Resolven on brink of securing promotion

RESOLVEN need to beat Briton Ferry with a bonus point next Saturday to guarantee promotion from Four South West after smashing Pontardawe 90-17 yesterday.

They scored 14 tries in total to get themselves every chance of overhauling Trebanos, the side currently in second, who hold a four-point advantage.

Rhodri Lewis contributed 20 points with two tries, two conversions and two penalties. Also among the scorers was Michael Smith, on permit from Seven Sisters, with a brace while Richard Morgan touched down twice too.

Talywain maintained their hopes of capturing the Four East title with a 33-8 success at home to Caldicot.

They bagged a bonus point with six tries, full-back Morgan Parry among the scorers as Caldicot were put to the sword.

Joel Whitcombe, Craig Selway, Wayne Redmond and Chris O’Leary were also among the tries while the visitors got one of their own.

Also in Four East, New Tredegar put the disappointment of their Swalec Bowl defeat to Glyncoch behind them to thrash Taffs Well 50-15 and outscoring their hosts by five tries to two.

Two-try salvos from Sonny Driscoll and Bryn Evans gave St Peters a 43-20 win at Tonyrefail and finish their Three South East season on a high.

Their seven tries in total, however, weren’t enough to see them leapfrog either Rhiwbina or Nelson in the table and they had to settle for a fourth place finish with the three sides all on 72 points.

Dan French, who added three conversions, also crossed the whitewash as did Matthew Murphy and Josh Kelly while Driscoll kicked a conversion of his own.

The hosts just failed to secure a bonus point with three tries but if they had they would have gone level on points with Aberdare in ninth.