Preseli Youth power pays off

 

 

Llangwm Youth 14 - Crymych Youth 27

 
A large crowd turned out at Pill Parks to watch Llangwm Youth take on their counterparts from Crymych and were rewarded with a cracking game of rugby which showed high skill levels, pace aplenty and total commitment to the cause.
 
Llangwm are renowned for their battling qualities, as evidenced by their epic one-point victory over league leaders Narberth in their recent encounter and this game was no different as they pushed the championship contenders all the way but were unable to contain the way Crymych played as the visitors showed no signs of ring-rustiness in what was their first league fixture of 2023.
 
The Young Wasps’ pack was prominent in parts of the first half but they still trailed 9-17, with full back Iwan Davies notching three penalties as scrum half Ioan Hawkridge-Jones and centre Ieuan Gray caught the eye alongside open-side flanker Dom Asson, who had perhaps his best game in a Llangwm jersey.




 
Powerful No 8 Joe Phillips claimed Llangwm’s only try in the second half from a quickly-taken penalty 12 metres out from which Davies supplied Owen Phelps with the pass from which he dummied and provided a well-timed pass for Phillips to take the ball at a perfect angle and plough over the line.
 
But Crymych always had the edge up front and hooker Rhys Jones was adjudged their man of the match for his ball carrying, tackling and accurate throwing isn at lineouts to help them set up quality possession.
 
Deian Davies certainly led the team by example and the try scorers were Aneurin Vaughan, Gruff Edwards, Richard Phillips, Dan page and Owain Davies, who also landed one conversion.
 






 

Young Otters too strong for Seasiders

 

Tenby United 5 - Narberth Youth 31

 
Narberth Youth bounced back from the disappointment of defeat in their previous game as they travelled to Heywood Lane and ran in five tries against only one from Tenby United Youth as they were too strong up front and had pace aplenty behind the scrum in what is still a learning curve for the relatively young Seasiders.
 
The home side could only muster one try as hooker Iori Richards capped a strong display with his touch-down and half backs Archie Treadway-Lewis and Fletcher Broadhurst also caught the eye, the latter doing especially well as he completed his first full match at No 9 after a nasty leg break last February.
 
For The Young Otters there were tries by centres George Jones and Brad Cramb, open-side flanker Yori Morgan, second row Harry Harries and No 8 Iestyn Comey, with two conversions from Wil Nicholas and one by Ollie Hough.