Fixture

 

 
In their first encounter with Nantymoel away back in early October, Penlan had temporary problems and went down by a narrow 27 – 19.  On Saturday they were back to strength, on home territory and proved to be dominant with Nantymoel not being able to make any impression.

Referee Mr. Jamie Morgan got the game underway well on time and made a fine job of managing proceedings.  The weather started off fine but conditions were still damp and muddy underfoot with a slight wind.

Nantymoel made the kick off and were under difficulty from the start as Penlan set up an immediate attack.  At just 5 minutes Penlan were pushing for the visitor’s line after winning a lineout.  They were awarded a penalty which they took quickly and led to outside-half Steven Williams storming through the defence to land near the wet and muddy corner.
 
Nantymoel held the Penlan machine for a while but then at 15 minutes a quick kick ahead was chased by winger Dafydd Pritchard who out distanced the Nantymoel defence to land a second Penlan try in the mud again at the corner.
 

Steven Williams kicked the difficult conversion to put Penlan at 12 – 0, which is where the score stood at half time.

Early in the second half the promised rain moved in and made conditions harder for both sides.  Nantymoel held the Penlan onslaught at bay for a while but then at about 15 minutes the home, well drilled pack set up a maul for the visitor’s line and pushed them clear back to allow No. 8 Luke Brooks to safely land try number three for Penlan with a 17 – 0 score.

Some replacements came on for Penlan including prop David Dicks who was back in first team action after a too long break.  For the rest of the game Nantymoel managed to hold Penlan at bay, although the home side displayed some exciting action.  Nantymoel for their part never let their heads fall and on occasion put the Penlan defence under extreme pressure at their line.  For a while it did look as if their determination may pay off but the Penlan defence was strong and the visitors could find no way through.  At the final whistle Penlan were understandably disappointed that they had not been able to gain that fourth try for a bonus point but they had gained some revenge for their previous narrow defeat.

It had been another excellent team game by Penlan who are holding on to their creditable fourth table place which is a notable achievement in Division 2 with a number of strong teams.  Man of the Match for Penlan was awarded to No. 8 Luke Brooks who worked hard throughout and scored a try.  Luke modestly expressed surprise at the award and was quick to credit other players and their excellent team game.

Next week Penlan will be on the road to Aberavon Green Stars for what should be an interesting game.  Although the Stars are presently in ninth table place they secured a slim 20 – 23 win against Penlan at their first meeting in mid-October.  Penlan will have a point to prove and will be keen to build on their recent success and form to come away with a win on Saturday.

There was a full calendar of games played in Division 2 West Central for the first time in a long time, with results presently reported as :-

Aberavon Quinns 41    Taibach 5
Brynamman 40    Taibach 14
Cwmavon 28    Maesteg Celtic 23
Cwmgors 3    Cwmllynfell 12
Ystragynlais 38    Aberavon Green Stars 3

Thanks to Colin Rush for his pictures, some have been added to our gallery.  Mike Evans has been having some problems with his pictures recently but these are now resolved and some of his pictures he hopes to upload to his website soon www.mike322.com

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There was a full calendar of games played in Division 2 West Central for the first time in a long time, with results presently reported as :-

Aberavon Quinns 41    Taibach 5
Brynamman 40    Taibach 14
Cwmavon 28    Maesteg Celtic 23
Cwmgors 3    Cwmllynfell 12
Ystragynlais 38    Aberavon Green Stars 3

Thanks to Colin Rush for his pictures, some have been added to our gallery.  Mike Evans has been having some problems with his pictures recently but these are now resolved and some of his pictures he hopes to upload to his website soon [url=http://www.mike322.com]www.mike322.com[/url]

ere was a full calendar of games played in Division 2 West Central for the first time in a long time, with results presently reported as :-

Aberavon Quinns 41    Taibach 5
Brynamman 40    Taibach 14
Cwmavon 28    Maesteg Celtic 23
Cwmgors 3    Cwmllynfell 12
Ystragynlais 38    Aberavon Green Stars 3

Thanks to Colin Rush for his pictures, some have been added to our gallery.  Mike Evans has been having some problems with his pictures recently but these are now resolved and some of his pictures he hopes to upload to his website soon.ike322.com]www.mike322.com[/url]