BANGOR 21 - RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG 19

Bangor last won a league match in March 2005 so this win has been a long time coming. In the end the difference was only one two point conversion but what an important two points it was. Rhos had a heavy pack of forwards and with the wind at their backs they kept Bangor under the cosh for the first 25 minutes trying to steam roll their way over the try line but Bangor held out and then turned the tide. With some ball coming their way they pushed play into the visitor half and were awarded a penalty. Captain Mathew Baston took a quick tap and went in for a try that he converted to give to home side a 7  - 0 lead. Not to be outdone Rhos turned a tap penalty into a rolling maul and powered their way over for an unconverted try awarded to Dafydd Rowland. The game was held up for a while when Bangor's veteran full back Bleddyn Butt sustained a severe knee injury and had to go to hospital. This put a dampener on proceedings for the remainder of the first half.

Bangor started the second half in a winning mood and although their scrums were being decimated by the visitors they put up a strong defence with outside half Dafydd Roberts upending opponents twice his size and the flankers stopped any sniping around the scrum from Rhos' back row. Bangor increased their lead with a great try from inside centre Tom Bradfield who chipped over the defence and was first to drop on the ball. Baston's conversion gave Bangor a comfortable lead but when Bangor let Kelvin Brian waltz through the centre without laying a finger on him followed by a successful conversion from Simon Hughes, Rhos were right back in the game. Although still receiving a battering in the scrums, Bangor's forwards Gruff Tudor and Kevin Roberts were actively disrupting their play and so Bangor were able to get some ball to the back division and centre Gethin Jones showed some pace powering through for Bangor's third try. Baston's conversion proved to be vital as the last period saw Rhos get a second wind and end the game as they started with some enormous rolling mauls and this time No.8 Carl Zolman got down the blind side for a try and with the conversion from Hughes the deficit was only two points. With seconds left and despite a bit of panic in the ranks, Bangor finally got the ball off the opponents and into touch and the final whistle signalled a historic victory.