IT turned out to be tight as Llangollen-based Bro Gwernant saw off Bala 2nds 8-0 in a friendly clash.

Winger Alun Roberts crashed over to score the only try of the afternoon, while Owen Jones kicked a penalty for Bro.

Bro Gwernant team manager Huw Evans said: “I must say, Bala fought all the way to the end, and put us under a lot of pressure especially in the second half.

"They came up with a bare 15 and credit to them for their battling performance.

"We certainly didn’t perform to the levels we can, and at times it looked like we hadn’t played for a few weeks.

"On a positive note, we gave fringe players a run out, we tried new combinations with different players and we managed to defensively keep out our opponents to nil points for the second game running which shows we are improving on our defence thanks to the work from the coaches.”