Last weekend, the U15s Blues girls made the lengthy journey to Bangor RFC to face the North Wales region.
From the kick-off, the Blues defence applied pressure on the North leading to an attacking scrum for the Blues. After a series of attacks, Kayleigh Cushing powered over the line for the first try of the game and the first try for Kayleigh in a Blues shirt. The try was successfully converted by Brogan Jones. After the restart, a thumping tackle by Cerys Ballett forced the turnover allowing Joanne Jones to break from half way and to score under the posts. The conversion kick was successful.
After a period of attacking pressure by North Wales, the Blues scored three more tries before half time. The first came from Faith Jones running over the line after quick hands from the Blues backs. Good interplay between the forwards and backs, then saw the stand-in winger Ffion Edmunds, who usually plays in the forwards, score under the posts. The Blues ended the first half with a try from Joanne Jones who exploited the space from a ruck to score. All three tries were converted by Brogan Jones.
The second half saw much of the same from the Blues. Powerful running from Melissa Osborne, who gave an impressive performance throughout, put the Blues back in the opponents 22. A mistake by the North resulted in a Blues penalty that saw Lily Snape muscle over the line to score. From the restart, solid work from the Blues forwards allowed the ball to be played out to winger Dela Anderson. A blistering run down the wing from half way saw her score under the posts. The conversion was also successful. Five tries swiftly followed for the Blues scored by Cerys Ballett and four from Joanne Jones who scored an impressive six tries in total.
The game ended with North Wales attacking who, despite the score line, never dropped their heads and always looked to play the ball at every chance.
The Blues would like to thank North Wales and Bangor RFC for the excellent hospitality and to the parents and supporters again for supporting the girls throughout the long day.
Tries: Dela Anderson, Cerys Ballett, Kayleigh Cushing, Ffion Edmunds, Faith Jones, Joanne Jones (6), Lily Snape
Conversions: Brogan Jones (7)
Girls U15 Blues team
1. Bryony Greenman, 2. Kayleigh Cushing, 3. Lily Snape, 4. Melissa Osborne, 5. Becky Williams, 8. Jenny Collins, 9. Joanne Jones, 10. Brogan Jones, 11.Dela Anderson, 12.Cerys Ballett, 13.Rebecca Wrigley, 14.Ffion Edmunds, 15.Faith Jones, 16.Shauna Rees, 17. Katie Thomas