BRO Ffestiniog’s Division One North encounter against Llandudno went ahead, despite the adverse conditions at Cae Dolawel, but credit to both teams, and referee Dylan Llyr as they made a good match of it, with the visitors coming through for a 17-3 win.

Within minutes of the kick off Llandudno were awarded a penalty and kicked for touch, from the ensuing lineout they battered the home defence through 25 phases, but were unable to score and Bro won turnover ball and cleared.

The first points came on 15 minutes from the boot of the visitors’ full back Ryan Pike, as he slotted over a penalty kick from 25 metres.

Bro were soon penalised once more for not releasing, but this time Pike pulled his kick wide of the posts.

The hosts were then awarded two penalties themselves, and fly half Huw James was successful with one to bring the scores level.

A yellow card for Llandudno’s number 8 Kelvin Davies gave Bro the upper hand - James kicked for touch from the penalty and from the lineout Bro piled on the pressure through numerous phases, which ended only when Bro prop Dylan Jones knocked the ball on as he touched down over the try line.

The visitors were penalised soon after for an infringement in a ruck and Bro chose to kick for touch once more.

A quick ball off the top and the ball was spread out one way then the other, as Bro created a three on one overlap, but Llandudno’s left wing Cameron Davies intercepted the try scoring pass and raced 85 metres upfield for a fine solo try under the posts, which Pike converted.

A deliberate knock on by Bro gave Pike another penalty, but he failed to split the posts from out wide, and the sides went into the break with the score at 3-10.

From the re-start Llandudno were soon awarded another penalty, but Pike’s attempt from 47 metres fell short of the crossbar.

Bro created two try scoring chances through a stunning run and side step from full back Mathew Hayden, but he was bundled into touch.

Then a quick tap penalty by scrum half Aron Roberts found wing Ian Roberts, but he dropped the ball and that scoring chance was squandered.

With Ffestiniog still very much in the match, a penalty kick seemed to be the right choice rather than kick for touch, but James missed the opportunity to reduce the deficit.

Llandudno soon extinguished any hopes of a home win through their second try of the afternoon.

They were awarded a penalty and chose a scrum five. The back row took on the defence and Llandudno went through seven phases, before flanker Owain Stacey slithered through in the wet conditions to score under the posts, and Pike added the extras.

Bro’s match in the WRU Plate away at Nant Conwy has been re-scheduled from Saturday to Friday,6 October, kick off 7.30pm.