WELSH PREMIER TIMES Issue 38/Rhif 38 18/03/14 Griffiths sets new WPL goal-scoring record Alleged racist comment found proven

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1 WELSH PREMIER TIMES Issue 38//Rhiif 38 18//03//14 Griffiths d sets new WPL goal-scoring record Rhys Griffiths wrote a new chapter in the Corbett Sports WPL history books as he scored seven times against Afan Lido at the Marston's Stadium. Marc Lloyd Williams - who previously held the record of scoring six times in one match - tweeted his congratulations to Griffiths who netted two from the penalty spot and five goals from open play. Griffiths has now scored 250 goals in our National League Martin Rose scored the other goal for the Steelmen while Scott McCoubrey claimed both Lido goals. A key moment of the match came in the 11th minute when Callan Bowden was dismissed by match referee Bryn Markham-Jones which led to Rhys Griffiths' first goal of the evening from the penalty spot. Alleged racist comment found proven A Disciplinary Panel of the Football Association of Wales sat on Wednesday, 12th March 2014 to consider a charge pursuant to the Football Association of Wales Non- Discrimination Regulations against Christopher Marsden of Prestatyn Town FC. The player was charged under FAW Rule , for his alleged comment of a racist nature towards an opponent during a recent Welsh Premier League Development League match. The Disciplinary Panel found the charge against Christopher Marsden proven and as a result decided to impose an additional eight (8) match suspension (as and from 27th March 2014) on top of the four (4) matches imposed as a result of the automatic suspension following his sending off in the above-mentioned match. Chris Marsden has until Monday, 24th March to refer the matter to an Appeals Panel of the FAW. Met meet Swans in Women s Welsh Cup final Official Newsletter of the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Cylchgrawn Swyddogol Uwchgynghrair Corbett Sports Cymru

2 This Week s fixtures Friday 21st March CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE Airbus UK Broughton v Rhyl FC 19:30 Last six encounters Only four WPL meetings 08/02/ Craig Jones 2' Marc Lloyd Williams 72' /11/ Ashley Williams 62' Neil Roberts 28' Greg Stones 59' Craig Jones 86' /08/ Lloyd-Williams 18' Rhys Roberts 41' Lee Hunt 4' 84' /11/ Tom Field 8'(p) Chris Budrys 57' Tom Roberts 43' David Forbes 83' 281 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 0 Away wins 2 Draws 2 Aggregate Score 5 9 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team LDWWDW Away Team LLDLDL Saturday 22nd March CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE Carmarthen Town v Bangor City 14:30 Last six encounters 07/11/ Tim Hicks 8' Nicky Palmer 30' Jamie Reed 15' Marc Limbert 65' /09/ Dave Morley 47'(p) /09/ Nick Harrhy 41' Craig Garside 56' Neil Thomas 83' /09/ Chris Simm 2' /02/ Les Davies 11' /10/ Jordan Follows 14' Christian Doige 30' Corey Thomas 85' Luke Cummings 90'+1 Jamie Petrie 9' Les Davies 11' 45' Jamie McDaid 76' ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 3 Away wins 11 Draws 4 Aggregate Score CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team LLWDLL Away Team DDLDLD Newtown AFC v The New Saints FC 14:30 Last six encounters 07/09/ /02/ Matt Berkeley 13' Scott Ruscoe 31' /02/ Sean Highdale 8' Steve Jones 31' Matty Williams 36' Aeron Edwards 78' /12/ Luke Boundford 55' Simon Spender 68' Tom Roberts 72' Craig Jones 75' 05/01/ Craig Williams 30' Mike Wilde 58' /12/ Sean Evans 48' ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 3 Away wins 11 Draws 6 Aggregate Score CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team WDWDWW Away Team WWLWDD

3 PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE Afan Lido FC v Bala Town 14:30 Last six encounters Only four meetings in WPL 08/10/ Mark Connolly 51' /09/ Anthony Rawlings 48' /02/ Lee Hunt 1' Mark Connolly 87' /01/ Chris Hartland 17' Mark Connolly 40' 46' 47' 83' Mark 153 Jones 57' Chris Mason 90'+1 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 1 Away wins 3 Draws 0 Aggregate Score 2 9 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team DLLLLL Away Team LDLWWW gap Connah s Quay v Aberystwyth Town 14:30 Last six encounters 20/10/ John McAllister 42' Gary Pinch 44'(og) Luke Sherbon 82' /08/ Christian Courtney 84' Graham Evans 16' 83' /02/ Geoff Kellaway 14' 21' Luke Sherbon 45' /09/ Jamie Petrie 90'+7 Matty Collins 3' Jordan Follows 15'(p) /03/ Ricky Evans 67' Cledan Davies 56' /01/ Geoff Kellaway 63' Chris Venables 72' 90' Mark Jones 89' ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 8 Away wins 10 Draws 2 Aggregate Score CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team DLLLDW Away Team DLLWWW Port Talbot Town v Prestatyn Town LIVE ON S4/C 15:45 Last six encounters 17/10/ Lee Hunt 49' 67' Chris Davies 56' /04/ Lloyd Grist 39' Lee Hunt 55' (p) /09/ /12/ Daniel Thomas 29' /04/ David Brooks 33'(p) Martin Rose 46' 52' Carl Payne 84' 142 Mark Smyth 18' /11/ Rhys Griffiths 45' Lee Hunt 74' 84' 153 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 3 Away wins 1 Draws 3 Aggregate Score 10 7 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches) Home Team LLDWDL Away Team DLLDWL SUSPENSIONS Liam McCreesh Carmarthen Town 2 matches from 09/03/2014 Dave Roberts Bangor City 1 match from 09/03/2014 Ryan Kershaw The New Saints 2 matches from 10/03/2014 Sam Finley The New Saints 3 matches from 20/03/2014 MATCH OFFICIALS 21/03/14 Airbus UK Broughton Rhyl FC S L Evans N Brearley J Walker I A Griffith 22/03/14 Carmarthen Town Bangor City H Jones D Adie M J Gardiner B Williamson Newtown AFC The New Saints N Pratt M L Gray S Longley N Brearley Afan Lido FC Bala Town K J Parry A R Jones G E Vaughan O W Phillips gap Connah s Quay Aberystwyth Town B J James L M Jones M Pedler S P Harms Port Talbot Town Prestatyn Town R J Stewart R John J A Williams R Harrington

4 WELSH PREMIER U19 LEAGUE Sunday 23rd March Aberystwyth Town v Bangor City Airbus UK Broughton v Conwy Borough Flint Town United v Prestatyn Town Shared Access Welsh Premier Womens League Sunday 23rd March Aberystwyth Town v Caernarfon Town Mrs S E Jones G W Davies Ms Alaw Jones Cardiff City v Wrexham FC D H Morgan Rebecca Thomas Stephanie Scragg Cardiff Metropolitan v Swansea City J A Williams N R Baldwin G Chilton Llanidloes FC v Llandudno Junction Maria Pasco Sion Davies Geraint Williams Port Talbot Town v PILCS B Stitfall M Cirone J Delve Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League - Phase 2 fixtures CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE 25/03/2014 Airbus UK Broughton v gap Connah's Quay* Aberystwyth Town v Bala Town 28/03/2014 Airbus UK Broughton v Bangor City Aberystwyth Town v Afan Lido FC The New Saints v Rhyl FC 29/03/2014 Carmarthen Town v Newtown AFC Bala Town v Port Talbot Town 01/04/2014 The New Saints v Newtown AFC 05/04/2014 Welsh Cup Semi-Finals Prestatyn Town v gap Connah's Quay 07/04/2014 Port Talbot Town v Afan Lido FC 11/04/2014 Aberystwyth Town v Bala Town 12/04/2014 Newtown AFC v Bangor City gap Connah's Quay v Port Talbot Town The New Saints v Airbus UK Broughton Prestatyn Town v Afan Lido FC Carmarthen Town v Rhyl FC 15/04/2014 gap Connah s Quay v Bala Town 18/04/2014 Bangor City v The New Saints Bala Town v Prestatyn Town Rhyl FC v Newtown AFC Port Talbot Town v Aberystwyth Town 19/04/2014 Airbus UK Broughton v Carmarthen Town 21/04/2014 Newtown AFC v Carmarthen Town Bala Town v Afan Lido FC Rhyl FC v The New Saints 22/04/2014 Aberystwyth Town v Port Talbot Town 26/04/2014 Carmarthen Town v The New Saints Port Talbot Town v Bala Town Newtown AFC v Airbus UK Broughton Afan Lido FC v gap Connah s Quay Bangor City v Rhyl FC Prestatyn Town v Aberystwyth Town * Phase one match. Matches shaded yellow are Sgorio live games

5 Manager of the Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month for February is Greg Strong of Rhyl FC Greg Strong was chosen for Manager of the Month as he guided Rhyl to winning all three of their WPL games. The Lilywhites overcome Port Talbot 5-2 at home in their final Phase One fixture. Following that they beat Airbus UK Broughton at the Corbett Sports Stadium 2-0 in their first Championship Conference match and continued their fine form with a 4-2 win over Carmarthen Town. Player of the Month for February is Paul McManus of Rhyl FC Their captain Paul McManus won Corbett Sports WPL Player of the Month having produced a number of exceptional performances and scored from the penalty spot in the victories over the Wingmakers and the Old Gold three times in total. Sgorio - Goal of the Month - February Danny Hughes of Rhyl FC v Airbus UK Broughton Monday 17 th February View the goal here

6 CLUB NEWS ABERYSTWYTH TOWN No news AFAN LIDO FC www pit hero om ubs afan i ofootba No news. AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON No news. BALA TOWN No news. BANGOR CITY No news. CARMARTHEN TOWN No news. gap CONNAH S QUAY ub U12 and U16 teams crowned national futsal champions A fantastic weekend in Cardiff saw two of The Nomads Academy sides return with silverware from the national finals. An outstanding weekend for the three clubs saw the sides travel down Saturday afternoon following all players watching the first team three nil home win over Afan Lido. A good night s rest in the Premier Inn Cardiff then saw the three sides head off towards the Cardiff Institute of Sport for the National Futsal Finals. Our under 16s were first up who faced Merthyr in their semi-final. An unbelievably high standard game saw the final score end in a seven all draw and the sides faced off in a penalty shoot-out. The Nomads won the shoot out by four goals to three and progressed to the national final where they would face The New Saints in a repeat of the North Wales final from January. The Nomads had a slow start and TNS went into a two goal lead at half time. Jordan Fraser grabbed two goals within five minutes of the second half to bring the side right back into the game. With just a minute remaining Jamie Roberts grabbed a winner before with just ten seconds remaining Nomads gave away a fifth foul and TNS found themselves having a penalty kick. The taker narrowly missed the target and the Gap Connah s Quay Nomads under 16s were crowned national champions. Second up for the day was our under 14s. Unfortunately they fell to a 5-2 defeat to Cambrian and Clydach who eventually went on to win the event. The 14s were in a one nil lead before they were reduced to 4 players when Steffan Owen was red carded for a foul in the game which left the side with an uphill battle. The team comfortably won their third placed play-off game against Rhyl with a very strong performance and finished third in the national event which is a great achievement. The under 12s were the last side up for the day and faced Monmouth in their semi-final and won the game by six goals to four, in a very end to end game of a fantastic standard. Identical to the under 16s final the under 12s final was a repeat of the northern final and the side faced a very strong Rhyl opposition. The under 12s gave the performance of the day winning the game by six goals to nil with some outstanding goals on show and the side were crowned National Futsal Champions. An outstanding day of futsal at Cardiff and a real fantastic weekend for all involved. A big thank you to all parents and fans who travelled to show their support for the teams as well as all the players for their great attitudes and performances.

7 NEWTOWN AFC No news PORT TALBOT TOWN DEFENDER Daniel Sheehan has left Port Talbot Town in search of regular first team football. The Swansea City youth product has been an excellent servant to the Steelmen, making 70 Welsh Premier League appearances and scoring two goals. But he has struggled to force his way into Scott Young s plans this season, and the club would like to wish Dan all the best in his quest for more game time. The 23-year-old was awarded a professional contract at the Liberty in 2009 before being released and signing for Salisbury City. He then moved on to Carmarthen Town and Afan Lido, first arriving at the GenQuip Stadium in the summer of Sheehan also spent time playing for Moreland City in Australia alongside the likes of Jake Parry, Daniel Thomas and Craig Jones. He returned to the Steelmen in August last year, but lost his place after suffering an injury and struggled to regain it.. PRESTATYN TOWN With team boss Neil Gibson away for the weekend, club spokesman Tony O Reilly spoke with Assistant Manager Martin Jones following the 0-4 defeat at Aberystwyth on Friday night. I was very disappointed with result but we didn't really deserve much after making a number of schoolboy errors. Again we had little luck with Aber's first goal taking a massive deflection, Hunty's penalty being saved and some strange refereeing decisions. However, we can t blame anyone but ourselves, and we all - players and staff - need to work harder. We are now in a relegation battle and everyone needs to be up for the fight. We've had some huge games in the past year but none are bigger than our next five league games. We hope that those supporters who were there at the start of the season will return and cheer us to survival. s Rhyl FC International football returns to the Corbett Sports Stadium on Tuesday 18 March, when Wales' Under-15 side take on Poland in a friendly. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 7pm and entry is via payment at the turnstiles. Admission is just 3 for adults and under-16's get in free. So get down to the Corbett Sports Stadium and cheer on our next generation of potential stars. THE NEW SAINTS FC The New Saints have announced that striker Alex Darlington looks set to be ruled out for the rest of the season after picking up a metatarsal injury. The Wrexham-born forward picked up the injury in his left foot during Saturday s 4-1 victory against Bangor City at Park Hall. The Wales semi-professional international has started 13 games and featured in a further eight games for the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Champions this season and has scored an impressive ten league goals. Craig Harrison was understandably disappointed to lose one of his most influential players at a key stage of the season and told the club; "It is a blow to lose Alex and unfortunately he will be out of action for six to eight weeks."

8 SCORECARD Friday 14th March 2014 Aberystwyth Town 4 Craig Wi iams 21' 80' Chris Venab es 25' Mark Jones 65 Prestatyn Town 0 - Aberystwyth Town 1. Mike Lewis, 3. Antonio Corbisiero, 4. Peter Hoy, 5. Stuart Jones, 7. Chris Venables, 9. Mark Jones, 10. Geoff Kellaway, 11. Cledan Davies, 16. Craig Williams (40. Ed Powl-Jones 90'), 17. Tom Shaw (8. Bari Morgan 89'), 18. Wyn Thomas Subs not used: 19. Rhydian Davies, 15. Luke Sherbon, 2. Sion James Yellow Cards: Thomas 23' Lewis 42' S.Jones 44' Prestatyn Town 25. Jonathan Hill-Dunt, 2. Chris Davies, 3. Jack Lewis, 23. Greg Stones, 4. Dave Hayes, 5. Sean Hessey (27. Robert Hughes 78'), 6. Gareth Wilson (14. Dale Lee 88'), 20. Rhys Owen (28. Chris Hartland 65'), 7. Michael Parker, 10. Lee Hunt, 12. James Stead Subs not used: 24. Tommy Holmes, 17. Carl Murray, 19. Luke Astley, 26. Scott Williams (gk) Yellow Cards: Hunt 5' Hessey 58' Attendance: 289 Referee: Mark Whitby Afan Lido FC 2 Scott McCoubrey 9' 61' Port Talbot Town 8 Rhys Griffiths 12'(p) 49' 54' 66' 75' 80'(p) 85' Martin Rose 40' Afan Lido FC 3. Sam Hodge, 2. Dean Hudson, 5. Callan Bowden, 10. Luke Llewellyn, 11. Kieran Howard (20. Owen Williams 78'), 12. Gareth Phillips (26. Ben Thomas 46'), 7. Connor Harris, 16. Scott McCoubrey, 17. Alex Gammond, 36. Casey Thomas, 32. Jamie Jones (35. Jandir Zola 59') Subs not used: 35. Shayne Hegarty, 6. Paul J Evans, 19. Jack Underwood, 9. Casey Jones Bowden 10' Yellow Cards: C.Thomas 21' Hodge 49' Howard 55' Attendance: 453 Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones Bala Town 2 Mark Connolly 18' 31' gap Connah s Quay 0 - Bala Town 1. Ashley Morris, 4. Stuart Jones, 5. Ryan Valentine, 16. Tony Davies, 6. Conall Murtagh, 7. Mark Connolly (11. Steffan Edwards 90'), 8. Mark Jones (20. Kenny Lunt 34'), 26. Sean Thornton (12. Dave Morley 77'), 17. Stephen Brown, 10. Ian Sheridan, 28. Kieran Smith Subs not used: 23. Matthew Boswell (gk), 26. Daniel Collins, 24. Chris Mason Smith 77' Yellow Cards: Davies 69' Smith 69' & 77' Attendance: 161 Referee: Lee Evans Saturday 15th March 2014 Airbus UK Broughton 1 Andy Jones 54' Newtown AFC 0 - Airbus UK Broughton 1. James Coates, 2. Lee Owens, 4. Mike Pearson, 5. Ian Kearney, 7. Andy Jones, 9. Chris Budrys (19. Steve Abbott 80'), 10. Steve Jones, 11. Ryan Wade, 18. James Owen, 31. Lee Emberton (14. Michael Roddy 87'), 37. Ashley Williams Subs not used: 12. Phil Bolland, 16. Aaron Hassall, 39. Jason Oswell Yellow Cards: A.Jones 27' Port Talbot Town 29. Steven Hall, 19. Adie Harris (39. David Brooks 46'), 15. Jake Parry, 5. Lee Surman, 2. Ryan Green, 26. Rhys Griffiths, 11. Lee John, 14. Sacha Walters, 9. Martin Rose, 4. Ashley Evans, 18. Jason Bertorelli (13. Keiran Williams 65') Subs not used: 6. Gethin Jones, 8. Lewis Harling, 17. Duane Saunders, 1. Conah McFenton (gk) Yellow Cards: Brooks 56' gap Connah s Quay 25. Terry McCormick, 3. Sean Smith, 5. Lee McArdle, 6. Craig Jones, 8. Daniel Forde (9. Mike Hayes 58'), 10. Ricky Evans, 11. Luke Holden (27. Gary O'Toole 58'), 12. Jack Rowlands, 16. Russell Courtney, 22. Michael Burns (4. Mark McGregor 76'), 24. Gary Roberts Subs not used: 1. John Rushton (gk), 2. Chris Rowntree Yellow Cards: Burns 19' Rowlands 25' Smith 37' Newtown AFC 31. Chris Mullock, 5. Kieran Mills-Evans, 3. Max Penk, 6. Shane Sutton, 19. Craig Williams, 7. Matthew Hearsey, 10. Jeff White (18. Sean Evans 65'), 8. Matthew Cook, 9. Luke Boundford (17. Zach Evans 85'), 20. Tom Goodwin (4. Lance Jones 46'), 11. Neil Mitchell Subs not used: 1. Michael Platt (gk), 15. Ian Edmunds Yellow Cards: Williams 40' Mills-Evans 68' Attendance: 202 Referee: Brian James The New Saints FC 4 Mike Wilde 4' Matthew Williams 25' Sam Finley 30' Greg Draper 90'+1 Carmarthen Town 0 - The New Saints FC 1. Paul Harrison, 23. Aeron Edwards, 3. Chris Marriott, 4. Phil Baker, 16. Connell Rawlinson, 8. Sam Finley (2. Simon Spender 64'), 12. Christian Seargeant (15. Lee Fowler 46'), 10. Matthew Williams (9. Greg Draper 79'), 18. Mike Wilde, 21. Chris Jones, 14. Jamie Mullan Subs not used: 22. Scott Quigley, 17. Ryan Edwards, 31. Jordan Wells, 37. Fisnik Hadjari Yellow Cards: Attendance: 203 Referee: Andy Harms Carmarthen Town 1. Steven Cann, 26. Luke Cummings, 7. Kris Thomas, 27. Matty Collins, 8. Paul Fowler, 6. Carl Evans, 12. Kyle Bassett, 2. Corey Thomas (17. Liam Thomas 56'), 30. Christian Doidge, 16. Ceri Morgan (5. Tyrrell Webbe 52'), 19. Keyon Reffel (9. Craig Hughes 88') Subs not used: 31. Scott James (gk), 15. Neil Smothers Yellow Cards: Evans 25' C.Thomas 31' Fowler 59'

9 Rhyl FC 1 Steve Lewis 1' Bangor City 1 Jamie Petrie 36' Rhyl FC 1. Alex Ramsay, 2. Matty Woodward, 18. Sean Dowling, 4. Chris Rimmer, 14. Ryan Astles, 25. Mark Cadwallader, 15. Peter Dogan, 8. Paul McManus, 9. Steve Lewis (22. Tom Roberts 89'), 17. David Forbes, 23. Carlos Roca (12. Tom Donegan 79') Subs not used: 26. Niki-Lee Bulmer (gk), 10. Josh Williams, 16. Danny Laverty, 7. Danny Hughes Yellow Cards: McManus 23' Forbes 85' Attendance: 979 Referee: Richard Harrington TABLE Home Bangor City 1. Jack Cudworth, 2. Declan Walker, 3. Chris Roberts, 4. Michael Johnston, 6. Anthony Miley (23. Gerwyn Jones 79'), 20. Ryan Edwards, 8. Robert Jones, 11. Sion Edwards (7. Chris Jones 83'), 17. James Colbeck (15. Jamie McDaid 68'), 10. Jamie Petrie, 9. Les Davies Subs not used: 13. Nick Bould (gk), 14. Joe Culshaw, 22. Corey Jones, 16. Iolo Hughes Yellow Cards: R.Jones 13' Away Championship Conference P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff The New Saints FC Airbus UK Broughton Bangor City Rhyl FC Newtown AFC Carmarthen Town Play-off Conference Aberystwyth Town Bala Town Port Talbot Town Prestatyn Town gap Connah s Quay Afan Lido FC Aberystwyth Town deducted 3pts for fielding suspended player Airbus UK Broughton deducted 1pt for fielding ineligible player TOPSCORERS GRIFFITHS Rhys Port Talbot Town 18 VENABLES Chris Aberystwyth Town 16 CONNOLLY Mark Bala Town 14 HUNT Lee Prestatyn Town 13 WILDE Mike The New Saints FC 12 DOIDGE Christian Carmarthen Town 11 DRAPER Greg The New Saints FC 11 DARLINGTON Alex The New Saints FC 10 DAVIES Les Bangor City 10 JONES Mark Aberystwyth Town 10

10 WELSH PREMIER U19 LEAGUE Tuesday 11 th March Rhyl FC 2 Tom Jones 44' James Williams 89' Airbus UK Broughton 3 Jason Oswell 12' Liam Hughes 41' Dylan Thompson 87'' Wednesday 12 th March Conwy Borough v Flint Town United match postponed Thursday 12 th March Newtown v Aberystwyth Town match postponed Sunday 16 th March Aberystwyth Town 1 Luke Sherbon 35' Bala Town 0 - Conwy Borough v Newtown AFC match postponed Prestatyn Town 1 Will Ashley 89' The New Saints FC 7 Rhys Cooper 30' Ryan Edwards 36' Taylor James 45'+2 67'(p) 73' Harrison Millington 75' Liam Walker 76' Table Home P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff The New Saints FC gap Connah s Quay Bangor City Prestatyn Town Flint Town United Aberystwyth Town Airbus UK Broughton Bala Town Rhyl FC Newtown AFC Conwy Borough Gap Connah s Quay an Conwy Borough e u te 3pts for non-fulfilment of fixtures SHARED ACCESS WOMENS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE Sunday 16 th March Wrexham FC 1 Lexi Musgrave 56' Port Talbot Town 1 Lauren Amor 11' Table Home P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff Cardiff Metropolitan Cardiff City PILCS Swansea City Port Talbot Town Llanidloes FC Wrexham FC Newcastle Emlyn Llandudno Junction Aberystwyth Town Caernarfon Town Northop Hall resigned from the League and their record was expunged Caernarfon Town deducted 3 points for non-fulfilment of fixture Away Away

11 THE LAST WORD from Gwyn Derfel I am fortunate that my job allows me to watch a lot of football matches and I genuinely enjoy the vast majority of the games that I attend. On certain occasions I am privileged to be present at matches which will stay with me for many a year to come. Friday night at the Marston s Stadium was one of those occasions. Rhys Griffiths re-wrote the record books once again by scoring seven league goals in one match surpassing Marc Lloyd Williams six strikes on two different occasions. They are without doubt the two most prolific scorers in the history of our League and both men should be applauded for their exploits and talents. Griffiths seven goal haul was acknowledged comprehensively as usual on Sgorio and was also noted honourably on Sky and UEFA.com. Unfortunately the lack of coverage in certain parts of the so called Welsh media once again fell well short of what I would expect from self- proclaimed experts. Griffiths exploits on Friday night took him back to the top of the goal-scoring charts which prompted suggestions on social media that players from the bottom six shouldn t be allowed to win the WPL Golden Boot. We re in the fourth year of the Super 12 format and this is the first time that it seems that a player from our Play Off Conference will top the scoring table. Personally I think that all goals should carry equal importance but as always if you have any thoughts or suggestions please let me know. Thank you. Y GAIR OLAF gan Gwyn Derfel Rwy n hynod ffodus bod fy swydd yn caniatau i mi wylio nifer fawr o gemau a phrin yw r achlysuron nad wyf yn mwynhau gwylio gornestau yn ein Cynghrair Cenedlaethol. Mae ambell achlysur yn profi i fod yn wirioneddol gofiadwy ac roedd nos Wener yn Stadiwm Marston s yn un o r rheiny. Bu n rhaid ail-ysgrifennu r llyfrau hanes unwaith eto gan i Rhys Griffiths rwydo saith gwaith yn erbyn Lido Afan. Curodd record flaenorol Marc Lloyd Williams o chwe gôl ar ddau achlysur yn y broses. Heb amheuaeth y ddau chwaraewr arbennig yma yw sgorwyr mwyaf cyson a niferus ein Cynghrair a dylwn werthfawrogi eu doniau a u hymdrechion. Cofnodwyd camp ddiweddaraf Rhys Griffiths yn gynhwysfawr gan griw Sgorio ar raglen brynhawn Sadwrn a thalwyd sylw i w saith gôl ar Sky ac ar wefan swyddogol UEFA. Yn anffodus unwaith eto roedd methiant nifer o r cyfryngau Cymreig honedig i gyfeirio at y digwyddiad hyd yn oed yn embaras o siomedig. Ym mha wlad arall fyddai hyn yn digwydd? O ganlyniad i w goliau lu yn y Lido, mae Rhys Griffiths bellach yn ôl ar frig rhestr y sgorwyr yn UGC- Corbett Sports. Roedd tipyn o sôn ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol wedi r gêm na ddylai chwaraewyr o r chwech isaf fod yn gymwys i hawlio teitl y prif sgoriwr. Dyma r pedwerydd tymor ers i ni fabwysidau system y Deuddeg Disglair a dyma r tro cyntaf mae n ymddangos mai o r chwech isaf y daw r prif sgoriwr. Yn bersonol rwy n credu y dylai pob gôl fod gyfwerth ậ i gilydd ond os oes gennych unrhyw awgrymiadau neu farn wahanol i mi cysylltwch ar bob cyfrif. Diolch yn fawr..

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