I have just got back from a week in Spain with a dreadful cold. The holiday meant that I missed Pooler’s narrow defeat at Aberavon (26-24) and my ropey condition meant that I also missed Pooler’s final home game of the season against league leaders Cardiff. This is a real shame as it sounds like it was a crackerjack performance by Pooler who won 47-27 with a dominant second half display.
There was little but pride at stake in this match as Cardiff
were in an unassailable position at the top of the league and Pooler were bound
to finish in fifth place. A game between Pontypool and Cardiff, of course,
always matters to players and fans alike so it was a great ending to the league
programme. It means that, with the exception of Llandovery, that Pooler managed
to beat every team in the league at least once which is some achievement.
Pooler have really demonstrated that they are a force to be reckoned with that
is for sure. In what has been a dismal season for Welsh rugby in general, Pooler’s
performances have certainly cheered me up.
The season is not over for now we enter the world of
play-offs. As luck would have it, Pooler must travel to Llandovery for their
quarter final as the team finishing fourth in the league play the team
finishing fifth. This is a tough nut to crack but Pooler will surely be in good
heart and no doubt will give it their best shot. Pooler will have two weeks in
which to prepare their game plan as the wild card play-offs for the lower
ranked teams will take place next week.
Come on Pooler!
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