Division Four (West) A:

 
 

Jetman & Hedmon depart in style

 
 

Haverfordwest 53 - Llangadog 27

 
 
Haverfordwest rounded off their Division Three (West) season in style as they inflicted a 53-27 defeat on Llangadog which sees them finish in fourth place whilst their opponents are relegated alongside Cefneithin and Pontyberem.
 
It completed the double for The Blues since they had won 27-22 at Llangadog very early in the season but it was also a bitter-sweet day for the club because they were saying goodbye to Jetman Tenaki and Crawford Hedman, who came to the club from the small island of Nauru, a county which is third smallest in the world behind The Vatican City and Monaco – and so remote that Papua New Guines is  1260 miles and Fiji is even further at  1330 miles.
 
Both are good players in their respected positions and for a season as part of their training programme and both have fitted in superbly and become immensely popular and respected players – and so it was appropriate that Crawford ploughed through in the first half of an excellent  last performance at No 8, whilst Jetman showed his pace as he raced through from his wing berth in the second period and added another in almost the same spot minutes later.
 
Also deserving a mention was another try-scorer in skipper Karl Busch, who has had a terrific season of second-row play as he led by example and this game was no exception as he charged through in typical style for a try, converted by Jack Codd, after Scott Candler had shown his genuine pace to round off a good handling move early on and open their account.
 
Flanker Dylan Williamson and prop Dan Berry rounded off the scoring as they led 29-3 at half time, with Tom Lloyd landed an early penalty for Llangadog, who also battled hard afterwards – but further Blues’ tries by front rower Jamie Zambas and replacement winger George Hopkins, both converted by Codd, saw them secure a comfortable victory.






 
Haverfordwest: Guy Barrons: Jetman Temaki; Jack Codd; Iestyn Arnold; Scott Candler: Liam Eaton; Isaac Kelso-Jones: Dan Berry; Jamie Zambas; Terry Lovell: Andrew Edwards; Karl Bush (Capt): Dylan Williamson; Mike Griffiths; Crawford Hedmon. Replacements: Tom Carrington; Rhydian Watkins; George Hopkins; Teifion Owen; Ioan Hawkridge-Jones.









 
 
 

Championship Division:

 

Crymych claim a deserved bonus-point win

 
 

Crymych 40 - Trebanos 26

 
 
Crymych produced a cracking all-round team performance to pick up a deserved win over mid-table Trebanos, that also included a bonus point, which provided a significant boost to their hopes of remaining in this high level of Welsh rugby; ne mean feat when one considers the face that almost all their players are home-based.
 
One exception on this occasion was the inclusion of Laugharne player/coach Nico Setaro, who used all his experience gained playing for Whitland to good effect as he kicked well from No 10 and called his backs into action with his array of short and long passes – and added five conversions as a bonus.
 
Hedd Nicholas made a welcome return from Narberth to help out in the centre alongside Rhodri George, with Osian Hill also back in action and playing well, providing an added extra as he opened The Preseli Men’s scoring in a half where they led 26-14 at the break, with a bonus point in the bag for four tries as others came from  flanker Jon Hill, hooker Lee Griffiths and Nicholas, with Setaro slotting three conversions.
 
The second half was evenly contested as Jon Hill grabbed a second as he joined Tom Taylor and skipper Carwyn Harries in a ball-winning back row, both converted by Setaro.
 
For Trebanos, who will finish eighth in the table, there were tries by skipper Steff Lewis (2), Cai Andrews and Kris Jones, to earn a bonus point, plus three conversions by the outside half.
 
This excellent all-round performance means that The Preseli men are a single point ahead of Gowerton and both teams have two games left so it is almost sure to go down to the wire, with Crymych at home to Dunvant (6^th) and Maesteg Quins (away) who are bottom of the table having lost all 23 of their games.
 
Gowerton have both games at home but face tougher opposition in Kenfig Hill (7^th) and Tondu (3^rd) so it is all very much to play for – and of course we wish The Preseli Men every success!
 
Crymych: Osian Hill: Rhodri George; Hedd Nicholas; Ifan Phillips; Laurence Headlam: Nico Setaro; Dafydd Phillips :Gruff Williams; Lee Griffiths; Ben Cox: Matthew Freebury; Osian Davies: Tom Taylor; Jon Hill; Carwyn Phillips (Capt). Replacements: Aled Harries; Osian Charles; Rhys Davies; Ianto Davies; Adam Phillips.