Ystradgynlais Under 8's Reach Final of Afan Nedd Tournament

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Last Sunday, Ystradgynlais Under 8's, affectionately known as the Baby Blues, reached their first final of their short rugby careers.

The team have such a strong player base this season they were able to field two teams for the tournament. On their unbeaten route to the final, the Baby Blues played Crynant, Banwen and fierce rivals Abercraf in the group phase. Next came Skewen in the semi finals, where a close encounter saw the Blues just edge through with a try at the death to win 3-2.

After a long day for all the people who put in the effort to make the day a great success, the final between Ystrad and Bryncoch took place.

As anticipated, the game was a close battle, with the game going from end to end. Bryncoch taking the lead, and Ystrad replying immediately. This was the theme for the game and with the game poised at 2-2, Bryncoch took the advantage at 3-2 and tagged very well to stop the Blues reply.
With the final whistle looming, Bryncoch clinched the victory with the last play scoring in the corner to win 4-2.

It was a fantastic effort from all the players involved and the Baby Blues will look forward to the rest of the season before stepping up to the tackling form of the game next season.

YstradTV were at the event as proud sponsors to the Baby Blues taking pictures of the team throughout the day (see above) and wish the team every success in the future. If last Sunday was anything to go by, the Ystradgynlais motto of the future being bright, the future being Blue, is something that rings very true.

You can view more photos of all the teams involved at the competition courtesy of Riley Sports Photography, the leading sports photopraphy in the valleys at www.rileysportsphoto.com

Well done boys and to everybody who helped and took part on the day.