By CHRIS SMART
Bridgend 16 Newport 12
NEWPORT’S 100 per cent winning start to the second phase of the Premiership is over after a shock defeat at the Brewery Field.
The Black and Ambers got their noses in front thanks to two penalties from fly-half Matt O’Brien – the hero from the tee against Merthyr last weekend. But Bridgend hit back thanks to a Jamie Murphy penalty on the half hour and, on the brink of half time, came dangerously close to taking the lead for the first time.
Aaron Grabham intercepted deep in his own 22 and broke, evading the challenge of full-back Gerain...