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Wrecsam/Wrexham v Nant Conwy

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Wrecam v Nant Conwy Cwpan Gogledd Cymru

Wrecsam 0 – 66 Nant Conwy

Symudodd Nant Conwy ymlaen i rownd cyn dterfynol Cwpan Adran 1 Gogledd Cymru gyda gorchfygaeth dda iawn o 66-0 dros Wrecsam ddydd Sadwrn. Er bod y ddwy ochr wedi mynd i’r gêm mewn ysbryd sgorio uchel, dangosodd gorffen clinigol yr ymwelwyr a’u gallu i fanteisio ar amodau gwyntog y gwahaniaeth. Bydd Nant Conwy yn wynebu Caernarfon yn y rownd nesaf.

Gorffen Clinigol o dan Bwysau

Dechreuodd y gêm mewn amodau heulog gyda gwynt traws cryf a oedd yn ffafrio’r tîm cartref ychydig yn ystod y 40 munud cyntaf. Fodd bynnag, agorodd Nant Conwy y sgorio ar ôl dim ond saith munud. Ar ôl sgrym pump metr, caniatâi symudiad cyflym o’r dde i’r chwith a pas cylchol i Sion Pringle fanteisio ar fwlch yn amddiffyn Wrecsam ar gyfer y cais cyntaf.

Gwelodd yr 20 munud nesaf gyfnod o sefyllfa tactegol, gyda’r chwarae yn bennaf wedi’i gyfyngu i’r ardal rhwng y llinellau 22-metr fel y cadwyd y ddau amddiffyn yn gadarn. Fe dorwyd y sefyllfa gyfartal hon yn y diwedd yn y 30munud pan gasglodd Gruff Roberts y bêl ar linell hanner ffordd a thorrwyd y cefnogaeth amddiffynnol i lawr yr adenydd chwith i sgorio.

Ychydig cyn y seibiant, ychwanegodd y ymwelwyr eu trydydd. Cafodd ciccosb Nant a fwriadwyd ar gyfer y Linell ochr ei dal mewn gwynt a’I chadw mewn chwarae; ymatebodd Aron Jones gyflymaf i ddal y bêl. Ar ôl trosglwyddo i Sam Hughes, a gafodd ei atal ychydig cyn y llinell, cododd Ifan Williams y bêl i sgorio. Rhoddodd tri throsiad llwyddiannus gan Nant Conwy arweiniad o 21-0 yn ystod y seibiant.

Yr Ymwelwyr yn Ymestyn Mamtais

Gyda’r gwynt yn eu cefnau, estynodd Nant Conwy eu blaenoriaeth dair munud ar ôl ailddechrau. Ar ôl i gic allan Wrecsam fynd yn syth tros yr ochr, enillodd Nant Conwy y sgrym fel canlyniad. Cafodd Pringle ei atal yn fyr, ond cymerodd Sam Hughes bas pop ar gyflymder i groesi heb wrthwynebiad.

Aeth y fantais i 33 o bwyntiau bum munud yn ddiweddarach pan dorrodd Gwion Jones drwy amddiffyniad ar ôl symudiad cefnwyr i gyrraedd y groeslin. Ychwanegodd Caron Davies ei bedwaredd trosiad o’r prynhawn.

Er gwaethaf ymdrechion amddiffynnol Wrecsam, parhaodd y gwesteion i ddod o hyd I leoedd gawg ar yr esgyll. Yn y 54 funud , torrodd Hughes i lawr y chwith cyn dod o hyd i Cai Jones ar y tu mewn i gynyddu’r sgôr i 40-0.

Gwelwyd Nant Conwy yn cymryd rheolaeth lawn yn y chwarter olaf:

• Carwyn Davies yn sgorio wedi ymuno gyda’r Linell i orffen symudiad canol cae..
• Brychan Dafydd yn croesi wedi toriad grymus trwy’r canol gan Williams.
• Ar ôl cyfnod byr o bwysau gan Wrecsam yn 22 yr ymwelwyr, atebodd Nant Conwy, gan symud y bêl ar draws lled y cae i i Carwyn Davies sicrhau ei ail gais.
• Yn chwarae olaf o’r gêm, gorfododd Rhys Ap Gwydaf ei ffordd drosodd am y degfed cais.

Gorffenodd Caron Davies y gêm gydag wyth trosiad llwyddiannus, gan sicrhau buddugoliaeth o 66 pwynt i Nant Conwy heb sgôr yn eu herbyn.

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Nant Conwy progressed to the semi-finals of the North Wales Regional Division 1 Cup with a comprehensive 66- 0 victory over Wrexham on Saturday. Despite both sides entering the fixture in high-scoring form, the visitors’ clinical finishing and ability to capitalize on windy conditions proved the difference. Nant Conwy will now face Caernarfon in the next round.

Clinical Finishing Under Pressure

The match began in sunny conditions with a strong crosswind that slightly favoured the home side during the opening 40 minutes. However, Nant Conwy opened the scoring after just seven minutes. Following a five-metre scrum, a rapid right-to-left shift and a looping pass allowed Sion Pringle to exploit a gap in the Wrexham defence for the opening try.

The following 20 minutes saw a period of tactical stalemate, with play largely confined to the area between the 22-metre lines as both defences held firm. The deadlock was eventually broken in the 30th minute when Gruff Roberts collected the ball on the halfway line and outpaced the cover defence down the left wing to score.

Just before the interval, the visitors added a third. A Nant penalty kick intended for touch was caught in the wind and stayed in play; Aron Jones reacted quickest to claim the ball. After an offload to Sam Hughes, who was halted just short of the line, Ifan Williams gathered the ball to score. Three successful conversions gave Nant Conwy a 21- 0 lead at the break.

Visitors Pull Away

With the wind at their backs, Nant Conwy extended their lead three minutes after the restart. After a Wrexham drop-out went directly into touch, Nant Conwy won the resulting scrum. Pringle was stopped short, but Sam Hughes took a pop pass at pace to cross unopposed.

The lead grew to 33 points five minutes later when Gwion Jones broke a tackle following a backline move to touch down. Caron Davies added his fourth conversion of the afternoon.

Despite Wrexham’s defensive efforts, the visitors consistently found overlaps. In the 54th minute, Hughes broke down the left before finding Cai Jones on the inside to take the score to 40-0.

The final quarter saw Nant Conwy take full control:

  • Carwyn Davies scored after joining the line to finish a midfield move.

  • Brychan Dafydd crossed after a powerful break through the centre by Williams.

  • Following a brief period of Wrexham pressure in the visitors’ 22, Nant Conwy countered, moving the ball across the width of the pitch for Carwyn Davies to secure his second try.

  • In the final play of the match, Rhys Ap Gwydaf forced his way over for the tenth try.

Caron Davies finished the match with eight successful conversions, sealing a 66-point victory and a clean sheet for the league leaders.

 

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Wrecsam v Nant Conwy

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.

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.

 

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Wrecsam v Ieuenctid/Youths

Cychwyn da i’r tymor. Da gweld 25 o chwaraewyr wedi gwneud y siwrne i Wrecsam. Hefyd nifer o chwaraewyr newydd i’r tîm ieuenctid wedi cael cyfle i chwarae mewn gêm gystadleuol. A’r tîm wedi chwarae yn dda.

A good start to the season. It was good to see 25 players making the journey to Wrexham. Also good to see new players to the youth team playing a competetive game. And the team played well.

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