October 25th: Pontypridd 25 Ebbw Vale 41

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Ebbw Vale climbed to 6th place in the Premiership with this 5-try, bonus point win over Pontypridd, based on almost complete dominance up front, putting the hosts’ scrum and lineout under unbearable pressure. First half tries from Ronny Kynes and Jared Rosser – the latter from an attacking Pontypridd lineout deep in Ebbw’s 22m – plus Josh Lewis’s conversions and two penalties gave the Steelmen a 20-10 half time advantage. After the interval, there were further touchdowns for Ethan Doyle, from a scrum pushover, a classic ‘Catch’n’Kynes’ and a peach from Josh Lewis who capitalised on excellent work by Ryan Gardner and Rhys Clarke. Lewis converted all three for a 21-point match haul and a 100% kicking record.

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Dringodd Glynbwy i 6ed safle yn yr Uwch Gynghrair gan roi grasfa i Bontypridd, ac yn sicrhau pwynt bonws trwy sgorio 5 cais. Fel arfer, seiliwyd y fuddugoliaeth ar oruchafiaeth y blaenwyr, oedd yn rhoi eu gwrthwynebwyr dan bwysedd annioddefol yn y sgrym a’r llinell.  Daeth dau gais yn yr hanner cyntaf, gan Ronny Kynes a Jared Rosser – yr ail ar ôl i Pontypridd golli’r bêl o linell yn ddwfn yn 22m Glynebwy. Roedd maswr Josh Lewis yn llwyddianus â’r trosiadau, yn ogystal â dau gic cosb i wneud y sgôr yn 20-10 ar yr egwyl. Daeth pwyntiau Pontypridd drwy gais gan asgellwr Dale Stuckey, a throsiad a chic cosb gan Ceri Sweeney.

Ar ôl yr egwyl, daeth ceisiadau i Ethan Doyle, o sgrym ‘pushover’, yn glasur o ‘Catch’n’Kynes’ a’r olaf i Josh Lewis a fanteisiodd ar waith rhagorol gan Ryan Gardner a Rhys Clarke. Trosodd  Lewis bob un o’r tri i sicrhau 21-pwynt a  chofnod cicio cant y cant.

Yn hwyr, daeth Ponty’n ôl gyda dau gais ond roedd y gêm wedi cwpla erbyn hynny, a Glynebwy yn ennill gan 41 pwynt i 25.

15. Chris Levesley
14. Ryan Gardner
13. Nathan Preece
12. Jordan Howells
11. Jared Rosser (Try)
10. Josh Lewis (Try, 5 con, 2 pen)
9. Chris Thomas
1. Ross Jones
2. Joe Franchi
3. Rob Sevenoaks
4. Damien Hudd (capt)
5. Max Williams
6. Rhys Clarke
7. Ronny Kynes (2 try)
8. Ethan Doyle (Try)

Bench
16. Darran Harris
17. Ian George
18. Gethin Robinson
19. Joe Bartlett
20. Josh Jacas
21. Dai Jones
22. Will Talbot-Davies
23. Craig Duncan

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