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  Match summaries from 7th March below! Please Note: Sun 14th March fixtures to be re-arranged for U7/U8/U9s, all other minis at Sandbach!

Mold U12s entertained Caernarfon for the second time this season and ran out 48-0 winners. Alex Leigh was first to break the dead lock after 5 minutes crashing over from short range after Mold's forwards had been camped on Caernarfon's Try line, Tyler Bridges slotting the conversion. Caine Le Tissier was next on the score sheet after he latched onto quick ball spun out to the backs, cutting inside then out to outpace two defenders to score. Owen Jones scored the  first of his Hat-trick of Tries after he found himself in space out on the wing his pace making it easy run in. Next up was Ethan Roberts producing one of his trade mark barrelling runs to crash over from short range followed by Harri Purchase after doing some fine work at the breakdown. Gareth Cannon slotted the Conversion. Owen Jones’ second and third trys were like peas in the pod outpacing Caernarfon's defenders to score under the posts. Tyler Bridges slotting one conversion and Gareth Cannon the other. Max Tami who won the Player of the Weekend Award for some hard work in the Training Sessions in the week and fine work in the match scored Mold's final Try of the match after he drove over from close range. Final Score Mold 48 Caernarfon 0 Try Score's for Mold Owen Jones (3) Alex Leigh, Ethan Roberts, Harri Purchase, Caine Le Tissier, Max Tami, Conversions Tyler Bridges(2) Gareth Cannon (2) Special mention to Alex Leigh, David Fawkes, Ieuan Evans, Henry Jones, Declan Jones and Mark Hanson who all took turns to play for Caernarfon.

Mold U11s match summary pending.

Mold U10s played 2 games against both Shrewsbury and Ruthin this week. Both opposition packs were big and well drilled keeping Mold constantly under pressure in both games. In the first game against Shrewsbury honours finished even at 14-14. Mold try scorers were Morgan Johnson with a rip, spin and dash to the line and the second a rapidly coming trademark crash ball from last week’s newcomer Robbie Davidson. Morgan converted both trys. Mold’s second game against Shrewsbury fielded a new look Mold side going down 0-19 despite the best efforts of Harry Robinson,  Jack Evans and Joe Harrison tackling everything above grass level. The first fo the two games against Ruthin saw Mold go down 0-12 in a closely fought contest with Utility players Ronan Burger and Elis LeTissier standing out in the backs. The final game of the series saw an even closer match with just a single try and conversion to Ruthin separating the teams. Owen Millington stepped up to the mark in the Mold backs along with Ross Hebdon-Naylor and Oli Taylor, Mold’s Man of the Match from the forwards. Final score 0-7 to Ruthin. 

Mold U9s entertained Shrewsbury U9s and played 3 games against Shrewsbury running out winners in all three games, in the first game Mold won by 3 Tries to 1 with Tom James scoring 2 Tries and Rhys Messham also on the score sheet. In the second game Mold cut loose and ran out 11 Tries to 0 winners thanks to a Hat-trick of Tries for Oliver Watters and Andy Cowling, Charlie Prebble  grabbed a brace, Mold's other  Tries  coming from Elis Cannon, Lewis James, Dion Jones. In the third game Mold throttled back and ran out 3 Tries to 0 thanks to Rhys Messham,Tom James and Aaron Evans. Kieron Stewart was named Man of the Match.

Mold U8s continued their devastating run of form in a series of three matches against two full U8 teams from Shrewsbury . In the initial match the first try must be a contender for best try of the season by the team. It combined total team play, support running, pace and precision passing. It was Matthew Williams who touched the ball down but the try belonged to all eight players on the pitch. It proved to be the first of ten tries for Mold in this game with William Roberts picking up another four. Seth Geary, Monty Roberts, Alun Evans, Sam Harrison and Harry Millington also crossed the whitewash to produce a compelling 10: 5 victory for Mold.  The second game saw Shrewsbury field their second team. Despite the heavy conditions underfoot Mold dug deep to secure an 8:7 victory. William Roberts scored a further three tries and Seth Geary also scored three. Matthew Williams and Harry Millington also added to their earlier tally. In the third game Mold continued to dig deep against their fresher opponents with each of the Shrewsbury teams playing one half. William Roberts closed out his 9 try haul for the day with a further two tries. Alex Murphy added a further two whilst Harry Millington and Seth Geary ensured that they had scored in each of the three matches by scoring a try a piece. Sam Harrison was the U8 Man of the Match. 

Mold U7s had one game and emerged decisive 10:5 victors. Alex Foster in his debut for the team scored an impressive two tries, Harry Koffman as usual found himself on the scoreboard with an excellent hat trick of tries. Tommy Ellis, William Pritt, Charlie Barnes, Joe Brackley and Matthew Sandoz also scored, rounding off an excellent all round team performance. Joe Brackley was the U7s Man of the Match

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