Pontypridd ….20 C Quins …………17
PONTYPRIDD bagged their first win of the season but were run close.
The west Walians edged the forward battle in the set-piece and loose early on, and it was from a line-out drive where they finally made pressure count, with lock Lee Taylor grounding and outside-half Steff Marshall converting.
Ponty finally stepped up a gear before the break as centre Gary Williams cut through and off-loaded for scrum half Tom Rowlands to dart over. Diggy Bird converted.
They carried that momentum on after the break, with winger Dale Stuckey sprinting in to score a try, which Bird again converted.
But Quins responded with two quick tries as first centre Nic Reynolds sliced through and then hooker Torin Myhill pounced on a loose throw to ground.
The contest was on a knife edge going into its final quarter, a real dogfight for possession and, with Ponty opting to kick for goal, Ben Jones levelled the scores. The home team then moved up a gear, pounding the gain line and were eventually rewarded as Ben Jones, at the second attempt, put a penalty between the posts, which was enough for victory.
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