Cymru RL


Fighting Irish 52 Valley Cougars 8
Fighting Irish show strength in depth This win shows how much Aberavon have strength in depth as they were missing eight first choice players, all in the Welsh Students team for the England match on Sunday while another 14 of their squad were also unavailable having being picked for Wales under-19 duty. Debuts were given to Lee Jones, Kyle Jenkins and Matthew Rowlands. Like at Porthcawl, the hosts were 22-0 up at half-time after tries from Liam Gadd, Ben Davies, Sean O'Brien and a brace from Andy Llewellyn. Gadd ran the length of the pitch in the first minute of the second half to add t		o the score. Gareth Lewis added another five minutes later, converting his own try. Mark Jones finally got the Cougars on the score sheet five minutes later before veteran Mike Healy made it 40-4 with a try under the sticks. Simon Bailey and Gareth Lewis also crossed for Aberavon, Richard Andrews scored a consolation try for the Cougars before Gadd repeated his first minute second half feat in the final minute by once again running the length of the pitch to complete the scoring. Article by Ian Golden 5 Jun 2005