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Match Report
08 April 2014 / Team News

Abergavennt entertain Blaenavon in Bailey Park

League leaders Blaenavon were the visitors to Bailey Park this Saturday and Abergavenny were expecting a tough and physical battle. Abergavenny’s side had a familiar look about it with only one change in the pack with Frank James replacing Rob Lothian at tight head and Stuart Davies and Lewis Evans returning to the backs replacing the injured Wil Williams and the unavailable Jack Bruten. Blaenavon started the game in confident mood and looked a side that were nine points clear at the top of the table putting Abergavenny under severe pressure for the first ten minutes of the game. Blaenavon threw everything into attack and several close range lineouts and five metre scrums were well defended by Abers pack and they managed to push Blaenavon out of their twenty two. It was from a scrum on Abergavenny’s ten yard line that Blaeavon executed a well-rehearsed set play for their inside centre to take a good line and go over unopposed to score a try. The visitors continued to pressurize Abergavenny and managed to get a mis match in mid field, and with slick hands in the backs the winger scored in the corner which was well converted to give Blaenavon a 12 – 0 lead. From the restart Abergavenny seemed to pick up the pace of the game and started to pressurize the Blaenavon defence and if the first twenty minutes of the game belonged to Blaenavon then the second twenty belonged to Abergavenny. Genny spent the rest of the first half camped in the Blaenavon twenty two but were still pointless when the half time whistle blew with two penalty goals missed and several half chances not taken. In the second half Abergavenny were playing down towards the clubhouse with the wind in their backs and took every opportunity to attack the Blaenavon line with the young back three of Rob Morgan, Dan Dunmore and Gareth Beavan having plenty of confidence to run the ball back at Blaenavon. Mid-way through the second half Blaenavon had another purple patch and camped on the Abergavenny line for what seemed like an eternity and only plenty of determination and guts prevented Blaenavon from getting a further score .This great defensive effort seemed to give the Abergavenny side more confidence and for the last ten minutes of the game put league leaders Blaenavon under severe pressure. After several five metre scrumages which saw the Abergavenny pack shunting Blaenavon scrum backwards the referee awarded Abergavenny a penalty try which was converted by Rhodri Webster to leave the final score Blaenavon 12 – 7. This was another good team performance from Abergavenny and both sets of supporters agreed it was a cracking local derby to watch.
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