5th August '06

CBRFC had an enjoyable day at this years RAF Valley 10's. Unfortunately both their Captain and Coach were on holiday, but Steve Davidson stepped in and managed to organise the lads into a very strong squad for the event.
During the group stage of the tournament CBRFC beat Llandudno, Caernarfon, Llangefni and also a Chester based team . The win against Llangefni was particularly sweet as they are currently playing in the higher league, Division 3. Most of Bay's scoring came from the blisteringly fast backs combination of Ash James, Will Blackwell, Gareth Wynn, Tom Duffy and Steve Davidson. Ash James is currently the Welsh under 18's Fly half, and due to studying commitments in the area may be joining CBRFC for the coming season. He certainly enjoyed himself on his first appearance for the Club! However there were also fantastic performances from the likes of props Chris Browne and Mark Edwards, who both worked hard to adapt to the 10 aside game. After the group stage CBRFC were second placed overall, with Liverpool based team West Park heading the table. Unfortunately Bay were drawn against West Park in their first knockout game, and narrowly lost to them. West Park went on to win the competition.

Coach Mark Earl said via satellite phone from his villa in Florida; "Its good to see our tough pre season training is paying off. We have 3 hard friendlies arranged before the start of the season and we are focused on being more than ready for our first league game"