Premiership
Carmarthan Q……… 17 Newport……………….34
NEWPORT’S rise up the Indigo Prem table continued with another bonus-point win as they began to show their true form.
There were four tries from the visitors, who last season had to play their last game of the campaign at Carmarthen Park having seen Cardiff snatch the title away from them two days earlier.
A cagey opening saw both sides kick two penalties before Ioan Davies sped down the wing before feeding Che Hope with a scoring pass. Will Reed, who had kicked the two penalties for the Black & Ambers, added the extras.
Newport then lost Alex Grey and Will Griffiths, but used the added time at the end of the half to good effect. Piling on the pressure on the Quins they created a gap for Chay Smith to score at make it 18-3 at the break.
Oli Andrew then burrowed his way over for the third try to set the Quins an even sterner task. They responded by crossing for a try of their own from Steff Phillips and Stee Marshall kicked the conversion. But the visitors rounded things off with a fourth try from Jonny Morris from a cross kick by Reed. Reed kicked the conversion and added a penalty, while Matt O’Brien also added a penalty.
Star man
Will Reed – Newport
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