Cofis are left to start over as Lennon shines

CAERNARFON suffered a heavy 47-12 home defeat at the hands of ruthless Division One North leaders Nant Conwy last Saturday.

The Cofis found the going tough from the off against a well-drilled and focused Nant outfit .

The first 10 minutes set the tone with the visitors quicker in deed and thought and aided by a dominant scrum.

Evergreen Carwyn Ellis drove purposefully in open play and scored the easiest of tries at the base of an advancing scrum after seven minutes, with the extras being added by Arthur Lennon.

Nant prop Robin Glyn soon pirouetted his way to the try-line, affording Lennon another well-struck conversion.

The Cofis slowly began to gain a greater share of possession and industrious scrum-half Michael Downey did manage to cross the try-line but was held up.

However, the momentum was maintained and on their next venture into opposition territory a sweeping move among the backs saw wing Dylan Gwyn stretch the defence before providing a timely inside pass that found onrushing captain Iolo Hughes who surged through to score. The conversion attempt from Dominic Yau came off the upright.

The pace and apparent telepathy between everyone in a green shirt was impressive, Nant adding further tries before the break through Jack Moriarty and Lennon, who converted twice for a 28-5 half-time score.

Influential captain Ifan Lloyd Jones added try number five early in the second half, Lennon maintaining his 100 per cent conversion record.A number of changes in personnel appeared following 50 minutes and the Cofis for once gained a far greater element of parity at scrum time.

However, a ball that squirmed from a stable scrum was snapped up by Nant and soon Lennon was once again on his way to score his side’s sixth try. He opted for a drop kick from distance to add the extras and was again successful.

Lennon broke clear to add a hat-trick try, but his conversion missed. Nonetheless, a personal tally of 27 points.

Caernarfon did, to their credit, claim the last word when No8 Mac Jones latched on to a pass in midfield and powered through numerous attempts to tackle, to secure a fine individual try with Yau on this occasion bisecting the posts to add the extras.