Local rivals the Ceebees and the Green Army gave good battle in the final of the Clwyd Plate last Saturday at Eirias Park with The Bay just managing to prevail by two converted tries and three penalties to two converted tries but only two penalties
Picture shows the Clwyd Plate being presented to the winning captain of Colwyn Bay 2nds Dean Henson by Mrs Christine Edwards
CLWYD PLATE FINAL
COLWYN BAY 2nds 23 v ABERGELE 2nds 20
Local rivals the Ceebees and the Green Army gave good battle in the final of the Clwyd Plate last Saturday at Eirias Park with The Bay just managing to prevail by two converted tries and three penalties to two converted tries but only two penalties.
On a dry but very cold day with a wicked north easterly blowing into their faces in the first half things did not look good for The Bay as they went down in the seventh minute to a converted try from Gele second row Chris Meyers to which fly-half Carl Mattock added the extras.
The Ceebees dug deep and found inspiration when their full back and man of the match Henry Morris slotted the first of his three penalties from a 15 metres in and 40 metres out and into the teeth of the wind. Gele bit back however with a penalty of their own three minutes later. 10-3 to Abergele after 20 minutes.
The Bay hit their stride however after 32 minutes when outside centre Serge Cabazuelo rounded off some slick passing after fly-half Tom Williams showed his class with a mazey run through the Gele defence before the ball went through two sets of hands to leave a straightforward task for Cabazuelo to touch down. Morris converted.
The defining moment of the game came in injury time before the break when after another period of Bay pressure with the ball being recycled quickly, Morris again found himself in possession close to the Gele posts and used his strength to dot down to give himself his second conversion. The Bay were now 17-10 and it was half time.
The Bay stretched their lead to 20-10 when Morris struck his second penalty after 47 minutes but Gele came back into the game when Mattock replied with his second penalty in the 63rd minute. In this thoroughly engrossing and nerve jangling contest Morris having not missed from the ground all day, slotted his final penalty four minutes later.
The tension mounted even more after 75 minutes when Gele wing Craig Wright scooted over to score Gele’s second try which Mattock coolly converted.
Three points in it with five minutes to go and Abergele straining at the leash: the Bay held firm to make their tackles count to enable them to hold out for a particularly hard fought victory against a side who contributed almost as well to a game much enjoyed by spectators and players alike at this superb venue.
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