Wrecsam 18 – 37 Nant Conwy

Roedd hon wastad yn mynd i fod yn gêm anodd a byddai angen i Nant fod ar ben eu gêm os oeddent am ennill a chael pwynt bonws hanfodol. Llwyddasant i wneud y ddau trwy sgorio mwy na Wrecsam, 5 cais i ddau, ond mae’n rhaid iddynt fod yn siomedig ynghylch sut y cafodd ceisiau tîm cartref eu sgorio. Daeth y ddau yn dilyn rhyng-gipio gipio pan oedd yn edrych fel pe bai Nant ar fin sgorio.

Er ei bod yn gêm heb ddim yn cael ei roi i ffwrdd gan y naill ochr na’r llall, chwaraewyd hi mewn ysbryd da, er bod pedwar cerdyn melyn a sawl achos o gosbau wedi cael eu symud 10 metr ymlaen.

Roedd y 15 munud agoriadol yn eithaf cytbwys er efallai bod Wrecsam wedi treulio mwy o amser yn hanner y ymwelwyr. Daeth y flaenoriaeth pan drosodd capten Nant, Caron Davies, gic gosb ychydig y tu hwnt i linell 10 metr Wrecsam. Dilynwyd hyn 10 munud yn ddiweddarach gan y cais agoriadol. Cafodd pas a syrthiodd gan Wrecsam yn eu 22 ei hadennill gan Nant ac, ar ôl ychydig o ryciau, aeth Tomos Williams drosodd am y cais, a droswyd gan Davies fel y disgwylid.

Daeth Wrecsam yn ôl gyda chig gosb eu hunain ond o’r ailgychwyn, pwysodd Nant ar amddiffyn y tîm cartref. Daeth trosiant i ben gyda scrym i Nant. Enillodd y pac sawl metr ac yna, o fewn dau bas, aeth Sion Pringle drosodd yn y gornel i roi Nant ar y blaen 15 – 3.

Roedd gweddill y hanner yn fater o fynd yn ôl ac ymlaen, yn bennaf rhwng y ddwy linell deg metr nes i’r cerdyn melyn cyntaf ymddangos ar glo’r hanner, pan wnaeth asgellwr Wrecsam ymosodiad di-law ar ryc.

Ymhen ychydig funudau i’r ail hanner ddechrau, cipiodd Nant y bêl o linell allan ar linell 5 metr Wrecsam. Symudwyd y bêl yn gyflym i’r dde a ymestynnodd Pringle drosodd am ei ail gais.

Yna sgoriodd Wrecsam gais i leihau’r flaenoriaetgh. Roedd yn ymddangos bod Nant, gyda chwaraewyr yn sbar gyda’r linell o fewn golwg, ar fin sgorio, ond cafwyd rhybng-gipiad a rhedodd y chwaraewr ar draws y maes cyfan am y cais a droswyd yn llwyddiannus wedyn.

Yn fuan wedyn, dangoswyd cerdyn melyn arall yn erbyn Wrecsam am ladd y bêl oherwydd pwysau gan flaenwyr Nant. Dewisodd Nant gymryd sgrym a gyrrodd Sam Hughes drwy’r tafcliadau am gais (a’r pwynt bonws). Gosododd trosi Davies Nant ar y blaen o 27 – 10.

Yna cyfnewidiodd y timau drosiadau ciciau cosb, a dangoswyd cerdyn melyn yr un i’r ddau dîm, cyn i Nant gael eu pumed cais. Casglwyd cic fer ymlaen gan Nant a symudwyd y bêl ymlaen i Ifan Williams sgorio. Unwaith eto, trosodd Davies.

Gwelodd y symudiad olaf y gêm un rhyng-gipiad arall ger llinell Wrecsam. Er yr ataliwyd y chwaraewr a ryng gipiodd, roedd gan y tîm cartref y momentwm ac, ar ôl sawl ryc, bu iddynt sgorio yn y gornel i roi sgôr derfynol o 37 i 18 i Nant.

Yr wythnos nesaf mae gan Nant gêm anodd arall pan fyddant yn cwrdd â Llandudno ym Mhant Carw.

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This was always going to a tough match and Nant would need to be on top of their game if they were to win and to gain an essential bonus point. They accomplished both by outscoring Wrecsam by 5 tries to two but they must be disappointed as to how the home team’s tries were scored. Both came from interceptions when it looked like Nant were about to score.

Although it was an uncompromising game from both sides, it was played in a good spirit, despite there being four yellow cards and several incidences of penalties being moved forward 10 metres.

The opening 15 minutes was fairly even though Wrecsam probably spent more time in the visitor’s half. The breakthrough came when Nant captain Caron Davies converted a penalty from a little past the Wrecsam 10 metre line. This was followed 10 minutes later by the opening try. A dropped pass by Wrecsam in their 22 was retrieved by Nant and, after a couple of rucks, Tomos Williams went over for the try, duly converted by Davies.

Wrecsam came back with a penalty of their own but from the restart Nant pressurised the home team’s defence. A turnover ended up with a scrum awarded to Nant. The pack gained several metres then within two passes Sion Pringle went over in the corner to put Nant ahead by 15 – 3.

The remainder of the half was a back and forth affair, mostly between the two ten metre lines until, on the stroke of half-time came the first yellow card when the Wrecsam winger made a no-arms sortie into a ruck.

Within a few minutes of the second half starting Nant stole the ball from a lineout on the Wrecsam 5 metre line. It was quickly move to the right and Pringle stretched over for his second try.

Wrecsam then pulled a try back. It looked like Nant, with an overlap and the line within sight, were about to score, but an interception was made and the player ran the length of the field for the try which was then converted.

Shortly after, the second yellow card was shown against Wrecsam for killing the ball under pressure from Nant forwards. Nant chose to take a scrum and Sam Hughes drove through the tackles for a try and the bonus point. The conversion by Davies put Nant 27 – 10 ahead.

The teams then exchanged penalty conversions, and each had a player shown a yellow card, before Nant got their fifth try. A chip ahead was gathered by Nant and the ball was moved forward for Ifan Williams to score. Again Davies converted.

The final move of the match saw another interception near the Wrecsam line. Though the breakaway player was stopped, the home team had the momentum and, after several rucks, scored in the corner to give a final scoreline of 37 to 18 in Nant’s favour.

Next week Nant have another tough game when they meet Llandudno at Pant Carw.