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Gower College looking for confidence boost at St Helen’s

Gower College looking for confidence boost at St Helen’s

Gower College will be hoping to put behind them three successive defeats when they host Coleg Llandrillo at St Helen’s in the S4C live TV game in the Welsh Schools & Colleges League tonight (Tuesday, 16 October, 7.30pm).

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It has been a tough few weeks for Swansea-based side following their opening round victory over Neath Port Talbot College, 24-21. They then went to Llandovery College and lost 54-0, were beaten 36 by Gwent College and then went down 35-5 in Pembrokeshire last time out.

Llandrillo come into the game full of confidence after their 31-22 home triumph over Newport HS last week and have also beaten Cardiff & Vale College this season. They are one of the most improved teams around and in full back Sam Earl Jones have a player who has already appeared for RGC 1404.

Reigning champions Coleg Y Cymoedd host Llandovery College at Sardis Road tonight seeking a fourth straight win to overtake Coleg Sir Gar and Ysgol Glantaf at the top. Glantaf host Pembrokeshire College on Wednesday, while Sir Gar are a few minutes up the road at Whitchurch HS.

Welsh Schools & Colleges League – Round 5
Tuesday, 16 October
Gower College v Coleg Llandrillo (St Helen’s, 7.30pm – S4C Chwaeron)
Gower: Dylan Hughes; Ben Petherbridge, Danny Thomas, Tom Mages, Tristan James; Joel Matuschke, Alexander Stevens; John Edwards, Joe Defreitas, Louie Walters, Connor Williams, Rhys Bolton, Jay Ashby, Jacob Hopkins, Matthew Hutchinson
Reps: Taylor Bamford, Ethan Hall, Ewan Bevan, Tom Pool, Ben Rees, James Beech, Danny Devey, Ollie Price
Llandrillo: Sam Earl Jones; Harri Hughes, Joe Hughes, Mathew Buchanan (captain), Josh Eden Jones; Dafydd Williams, James Andrew; Stefan Simm, Ollie Jones, Pedr Jones, Ilan Evans, Oscar Crowe, Carwyn Owen, Sam Hughes, Tom Lydford
Reps: Tom Walker, Aaron Williams, Harry Roberts, Byron Wilson-Noon, Sam Godfrey, Owen Randell, Rhys Hamilton, Peryf Ab Owain

Coleg Y Cymoedd v Llandovery (Sardis Road, 5.30pm)
Cymoedd: TBC
Llandovery: Ollie Jones; Sam Court, Harvey Jones, Tom Sandford, Leon Ferry; Alex Wainwright, Archie Hughes; Sam O’Connor, Lewis Jones, Harri O’Connor, Ethan Rault, Griff Evans (captain), Joe Coope-Franklin, Joe Locke, Liam Wheeler
Reps: Jacques Kinnison, Harry Olding, Toby Wright, James Morton, Charles Handford, Tobey Barnfield-Lee, James Topping, Zed Scordin

Wednesday, 17 October
Ysgol Glantaf v Pembrokeshire College (Glantaf, 2.30pm)
Whitchurch HS v Coleg Sir Gar (Whitchurch, 3.00pm)
Newport HS v Cardiff & Vale College (Newport HS, 2.30pm)
Bridgend College v Gwent College (Pencoed Campus, 2.30pm)

Friday, 19 October
Llandovery College v Neath Port Talbot College (Llandovery College, 4.00pm)
 

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