Late drama gives Bro win over battling Mold

BRO Ffestiniog cemented third place in Division One North as they came from behind with a try three minutes from time to see off Mold 14-12.

No 8 Dewi James struck late on to draw the scores level and give Huw James the easiest of conversions from in front of the posts to snatch the win.

The sides couldn’t be separated in the first-half and they went into the interval without a single point behind scored.

However, the hosts seized the initiative when winger Lee Aspden scampered over and James converted. But Mold were back in it when the impressive Ollie Hughes, making his first-team debut, touched down and Luke Jones added the extras.

With the game having entered the last 10 minutes both sides knew it was there for the taking and it looked like the visitors had won when Jones launched an attack with a chip and chase and Richard Hopkins out-sprinted the Bro defence to score.

Jones couldn’t make the conversion from wide out but, with Mold seemingly cruising to the final whistle with victory in sight, disaster struck and a missed tackle opened the smallest of gaps for No 8 James to canter in under the sticks.

“I think the continued learning for us was the intensity we brought from the off and what pressure we could put the opposition under as a consequence – that’s the real thing that we’ll take out of today’s match and where we need to be,” said Mold head coach Les Byrne.

In the only other game in One North on Saturday, Bethesda earned their 12^th win of the season with a 25-8 triumph over Llangefni.

Steven Roberts (2) and Graham Davies scored Bethesda’s tries with Gareth Wyn Roberts converting two and kicking two penalties. Llangefni’s only try came through centre Tomos Williams.