SATURDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 2005

Colwyn Bay travelled to Pwllheli for their first away match of the season. The Bay had completed the double over the Lleyn side last season and the knowledgeable crowd looked forward to an interesting contest. Colwyn Bay started well in the opening minutes, recycling loose ball effectively and making surging runs using both forwards and backs. Pwllheli's defence was solid however and the Bay were unable to threaten the Pwllheli line. Pwllheli's pack gradually gained in confidence and were able to secure quality possession.

Pwllheli opened the scoring after twelve minutes. Winning a lineout on the half way line fly half Dylan Llyr popped an inside pass to centre Mike Adams. He broke through the Bay defence and made forty metres before putting fellow centre Tryfan Edwards in the clear. He touched down under the posts for an easy conversion by Llyr. The Bay were stung into action and were awarded a series of penalties before outside half Tom Duffy reduced the deficit with a successful kick.

Both sides sparred for supremacy but Pwllheli edged most facets of play. Despite a lot of commitment from the Bay pack the Pwllheli pack more than held their own. On thirty minutes Pwllheli put together another fine move, putting fullback David Lloyd -Williams into space and his arcing run beat the cover. Though Pwllheli pressed the Bay defence was resolute and the half time score remained at 12-3.

The second period started with Pwllheli maintaining their hard won dominance. After two minutes Pwllheli's backs worked an opening in the Bay defence and space was created for Tryfan Edwards thirty metres out and he crossed for a try. The conversion took Pwllheli 19-3 ahead. The Bay were almost let back into the match when centre Adam Hughes charged down a clearance kick to score an opportunist try. Pwllheli pressed but three enforced changes through injury disrupted their rhythm. It took them up to the twenty third minute when replacement wing Tomos Henry scored wide out on the left. Dylan Llyr's conversion was his best kick of the match.