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Valley Cougars 32 Fighting Irish 29
Cougars fight past the Irish
Valley Cougars sent shockwaves around the Total RL.com Welsh Rugby League Conference as they pulled off a shock, beating second place Aberavon Fighting Irish 32-29 in a classic at Sardis Road.

The home side took the lead in the seventh minute through a 20 metre break by Richard Andrews, Matthew Crips converting. They doubled their lead on the quarter hour as Mukeseli Jones pounced on his own chip through the Irish defence.

Geraint George hit back for the Irish straight from kick-off while Lee Williams added a field goal to his conversion a minute later to make sure the visitors kept possession.

The tactic worked as Aberavon took the lead for the only time in the game after 25 minutes through a mazy run by Craig Thomas before Steven Brey ran a try in
 

to give the Cougars a 16-13 half-time lead.

Following a knock-on, Neil Edwards picked up the ball on his own 10-metre line, ran the full length of the field before laying off to Jones who grounded for his second, the try of the match. Rhodri Morris added another before Richard Lewis replied for Aberavon.

Jones then added another try to increase Cougars' lead to 13.

Aberavon were determined not to lose without a fight and prop Mark Jones led the visitors' pack with two tries in three minutes to bring the Irish to within a point.

But the home side sealed their first win of the season with a penalty goal from Crips in the final minute.

Article by Ian Golden
3 Jul 2004

 



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