Charge from Bulls steals win

RUGBY LEAGUE

They took the lead on eight minutes when Arron Evans skirted through from dummy half. Dan Davies goaled.

Lewys Willacott, in his second game of the day, scored the second try for the Wolves, which Davies improved to make it 12-0 on 12 minutes.

There was no further scoring in the first half, although both sides had their chances in a lively game. But, the constant rain made the ball greasy, ruining a number of opportunities.

Bridgend scored first in the second half, three minutes in, Dai Griggs going in under the posts and Gareth Howells goaling to bring the score back to 12-6.

Suddenly, the tables were turning. A quick brace of tries from Scott Johnson, Howells goaling the first, gave the Bulls a 16-12 lead.

A try and goal from Howells followed, extending their lead to 22-12 before Griggs topped off a man-of-the-match performance by scoring near to the posts, Howell slicing the kick wide but the Bulls had a 14 point lead going into the final stages.

But, the Wolves weren’t finished yet. Despite going a man down thanks to Ryan Evans seeing yellow for talking back, they scored the next try through Ryan Williams, Dan Davies goaled to bring the score back to 26-18.

Then, with just 10 minutes left on the clock, Geraint Clarke squeezed through to pull another back for the Wolves, Davies goaling again and the Bulls had a slender two point lead.

And the largely Wolves crowd erupted when Jacob Wright scored in the dying seconds, Davies missing the kick but Wolves now had a two point advantage.

But Bridgend had one more card left to pull out of the pack and that came to Dale Wood who touched down while under pressure to secure their third successive title. Howells goaled as the final whistle blew.