Division Four (West) A:
Pembroke 17 - Teirw Crymych 24
Venue: Crickmarren, Pembroke
Referee: Chris Oliver
Midweek floodlit league rugby re-appeared at Pembroke this week as The Scarlets entertained Teirw Crymych in a hard-fought tussle where The Scarlets took an early lead with a cracking try, The Bulls bounced back to lead 17-5 in the second half – and then the home side fought their way back level, only for the visitors to add a third try – and gain a fourth win from 12 starts to belie their place in the bottom two of the section..Pembroke had power aplenty up from as Theo Davies joined Dan and Lloyd in an all-Davies front row, with skipper Lloyd making a welcome return from a rib injury, with Lewis Dennison winning good lineout ball in his first full match, with George Jones, Will Edwards and especially Zak Shaw carrying the ball well
The Scarlets had centre Stephen Brown on permit from Narberth and they opened their count after maintaining possession through 15 phases spreading play wide and prop Theo Davies supplied the final pass to send Brown speeding in for an unconverted try.
But The Bulls quickly regrouped as good work up front by Luke Freebury, No 8 Tomos Tagg, hooker Harry Worthing and prop Tomos Davies set the platform for fellow front rower Lloyd Hughes to plough through from close range for No 10 Tomas Davies to add the extra points.
Then quick hands from young scrum half Daf Bryan brought his back division into action and centre Owain Evans sliced through for The Bulls’ second try, again converted by Thomas Davies – but The Scarlets scored a second try, this time converted by Shaw, after Tom Cabot and William Edwards helped put George Jones on a burst and he charged to the posts to cut the Crymych lead to 14-12 at the oranges.
A Tomos Davies penalty opened The Bulls’ account after the interval but The Scarlets drew level when Brown added his second score, again unconverted, to tie things up going into the final quarter – and it was The Bulls who claimed the all-important next score with an opportunist try by Daf Bryan as he latched onto a loose ball near the touchline, cleverly chipped over the home cover and regathered to race to the line before Tomos Davies added the extra points.Both teams had half chances in the closing stages but there was no further scoring so Teirw Crymych made the journey home with victory, leaving Pembroke to regret missed chances after doing so well up front – but both teams deserve credit for the entertaining rugby for both sets of hardy spectators on a very cold evening!
Pembroke: Zach Evans: Evan Davies; Stephen Brown; Rhys Johns; Tobi Pratt: Lewis Davies; Josh Greenwood: Theo Davies; Dan Davies; Lloyd Davies (Capt): Tom Cabot; Lewis Dennison: George Jones; William Edwards; Zak Shaw. Replacements: Seamus Wiseman; Tommy Oakley; Dan Gosnold; Scott Powell; Darcy Langston.
Crymych Squad: Backs: Daf Bryan; Tomos Davies; Owain Evans; Steff Rees; Steff Crossman; Lee Davies; Jac Williams; Owain Rees; Rhys Vaughan.
Forwards: Lloyd Hughes; Harry Worthing; Tomos Davies; Gwion Evans; Tomos Twigg; Sior Phillips; Griff Lloyd; Luke Freebury; Rhys Davies.