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Abercarn RFC | 1st Team 49 - 10 RTB (Ebbw Vale) RFC | 1st Team

Match Report
28 September 2014 / Team News

Abercarn into second round.

Abercarn  booked their place in the second round of the SWALEC Bowl competition with a comprehensive 49 - 10 win over RTB Ebbw Vale. The home side outmuscled the visitors at scrum time and the power generated by the forwards simply swept away the opposition and victory was achieved on a 7 - 2 try count.

Abercarn were awarded a penalty immediately from the kickoff and fullback Jason Evans duly added the three points. They were 10 nil up in as many minutes when prop, Kris Kinsey found himself on the wing and scored a try which Evans converted. Kinsey scored his second try following a powerful driving maul. It was all Abercarn and when the RTB pack were driven off their ball at a defensive scrum, number eight, Luke Martin gathered the ball to cross the whitewash. Flanker Matthew Harper scored a fine try following a crisp passing movement and winger Alex Meade rounded off the first half when,despite being tackled, he managed to stretch over the line and Abercarn were leading by 34 points to nil.

The second half began well when Owen Coomer combined with fellow centre Sean Higgins to add a further 7 points. RTB however, following several substitutions and calling for uncontested scrums, began to take the game back to Abercarn. Following a period of pressure they ran in a good try in the corner which went unconverted. When scrum half Karl Kinsey had to leave the pitch following a serious injury the visitors made the most of their numerical advantage to create an overlap and score their second try. Gethin Patterson restored calm by dropping a goal before replacement prop Richard Partridge galloped from within his own half and Evans converted to make the final score 49 points to 10.

Back at the clubhouse the Man of the Match Award deservedly went to the entire front row. This Saturday Abercarn return to league action when they welcome Rogerstone to the Welfare Ground. 

 

 

 

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