Clwb Rygbi Nant Conwy

Recap

Gwnaeth y gêm hon, a gafodd ei symud o ddydd Sadwrn, 1af Tachwedd, weld Nant Conwy yn dychwelyd i ben Adran 1 y Gogledd.

Chwaraewyd y gêm ar gyflymder brwd, i ddechrau o leiaf, a chynhyrchodd 10 cais ar y noson, gyda saith ohonynt wedi’u sgorio gan Nant.

Roedd y ceisiau gan Nant wedi eu dosbarthu’n gyfartal rhwng y cefnwyr a’r blaenwyr, gyda’r cefnwyr yn cael pedwar drwy Gruff Roberts, Cai Jones, Carwyn Davies a Caron Davies. Cafodd Tomos Williams a Carwyn Ellis y ceisiau gan y blaenawyr.

Agorodd Gruff Roberts y sgorio, yn dilyn symudiad llifo’n dda gan y tri chwarteri. Rhoddodd y trosiad, a ddilynwyd yn fuan gan gic gosb, gan Caron Davies, arwain Nant I fod ar y blaen o 10 pwynt ar ôl 12 munud. Cynyddwyd hyn i 17 gyda throsi y cais cyntaf gan Tomos Williams lle gwthiodd nifer o amddiffynwyr posibl i ffwrdd i sgorio ger y pyst.

Cipiodd Bala gais o’r gwrthwyneb, gan sgorio yn y gornel dde ar ôl i Nant roi eu hunain dan bwysau drwy roi cosbau i ffwrdd. Fodd bynnag, sefydlwyd y blaen yn ôl gyda chais Cai Jones; ac ail drosiad gan Davies; wedi cydweithio gwych a chadw’r bêl yn fyw.

Daeth Bala yn ôl eto a sgorio cais wedi’i drosi pan, eto, gosododd Nant eu hunain dan bwysau trwy ildio cosbau. Rhoddodd hyn sgôr hanner amser o 12 – 24 o blaid  Nant.

Gwelsom y crynodiad yn yr hail hanner wrth i’r ddau dîm ymdrechu i gael y sgôr nesaf. Bu cyfle i Bala ond yr oedd cic cosb yn methu. Ar ôl hanner cyntaf mor gyflym, roedd y cyflymdra’n gostwng a gallai Nant manteisio ar y bylchau oedd yn dechrau ymddangos. Tri chais mewn 10 munud trwy Williams, Ellis a Carwyn Davies welodd blaenoriaeth Nant yn cynyddu i 12 – 39.

Ymddangosodd Bala wedyn fel pebaent wedi dod o hyd i ail wynt ac yn cynnal pwysau cyson ymlaen, gyda chymorth cosbau, a gwelwyd trydydd cais yn cael ei sgori gan y tîm cartref yn y pen draw.

Wrth i’r gêm agosáu at y diwedd, roedd Bala’n benderfynol o gael pwynt bônws am sgorio 4 cais o leiaf. Nid oedd hyn i fod, gan weld Nant yn torri allan gyda Caron Davies yn llifo i mewn am gais olaf y gȇm a buddugoliaeth o 17 – 44.

This match, brought forward from Saturday, 1 November, saw Nant Conwy go back to the top of League 1 North.

The game was played at a frenetic pace, to start off with at least, and produced 10 tries on the night, seven of which were scored by Nant.

The Nant tries were evenly spread between the backs and the forwards, with the backs getting four through Gruff Roberts, Cai Jones, Carwyn Davies and Caron Davies. Tomos Williams and Carwyn Ellis got the forwards tries.

Gruff Roberts opened the scoring, following a flowing three-quarters move. The conversion, followed shortly by a penalty, by Caron Davies gave Nant a 10 point lead after 12 minutes. This was stretched to 17 with the conversion of Tomos Williams’ first try whereby he pushed away several would-be tacklers to score near the posts.

Bala pulled a try back, scoring in the right corner after Nant put themselves under pressure by giving away penalties. However, the lead was re-established with the Cai Jones try, and a third conversion by Davies; the culmination of great interplay and keeping the ball alive.

Bala came back again and scored a converted try when again, Nant put themselves under pressure by conceding penalties. This gave a half-time score-line of 12 – 24 in Nant’s favour.

The second half saw both teams striving to get the next score. An opportunity fell to Bala but an attempted penalty kick was wide of the mark. After such a fast first half the pace was falling and Nant was able to take advantage of the gaps that began to appear. Three tries within 10 minutes through Williams, Ellis and Carwyn Davies saw Nant’s lead stretched to 12 – 39.

Bala then seemed to find a second wind and sustained forward pressure, helped by penalties, eventually saw a third try being awarded to the home side.

As the game neared the end, Bala were determined to at least get a try bonus point. This was not to be, as a breakout by Nant  saw Caron Davies glide in for a final try and a win by 17 – 44.