Young Seagulls claim deserved victory by Jon Willington

 

Llangwm 28 - Fishguard 45

 
Referee: Kenny Davies (who controlled the game very well)
 
Fishguard produced some excellent rugby to gain a deserved victory over their counterparts from Llangwm at Pill Parks. Llangwm could have few complaints as for two-thirds of an entertaining contest they struggled to contain the pace and power of Fishguard. 
 
The Young Seagulls scored seven excellent tries, William Robinson converting five of these and threatening to run away with the game. Llangwm though showed real spirit and fight as the game wore on, claiming four tries of their own, all converted by Oscar Willington.
 
From the first whistle Fishguard showed an intent to keep the ball alive, their quick-phase play and ball retention really catching the eye. Within five minutes they had claimed a 12-point lead as the impressive Will Thomas broke blind from his scrum-half berth to run in from halfway, Jack Richards adding a second touchdown after numerous phases.
 
Fishguard doubled their lead after 25 minutes as Llangwm failed to cope with the continuity of their play; backs and forwards combining in flowing moves seeing Taine Williams and Dafydd Davies add further tries. At that point the Seagulls lost a player to the sin bin and Llangwm took advantage, finally securing some good field position and following a good drive by Kieran Sinclair, fellow prop George Nicholls crashed over to take the score to 7-24 at half-time.
 
The second-half started in similar fashion to the first with Fishguard camping themselves in Llangwm territory. Following a couple of missed opportunities, they added two more tries via their excellent No.8 Ifan Evans and, following a superb break by Dom Sinnett, centre Jesse James also got on the score sheet.
 
Llangwm though were steadily growing into the game and were rewarded with a close range try from Dylan O’Loughlin after good work by the pack. Chasing the game though brings risks and Fishguard hit back soon after as Llangwm possession went loose in midfield and centre Sinnett collected the loose ball, racing 50 metres to claim a deserved score for a good all-round performance.
 
With the score sitting at 14-45 the game looked done but Llangwm showed great spirit to dominate the final ten minutes as Fishguard maybe sat on their lead -  and Llangwm threw everything at their opponents and claimed two further close range tries via Dylan Rowles and a second for O’Loughlin as reward for a wholehearted effort.
 
These two youth teams produced a feast of rugby on the day in a full-blooded contest. Fishguard coach Randall Williams was delighted with a return to winning ways for his team, whilst John Rowles and Hamish Nicholls were left ruing a slow start from their Llangwm charges.
 
 

Logun stars as young Blues claim five-try success

 

Haverfordwest 31 - Aberystwyth 3

 
Logun Young was the try-scoring star of Haverfordwest Youth’s excellent win over an Aberystwyth Youth side which battled hard but were unable to match The Young Blues in pace or power - with their only points coming from a first-half penalty from Tomos Jones as reward for some hard work by their pack.
 
 Young powered his way over the whitewash for a hat-trick of tries as he stood out with his runs from the deep, with other tries following from centre Liam Hughes and back rower Kieran Harries.
 
It was an excellent all-round team effort from Steve Parry’s team and outside half Rio Phillips completed the scoring with three conversions as reward for the control he exerted at outside half.
 
 

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Narberth battle hard in youth friendly

 

Narberth 15  - Morriston 36 

 
Narberth youth entertained Morriston in a friendly, with both teams using the opportunity to rotate their squad in an entertaining tussle enjoyed by a good crowd at The Lewis Lloyd Ground.
 
Morriston opening the scoring against the run of play after 15 mins but Narberth hit back minutes late after good hands amongst forwards and backs releasing Archie Griffith down the blind being tackled just short of the line the forwards kept it tight resulted in Cal White getting the score.
 
The visitors got one more score before half time and the second half started with Morriston claiming their third try after a period of sustained pressure.
 
Back came the Young Otters with another break up the flank again being finished off by Cal White.
 
The game remained tight until the last 10 minutes with Morriston pulling clear with three quick tries.
 
Narberth points:  Two by tries Callum White, 1 conversion and 1 penalty by Ashton O'Riordan – and the Man of the Match was a tough choice, with big games from Ellis Phillips and  Jake Leavitt but it was Noah Jenkins that took the award after switching positions and playing a blinder!