Division 5 East

Bettws 31 RTB Ebbw Vale 10

Blaenavon 32 Usk 27

Brynithel 17 Trinant 13

Oakdale 51 Caldicot 17

Pontllanfraith 10 Llanhilleth 26

Ynysddu 18 Hartridge 14#

RTB Athletic. 8pts vs Ynysddu 5pts.
19th Sep 09 - RTB Athletic. 8 vs 5 Ynysddu
Report by Phil Swan

RTB Athletic Secure First Win.

The RTB Athletic team league match against Ynysddu was a close run thing as the score suggests. For much of the game RTB’s pack were on top and pressure by the pack led to an early penalty kicked by outside half for the day Adam Morgan. This score did not change until the final minute of the first half when Ynysddu scored an opportunist try which was well worked by the visitors back division who played well throughout and shaded the running game.

Overall, though it was RTB Athletic who came out on top when Adam Morgan scored the winning try in the final quarter. There were many excellent performances in RTB team, no one better than Andrew Penny who continues to show how he has been missed during the years since he left the club. Chris Green not only worked hard, but drove the pack on with his physical and verbal encouragement. It was an all round fine team effort.

RTB (Ebbw Vale) 24pts vs Ynysddu 24pts
19th Sep 09 - RTB Ebbw Vale 24 vs 24 Ynysddu
Report by Phil Swan

RTB Like Jeckel And Hyde.

RTB 1st xv showed their Jeckel and Hyde side in their home league against Ynysddu in terms of when they were good they were good and when they were bad they were bad.

The sides kicked off and some power play from RTB’s Lee Mcpherson and Nathan Manning kept Ynysddu on the back foot for the first ten minutes, from that moment Ynysddu took control of the game and scored an unconverted try at the corner. RTB 0 – 5 Ynysddu.

Ynysddu were now bossing the game and running at will. Against the run of play RTB’s Jonathan pleece kicked through and gathered to out pace the defence to score an unconverted try. RTB 5 – 5 Ynysddu.

Back came Ynysddu and within minutes had retaken the lead through a long range penalty. RTB 5 – 8 Ynysddu.

At this point RTB had a lean spell with the ball Lee Swan and Gareth Hunter going inches short from set piece lineout ball only to be rebuffed by a very good Ynysddu defence.

Ynysddu were back now putting RTB under pressure and on the stroke of halftime increased their lead when they kicked a penalty. RTB 5 – 11 Ynysddu.

Ynysddu started the second half as they finished the first and scored an unconverted try wide out. RTB 5 – 16 Ynysddu.

Frustration was now creeping into RTB’s play and was showing in their basic play, but then RTB flanker Nathan Jones latched on to a loose ball and quickly fed supporting Lee Swan, who bulldozed his way over for an unconverted try to grab an RTB lifeline on the game. RTB 10 – 16 Ynysddu.

Ynysddu again showed their fight and scored a third unconverted try of their own putting the onus back on their hosts. RTB 10 – 21 Ynysddu.

This score seemed to spur RTB and the game pendulum swung the other way, It was now all RTB. Off one attack a three to one RTB move to the Ynysddu line was adjudged to have been deliberately charged down by the defender and a penalty try was awarded and converted by Ryan Shepherd. RTB 17 – 21 Ynysddu.

The game was now turning into a nail biting thriller; a kick out of defence by Ynysddu was collected by Jonathan Pleece in his own Twenty-Two who then fed centre Ryan Shepherd who sprinted away, beating three would be tacklers to score the try of the day which he also converted. RTB 24 – 21 Ynysddu.

Drama again! With a minute remaining of injury time, RTB conceded a penalty which Ynysddu gratefully took to equalise and the referee to blow for full time. RTB 24 – 24 Ynysddu.

On reflection, RTB came back from the dead and could have won their first game of the season, but a fair result being a bonus try point draw for RTB.

Division Five East

Blaenavon 16 Brynithel 25

Caldicot 14 Trinant 17

Hartridge 20 Oakdale 21

Llanhilleth 17 Bettws 17

RTB Ebbw Vale 24 Ynysddu 24

Usk 22 Pontllanfraith 11#

Blaenavon 16 Bettws 22
Brynithel 46 Pontllanfraith 9
Hartridge 24 Caldicot 0
Llanhilleth 25 Oakdale 35
RTB Ebbw Vale 7 Trinant 7
Usk 7 Ynysddu 26 #

 

 

05-Sep	USK		AWAY
12-Sep	LLANHILLETH		HOME
19-Sep	RTB EBBW VALE		AWAY
26-Sep	HARTRIDGE		HOME
03-Oct	CALDICOT		AWAY
10-Oct	TRINANT		HOME
17-Oct	OAKDALE		AWAY
24-Oct	BRYNITHEL		AWAY
31-Oct			HOME
07-Nov	WALES V NEW ZEALAND		AWAY
14-Nov	BETTWS		HOME
21-Nov	WALES V ARGENTINA		AWAY
28-Nov	WALES V AUSTRALIA		AWAY
05-Dec	PONTLLANFRAITH		AWAY
12-Dec	BLAENAVON		HOME
19-Dec			AWAY
26-Dec	PAST V PRESENT		HOME
02-Jan	USK		HOME
09-Jan	LLANHILLETH		AWAY
16-Jan	RTB EBBW VALE		HOME
23-Jan	HARTRIDGE		AWAY
30-Jan	CALDICOT		HOME
06-Feb	ENGLAND V WALES		AWAY
13-Feb	WALES V SCOTLAND		HOME
20-Feb	TRINANT		AWAY
27-Feb			HOME
06-Mar	OAKDALE		HOME
13-Mar	WALES V IRELAND		AWAY
20-Mar	WALES V ITALY		AWAY
27-Mar	BRYNITEL		HOME
03-Apr	BETTWS		AWAY
10-Apr	PONTLLANFRAITH		HOME
17-Apr			HOME
24-Apr	BLAENAVON		AWAY
01-May
08-May