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Friday 12th October 2001
Caerphilly travelled to Hughenden Park to face Glasgow last Friday with a number of players missing due to work commitments such as Ben Watkins, Gareth Jones and Justin Thomas.
Caerphilly led game for most of the first half with early points coming from the boot of Caerphilly Outside Half, Luke Richards after only 2 minutes of play, in what can only be considered to be dreadful playing conditions in front of an estimated 2,900 crowd.
Caerphilly playing with bags of pride and passion for the game and leading with only 10 minutes of play remaining in the first half 13 - 5, Glasgow run in a converted try from deep only to be followed by a similar try minutes later.
Glasgow put pressure Castletown men which saw the visitors infringing in their own 22m. The referee had seen enough at this stage and handed a yellow card to Caerphilly Hooker, Dean Colclough 3 minutes before the interval for infringing on his own try-line.
Glasgow made a nervous start to the game and were looking shaky for moments which Caerphilly exploited. The score at the interval was Glasgow 22- 13 Caerphilly.
Caerphilly started the second half with Dean Colclough sitting out the remaining 7 minutes of yellow card.
Caerphilly pivot, Richards closed the gap with a penalty after 3 minutes of second half play only to be followed by a try coming from Glasgow number eight, Roland Reid for his second try of the game.
Converted by Tommy Hayes. Caerphilly kept within range of Glasgow with a third Richards penalty. Glasgow turned on the heat once again but no points coming from this pressure, with Nathan Ross coming close to the green army try-line.
Glasgow's line-out looked poor at times in their own half. 2 more penalties coming from the boot of Glasgow's Tommy Hayes to 1 penalty from Caerphilly's Richards widened the gap to 35 - 22.
Caerphilly Wing, Geraint Lewis came off injured in the third quarter with an injured hip and was replaced by Rory Greenslade-Jones Glasgow were to have the final say with a try coming from Nathan Ross being driven over from the line-out.
Match report by Phil Whitfield