Cymru RL


Demons 54 Valley Miners 22
Cardiff Hammer Swansea to progress to shield final A ten try performance from Cardiff Demons booked the men from Taffs Well a place in the Welsh Conference Shield Final against the Newport Titans. It was tit for tat in the first 17 minutes as Cardiff tries from Mark Dando and Idris Evans were matched by Miners’ scores from Ryan Burton and Ivor Chowings. An Andy Davies conversion from the sideline put Swansea Valley 12-10 up but this served only as a spur to the Demons who replied with three tries in seven minutes from Andy Bradshaw (2) and Gareth Jones. The Jones try was a memorable effort thanks to an excellent run through the heart of the Miners’ defence by Dave Roberson.		The Miners drew back to 28-18 on 33 minutes when Chowings picked up a spilled bomb but Cardiff restored a 16-point lead at the break with a second from Gareth Jones. Cardiff’s Karl Jones who extended their lead on 52 minutes completing a fine try involving good handling from Anthony Loxton before academy graduate Pat Howell took Cardiff further ahead with his debut try for the club thanks to a gap manufactured by Peter Moore. Swansea finally responded on 65 minutes when Andy Lustig got over the line on the last tackle, but the Demons wrapped up a 54-22 victory with tries from Rhodri Thomas and Idris Evans. Article by Simon Davies 31 Jul 2004