Match Reports

CLWB RYGBI CAERDYDD 17 CAMBRIAN WELFARE 21

Cambrian started their campaign with a narrow victory against the favourites for the title. It was Cambrian who started better of the 2 sides with the front 5 dominating the Clwb side often pushing their opponents back at most scrums and it was from this department Cambrian were awarded 2 penalties to take a 6 point lead througth the boot of Julian Huntley. It was Cambrian who had most of the possesion in the first half but they let Clwb back into the game with some silly penalties and a knock on that cost them a try to go into the half time break 14 points to 6 down. In the second half it was Clwb who took the first points with a superbly taken drop goal to increase their lead. but from this point on and the half time team talk from coach Ceri Brown starting to sink in Cambrian started to up the pace of the game with the strong running of the Ashford brothers Gavin and Christian making big breaks througth the middle of the clwb defensive line and then a superb break from outside half Huntley that led to a try from the impressive Nathan James converted by Huntley to reduce the scoreline to 17 points to 13 and with Cambrian now in a rampant mood they took the lead with centre Christian Ashford slicing througth their line to score a fine try. Julian Huntley then added a further penalty to seal a well deserved win for cambrian. next week Cambrian will face another hard league encounter with the visit to the welfare ground of Llandridnod wells with a 2-30pm kick off.

Cambrian Welfare 73
Pontrhdyfen 0

Cambrian returned to the top of division 6 central with this convincing win. Cambrian opened the scoring after 5 mins with a try from Captain Christian Ashford and further tries from Richie Lewis (2), prop Carwyn Griffiths and Mark Davies and a conversion from Julian Huntley gave Cam a 27.0 half time lead. The second half continued as the first with further tries from Christian Ashford, Julian Huntley (4 cons), Steve Davies (3), Gavin Thomas (2) and Chris Hopkin. Although happy with the result there were many occasions where wrong options and mis-placed passes resulted in missed chances and coach Ceri Brown will be working on this in training.
Next week Cam are home to another unbeaten side Caerau Ely, kick off 2.30

Treharris 15
Cambrian Welfare 33

Cambrian after recieving a bye in the first round of the Swalec Bowl, played the newly reformed Treharris team in a friendly, giving all squad members a much needed run out. Cambrian took an early lead with a try from the outstanding Matthew Jones. Treharris reduced the lead with a penalty, two tries from Gavin Thomas one of which was converted, a penalty from Christopher Winnett and a further 3 penalties from Treharris made the half time score 12-20. In the second half Cambrian continued to dominate with a penalty plus two tries from Gavin Griffiths, a penalty from Treharris completed the scoring. Next week Cambrian are away to Glyncoch, kick of 2.30 in a game where both sides are unbeaten in league rugby

Glyncoch 14
Cambrian Welfare 3

Cambrian were second best to Glyncoch and went down to their first defeat of the season. Cambrian started the game strongly and took a 3-0 lead with a penalty from Christian Ashford, for the remainder of the first half Glyncoch dominated. The half time score was 6-3 to the home side. The second half started badly for Cambrian, a defensive mix up allowing the Glyncoch scrm half to score in the corner. A further penalty made the score 14-3. Cambrian finished the game strongly and as for the whole game were let down by handling errors and a few strange decisions from the referee. Next week Cambrian are home to Cardiff Saracens, kick off 2.30pm.

cambrian welfare 26
cardiff saracens 0

Cambrian returned to winning ways with a comfortable bonus point win against a spirited but limited cardiff side. Cambrian opened the score with an early try from the returning Julian Huntley, who playing out of position at full back was superb. Further tries from Gareth Ryan and Gavin Ashford, both converted by Julian Hutley made the half time score 19-0. The second half was a messy affair in deteriorating conditions, again as last week, handling errors and wrong options resulted in only one further try by Anthony Jones, this again converted by Julian Huntley. Next week Cambrian are in bowl action against division 4 leaders Dowlais. This game kicks off at 2pm at the Welfare Ground

Cambrian Welfare 20
Dowlais 10

A superb all round performance by Cambrian resulted in a deserved victory against previously unbeaten Dowlais who are two divisions above Cambrian. In the first half Cambrian created many chances but found themselve 3-0 down at half time. The second half started with Cambrian on top and they took the lead with a try from Steve Daniels, but straight from the kick off Dowlais regained the lead with a coonnverted try, but Cambrian would not be denied and further tries from Gareth Ryan, Steve Daniels and Jonathon Richardson completed the scoring to ensure Cambrian progressed to the third round of the bowl Competition. Cambrian are next in action on November 14th when they travel to Aberavon Naval, kick off 2.30pm

Cambrian Welfare RFC 45
Aberavon Naval 11

Playing in a howling gale and rain, Cam found themselves 11-0 down after 20 minutes of play. Finding themselves up against a big pack, Cam gradually got back into the game and a try from both Steve Daniels and Niall Sibley followed by conversions from Julian Huntley gave Cambrian a 14-11 lead at half time. The second half was all one way traffic for Cambrian. The windy conditions meant that the ball was kept in hand, whcih supplied a further five tries from Paul 'Magic' Martin, Jonathon Richardson, Julian Huntley and another from Steve Daniels. Julian Huntley continued to convert the tries, which secured a bonus point for Cambrian. Cambrian are next in action on December 5th when they'll be entertaining Llanrumney- Kick off is at 2:30pm.

Cambrian Welfare 3Llanrumney 12

In a game played in atrocious conditions, which probably should not have started, Cambrian Welfare lost their second league game of the season. Cambrian started strongly and took a 3-0 lead with a Julian Huntley penalty. There was no further scoring until the last play of the first half . Cambrian switched off after a quick penalty, which lead to a converted try, making the core 7-3 as the half-time whistle sounded. With the weather conditions getting worse, the second half was a lottery but Llanrumney controlled the game. A second try from the away team was scored after a five-metre lineout gave the visitors a deserved victory.

Swalec Bowl Round 3

Cambrian Welfare 15 Penygraig 12

In front of the tremendous crowd, Cambrian progressed to the last 32 of the Swalec Bowl with a hard fought victory over local rivals, Penygraig. In a game dominated by defences, Cambrian took the lead with a Julian Huntley penalty, which was levelled by Penygraig. A further penalty to each to each side saw half time at 6-6. The second half was the same as the first with Penygraig leading for the first time at 9-6. A Julian Huntley drop-goal levelled the score. A further penalty a piece made the score 12-12. The decisive score came late on with another drop goal from Huntley, which sent the home supporters away with a victory. Next week, Cambrian are home again to Clwb Rygbi Caerdydd in the league. Kick-off is at 2:30pm.

Cambrian Welfare RFC 14 Glyncoch RFC 20

Cambrian suffered their first defeat in any cup competition for three years when old rivals Glyncoch ran out deserved winners in this game. As always, in a game against Glyncoch this was physical, close and fair. Cambrian took an early 3-0 lead with a Julian Huntley penalty. A try from a five metre line and a penalty gave Glyncoch a 8-3 half time lead. An early try in the second half increased Glyncochs lead to 13-3 before a Gavin Thomas try and another Julian Huntley penalty made the score 13-11. Another try after a mistake in the Cambrian 22 made the score 22-11. Another Julian Huntley penalty brought the score to 20-14. Despite controlling all the game in the last 20 minute, Cambrian were unable to break through the Glync defence. Next week, Cambrian are back in league action with a visit to Pontrhydyfen. Kick-off is at 2:30pm.

Pontrhydyfen 7 Cambrian Welfare 55

Cambrian returned to league action with a convincing nine try bonus point win at Pontrhydyfen. Cambrian took an early lead with a Christian Ashford try, a further two followed by Julian Huntley and Niall Sibley, all of which converted by Huntley. Cambrian had a healthy 21-0 lead at half time. Pontrhydyfen started the second half strongly and scored a converted try picking up a stray pass in the Cambrian 22. After this it was all one-way traffic as further tried from Gafyn Keepings (his first for Cambrian), three from Jonathon Richardson, Steve Daniels and aother from Julian Huntley who also kicked two conversions. There could have been further scores but the referee called time on the game approx. ten minutes early.

Walkerburn 0 Cambrian 37

Cam retained the Camburn Cup with a comfortable victory. Cambrian took the lead with a try from Richie Lewis converted by Julian Huntley. A further two tries from Richie Lewis plus on from Gavin Thomas gave Cambrian a 22-0 half time lead. The second half was the same as Cam totally dominated the game and a further try from Nathan James and two from Steve Daniels completed the scoring. The result was secondary to the day as the sides were led on by Scottish pipers who also played the national anthems before the game. The club would also like to thank Cwmclydach School for organising a tag rugby match prior to kick-off.