DOLGELLAU and visiting Abergele slugged it out in atrocious conditions, with the home team gaining a valuable 36-7 bonus point, and confirming Gele to certain Division Three rugby next season.

Dolgellau had the benefit of the elements in the first half, but the first quarter was pretty even and scrappy affair.

Twenty five minutes had elapsed when Dolgellau prop Huw Jones made sufficient ground to put the hosts on the front foot, and the ball moved down the left for full back James Owen to barge over.

On the half hour mark, Dolgellau centre Eben Jones scored Dolgellau’s second try, pouncing on a loose ball and winning the race for touchdown, making it 10-0.

With four minutes of the half remaining, hooker Celt Lewis and full-back James Owen exchanged passes for Lewis to force his way over out on the left. This time winger Jake Hinge put over the conversion to give Dolgellau a 17-0 cushion.

Fifteen minutes into the second period, the long-awaited bonus score came as skipper Rhys Roberts found room down the blind to find flanker Marius Jones in good support to go over for the score.

As the weather closed in, Abergele’s spirit never wilted, and they scored a deserved try going into the last quarter, as flanker Chris Maeler charged down Eben Jones’ clearance to touch down. No 10 Ben Pamment converted to make it 22-7.

Pemment’s long clearances had kept Dolgellau out on a number of occasions, but on 30 minutes hooker Eon Williams and flanker Guto Jones went close. Gele killed ball on the try line, and Dolgellau stand-off Jac Roberts took quick tap penalty to score under posts. Jake Hinge converted to make the score 29-7, and Gele finished with 14, due to a yellow card.

Dolgellau wrapped matters up with five minutes remaining when, from a scrum five, Eben Jones, now playing at stand-off, chipped ahead and his chase brought him a his second try. Jake Hinge added the extras to make the score 36-7.