Aberavon………. 31
Llanelli…………. 24
Former Fijian age-grade international wing Ben Raivalitia crowned his debut off the bench for Llanelli with a late try that meant they left the Talbot Athletic Ground with a losing bonus-point.
The visitors were 16 points adrift on the hour mark as they paid the penalty for having three players – skipper Chris Long, scrum-half Harri Wiliams and lock Jac Price – sent to the sinbin.
That helped the Wizards dominate up front.
Aberavon struck first with a Joe Gage try that Rhys Jones improved with a conversion, then fullback Stef Andrews turned on the gas to speed over in the corner to make it 12-0. It looked then as though the home team could run riot, but Price responded with a try on the half-hour mark, which Wales U20 outside-half Josh Phillips converted, before adding a penalty to make it 12-10 at the break.
Price then saw yellow nine minutes into the second half and immediately Luke Davies drove over for a try that Jones again converted to stretch the Wizards lead.
Ashton Evans followed suit, with Aled Thomas converting, to make it a commanding 26-10 lead. To their credit, Llanelli scored two tries in the final ten minutes, through Luke Davies and Raivalitia, to ensure they left with something to show for their efforts, while Andrew Waite added a fifth for the Wizards in between.
Star man: Andrew Waite – Aberavon
