GCE v GCS POSTPONED

Tomorrow's games against the East are CANCELLED due to a frozen Pitch

Dai

GCS U12/U13 Training

The U12 & U13 Training at Cobra tomorrow is ON!!!! So wrap up warm!!!

TRAINING CANCELLED

Tomorrow's GCS U12/U13 training session has been cancelled due to frozen pitches.

TRAINING CANCELLED

GCS U12 & U13 training at Cobra this Saturday is cancelled due to the poor weather.

Can everyone make sure they attend the Dolgellau training next Saturday as this will be the only session before next year.

Regards,

Dai

Mynydd Mawr vs GC U15’s
kick off 10.30am Saturday 27th November

Player School Club
1 Michael Williams Ysgol Aberconwy Llandudno
2 Dewi Bowen Llanfyllin High School Newtown
3 Alex Peasley Ysgol Brynhyffryd Ruthin
4 Jordan Jones Ysgol Yr Grango Ruthin
5 Will Jones Tywyn High School Machynlleth
6 Daffydd Parry Ysgol Brynhyffryd Ruthin
7 Richie Roberts Llanfyllin High School Whitchurch
8 Josh roberts Ysgol John Bright Llandudno
9 Harry Jukes Llanfyllin High School Newtown
10 Morgan Williams Syr Hughowen Caernarfon
11 Connar Kendrick Holywell High school Flint
12 Will Mackereth Llanfyllin High School Whitchurch
13 Cai Davies Ysgol Brynhyffryd Ruthin
14 Dave Carter Ysgol Ardudwy Harlech
15 Tom Astbury Caereinion High School Newtown
16 Zack Roberts Elfed High school Mold
17 Dan Colclough Rhyl High School Rhyl
18 Jake Lovatt Rydal Llandudno
19 Huw Parry Ysgol Y Moelwyn Bro Ffestiniog
20 Jamie Jones Ysgol Brynhyffryd Ruthin
21 Joe Williams Ysgol Brynhyffryd Ruthin
22 Josh Marrs Abbeygate college Mold

GCS U12 & U13 Training

The next training sessions will take place on the 4th & 11th of December. Venues not confirmed but should be COBRA & Dolgellau in that order.

Please invite anyone that you think will benefit from the setup.

Regards,

Dai

GCS v GCE

The first Provincial weekend of the season takes place at COBRA Rugby Fields this Sunday (26th September), when GCS take on GCE.
Kickoff times are:
U12's - 10.30am
U13's - 12 noon
U14's - 1.30pm
U15's - 3pm

Refreshments will be available, courtesy of COBRA rugby club.

Swansea Schools U15’s 17- 0 Gogledd Cymru U15’s

Swansea Schools U15’s 17- 0 Gogledd Cymru U15’s
Last Saturday saw Gogledd Cymru play their first ever game in the Dewar Shield as a region, against reigning champions Swansea away at Morriston RFC. The game was extremely competitive and the boys can feel disappointed not to have won the game.
The early exchanges saw Gogledd Cymru have the ascendancy with some strong running from Joe Mills and solid defence from Will Mackereth. Unfortunately this pressure could not be put into points. The set pieces functioned well against a big Swansea pack, with Daffyd Parry and Josh Roberts stealing some vital lineouts.
With Swansea starting to come into the game the Gogledd Cymru defence had to be at its best, and lead by Fullback Tom Astbury they certainly were. Several times Swansea pressurised Gogledd Cymru’s line only to find resolute resistance that lead to the ball being turned over and the pressure relieved.
With the score 0-0 at half time both teams had confidence that they could go on to win the game. Unfortunately silly errors were creeping into the away teams play that lead to Swansea having good field position and allowed their Centre to crash over for the first try of the day. Gogledd Cymru had opportunities to reply with wingers Josh Marrs and George Gardner going closest.
Swansea extended their lead to 10-0 with a penalty. This prompted the Gogledd coaches into sweeping changes in which all players gave good accounts of there selves. With seconds remaining Swansea produced the best play of the day to score a great try, showing why they are one of the favourites for the Shield.

1 Michael Williams Ysgol Aberconwy Llandudno
2 Dewi Bowen Llanfyllin High School Newtown
3 Dan Owen Caerinion High School Newtown
4 Daffyd Parry Brynhyfryd High School Ruthin
5 Ieuan Owen Ysgol Dyffryn Nantue Caernarfon
6 Jordan Jones Ysgol yr Grango Ruthin
7 Josh Roberts Ysgol John Bright Llandudno
8 Joe Mills Llanidloes High School Llanidloes
9 Jamie Jones Brynhyfryd High School Ruthin
10 Morgan Williams Syr Hughowen Caernarfon
11 Josh Marrs Abbeygate College Mold
12 Will Mackereth Llanfyllin High School Whitchurch
13 Cai Davies Brynhyfryd High School Ruthin
14 George Gardner Brynhyfryd High School Ruthin
15 Tom Astbury Caerinion High School Newtown
16 Jordan Talbot Eirias High School Colwyn Bay
17 Dan Colclough Rhyl High School Rhyl
18 Ryan Jones Ysgol John Bright Llandudno
19 Richard Roberts LLanfyllin High School Cobra
20 Cai Jones Dyffryn Conwy Nant Conwy
21 Tom Williams Welshpool High School Newtown
22 Ioan Jones Gyfun Llangefni Llangefni

RGC U15’s vs Swansea - kick off 10am Saturday18th September

Well done to all the GCS player who have made the first RGC U15 Dewar Shield Squad.

1 Michael Williams Ysgol Aberconwy Llandudno

2 Dewi Bowen Llanfyllin High School Newtown

3 Zac Roberts Elfed High School Mold

4 Daffyd Parry Brynhyfryd High School Ruthin

5 Ieuan Owen Ysgol Dyffryn Nantue Caernarfon

6 Jordan Jones Ysgol yr Grango Ruthin

7 Josh Roberts Ysgol John Bright Llandudno

8 Joe Mills Llanidloes High School Llanidloes

9 Jamie Jones Brynhyfryd High School Ruthin

10 Morgan Williams Syr Hughowen Caernarfon

11 Josh Marrs Abbeygate College Mold

12 Will Mackereth Llanfyllin High School Whitchurch

13 Cai Davies Brynhyfryd High School Ruthin

14 George Gardner Brynhyfryd High School Ruthin

15 Tom Astbury Llanfaircaerenian Newtown

16 Jordan Talbot Eirias High School Colwyn Bay

17 Dan Colclough Rhyl High School Rhyl

18 Dan Owen Caerinion High School Newtown

19 Richard Roberts LLanfyllin High School Cobra

20 Cai Jones Dyffryn Conwy Nant Conwy

21 Tom Williams Welshpool High School Newtown

22 Ioan Jones Gyfun Llangefni Llangefni

RGC 1404 v Blues

This Sunday RGC 1404 Regional Age Grade teams take on there Blues counterparts.

RGC 1404 U18’s v Blues @ Merthyr RFC ko 1pm.
RGC 1404 U16’s v Blues North @ Abercwmboi RFC 1pm

U18 Final 22
Aaron Gwyn- Caernarfon
Afon Bagshaw- Flint
Gareth Williams- Welshpool
Jamie Williams- Colwyn Bay
Alex Schwarz- Mold
Matt Bevan- Bala
Jason Blackmore- Rhyl
Gareth Pym- Welsh Exiles
Dion Jones- Nant Conwy
Mike Jones- Ruthin
Llewellyn Edwards- Ruthin
James Harding- COBRA
James Grundy- Mold
Teddy Brittain- Llanidloes
Jon Evans- Rhyl
Joe Simpson- Bangor
Andy Oakden- Welsh Exiles
Lewis Barker- Mold
Llew Williams-Caernarfon
Meillir Parry- Bangor
Jac Williams- Ruthin
Jacob Weaver-Jones- Welshpool

U16 Final 22
1 Ben SALISBURY Whitchurch (Exiles) Bishop Heber
2 Luke WILLIAMS Mold RFC Argoed HS
3 Callum MITCHELL Colwyn Bay RFC Eirias HS
4 Tomos OLIVER Nant Conwy RFC Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy
5 Jake HAZLEHURST Newtown RFC Newtown HS
6 Toby TWIGG Whitchurch (Exiles) Llanfyllin HS
7 Scott CRITCHLEY West Park (Exiles) Wade Deacon HS
8 Max DAVIES Flint RFC Hawarden HS
9 Gwilym PARI Pwllheli RFC Botwnnog HS
10 Emyr GWYNEDD Mold RFC Ysgol Brynhyfryd
11 Oliver SHARPLES Whitchurch (Exiles) Thomas Adams HS
12 Rhys WILLIAMS Mold RFC Penley HS
13 Harri EDWARDS Llangefni RFC Bodedern HS
14 James STRONG Mold RFC Mold Alun HS
15 Osian JONES Pwllheli RFC Glan y Mor HS
16 James BULLARD Nant Conwy RFC St Davids College
17 Tim BACK Rhyl RFC Prestatyn HS
18 Sam PARRY Llandudno RFC Ysgol y Creuddyn
19 Alex POPE Mold RFC Ysgol Maes Garmon
20 Dafydd E JONES Llangefni RFC Syr Thomos Jones HS
21 Dafydd Rees JONES Denbigh RFC Ysgol Glan Clwyd
22 Rhodri MAYOR COBRA Llanfyllin HS

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE BOYS

Regional Squads 2010-2011

It’s been a busy time in North Wales arranging Squads for RGC U18’s, RGC U16’s and the new North Wales Dewar Shield squad.

With the final squads being announced at U18 & U16 and the initial U15 squad announced, it’s with great pleasure that Gogledd Cymru South (South Gwynedd, North Powys) will have its biggest representation to date.

RGC 1404 U18’s (7)
OWAIN ALED- BALA
MATT BEVAN-BALA
JACK BENNETT- NEWTOWN
TEDDY BRITTAIN- LLANIDLOES
JAMES HARDING-COBRA
JACOB WEAVER-JONES-WELSHPOOL
GARETH WILLIAMS- WELSHPOOL

RGC 1404 U16’S (6)
JAKE HAZLEHURST NEWTOWN RFC NEWTOWN HS
TOBY TWIGG WHITCHURCH (EXILES) LLANFYLLIN HS
RHODRI MAYOR COBRA LLANFYLLIN HS
HUW WORTHINGTON COBRA LLANFYLLIN HS
BRAMWELL YALLOP MACHYNLLETH RFC YSGOL BRO DDYFI
JOSEFF EDWARDS BALA YSGOL Y BERWYN

GC U15’S (DEWAR SHIELD INITIAL SQUAD) (12)
SHAUN BATEMAN BRO FFESTINIOG RFC YSGOL Y MOELWYN
HUW PARRY BRO FFESTINIOG RFC YSGOL Y MOELWYN
RICHARD ROBERTS COBRA LLANFYLLIN HS
DAVID CARTER YSGOL ARDUDWY
JOE MILLS LLANIDLOES RFC LLANIDLOES HS
WILLIAM JONES MACHYNLETH RFC TYWYN HS
TOM ASTBURY NEWTOWN RFC LLANFAIR HS
DEWI BOWEN NEWTOWN RFC LLANFYLLIN HS
HARRY JUKES NEWTOWN RFC LLANFYLLIN HS
DAN OWEN NEWTOWN RFC LLANFAIR HS
TOM WILLIAMS NEWTOWN RFC WELSHPOOL HS
WILLIAM MACKERETH WHITCHURCH RFC LLANFYLLIN HS

CONGRATULATIONS to all players selected!!!!

Elen makes World Cup squad

Lewis confirms World Cup squad
15 July 2010, 10:29 am
By Graeme Gillespie

Wales head coach Jason Lewis has added the final pieces to his selection jigsaw by confirming his IRB Women's Rugby World Cup squad.
Lewis had initially named 23 players, leaving three spots open, however Alex Stokes has been withdrawn which has meant four players being added to the finalised squad.
Woodbridge second row Louise Rickard, Bath prop Caryl Thomas, Dolgellau centre Elen Evans and Loughborough full-back Elinor Snowsill have been confirmed in what Lewis describes as a Welsh side which will enter the World Cup as underdogs in a tough group boasting world champions New Zealand, 7s champions Australia and South Africa.

"We named 23 to start with but it was always going to be the fact that there were 23 at that point of time who earned the right to go. But the squad knew if people weren't performing there was always the opportunity to change players and put others in.

"Now's the time where we've got to pick 26 and one player hasn't quite made the progress due to injury, as a result we've left her out of the squad and four others will now come into the squad of 22 to make the final squad of 26," explained Lewis.

Rickard was delighted to earn her call-up for her fourth World Cup. The ageless Rickard has moved from wing to second row and admitted the news took her by surprise.

"It was a total shock when Jason rang to let me know. I wasn't expecting the squad to be finalised until a couple of more weeks so it came out of the blue. I didn't really know if I would make it - the other times I suppose you take it for granted that you are going to be in the team but when you are right on the edge it means that much more to you."

Lewis added: "I'm really happy with the squad which we've got. I know it is a cliché but it is a real mixture of youth and experience. I think some of the young players who have come in have added some vibrancy and mixed things up a little bit. They've certainly shown they deserve their place here and I think there is a good spirit in the squad.

"Going into the World Cup, we're underdogs. If you go on line or read any press releases, Wales is always mentioned as the last name in the pool.

"I think people are writing us off in favour of the bigger names. Australia - World Cup winners at 7s, South Africa - because of what their male counterparts do and world champions New Zealand - they are fantastic. So nobody gives us a second thought, that's great, that suits us down to the ground, and that's a good place to be."

The World Cup will be staged at Surrey Sports Park and the Twickenham Stoop between August 20-September 5 with Wales kicking their campaign off against Australia on the opening day of the tournament.

Wales Women's World Cup squad (confirmed):
Forwards: Jenny Davies, Lowri Harries, Catrin Edwards, Rhian Bowden, Gemma Hallett, Shona Powell-Hughes, Louise Rickard, Rachel Taylor, Catrina Nicholas, Jamie Kift (captain), Sioned Harries, Lisa Newton, Caryl Thomas

Backs: Amy Day, Laura Prosser, Awen Thomas, Naomi Thomas, Mared Evans, Clare Flowers, Ceri Redman, Mellissa Berry (capt), Caryl James, Non Evans, Elinor Snowsill, Elen Evans.

U12 & U13 GCS Trials

Ladies/Gentleman,

Gogledd Cymru South will be hosting a Provincial Trial for next seasons U12 and U13 players on Saturday 31st July, 10am to 12pm at Bala RFC. If your club/school feel you have players good enough to play provincial rugby, could you please contact me with their details and inform them of the trial day. I want to make sure that all players in our province have this opportunity, so could you please make sure that the relevant people are informed.

Diolch,

Dai

dhiggs@wru.co.uk
07881584500

Paul John 7's Clinic

Paul John the current World Cup winning coach of the welsh 7’s team and Sport Wales’s coach of the year is intending doing a Rugby 7’s coaching clinic on the afternoon of Monday 5th July at Colwyn Bay RFC, 1.15 to 3.30pm.

This is a rare opportunity to utilise one the worlds best coaches at rugby 7’s and with 7’s becoming an Olympic sport in 2012, participation and exposure is only going to increase.

Any coaches interested in attending the clinic, could you please reply to the email.

Provincial Presentation Night

The first ever provincial presentation night took place at Newtown RFC on Friday May 14th. With over 150 attending, the event was a huge success. The support on the night was a gauge on how much support has been shown over a very successful first season.

The players were treated to several presentations plus a provincial tie.

Player Awards went to:
U12's - Josh Jones (Newtown RFC / Llanfair High School). Shortlisted Aron Roberts (Bro Ffestiniog / Ysgol Y Moelwyn)
U13's - Sam Jones (Llanidloes RFC / Llanidloes High School). Shortlisted Elliot Pritchard (Newtown RFC / Welshpool High School).
U14's - Dave Carter (Ysgol Ardudwy). Shortlisted Dewi Bowen (Newtown RFC / Ysgol Llanfyllin).

Many Thanks for all who supported/helped out!