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26 April 2018 / Team News

Maesteg Celtic 43 v 26 Cwmgors

Maesteg Celtic played relegation battling Cwmgors on a dry and windy evening. It was a fluid running game with Celtic aiming for the championship and Cwmgors needing points to avoid relegation. Both sides handled the ball well and all thirty players were keen to get involved. The Celtic front five of front row Damian Phillips, Ashley Poole and Lloyd Griffiths, second rows Mark Hillier-Rees and Alex Jones covered a huge amount of ground in attack and defence while the back row of Callum Bowen, Jonathan Davies and Ryan Jones were always in the thick of the action. The half backs Leon Evans and Luke Richards controlled play, while centres Lee Arthur and Matthew Harris attacked with vigour. The back three of Lloyd Jenkins, Sam Mines and James Dixon were involved in many of the attacking plays.

Celtics first try came when full back James Dixon drew the defence and passed to second row Alex Jones who then put wing Sam Mines clear. Sam was stopped short of the line but the ball was spun wide from the ruck and Dixon gave Alex Jones a clean run in to touch down. Matthew Harris converted. Celtics second try came as a result of a fine penalty kick to the corner by outside half Luke Richards. The pack pounded the Cwmgors line before number eight Ryan Jones powered over to touch down. Cwmgors fought back and evened the score with two excellent tries of their own. Celtic ended the half with their third magnificent try. Luke Richards put centre Mathew Harris though a gap and he passed to wing Sam Mines. He jinked inside and beat three men before passing back to Harris. Ever present flanker Jonathan Davies was on hand to finish the move off.

A Celtic player was yellow carded early in the second half but this did not deter the home side. Jumper Mark Hillier-Rees won a lineout in the visitors 22 and the pack drove to the line. They were held up short and hooker Ashley Poole released the ball for flanker Callum Bowen to dive over the try line. Harris converted. Cwmgors retaliated with their third try before Captain Oliver Petty scored his tenth try of the season when he drove over in the corner from a scrum. Petty started the move that lead to Celtics sixth try when he rampaged up the touch line before passing to Leon Evans who passed inside to the on-form Kristian Jenkins. He was stopped short but the man of the match Mark Hillier-Rees was on hand to score. Luke Richards converted. A few minutes later Cwmgors were rewarded with a bonus point try of their own. The game concluded with Celtics try number seven. Leon Evans ran from a scrum and found Kristian Jenkins arriving at pace. He cut though the defence to touch down under the posts. The Celts take one step nearer the championship.

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