Welsh Rugby
Super Rygbi round-up
HOOKER Ieuan Morris marked his 50th Ebbw Vale appearance with a four-try salvo to send the Steelmen to a 28-0victory over Swansea and back to the summit in Super Rygbi Cymru.
All four tries were scored in the first half at Eugene Cross Park, all from driving lineouts.
Morris was on the end of all of them, all converted by outside half Dorian Jones, with Ebbw’s forwards flexing their muscles and asserting their dominance. It also took the league’s leading try scorer Morris’ tally to 10 for the season so far.
Ebbw collected maximum points for the fifth time in six outings, as they bounced back from last weekend’s loss at Newport.
Llandovery, meanwhile, went down 37-28 at Cardiff. The Blue and Blacks went ahead inside two minutes courtesy of an unconverted try from outside centre Osian Darwin-Lewis, although the Drovers hit straight back through their inside centre Adam Warren. Steffan-Jac Jones converted.
After Lloyd Lucas slotted three points for the hosts, the visitors hit the front again on 21 minutes when wing Tomi Lewis finished off a brilliant passage of play, with Jones again taking care of the extras to nudge his side six points ahead.
However that was the last time Llandovery would hold the lead; the hosts would take a 22-14 advantage into the interval as first, tighthead prop Tom Harper powered his way over before hooker Alun Rees – on his 100th Cardiff appearance – added his name on the scoresheet. Lucas converted both.
Inside centre Steffan Emanuel crossed for Cardiff ‘s bonus-point winning try on 56. Lucas converted before goaling another penalty to make it 32-14.
Winger Tom Williams would go on to score a fifth Cardiff try, but the Drovers would not leave empty handed and secured a bonus point with two more tries of their own either side of Williams’ score from Kian Abraham and Tiaan Sparrow, both converted by Jack Maynard.
For Llandovery, this was their second defeat from their last three and now trail Ebbw by four points having played a game more.
Champions Newport made it back-to-back wins by securing a 40-29 triumph at Bridgend Ravens. Early unconverted tries from wing Ben Evans and full-back Lloyd Wilkins handed the Ravens a 10-0 advantage, but the Black and Ambers would go on to score four first half tries of their own.
Matt O’Brien, Wade Langley, Fin Baker and Che Hope were all on the scoresheet, while Jac Lloyd added the extras to three of them, as Newport led 26-10 at the pause.
It was game on again when Bridgend scored twice inside seven minutes after the re-start through Evans and centre Joe Gatt – with Fraser Jones improving both tries from the tee – to reduce Newport’s lead to just two points.
However there was to be no win over the champions as Newport secured victory with further scores off the bench from Jon Morris and a first Newport try for Noah Morgan. Lloyd converted both. Jared Williams scored another try for Bridgend late on.
RGC are now bottom of SRC after they lost for their sixth match in seven, their latest reverse coming at the hands of Carmarthen Quins 19-10.
First half tries from hooker Isaac Young and No 8 Lewys Millin, both converted by Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, put Quins 14-3 ahead at the interval.
No 8 and captain Sam Williams scored RGC’s only try in the second half. Billy McBryde converted to add to his first half penalty.
Iori Badham’s unconverted try made it three straight wins and five from seven for Quins.
Elsewhere, Keillen Cullen showed nerves of steel to grab a dramatic 27-24 victory for Aberavon with the last kick of the game at Pontypool.
The home side had look in control, leading 19-0, but Jason Hyatt’s men dug deep and stunned Pooler in the second period.
Lock Shay Smallman scored two tries off the bench in the second half for the Wizards. Scott Whitlock and Caelan Carson-Jones also scored for Aberavon. Charlie Thomas and Cullen kicked one conversion each.
Morgan Lloyd, Carrick McDonough, Ieuan Jones and Kieran Meek were the Pooler try scorers. Meek kicked two conversions.
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