Author Archive
Diolch yn fawr i chi a’r staff am eich cefnogaeth trwy gydol y daith. Mae wedi bod yn bleser i dreulio amser yng nghwmni criw o ddisgyblion talentog iawn. Maent wedi bod yn gyffaeliad i’w rhieni, yr ysgol a’u gwlad. Rydyn yn dymuno pob llwyddiant iddynt yn eu arholiadau ac i’w hymdrechion i’r dyfodol. Fe fyddwn yn siwr o drysori’r atgofion melys o Ganada 2012.
A big thank you to all of you and the staff for your support throughout the tour. It has been a pleasure spending the past few days in the company of such a great bunch of talented young people. They have been a credit to their parents, school and country. We wish them well in their exams and future endeavours. We will certainly cherish the memories of Canada 2012.
The second match against Nepean Nighthawks was a challenging encounter for the girls. This experienced club side had a strong set of forwards which the Maes-yr-Yrfa defence stood up well to. Our defence prevented the opposition from scoring on several occasions off penalty corners and fed the ball well to the forward line giving them the opportunity to break through. Catrin Rees was unlucky not to have scored her second goal of the tour in the final moments of the game. Although the girls lost the match by 5 goals they played well as a unit and Catrin Nicholas was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
Roedd yr ail gêm hoci yn erbyn Nepean Nighthawks yn sialens i’r merched. Roedd gan y clwb profiadol hyn set cryf o flaenwyr, ond fe wnaeth amddiffyn Maes-yr-Yrfa ddygymod yn dda gan atal y gwrthwynebwyr rhag sgorio ar sawl achlysur oddi ar corneli fer. Fe wnaeth ein amddiffynwyr gyflenwi’r bêl yn effeithiol i’r blaenwyr a bu Catrin Rees yn anlwcus iawn i beidio a chael ei ail gol o’r daith ym munudau olaf y gêm. Er gwaetha’r ffaith bod y merched wedi colli o 5 gol, chwaraeodd y merched yn dda fel uned a gwobrwywyd Catrin Nicholas gwobr ‘Chwaraewr y Gêm’.
Kings of Canada once more. This was Maes’s second tour match triumph in four days, matching back to back victories achieved in Singapore in 2010 and South Africa in 2007.
It was a majestic performance, stoked by the forwards up front, who found their best form when it mattered most: marshalled by the increasingly infuential Kieran Hardy; and graced by the subtleties of Billy McBryde.
There was no disputing Maes’s dominance. They outscored Eastern Ontario U17’s 15 tries to one penalty, but it was the all round majesty of their rugby which impressed most.
Final score Maes Yr Yrfa 101 v Eastern Ontario U17’s 3.
Brenhinoedd Canada unwaith eto. Roedd hyn yn ail fuddugoliaeth mewn pedwar diwrnod o’r daith, sy’n cyfateb i’r fuddigoliaeth gefn wrth gefn a gyflawnwyd yn Singapore yn 2010 a De Affrica yn 2007. Roedd yn berfformiad mawreddog, gyda dylanwad y blaenwyr yn flaen llaw, wedi eu didoli gan dylanwad fwyfwy Kieran Hardy, a harddwyd gan sgiliau wahaniaethau Billy McBryde.
Nid oedd dim anghytuno a’r oruchafiaeth Maes. Sgoriwyd 15 cais i un gic gosb, ond mawredd eu rygbi a gafodd yr argraff fwyaf.
Sgôr terfynol Maes Yr Yrfa 101 v Dwyrain Ontario dan 17 oed 3.
Chi bron a cyrraedd!
Your nearly there!
Ydy ni yna eto?
Are we there yet?
Bant a ni i rheadrau Niagra!
Away we go to Niagra falls.
..a bant a ni!
…and away we go
Hwyl!
See you soon!
Siecio i mewn a barod i ymadael.
Checked in and heading for departure!