2005 Welsh Conference Premier Final
Bridgend BB
14 August 2005 • KO 15:00
56 v 16
Dunraven Brewery Field, Bridgend
Attendance: 1087
Referee : Stephen Davies
Torfaen Tigers
11 | Tries | 3 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Conversions | 2 | ||
0 | Penalties | 0 | ||
0 | Drop Goals | 0 |
Match Report
Torfaen Tigers
A crowd of over 1,000 watched Bridgend Blue Bulls win their third successive Welsh Rugby League championship after beating Torfaen Tigers 56-16 at the Brewery Field on Sunday.
Jason Hill crashed over in the second minute to give Torfaen the lead.
But Bridgend hit back. Neil Dixon finished off an excellent move four minutes later to level things and Paul Morgan made a 50-metre run directly from kick-off to give the Blue Bulls a 12-6 lead.
Grant Epton's 50-metre dash down the left wing to score in the 19th minute increased Bridgend?s lead.
Bridgend's Hywel Davies was sinbinned on the half-hour but Torfaen failed to take advantage of the extra man straight away. In fact, it was Bridgend who added to their score. Jason Hill was tackled in his own area and from the resulting play, Lloyd O'Connor grounded under the posts.
Nolan Nicklin hit back for Torfaen with a try on 35 minutes but following a lengthy delay due to an injury, Lenny Woodard scored under the sticks for Bridgend to make the score 28-10 at the break.
Torfaen started the second half in great form and their constant attacking paid off when Dan Preece scored in the corner on 46 minutes.
But the Tigers' faint hopes of victory were finally ended ten minutes later after Mathew Entwhistle was sent off for a high tackle.
Paul Morgan increased the Bulls' lead to 16 with a try in the 57th minute. Hywel Davies scored in the corner six minutes later. Grant Epton could have increased the lead even further but his 60-metre run was ended by a try-saving Dai Davies tackle.
Matthew Wareham scored in the corner to put Bridgend 40-16 up. Morgan completed his hat-trick in the 76th minute and Gareth David and Grant Epton competed the rout with tries in the last two minutes to make the final score 56-16.
Team Lists and Scoring Information
Bridgend BB | Tries | Goals | DGs | Pts | Cards | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neil Dixon | 1 | 4 | ||||
2 | Owen Strong | ||||||
3 | Paul Morgan | 2 | 8 | ||||
4 | Lenny Woodard | 1 | 4 | ||||
5 | Grant Epton | 3 | 12 | ||||
6 | Gareth David | 1 | 6 | 16 | |||
7 | Craig Fox | ||||||
8 | Nathan Strong | ||||||
9 | Lloyd O'Connor | 1 | 4 | ||||
10 | Matthew Wareham | 1 | 4 | ||||
11 | Carle Ellis | ||||||
12 | John Devereux | ||||||
13 | Dean Fitzgerald | ||||||
Substitute | |||||||
14 | Darryl Dyke | ||||||
15 | Hywel Davies | 1 | 4 | Y | |||
16 | John Doherty | ||||||
17 | Leigh Taylor |
Torfaen Tigers | Tries | Goals | DGs | Pts | Cards | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dale Nash | ||||||
2 | Damien Smith | ||||||
3 | Nolan Evans-Nicklin | 1 | 4 | ||||
4 | Jesse Farthing | ||||||
5 | Dai Davies | ||||||
6 | Matthew Entwhistle | 2 | 4 | R | |||
7 | Gareth Morris | ||||||
8 | Steve Mayley | ||||||
9 | Jason Hill | 1 | 4 | ||||
10 | Daniel Preece | 1 | 4 | ||||
11 | Chris Williams | ||||||
12 | Damien Hudd | ||||||
13 | Matthew Davies | ||||||
Substitute | |||||||
14 | Mathew Francombe | ||||||
15 | Adrian Fowler | ||||||
16 | Scott Bendon | ||||||
20 | Robert Taylor |
Time | Score | Player | Team | Action |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 - 4 | Jason Hill | Torfaen Tigers | Try |
3 | 0 - 6 | Matthew Entwhistle | Torfaen Tigers | Conversion |
6 | 4 - 6 | Neil Dixon | Bridgend BB | Try |
7 | 6 - 6 | Gareth David | Bridgend BB | Conversion |
8 | 10 - 6 | Paul Morgan | Bridgend BB | Try |
9 | 12 - 6 | Gareth David | Bridgend BB | Conversion |
19 | 16 - 6 | Grant Epton | Bridgend BB | Try |
30 | 16 - 6 | Hywel Davies | Bridgend BB | Yellow Card |
31 | 20 - 6 | Lloyd O'Connor | Bridgend BB | Try |
32 | 22 - 6 | Gareth David | Bridgend BB | Conversion |
35 | 22 - 10 | Nolan Evans-Nicklin | Torfaen Tigers | Try |
39 | 26 - 10 | Lenny Woodard | Bridgend BB | Try |
40 | 28 - 10 | Gareth David | Bridgend BB | Conversion |
46 | 28 - 14 | Daniel Preece | Torfaen Tigers | Try |
47 | 28 - 16 | Matthew Entwhistle | Torfaen Tigers | Conversion |
56 | 28 - 16 | Matthew Entwhistle | Torfaen Tigers | Red Card |
57 | 32 - 16 | Grant Epton | Bridgend BB | Try |
63 | 36 - 16 | Hywel Davies | Bridgend BB | Try |
70 | 40 - 16 | Matthew Wareham | Bridgend BB | Try |
76 | 44 - 16 | Paul Morgan | Bridgend BB | Try |
77 | 48 - 16 | Gareth David | Bridgend BB | Try |
78 | 50 - 16 | Gareth David | Bridgend BB | Conversion |
79 | 54 - 16 | Grant Epton | Bridgend BB | Try |
80 | 56 - 16 | Gareth David | Bridgend BB | Conversion |