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Youth Cup Final:

 

Young Blues in sparkling form

 

Haverfordwest Youth 31 - Narberth Youth 3

 

Venue: Crickmarren (Pembroke):

Referee: Dan Devine.           

Assistants: Eirian Edwards & Neil Jenkins.

 

Haverfordwest’s talented young players showed what a force they are to be reckoned with as they ran in five tries against their counterparts from Narberth to secure the youth cup.

Played in rain on a superb-looking Crickmarren pitch in Pembroke, the Blues led 12-3 at the interval and were always ahead throughout the rest of a match which was played at pace and was a measure of how strong youth rugby is in both camps.

O’Leary gets Blues under way

They took the lead with a try from pacy centre David O’Leary, after some good work up front by skipper Liam Brown, Asher Flowers, Ryan Banner and Morgan Scale, which classy young outside half Ashley Sutton converted.

Narberth, who had Zac France-Miller, Rhys Thomas, David Skippings and Nathan Lloyd securing good possession up front, reduced the deficit with a penalty from No 10 Kyle Keane but they were unable to make good use of half chances as the Haverfordwest defensive cover was well organised by Sutton and Will Curtis – and they added an unconverted try by full back Curtis before the oranges.

Blues strong after half time

The young Otters tried hard, via the likes of Lawrence Headlam, Gareth Owen and Jake Philpin to claw their way back into contention but the Blues struck a significant blow when quick hands by O’Leary and Luke Harvatt allowed  winger Jamie Lewis in at the posts for Sutton to add the extra points.

Replacement flanker Tom Thomas added a fourth Haverfordwest try as reward for his support work and again Sutton converted – and the Blues rounded off a cracking evening of rugby, well reffed by Dan Devine, as powerful centre Luke Harvatt raced over for an unconverted try.

Haverfordwest: Wilson Curtis; Kern Cunningham; David O’Leary; Luke Harvatt; Jamie Lewis; Ashley Sutton; Daniel Morgan; Adam Britton; Morgan Scale; Huw Edwards; Liam Brown; Jon Stowell; Gareth Thomas; Asher Flowers; Ryan Banner. Replacements: Ryan Evans; Liam Eaton; Mark Jones; Rhys Baker; Michael Griffiths; Connor Bashford.

Narberth: Jake Philpin: Carwyn Phillips; Gareth Owen; Richard Rees; Jimmy Davies: Kyle Keane; Lawrence Headlam; Andrew Richards; Nathan Lloyd; David Skippings; Rhys Thomas; Tom Bannister; Jason Evans; Gavin Smith; Zac France-Miller. Replacements: Ryan Rees; Josh Phillips; Dominic Todaro; Matthew Lewis; Dean McSparron; Shaun Thomas; Daniel Owens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTOS: Top to bottom.
The winning team – Haverfordwest.
Haverfordwest skippers Liam Brown and Will Curtis celebrate.
David O'Leary scores the young Blues' first try.
Runners-up Narberth Youth.
Referee Dan Devine, with Eirian Edwards & Neil Jenkins.

 

Lots more pics to follow in 'Action Pics' Section.