Abergele 29 Wrexham 0

Wrexham tried their best but still slumped to their 12th successive defeat of the season when they were whitewashed by 29-0 in their Division Two match at Abergele. Beset by injuries, particularly in their backline, Wrexham were forced to field a makeshift team and soon went behind when a forward strayed offside and Abergele kicked a penalty. Despite some good work by flankers James Lichfield and Phil Williams that put the home side under pressure and resulted in opponents being yellow carded, Wrexham couldn’t capitalise. The loss of their main tackling centre, Pete Blakemore, with a hand injury exposed Wrexham’s defence and presented the Seasiders with scores that enabled them to lead by 19-0 at the break. However, the visitors looked a far better side in the second-half with their pack pushing the home eight around the field, forcing Abergele into a stream of errors. Veteran outside-half Ross Roberts used his excellent kicking skills to pin down the Seasiders and replacement lock Ian Sanger led by example as the game entered the final quarter. Despite their dominance, however, they couldn’t create any openings and Abergele were able to seal their victory with two late scores. Coach Rob Thomas said afterwards, “Despite the fact that we have had to cope with so many injuries we showed Abergele what we could do, but we just lacked the application and concentration to turn it into points.”