Aber Valley Wolves Wheelchair 28 Swinton Lions Wheelchair 63
Alan Dixon at Caerphilly Leisure Centre
The Lions wheelchair first team made up for the disappointing defeat of the development team with a comprehensive win over the Wolves.
The Lions went on the attack from the kick off. Dan Robinson went on a run before passing the ball to Charlie Gordon who put Robin Cronshaw through a gap to score. Dan Robinson converted. The Lions launched their next attack from the restart with runs from Dan Robinson and Andy Unwin. Charlie Gordon put in a kick, but it was recovered by Harry Pennell who launched the Wolves first attack. The Lions turned over possession near the Wolves line on their next attack. Thomas James sent Harry Pennell through a gap to go three quarter the length of the field to score under the posts. Thomas James converted. The Wolves went back on the attack with runs from Harry Pennell and Thomas James. Poppy Cayton put a kick in towards the Swinton line which was recovered by Robin Cronshaw. A loose pass by the Lions ended in the in-goal and was pounced on by Harry Pennell. Thomas James converted to give the Wolves a 12-6 lead. Runs by Charlie Gordon, Dan Robinson, Ian Cronshaw and Robin Cronshaw soon got the Lions back on the attack. An inside pass from Dan Robinson sent Andy Unwin in to score. Dan Robinson converted.
The Lions went back into the lead after the Wolves turned over possession near the Lions line. Runs by Andy Unwin, Charlie Gordon, Ian Cronshaw and Dan Robinson got them close to the Wolves line. Quick hands by Dan Robinson and Andy Unwin sent Charlie Gordon over to score under the posts. Dan Robinson converted. Runs by Dan Robinson, Charlie Gordon and Andy Unwin moved the Lions downfield from the restart. A Dan Robinson kick was recovered by Harry Pennell on his own line. Good defence by the Lions only allowed Aber Valley to get to halfway on their next possession. Andy Unwin, Dan Robinson and Ian Cronshaw got them close to the Wolves line. The ball was moved out to Dan Robinson who dummied his way through the Wolves defence to score. He converted his own try. A knock on at the kick off allowed the Wolves to get possession in good field position. The ball was moved out wide to S. Morris-Parker to score in the corner. Lloyd Stonehouse missed the conversion. Robin Cronshaw recovered the restart. Ian Cronshaw went on a run before passing the ball to Dan Robinson who sent Robin Cronshaw in at the corner. Dan Robinson converted. A knock on handed possession over to the Wolves. Thomas James went on a run before sending Lloyd Stonehouse through a gap to score out wide. Thomas James converted. The Lions restart went into touch. From the Wolves restart, S. Morris-Parker took the ball up. Thomas James kicked the ball over the Lions defence. Lloyd Stonehouse got to the ball first but knocked on whilst trying to score. The Lions quickly moved the ball downfield with runs by Ian Cronshaw and Dan Robinson. The ball was moved out to Andy Unwin who was tackled short of the line. The ball was then moved back to Dan Robinson, but his kick went dead in goal. Aber Valley lost possession of the ball coming out of defence. Runs by Ian Cronshaw, Robin Cronshaw and Dan Robinson got the Lions near to the Wolves line. The ball was moved across to Robin Cronshaw who sent Dan Robinson over to score near the posts. He converted his own try.
Aber Valley knocked the ball on at the second half kick-off. A Dan Robinson run sent Andy Unwin over in the corner. Dan Robinson converted. The Wolves lost possession of the ball on their next drive. Charlie Gordon recovered the ball and to Dan Robinson who went close to the Wolves line. The ball was moved across to Charlie Gordon who was tackled short of the line. The ball was moved across to Andy Unwin, but he was unable to take the pass. The Wolves were then penalised for being offside on their next possession. Dan Robinson took the ball up before moving the ball out to Robin Cronshaw who was tackled short of the line. The ball was passed to Andy Unwin who switched it back to Robin Cronshaw to score in the corner. The conversion was missed. From the restart, Ian Cronshaw took the ball up close to halfway. Dan Robinson then sent Charlie Gordon through a gap to half the length of the pitch to score under the posts. Dan Robinson converted. The Lions turned the ball over deep in the Aber Valley half. A run by Harry Pennell got the towards midfield. Thomas James kicked over the Lions defence for Lloyd Stonehouse to chase and score. Thomas James converted. Four minutes later, an Aber Valley kick by Thomas James was taken by Andy Unwin. Runs by Ian Cronshaw, Dan Robinson and Noah Cronshaw sent the Lions back on the attack. A pass by Dan Robinson to Andy Unwin could not be taken. This allowed the Wolves to go back on the attack with runs by Thomas James, Harry Pennell and S. Briley. A pass by the Wolves was knocked down by the Lions and recovered by S. Morris-Parker who went over to score. The try was disallowed for a knock on.
Aber Valley continued to attack the Lions line with Thomas James, Harry Pennell and S. Briley all going close. The ball was moved out to Thomas James who passed the ball back inside to Harry Pennell to score. The try was disallowed for a forward pass. The Lions lost the ball coming out of defence. The Wolves launched their attack with Thomas James. The ball was moved out to Harry Pennell who passed it onto S. Morris-Parker whose kick sent Lloyd Stonehouse in to score. The try was disallowed for a knock on. The Lions were awarded a penalty. Dan Robinson launched their attack before moving the ball across to Ian Cronshaw. He moved it onto Charlie Gordon who sent Robin Cronshaw in to score. Ian Cronshaw converted. The Wolves lost the ball on their next possession. Ian Cronshaw took the ball up. Dan Robinson passed the ball onto Robin Cronshaw who was tackled short of the line. Charlie Gordon was then tackled short of the line. The ball was moved out to Ian Cronshaw who was also tackled short of the line on the last tackle. The Wolves took over possession and attack from deep. Thomas James kicked the ball over the Lions defence for Harry Pennell to chase. Charlie Gordon got to the ball first and knocked it dead. From the drop out, the Wolves went back on the attack. Thomas James kicked the ball over the Lions defence for Harry Pennell to chase. Again, Charlie Gordon got there first to knock the ball dead. The Wolves continued to attack. A Thomas James pass was intercepted by Dan Robinson. Noah Cronshaw and Robin Cronshaw went on runs to launch the Lions next attack. The ball was moved into the middle where Dan Robinson found Andy Unwin to take the ball up. The ball was moved back to Dan Robinson who kicked a drop goal from a very tight angle. From the restart, runs by Dan Robinson and Charlie Gordon got them up to halfway. The ball was moved back to Dan Robinson whose kick over the Wolves defence allowed Noah Cronshaw to chase and score. His conversion attempt just missed the uprights. The Lions lost possession of the ball from the restart. The Wolves attacked from good field position. A Thomas James pass to Robert Stonehouse could not be taken. The Lions recovered the ball and launched an attack of their own. A Dan Robinson kick was taken by Robin Cronshaw. The ball was moved across the field to Noah Cronshaw, but he was tackled short of the line .
Teams:
Aber Valley Wolves Wheelchair: Cerys Stonehouse, Harry Pennell, Robert Stonehouse, Thomas James, Poppy Cayton. Subs: Lloyd Stonehouse, Paul Sargent, S. Briley, S. Morris-Parker.
Tries: Pennell (6,9), Morris-Parker (30), L. Stonehouse (34,54)
Goals: James 4
Swinton Lions Wheelchair: Andy Unwin, Dan Robinson, Robin Cronshaw, Charlie Gordon, Ian Cronshaw. Subs: Noah Cronshaw, Donna Robinson.
Tries: R. Cronshaw (2,32,47), Unwin (14,41,65), Gordon (21,50), Dan Robinson (28,39), N. Cronshaw (77)
Goals: Dan Robinson 8, I. Cronshaw
Drop Goal: Dan Robinson
Pens: 2-2 Half Time: 22-36
Players Of The Match:
Thomas James (Aber Valley Wolves)
Noah Cronshaw (Swinton Lions)
