Abertysswg Match Report

BEAUFORT RFC 25 POINTS ABERTYSSWG 8

Beaufort were not from from the top drawer in this encounter but still managed to conjure up three tries against one conceded in what was a scrappy and deeply unsatisfactory match

Abertysswg were unable to field a complete front row so from the outset the match was played with passive scrums . The first quarter trundled along lamentably lacking in energy and urgency . By then both teams had exchanged penalties before the game sparked into life. The visitors hoisted a high kick deep inside Beaufort's heartland which the defence failed to collect and secure. The Abertysswg attack were quick to react and pounced on the loose ball for the first touchdown of the game and the lead 8 points to 3

This did shake up the home side to respond but they suffered a handling crisis and on too many occasions conceded possession from a raft of dropped passes, knock ons and costly acts of indiscipline.They finally nailed their chances on the half hour . Clean possession from the line out was quickly shunted along the three quarters and switched back to give wing Kyle Purnell a free run to line and score wide out to draw the scores level

Beaufort's performance did improve after the interval. Their ball carriers were more effective than their opponents with flanker Jason Taylor spear heading the attacks with series of explosive bursts to keep the visitors defence overworked. Matthew Hopkins and Stuart Francis won some decent ball at the line but it was Paul Francis who caught the eye and won him the accolade of Beaufort's star man . It was Francis who on the hour broke clear from the tail of the scrum to splinter the Abertysswg defence on a thirty metre run. His off load found scrum half Matthew Burrows and he won the touchline foot race for the line to get Beaufort's second try which Matthew Jordan converted .

This was the defining score because after that Beaufort kept in control. Abertysswg lacked the real fire power to respond. Although for most of the match their first line defence had been impressive they gifted Beaufort the last try of the game scored following a comedy of errors. When Matthew Jordan's precision kick trickled in at the corner the quickly taken throw in failed to find its target . The ball was then hacked wildly across the try line to the posts where it bobbed and weaved to avoid contact with the Abertysswg defenders. Eventually prop Marcus Rose arrived to stretch out and ground the ball for the third try under the posts .Matthew Jordan converted and within five minutes kicked a penalty for a comfortable if not spectacular win.

Next weeks league match will be at Whiteheads Newport