UNDER 15 GRAND FINAL SOUTH WALES RABBITOHS 86 TORFAEN TIGERS 12

By Ian Golden at Caerphilly RFC

South Wales Rabbitohs from Llanharan remain unbeaten in their two-year existence after beating a vastly understrength Torfaen Tigers side 86-12.

Rabbitohs were first on the board with an unconverted Josh Sands try in the corner.

They extended their lead following a good run from substitute Sam Costellow which Morgan Johns improved.

The roles were then reversed with Johns getting the third try and Costellow kicking the goal to make the score 16-0.

Marcus Chard scored Rabbitohs’ fourth, in the corner, and Johns converted well to bring the score up to 22-0 before Ieuan Smith’s try in the opposite corner increased it to 26-0.

Torfaen hit back 10 minutes before the interval with a well-worked score from Oliver Wadley converted by Lloyd Saunders, but there was still time for two more Rabbitohs tries.

First, winger Keiran Thomas addressed the balance with Costellow converting, and from kick-off, Jack Jeffries sprinted 60 metres to score under the sticks. Lloyd Wilkins added a further try, Johns converting the latter two, making it 44-6 at half-time.

The Tigers players were given a stern half-time talk but Rabbitohs ruled the second half as the understrength Tigers side wil scored again from the first play of the half through Johns with Costellow converting.

Long range tries from Taylor Pillinger and Harry Deaves soon followed, both improved by Costellow bringing the score to 62-6.

Substitute Pillinger didn’t take long to run in his second with Johns converting before running in his side’s 13^th try and converting himself. Luke Thomas’s try converted by Costellow brought up 80 points.

They weren’t finished yet. Lewis Jones got the next try, converted by Ieuan Smith to make it 86-6.

But it was Torfaen who got the final say. Lloyd Saunders diving over for the consolation in the last minute and converting himself.