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East District Youth Cup 2009 - 2010

RUMNEY YOUTH  v PONTYCLUN YOUTH

Riverside Park, Rumney
Friday 5th February 2010, k.o. 7.15 pm

SWALEC League Division 1 East

RUMNEY v CAERPHILLY

Riverside Park, Rumney
Friday 12th February  2010, k.o. 7.15 pm

Caerphilly v Rumney 20.09.2008
Past playing record : played 10, Caerphilly 8 wins, Rumney 2 wins

Mini and Junior

Sunday 7th February 2010

Under 8s and Under 9s are away to Glamorgan Wanderers at Stirling Road Ground, CF5 4SR, k.o. 11.00 am
 
Under 10s are in the Blues Cup, home to Aberdare k.o. 12.00 noon
 
Under 11s are in the Blues Cup, home to Dowlais k.o. 12.00 noon
 
Under 12s are away to Glamorgan Wanderers, kick off time & venue to be confirmed.
 
Under 13s are in the Blues Cup home to Abercynon k.o 12.00 noon, Referee Mr J. Tucker (WRU)
 
Under 14s and Under 15s are home to Glamorgan Wanderers, k.o. 11.00 am
 
Under 16s Pool fixture, to be announced.

SWALEC League Division 1 East

BARGOED v RUMNEY

Bargoed Park
Saturday 30th January 2010, k.o. 2.30 pm

Rumney v Bargoed 28.02.2009

Past playing record : Played 7 games, Bargoed 7 wins, Rumney 0 wins

Rumney : 15. Dafydd Evans  14. Dan Millward 13. Paul Niblett 12. Lee Mullane 11. Luke Fear 10. Danny Clark 9. Chris Milton 8. Michael Kelly  7. Matthew Way  6. Anthony Wilson  5. Joe Mills 4. Paul Bull   3. Matt Russell   2. Michael Feneck (Capt) 1. John Leadbeatter   Replacements: 16. Ryan Sutton 17. Lewis Fox 18. James Monck  19.Mike Neale   20. Daniel Morris

Bargoed : 15. G. Carlow  14. G. Jones   13. D. Humphries   12. R. Humphries    11. L. Protheroe   10. S. Jones    9. M. Roberts    8. L. Wayman     7. A. Cullen    6. N. Cochlin    5. C. Lynch   4. L. Williams   3. C. Nutt   2. L. Meads (Capt)   1. R. Jones
Replacements: 16. L. Pearson    17. M. Hucheson     18. I. Jenkins    19. G. McCarthy    20. G. Rogers  

Referee : Huw Griffiths

Bargoed 17  Rumney 18

Scorers for Rumney : Michael Kelly try, Chris Milton try, Danny Clark conversion and 2 penalties

Scorers for Bargoed : Mike Roberts try, Lewis Protheroe try, Steffan Jones 2 conversions and drop goal

After sub zero temperatures on Friday night, there were fears that the game would not take place but by 2.30 pm on Saturday afternoon Bargoed Park was  perfectly playable and the bright sunshine and dry weather created excellent playing conditions for what proved to be another gem of a game and an absorbing spectacle for spectators. From the kick off Rumney second row Joe Mills was a tower of strength under the high ball and fullback Dafydd Evans marked his return from injury with an outstanding performance both in attack and defence. Bargoed started in characteristically lively fashion, scrum half Mike Roberts adopting a high pace approach and outside half Steffan Jones popping over a neat drop goal after three minutes. The first scrum set the pattern for the match, the visiting front row of John Leadbeatter, Michael Feneck and Matt Russell controlling the whole set piece and leading a forward push which usually drove back the Bargoed eight and opened the opportunity for turnovers and counterattacks, however an excellent counterattacking break by winger Dan Millward resulted in his suffering a leg injury and Lewis Fox took to the field. In the lineout Rumney also dominated through the ability of flanker Anthony Wilson to monopolise possession, while in midfield centres Paul Niblett and Lee Mullane tackled brilliantly to contain the dangerous Bargoed threequarters who had posed Rumney so many problems in the teams' earlier encounter at Riverside Park in October. In the eleventh minute Niblett and Mullane also deemonstrated their attacking skills when more Wilson lineout possession set off the threequarters, Niblett drawing in the opposition before giving a beautifully timed pass to Mullane on the burst who raced fifty metres before feeding Fox, the winger doing particularly well to flick the ball to No8 Michael Kelly whose excellent backing up saw him power over for the first try. Mills continued to be central to the Rumney offence and half backs Chris Milton and Danny Clark drove play downfield with effective bursts and kicks for position, while in loose play second rows Paul Bull and Mills combined well as did Feneck and Kelly, and Leadbeatter, Russell and flanker Matthew Way tidied up well at the controlled drives. It was these drives which led to the second Rumney try, Captain Feneck smuggling the ball forward with massive support until the home forwards conceded a penalty close to their tryline and while everyone prepared for the expected formality of three easy points, hotshot Milton tapped the ball and hurled himself over for a remarkable opportunist try. Clark's conversion put the visitors into a 3 - 12 lead but Bargoed struck back immediately when flanker Nicky Cochlin picked up well from another difficult scrum and flicked a neat pass to Roberts who scorched down the wing to score a very good individual try. Outside half Steffan Jones added the difficult conversion to close the gap to 10 - 12, after twenty four minutes. Rumney continued to have the edge in the scrums and mauls, Russell and Leadbeatter working well with tight possession, and the visitors made occassional lineout variations where Way gathered and burst forward, while the home forwards preferred a looser approach where Roberts could kick them into attacking positions, but ironically it was from a retreating scrum in the twenty ninth minute that the scrum half made a fine break and sparked a sweeping threequarter movement that was finished off by winger Lewis Protheroe crossing in the corner. Jones added the extra points with another difficult kick but Rumney finished the half well, Wilson, Kelly and Way gaining plenty of territory with their ball handling skills and Clark making huge touchfinders, the half time scoreboard showing  Bargoed to be in the lead at 17 - 12.

The opening period of the second half found Fox and Evans attacking from deep for the visitors, Leadbeatter and Feneck setting up phases in midfield and Clark putting in more punishing, accurate kicks to the corners. In defence Kelly was proving outstanding in his work from the base of the scrum and Clark made huge gains with relieving touchfinders but in the fifty second minute Rumney's persistent forward power forced a penalty and the outside half added three important points to bring the score to a narrow 17 - 15. Bargoed maintained their open running approach and an excellent tackle by Feneck was all that prevented a try but the Rumney captain was now causing havoc in midfield attacks and in the sixtieth minute was only stopped by a penalty offence. This was to prove decisive because Clark's kick put the visitors back into the lead at 17 - 18 and from this point tactical changes saw James Monck join the Rumney front row and Mike Neale the second row. Mullane found space to cut through in the centre and right wing Luke Fear made threatening breaks, Neale , Monck and Wilson also carving out gaps in the opposition defences, but the menace of the Bargoed threequarters was clear when centre Darren Humphries broke loose and was only stopped by a crunching Niblett tackle. Kelly also produced important tackles and the pack moved into home territory again through a series of closely controlled drives and clean ball from lineout expert Ryan Sutton, who had joined the Rumney back row. Bargoed won a number of turnovers and took risks running from all positions, while for the visitors, Fear, Fox and Evans combined cleverly and counterattacked at pace. Dan Morris came on and worked well at hooker for Rumney and Milton and Niblett sniped and attacked, Clark firing off more commanding, long range kicks to keep his side moving forward as the clock ran down, and although Bargoed counterattacked at every opportunity, the visitors defence was solid and their particularly disciplined performance guaranteed a famous victory at 17 - 18.  

Matt Silva, Coach Rumney 1st XV : "This is our best performance to date and I have to say that it was nothing short of outstanding. I don't say this lightly, but everything we've worked on over the past seven months as a team of coaches fell into place. Our scrum was highly destructive and I don't think Bargoed will come up against a stronger scrummaging unit this season. Not only did we get parity in the lineouts, but we also disrupted a lot of their possession, which prevented them from gaining any momentum and presented their back line with slow ball. We needed to achieve this as Bargoed are the most complete team in Division One and have a very good balance through the forwards and backs. We ourselves have been guilty of lacking balance this season, with the forwards being the dominant part of our team structure. Mike Morgan has done a lot of work with our backline this season in attack and defence, and today we saw both the backs and forwards combining to create a fifteen man game. It would be difficult to single out anybody, even the substitutions that were made took nothing away from our gameplay, in fact all the substitutionsplayed a part in this victory. One player gave a little more than his team mates to earn the Man of the Match award and once again it was Chris Milton who, at twenty one years of age, is developing into one of the top scrum halves in the League."  

Graham Daley, Forwards Coach Rumney 1st XV : "It was an exciting game to watch between two evenly equipped sides. I feel we edged Bargoed out at the set piece and the breakdown by applying constant pressure and they are probably not accustomed to that. For myself, it was a particularly pleasing performance at the scrum where an outstanding eight man effort resulted in a very uncomfortable time for the Bargoed scrum half. A great away win but most of all, an enjoyable game to watch for all present."

TAFFS WELL 2nd XV v RUMNEY ATHLETIC

Taffs Well RFC
Saturday 30th January 2010, k.o. 2.30 pm

Taffs Well 2nd XV 15  Rumney Athletic 58

CWMAVON 3rd XV v RUMNEY 3rd XV

Cwmavon RFC
Saturday 30th January 2010, k.o. 2.30 pm

Cwmavon 3rd XV 10  Rumney 3rd XV 27

ST PETERS YOUTH v RUMNEY YOUTH

St Peters RFC
Saturday 30th January 2010, k.o. 2.30 pm

St Peters Youth 7  Rumney Youth 15

Rumney RFC returns to the USA Mid West in May 2011 for a 12 day tour, playing matches in St Louis, Kansas City and Springfield.
Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and a deposit of £50 must be paid by February 6th 2010.

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SWALEC Cup 2009-2010 Round 3

GLAMORGAN WANDERERS v RUMNEY

The Memorial Ground, Ely, Cardiff
Saturday 20th February 2010, k.o. 2.30 pm

Past playing record : played 11, Rumney 3 wins, Glamorgan Wanderers 8 wins

East District 2nd XV Cup 2009-2010

RUMNEY ATHLETIC  v CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

Riverside Park, Rumney
Saturday 27th February 2010, k.o. 2.30 pm

SWALEC Cup 2009-2010 Round 2

RUMNEY v UWIC

Riverside Park, Rumney
Monday 18th January 2010, k.o. 7.15 pm

Rumney v UWIC 05.12.2009
Past playing record : played 14, Rumney 7 wins, UWIC 6 wins, 1 draw

Rumney : 15. Luke Fear 14. Dan Millward 13. Paul Niblett 12. Lee Mullane 11. Lewis Fox 10. Danny Clark 9. Chris Milton 8. Anthony Wilson 7. Matthew Way 6. Ryan Fenton 5. Joe Mills 4. Paul Bull 3. Darren Fenton 2. Michael Feneck (Capt) 1. John Leadbeatter Replacements: 16. Ryan Sutton 17. Lewis Andrews 18. James Monck 19. Simon Barry 20. Daniel Morris 21. Mike Neale 22. Joe Deacon

UWIC : 15. Rhys Roberts  14. Ed Tellwright   13. Louis Messer   12. Will Rees-Hole    11. Josh Robinson   10. Simon Humberstone    9. Derek Tredray   8. Justin Pakes     7. Craig Howells    6. Richard de Carpentier   5. Matt Smith   4. Sam Prior  3. Ricky Stout   2. Jack Yeandle   1. Dan Barlow
Replacements: 16. Jordan Allers   17. Dean Howells    18. Josh Tyler    19. Phil Hoult    20. Josh Leach   21. Aled Jenkins   22. Alex Carlton-Porter

Referee : Mike Bethell, Treherbert

Rumney 17  UWIC 13

Scorers for Rumney : Darren Fenton try, Dan Millward try, John Leadbeatter try, Danny Clark conversion

Scorers for UWIC : Matt Smith try, Simon Humberstone conversion and penalty and drop goal

Rumney and UWIC started where they had left off on the fifth of December, rain, snow and frozen pitches having prevented any games in the intervening weeks, and they came up with another pulsating encounter which was again a credit to both sides. This time it was the second round of the SWALEC Cup and from the first set piece it was clear that the scrummage would be the vital area of contact, Rumney dominating the first scrum and maintaining their advantage there throughout the game. Home No8 Anthony Wilson and second row Joe Mills made telling, early breaks and as soon as the dangerous UWIC backs started to move the ball, the Rumney threequarters put in accurate tackles, centres Paul Niblett and Lee Mullane and wingers Lewis Fox and Dan Millward bringing down opponents and creating turnovers, with scrum half Chris Milton clearing well out of defence. The Rumney lineout also worked effectively throughout the match, Wilson guaranteeing clean possession, and in the eighth minute the No8 gained good lineout ball to set up an excellent rolling maul which was tightly controlled to the try line, where prop Darren Fenton powered over for the opening try. Wilson continued to rule the lineouts, managing to take some opposition ball in vital positions, and with Milton and outside half Danny Clark accurately working the touchline, the home side kept play mostly in the visitors' half. Rumney maintained pressure in the set pieces and harassed the UWIC backs until, in the twenty second minute, a fumble in the threequarters allowed Niblett to pounce and flick a superb pass to Millward on the burst, the winger racing away for a fine try which Clark converted for a 12 - 0 lead. UWIC adjusted and adopting more of a ten man approach, kept the ball tight using second rows Matt Smith and Sam Prior and No8 Justin Pakes to drive forward and exert a period of pressure, but the home defence was sound and prevented a try being scored, the visitors having to settle for a twenty eighth minute penalty by outside half Simon Humberstone. Rumney replied by regaining the forward initiative, flankers Ryan Sutton and Matthew Way and second rows Mills and Paul Bull gaining territory and forcing errors and turnovers, and the front row of Darren Fenton, John Leadbeatter and Michael Feneck working as a mighty unit. In the thirty fourth minute Wilson obliged once more in the lineout and another well controlled rolling maul led to prop Leadbeatter scoring his side's third try. In loose play Captain Feneck conjoured up an excellent break and Fox hunted down attackers mercilessly, and for UWIC, centre Will Rees Hole scythed through and threatened to score from an elusive run, but as the interval approached, the students enjoyed their best period of the half and following a controlled lineout, maul and ruck, scrum half Derek Tredray fired the ball out to Humberstone who slotted a difficult long range drop goal, resulting in a 17 - 6 scoreline at the break.

UWIC restarted with more structure in their set pieces and spent a long period in the Rumney half but still struggled at some of the scrums, Tredray doing well to keep his side advancing in difficult situations. The students' control in the lineout and improved tight play led to sustained pressure in the home twenty two and when Rumney were reduced to fourteen men for a yellow card offence, the visitors used a powerful rolling maul to drive from a lineout and Smith touched down for the well planned try. Humberstone added a good conversion to close the gap to 17 - 13 with thirteen minutes remaining. James Monck had already come on at loose head for Rumney and showed his strength in maintaining the front row supremacy, and for the closing period Mike Neale took the field in the second row, Ryan Sutton at flanker, Lewis Andrews at scrum half and Joe Deacon on the wing, these new faces seeming to disrupt UWIC and forcing the students back on the defensive. With time running out however, UWIC again tightened their play and the ten man approach again worked well, taking them into potential scoring positons where they tested the home defense and brought out brilliant tackles from Way and Sutton. In the closing minutes the students worked a surprise set move from a freekick and a try was only stopped by a brilliant tackle by Rumney fullback Luke Fear. Fear had been completely secure throughout the game and had made strong counterattacking breaks, but his magnificent final tackle saved the game for his side and with Clark carefully controlling play behind the forwards, Rumney ran out 17 - 13 winners and progressed to the third round and an away tie against Glamorgan Wanderers.

Matt Silva, Coach Rumney 1st XV : "The first thing to say is that it is nice to get out on the field again, the boys have trained hard in spite of the bad weather, and it proved to be a telling factor in tonight's gluepot conditions. As a squad we have to remember that UWIC are top of Division One East and rightly so, because they are a quality outfit and this was only their second defeat this season. The players must draw confidence from this victory and I feel that this could be the turning point in our season. We must pay tribute to the whole squad, from one to twenty two. Rugby matches are won and lost up front and tonight our scrummage was outstanding, all the players were exceptional in the contact area. We should also applaud the backs, as UWIC did not score any tries through their backline and that is something which not many sides have achieved this year. Once again Michael Feneck was exceptional in leading from the front and the Man of the Match award has to go to Chris Milton for his sheer nuisance value and his huge work ethic ! "

Chris Milton, scrum half Rumney 1st XV : "I loved playing again after the long lay off, UWIC were very physical but our forwards matched them and it was a pleasure to play behind our pack. It was the effort up front in the first half that won it for us, and the defensive effort in the last five minutes was unbelievable. It was a good performance with no weaknesses, Danny Clark is special at outside half, Anthony Wilson is having a great season and Luke Fear's first game for us went very well."

RUMNEY YOUTH v RUMNEY VETERANS

Riverside Park, Rumney
Saturday 26th December 2009, k.o. 12.00 pm

Rumney Youth 35   Rumney Veterans 25

 

Mallett Cup  Round 2

LLANISHEN 2nd XV  v  RUMNEY ATHLETIC

Llanishen RFC, Cardiff
Saturday 12th December 2009, k.o. 2.30 pm

Llanishen 2nd XV 6   Rumney Athletic 66

Mini and Junior

Sunday 13th December 2009

Rumney U13s  55    Ynysybwl U13s  0

Rumney made the trip to Ynysybwl and quickly started to dominate this match. Strong work by the Rumney forwards with David Price, Danny Guy and Luke Jones all making plenty of ground with the ball in hand, meant the tries came thick and fast. The Rumney pack were very strong and provided scrum half and captain Rhys Elford with quick clean ball which made for an easy day for the Rumney backs who ran riot on this occasion. Thanks to Ynysybwl who never gave up and for their hospitality after the game.

Try scorers : C.James 3 tries,  T.M.Gee 2 tries, T.Janus 2 tries,  L.Jones try, B.Chadwick try

SWALEC League Division 1 East

RUMNEY v UWIC

Riverside Park, Rumney
Saturday 5th December 2009, k.o. 2.30 pm

UWIC v Rumney 09.04.2008
Past playing record : played 13, Rumney 7 wins, UWIC 5 wins, 1 draw

Rumney : 15. Joe Deacon  14. Richard Read  13. Paul Niblett   12. Lee Mullane    11. Lewis Fox  10. Danny Clark  9. Chris Milton  8. Paul Bull   7. Simon Barry   6. Ryan Fenton  5. Joe Mills 4. Mike Neale  3. Darren Fenton 2. Michael Feneck (Capt) 1. John Leadbeatter
Replacements: 16. Ryan Sutton  17. Lewis Andrews  18. James Monck   19. Anthony Wilson  20. Daniel Morris

UWIC : 15. Louis Messer  14. Gareth Walters  13. Matt Arnold   12. Will Rees-Hole    11. Josh Robinson   10. Simon Humberstone    9. Derek Tredway   8. Justin Pakes   7. Craig Howells    6. Luke Allen (Capt)   5. Matt Smith   4. Richard Mountford   3. Dean Howells    2. Jack Yeandle   1. Dan Barlow
Replacements: 16. Jordan Allers   17. Ricky Stout    18. Ed Bowden    19. Josh Leach   20. Iain Smerdon

Referee : David Bodilly, Whitchurch, Cardiff

Rumney 9   UWIC 13

Scorer for Rumney : Danny Clark 3 penalties

Scorers for UWIC :  Luke Allen try, Simon Humberstone conversion and 2 penalties

Appalling weather conditions and a long layoff did not prevent Rumney and UWIC from turning in high quality performances in an exciting game which was full of intense play and was a credit to both sides. Torrential rain throughout the previous week meant that the match was switched to the Cardiff University ground, and although the ball was greasy and difficult to handle, the playing surface was excellent and allowed the two powerful packs to scrummage effectively. Rumney went into the lead in the first minute when outside half Danny Clark was successful with a difficult penalty. UWIC kicked tactically to the corners and soon made use of an accurate lineout and well controlled forward drives, and in the tenth minute visiting outside half Simon Humberstone levelled the scores with a successful penalty. The strong home pack had the better of the early scrummages, the Rumney front row of props John Leadbeatter and Darren Fenton, and hooker Michael Feneck providing complete stability and threatening to drive the students back, while second row Mike Neale and flanker Simon Barry excelled in the loose, carrying the ball way over the gain line. The Rumney centres Paul Niblett and Lee Mullane tied up the midfield, pressurising the opposition and preventing the talented UWIC backline from getting into gear. In the sixteenth minute Clark slotted another penalty and the home forwards continued to impress, second row Joe Mills, No8 Paul Bull and flanker Ryan Sutton all putting in good drives, and the defensive line remaining intact, though it was necessary for Feneck and Bull to keep the students out with try saving tackles. Rumney's fortunes changed, however, in the twenty first minute when a yellow card reduced them to fourteen men and following a long period of pressure and a clean lineout take, the UWIC forwards set up a solid forward drive which was completed by flanker and Captain Luke Allen gathering and touching down. Humberstone's conversion took the students into a 6 - 10 lead and seven minutes later the outside half added three more points, the determined home defence having prevented the students from getting back into try scoring positions.  Another good period for Rumney followed, scrum half Chris Milton taking on the UWIC back row and feeding his backs when the opportunity arose, and home wingers Richard Read and Lewis fox looking particularly dangerous with ball in hand and involving themselves in turnovers and loose play. Home fullback Joe Deacon was very solid under the high ball in the difficult, worstening conditions and put in excellent long range touchfinders to keep Rumney on the attack, and in the thirty second minute Clark pegged the score back to 9 - 13 with a third well taken penalty. As half time approached the home side increased the forward pressure and their backs handled well but there was no further scoring.

Non-stop rain marked the start of the second half but both sides continued to play good rugby, UWIC scrum half Derek Tredway receiving clean lineout ball and centres Matt Arnold and Will Rees-Hole attempting to break through in midfield, while Rumney tended to have the best of the scrummages, Leadbeatter, Feneck and Darren Fenton also dominating the rucks and loose mauls. Play was contained mostly between the twenty two lines and the conditions led to a lot of kicking for position and a large number of well controlled and secure scrums with relatively few errors. Rumney made changes, bringing on hooker Daniel Morris for his First Division debut, Lewis Andrews at scrum half, and Ryan Sutton and Anthony Wilson in the back row. The contest continued to be exciting and skilful, the replacements all showing high skill levels with few mistakes. As the match moved into its final period Sutton claimed a number of opposition lineouts and multiple phases took Rumney close to the UWIC line but the best scoring opportunity came to an end with a turnover and UWIC worked their way back downfield, closing out a very good game at 9 - 13, no points having been added to the scoreboard in the second half.

Matt Silva, Coach Rumney 1st XV : "Basically, the coaches and the boys are disappointed at not getting a victory today, even with seventy five minutes on the clock we had the chance to win the match, but as on many occasions in the game, we turned the ball over. The weather played a big part in how the game was played, but unfortunately the slippery ball and the underfoot conditions got the better of both teams. Considering that we've had a five week break, you could see the boys starting to take shape in the second half. Once again the pack was outstanding in the scrum and lineout, the backs looked as solid as I've seen them this season and were quite brave in the way they attempted to run the ball. We must be mindful that UWIC are well deserved league leaders and we are glad of the bonus point, but once again the boys' attitude is that of winning and not just competing. A special mention goes to Danny Clark who was once again outstanding, Michael Feneck led well as always, Paul Bull stepped up well at No8, Lewis Fox thwarted a number of tries and I was pleased to see Dan Morris playing his first game in Division One. The Man of the Match was Ryan Fenton."

Lee Mullane, centre Rumney 1st XV : "It was a tough game which was there for the taking, but it was dominated by UWIC outside half Simon Humberstone and considering the conditions, we tried to play as much as we could. Our defence was solid, we had worked on it all week, but we got frustrated and made little handling errors and didn't play the conditions as we should have. When UWIC kicked to the corners, we struggled with their rolling mauls from the lineouts. We are disappointed all round, it's the 'Blackwood' feeling, another game we could have easily won. Danny Clark's line and place kicking was really good. UWIC are a strong, solid, well organised team."