By Ian Golden at Caerphilly RFC
In the most competitive game of junior Welsh Grand Final day, two tries in the last three minutes gave Cardiff City RL a dramatic 30-22 win over Torfaen Tigers in the under 17 encounter.
Torfaen took the lead after Fraser Stroud ran through, his conversion attempt hitting the crossbar and falling the wrong side.
A strong run from Ryan James levelled the scores, James Bartlett converting to give Cardiff a 6-4 lead.
They further extended their lead through a Jamal Abdilami try that went unconverted.
Tigers levelled things when Euaun Morris beat off a number of players to score and Stroud converted.
But it wasn’t level for long. Bartlett forced his way over the line and converted his own try to give Cardiff a 16-10 lead.
Torfaen opened the second half scoring after Asif Auz used his strength to score and they regained the lead mid-way through the half when Garin Price did well to twist and ground. Stroud’s conversion attempt was just wide on each occasion.
A fantastic passing move led to their next try. Jake Davies and Derryn O’Rourke combined to set up Taylor Gwilliam in the corner, Stroud again unable to land the conversion.
Rueing those missed conversions, Cardiff levelled after they regained the ball, Stroud going in under the sticks and converting to make it 22-all.
Ten minutes worth of pressure deservedly ended in another try for Cardiff with Corey Dash running over for an unconverted effort making it 26-22.
And from kick-off, in the last move of the game, Ryan James dived on a grubber to seal the win.
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