There was a buzz of excitment at Wrexham's Bryn Estyn Road when Gogledd Cymru took on a strong Worcester Academy side. The cheers were audible to Tesco shoppers when Mathew Parry and Adam Robson opened up the defence to put Jon Meldrum in under the posts for 7 points after the visitors had taken an early lead. These proved to be Gogledd Cymru's only points in the game. The final score was 71-7 but this game was never about winning. No-one would have expected our fledgling amateur regional side to have beaten a professional outfit under the stewardship of Mike Ruddock and Clive Griffiths. The purpose of the game was to publicise the regional side, to benchmark the standard of rugby in North Wales, to raise aspirations for young players of the future and to put into practice some of the individual, unit and tactical skills practiced in training. The game achieved these goals and also the respect of the Worcester team.

MYTI MUSSELS BUILD TEAM STRENGTH

“Moules mariniere” are becoming increasingly popular on Welsh menus. Whilst everyone may be familiar with French for mussels, few realise that over half the mussels produced in the UK come from North Wales.
The Menai Strait, one of the fastest tidal flows in Britain provides renewable supplies of water rich in the microscopic plants or phytoplankton on which mussels feed. It is here that the award winning Bangor company, Myti Mussels produces over 8000 tonnes of mussels annually.
Aquaculture, or farming of aquatic animals is the fastest growing sector of food production in the world and Myti Mussels is one of the UK leaders in shellfish production. Cultivation of mussels, in North Wales, dates back to the 1950s but was in decline by 1982, when Myti Mussels started production. Over the past 25 years, this successful company has gained a reputation for innovation, productivity and ecological sustainability. Myti mussels works closely with scientists at Bangor University’s School of Ocean Science and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology to develop culture techniques which help maintain the natural environment and bird populations in the Strait.
North Wales produces more mussels than are eaten each year in Britain (6,500t). So most are exported to Holland and France. From small beginnings, Myti Mussels has become the largest producer of seabed grown mussels in Britain. Gogledd Cymru aims to emulate this success on the rugby field and is proud to welcome Myti Mussels as a partner in regional representation






RUGBY ENTERPRISE AND REGIONAL IDENTITY