Clwb Rygbi Nant Conwy

Recap

NANT CONWY 45 – 18 Y BALA

Roedd y dechrau braidd yn ddi-drefn yn y gêm hon a hynny gan y ddwy ochr. Pasio anghywir, cicio blȇr cyflym, fflapio wrth daflu llinellau oedd bron pob peth ar y dydd. Fodd bynnag, cynhyrchodd Nant Conwy 30 munud olaf cryf, ac, yn ystod y cyfnod hwnnw bu iddynt sgorio 4 cais, i ychwanegu at y tri chais y bu iddynt eu sgorio‘n yr hanner cyntaf, gan gymryd mantais fawr yn y diwedd.

Roedd Bala wedi eistedd yn bedwerydd yn y tabl cyn y gêm hon, wedi colli dim ond un gêm ers eu cyfarfyddiad â Nant Conwy yr Hydref diwethaf, ac roeddent yn benderfynol o gael rhywbeth allan o’r gêm. Roeddent wedi dal y flaenoriaeth ddwywaith ond yn hytrach na gallu adeiladu ar hyn, dim ond helpu i gynyddu ymdrechion Nant welwyd.

Rhoddodd cic gosb gynnar y Bala ar y blaen ond tarodd Nant yn ôl o fewn 15 munud. Dau gais mewn cylchdroad cyflym trwy Cai a Gwion Jones a throsi gan Caron Davies yn rhoi mantais o 12 – 3 i Nant. Roedd hyn tra’r oedd rhif 10 y Bala’n y fasged cywilydd (Sin Bin), y cerdyn melyn wedi’i ddangos pan oedd tri chwaraewr o’r Bala yn dal ar chwaraewr Nant a gymerodd gic gosb gynnar.

Unwaith y cafwyd y chwaraewyr yn ôl i bymtheg, gostyngodd Bala’r flaenoriaeth gyda chais wedi’i drosi ac yna cipiwyd yr arweinyddiaeth denau 12 – 13 trwy drosi cic gosb.

Roedd yn ymddangos y byddai Bala yn mynd â’r arweinyddiaeth hon ymlaen i’r hanner amser ond cafodd eu hysbryd ei dorri pan estynnodd Brychan Dafydd tros y linell, gyda’r trosiad yn rhoi Nant ar y blaen o 19 pwynt i 13, ar chwiban diwedd yr hanner.

Dilynodd y deg munud cyntaf o’r ail hanner batrwm y hanner cyntaf yn sicr. Yna sgoriodd Nant y cais pwynt bonws drwy Carwyn Davies ac yn fuan wedi hynny daeth dau gais arall drwy Carwyn Ellis a Cai Jones, gyda dau wedi’u trosi gan Caron Davies.

Yna tynnodd y Bala un yn ôl wedi sawl cosb ger llinell Nant a hefyd gwelwyd chwaraewr Nant yn derbyn cerdyn melyn. Ymhen pedair munud ac, er eu bod yn chwarae gyda chwaraewr yn llai, estynnodd Nant y fantais unwaith eto pan ymestynodd Gwion Jones drosodd ar gyfer ei ail gais – un y gwnaeth Cain Jones ei drosi.

Trawsnewidodd gêm rhedeg Nant a’i chwarae cefnogol i fod yn wahaniaeth yn y gêm hon. Bu’r cynnig cyntaf gan Cai Jones yn ganlyniad i dorriad gan Sam Hughes a chefnogaeth agos gan Ifan Williams i roi Jones i mewn.

Cliriodd Gwion Jones bêl rydd ar ôl symudiad gan y tri chwarteri, ac er ei bod wedi troi ei gefn at y gwrthwynebwyr, anfonodd nhw i’r ffordd anghywir cyn cyffwrdd i lawr.

Daeth y cais cyntaf i’r Bala o chwarae agored ar ôl torriad canol cae cyn i Dafydd gael ei gais, gan dorri drwodd yn dilyn symudiad o’r chwith i’r dde.

Dilynodd cais Davies wrth daro cic glirio i lawr. Ar ôl sawl gyriad ymlaen ar y chwith gan y blaenwyr, symudwyd y bêl i’r adain dde ar gyfer y cais. Cais Ellis yn unig ddaeth o fod yn agos pan wnaeth ei redeg onglog, gan gymryd y bêl ar gyflymder, adael y gwarchodwyr yn dal awyr yn unig. Hwn yn gais arall I’r oedolyn ar ddydd ei benblwydd yn sawl degawd oed!

Dilynodd ail gais Cai Jones o rediad o ddyfnder hanner Nant gan Deian Roberts, a roddodd amser poenus i’w wrthwynebydd, ac a ddarparodd y pas sgorio tu fewn.

Roedd ail gais Bala yn ganlyniad i ymgyrchoedd gyrru parhaus yn agos at linell Nant.

Dilynodd ail gais Gwion Jones nifer o chwarae gam wrth gam a welodd y bêl yn cael ei hailgylchu’n gyflym ag ef yn torri drwy amddiffynfa’r gwrthwynebwyr i gyffwrdd wrth y pyst.

Y gêm nesaf i Nant yw’r gwrthdrawiad hollbwysig ar ben uchaf y tabl gartref yn erbyn Caernarfon ar yr 28ain Chwefror yn Pant Carw.

It was a somewhat scrappy start to this game from both sides. Stray passes, rushed kicks, flapping at line-out throws seemed to be the order of the day. However, Nant Conwy produced a strong last 30 minutes, during which they scored 4 tries, to add to the three they scored in the first half, to pull well clear in the end.

Bala sat fourth in the table prior to this game, having lost only one game since their encounter with Nant Conwy last October, and were determined to get something from this game. They twice held the lead but instead of being able to build on this it served only to increase Nant’s efforts.

An early penalty put Bala ahead but Nant struck back within 15 minutes. Two tries in quick succession through Cai and Gwion Jones and a conversion by Caron Davies gave Nant a 12 – 3 lead. This was whilst the Bala stand-off was in the sin bin, the yellow card having been shown when three Bala players held on to a Nant player taking a quick penalty.

Once restored to fifteen players Bala reduced the lead with a converted try and then took a slender 12 – 13 lead through a penalty conversion.

It looked like Bala would take this lead into half-time but were disheartened when Brychan Dafydd went over, the conversion putting Nant ahead by 19 points to 13, on the stroke of half-time.

The first 10 minutes of the second half initially followed the pattern of the first half. Nant then got the bonus point try through Carwyn Davies and this was soon followed by two more from Carwyn Ellis and a second for Cai Jones, with two being converted by Caron Davies.

Bala then pulled one back following several penalties near Nant’s line which also saw a Nant player shown a yellow card. Within four minutes and despite being a player down, Nant again stretched the lead when Gwion Jones went over for his second which was converted by Cain Jones.

Nant’s running game and support play proved to be the difference in this game. Cai Jones’s first try was the result of a break by Sam Hughes and close support by Ifan Williams to put Jones in.

Gwion Jones cleared up a loose ball following a three-quarter move, and despite having his back to the opposition sent them the wrong way before touching down.

Bala’s first try came from open play following a midfield break before Dafydd got his try, breaking through following a left to right move.

Davies’s try followed the charge-down of an attempted clearance kick. After several forward drives on the left, the ball was moved to the right wing for the try. Ellis’s try was the only one from close in when his angled run, taking the ball at speed, left the defence grasping at air.

Cai Jones’s second followed a run from deep within the Nant half by Deian Roberts, who had given his opposite number a torrid time, and who provided the inside scoring pass.

Bala’s second try was as the result of sustained driving close to Nant’s line.

Gwion Jones’s second followed a number of phases which saw the ball quickly recycled and him cutting through the opposition defence to touch down near the posts.

Nant’s next game is the all-important top of the table clash at home against Caernarfon on 28 February at Pant Carw.