Penyfan v Penllergaer
Wales v Serbia
The first train down from Swindon, to Swansea, then onto an ATW service to Llanelli. A stomp up the hill to the top of town took me to an early kick off in the Carmarthenshire Premier league with Penyfan taking on Penllergaer.
It was wet. The game was shit. The ground was just an open pitch. I left.
I headed down to Stebonheath Park, which was hosting the rugby league world cup qualifier between Wales and Serbia.
The main feature of the ground is this complex. It was originally just a mundane cantilever stand, then suddenly got pimped out with the domed outbuildings, a gable and some strange roof eaves.
To make it wheelchair accesible, a set of ramps have been built from the ground entrance on the opposite side, though these take a detour around much of Dyfed.
Serbia are relatively new to rugby league, it being banned in favour of union during the Tito years. However, they have obtained a few lower league Aussies with Serb ancestry. But despite an early stalemate, Wales surged into a convincing lead.
In attendance was Mad Dai, proudly showing the latest in a series of white tiger phone covers. He was absolutely hammered after a day on the Strongbow, which could have been dangerous if he met anyone with a reputation for severe violence.
Such as Lee Crooks.
Wales carried on where they had left off, winning 50-0, with both teams still to play the other team in the group, Italy.
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