individual performance for Harlech. Picture shows Sion with ball in hand in a recent game against Porthmadog.
Harlech 83 v Holyhead 0
After four weeks of inactivity for the Harlech players, this game went ahead after almost 5 hours of work on the pitch to remove several thousand gallons of flood water. An individual performance of some note from second row Sion Rees, made all that work worthwhile, with seven, yes seven, personal tries.
Holyhead arrived a player short, and from the first few minutes, Harlech pressed home that advantage, with an early try for prop Gethin Evans. Further tries followed from winger Martin Perch, before the match became the Sion Rees show. Sion scoring back to back tries, in the first half, one a crash over from short distance, the second a run in from the 22, before number 8 Alex Evans got in on the show with a fine team try. Some outstanding kicking by centre Aeron Griffiths made it 35-0 at half time.
The second half started as it had begun, with Sion Rees scoring a further 5 tries in a performance the like of never seen before from a second row forward, with Rees appearing all over the pitch to score some spectacular tries. The spirited Holyhead team simply couldnt cope with the power and speed of Rees, who was relishing in the moment.
To add to Rees' personal haul, further tries from the outstanding Ed Williams, Llion Kerry and a final score from Captain Andy Stone-Williams, along with a personal haul of 9 conversions from Aeron Griffiths, gave an excellent final score of 83-0 in favour of the home side.
I'm sure all the plaudits for this game will rightfully be heaped upon the outstanding Sion Rees, and his incredible personal tally, and as Harlech look ahead to facing some stern tests in the coming month, with the visit of Rhos, Newtown and a trip to the always difficult Menai Bridge, the Castlemen will enter 2013 with some renewed vigour, following this 13 try victory.
The Holyhead team were given a rousing ovation by the Harlech players and crowd alike, as despite travelling a player light, they stuck at it all day long, and not once let their heads drop, even when the scores were mounting, and it is fair to say that they were a credit to their club.
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