Maynard penalty gets Drovers home
Llandovery…………. 20
Pontypridd………….. 19
The Drovers completed the double over Pontypridd, following their 23-12 win at Sardis Road, in a game that was just as tight as the score suggests.
Llandovery keep in second place in the Premiership table and will be relieved to take the four points in the face of a determined challenge from underrated Ponty.
The visitors had the better of possession for long periods but they lacked a cutting edge behind the scrum. They took a 9-0 lead with three penalties from fly-half Jamie Murphy but a close-range try from hooker Craig Thomas plus a conversion and penalty from full-back Jack Maynard put the Drovers ahead 10-9 at the break.
Murphy's fourth penalty regained the lead before Llandovery moved the ball from deep to end with flanker Jordan Evans sending his skipper, scrum-half Lee Rees racing in for a converted try.
Wing Niko Marawalu scored for Ponty after a driving lineout and Murphy converted for 19-17.
A Maynard penalty inched the home side back ahead and Murphy missed a relatively easy penalty to let Llandovery off the hook. Despite yellow cards for Ponty replacements Cai James and Tom Harper, the Drovers could not find a way through the 13 man defence.
Star man Lee Rees -Llandovery
