Beaufort V Trefil Match Report

TREFIL RFC 10 POINTS BEAUFORT RFC 19 POINTS

Beaufort couldn't quite match last week's scintillating performance but they did enough to dispatch Trefil for a second league win scoring three tries .

Trefil gave Beaufort a torrid time in the opening quarter . They took full advantage of the visitors indiscipline with a series of penalties that kept them on the offensive . They kicked one penalty and placed another within a metre of the Beaufort line from where they drove from the lineout to crash over for a try.

Matters got worse for visitors when they had a player sent to the sin bin

But Trefil failed to make this tell . The ten point lead did not sit easy with them and in the second quarter they noticeably wilted in the heat . The momentum of the match then swung in favour of a fitter Beaufort. The visitors had a try disallowed but then failed woefully to nail other chances due to some sloppy handling to end the first half without a score.

Beaufort finally found their touch in the second half . Within five minutes, following a good scrumage, centre Mike Vaughan weaved his way through the defence to touch down at the posts leaving Dylan Smith the easiest of conversions . The next try was conjured up from half way and was the best of the encounter. Slick handling at pace provided space on the flank and fullback Matthew Burrows latched on to the final pass to round the opposition for a touchdown The conversion failed but Beaufort had grabbed the lead 12 points to 10.

Trefil did try to rally but they lacked enough incisiveness to endanger a splendid Beaufort defence. They also suffered a crisis in the scrum where Beaufort had the bigger bite on the day and occasionally struggled to cope with the pace of the game

With five minutes left on the game clock Michael White put the result beyond doubt. The Beaufort fly half pounced onto a loose ball near a ruck and began a thirty meter dash for the try line leaving a hapless Trefil defence trailing in his wake.

It was another a good team performance by Beaufort particularly in the second half. Newly partnered half backs Smith and White had a good afternoon . Glyn Moon who came on as a substitute was another dominant force but the accolade of Beaufort's star player was deservedly awarded to number eight Andrew Morgan for his overall work rate in attack and defence

Beaufort league encounter next week is home to Aberbargoed.