Wrexham suffered a record margin of defeat at the hands of Colwyn Bay in a North Wales Division Two encounter at Brookfield Drive. Missing several key players due to injury or unavailability, Wrexham failed to secure possession from the line-outs and missed a number of first-up tackles that let the Seasiders storm through for early tries.

The visitors more than held their own in the set scrums and enjoyed a short period of first-half domination, but they couldn’t score and found themselves trailing by 31-0 at half-time. Flanker Pete Blakemore delivered a Man of the Match display with constant tackling while his back-row partner Dwayne Speakman-Jones also covered himself in glory as he tried to stem the Colwyn Bay tide.

Skipper Guy Bingham was disappointed with his side’s comprehensive defeat but will aim to bounce back with a stronger side against Llanidloes at Wrexham on Saturday.