Match Reports 2007/8
Rhydyfelin (8) Tredegar (35)
Having comprehensively beaten Rhydefelin at Home, Tredegar struggled in the first half to gain any superiority and with handling errors and wrong options again the norm allowed Rhydefelin to go ahead by 3 points
With nothing much separating both sides a Matt Taylor sniping try converted by Greg Jones was soon cancelled out when the home open side crashed over with the village team leading 8 points to 7 at the interval. Tredegar missed Stuart Jarman's control at the base of the scrum and the midfield thrusts of veteran centre Dai Davies both sidelined for this game.
However the second half was a testament to Tredegars fitness levels and although the match was disrupted with injuries and yellow cards to both sides when Tredegar turned on the style Rhydefelin could only gasp in awe.
Gareth Kearney on the wing gave the visitors the breathing space they needed finishing off one of the best movements in the game .
Greg Jones conversion and his 3 penalties showed what an asset he is to the team effort and provided the cushion needed and with home heads down Jamie Noble capped a man of the match performance to score Tredegars 3rd try.
James Atwill never took a backward step and Ian Marsh's barnstorming runs look to have solved Tredegars centre selection problem.Matthew Taylors second try was the icing on the cake and Greg Jones final conversion saw Tredegar run out comfortable winners by 35 points to 5.
With the season now finished Tredegar can take great satisfaction to finish so high up in the league and this is down to the hard work of the team , coaches and officials. The Tredegar management team would like to thank all players, officials, coaches, backroom staff, sponsors, all supporters , including the Supporters Club, the local authority and local press on bloc for their wholehearted support and help during the season.
