Mountain Ash still finding their feet

New boys in Division One East Mountain Ash are happy with the start they’ve 
made to life in a higher league and have maintained their core squad 
which did them so well last season, where they finished unbeaten 
Champions of Division Two East.

“Obviously we found the league a step up from last year, the main 
difference being how clinical the other teams are in attack. Whereas a 
mistake last year would have gone unpunished, this year is a whole 
different story. We have taken some time to adjust but we’re relatively 
happy with the start we’ve made. The team has suffered a couple of 
injuries that have hindered us, like back row Chris Edmonds, while 
flanker Scott Davies and wing Dean Philips have both missed the start 
of the season, but the whole squad has pretty much stayed together and 
adapted really well,” said Secretary Martin Hamm.

The Old Firm have added a couple of new faces to the squad with second 
row Luke Brennan and Lewis Young, son of former Welsh Great Dai Young, 
both joining from Aberdare.

“Our main focus is on building a long term success at the club, right 
up from grass roots to our first team. As a club, we don’t have money 
to throw around but we believe we have good facilities, first rate 
coaches and good backing from the local community, and we also have 
some very promising talent coming through the ranks which bodes well 
for the future,” added Hamm.