It was an opportunity they failed to take, going down 24-16
at Narberth.
James Russel was in imperious form for the home side,
kicking 14 of their 24 points, with Johnny Morgan and Will Lewis tries
completing their scoring. Rhodri Davies crossed for the students’ only try,
with Matthew Bryant kicking their other points in an intriguing battle between
two kickers.
There was a large emphasis on play at the bottom of the
table yesterday, with Narberth’s winning margin the largest of the day as every
encounter was tightly contested.
Pontypool continued
their mini resurgence with a 21-20 victory over Bonymaen. Elliot Goodman and Sam Cook crossed for their scores,
with Clayton Gullis kicking 11 points.
Dan Joseph grabbed a brace of tries for the visitors and
Nathan Brookes added another, while Richard Cunniffe kicked five points.
Elsewhere, Glamorgan
Wanderers boosted their own chances of avoiding relegation with a 26-21
victory over Llanharen. Ianto
Griffiths kicked 16 of their points, with Will Higgins and Ed Doe crossing for scores
to keep the Wanderers seven points clear of Pontypool in the table.
The visitors out-scored their hosts in the try count with
Tom Pascoe, Morgan Williams and Rhys Walker all going over the whitewash, while
Ryan Ellis added two penalties to keep them in contention.
Blackwood were
pushed hard by bottom club Whitland,
but eventually triumphed by a single point: 19-18.
The hosts scored three tries through Josh Clarke, Justin Jones
and Aaron Quick, with Paul Emanuelli converting two of them.
Dylan Richards and Andrew Jenkins notched for Whitland, with
Scott Newton kicking a further eight points as they fell to their 17th
defeat in 19 league games, in which they haven’t won in 11 since October 20.
Newbridge climbed
to fourth in the table, moving just five points behind Cardiff Met, with their
second win of the week: 23-18 at home to Beddau.
Neil Burnett was the star of the show for the hosts, crossing
for a try and kicking two conversions and a penalty – a personal tally of 18
points. Dwayne Dyer’s touchdown completed their scoring.
Beddau also scored twice through Dan Fox and Bradley Coombs,
while Andy Humberstone converted one of those and added two penalties.
They climb above Tata
Steel, the only side to lose at home in the Championship this week, going
down 21-26 to Bridgend Athletic.
The Ath secured a bonus point by notching four tries as they
climbed above Beddau due to their loss at Newbridge. Scott Hicks scored twice,
with Aled Thomas and James Olds getting the others. Steve Lewis converted three
of them.
John Phillips, Ron Hill and Robbie Mayer all crossed for
Steel, and two Scott Walters penalties completed their scoring. The result brings
to an end a five-match winning streak for the club.
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