Sport
Tenby win the league
League 2 West
Pontyberem 5
Tenby United 53
TENBY UNITED are celebrating after they thumped Pontyberem 53-5 to win the League 2 West title on Saturday (May 6).
The Seasiders went in to the game knowing they had secured promotion but were keen to finish the season in style by claiming the title.
Pontyberem had also won their previous four matches and the Seasiders knew they would be in for a tough afternoon despite beating them 57-19 at Heywood Lane earlier in the season.
However, they were very rarely troubled against a Pontyberem side who sat in mid-table with little to play for in their final game of the season.
Tenby held a 27-0 lead at the break and they continued to dominate in the second half to come away with an emphatic win.
They went ahead with a well worked try which was scored by Luke Hansford and Ashley Sutton then added the extra two points.
Andrew Cook then went over for Tenby’s second try which was also converted by Sutton.
Luke Dedman put Tenby in an even better position as he scored their third try of the game and Sutton converted for a 21-0 lead.
Sutton also added two penalties to give them an emphatic lead at the break and Tenby knew they were half way to claiming the title.
They continued to pile the pressure on in the second half and it wasn’t long before they scored their fourth try to give them a bonus point. Johnny Morgan broke through to score but the conversion attempt was missed.
Jack Guerreiro then claimed the first of two tries as Tenby continued to play well.
Ryan Morgan grabbed a consolation try for Pontyberem but that was as good as it got for the home side as the conversion was missed and Guerreiro powered over for his second try moments later.
Sutton then scored a try of his own and he completed the victory with the conversion to put the seal on a memorable title-clinching victory.
It has been a fantastic season for Tenby who finished with just four defeats to their name and with an excellent 16 wins.
The Seasiders will look to make their season even more memorable on Friday (May 12) when they take on Aberystwyth in the final of the Pembs KO Cup, kick off at 6:45pm in Crymych.
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Clarby stand in the way of Goodwick double
Two thrilling semi finals last weekend has meant Goodwick United and Clarbeston Road will meet in the senior cup final this coming Saturday.
Goodwick faced Pennar Robins in their semi final who pushed the champions very hard. Carl Vincent will be disappointed but proud of the Robins as they gave a great account of themselves. However in the end Goodwick’s quality and experience just was too much for Vincent’s team.
The other semi was an absolute thriller, and after a nail biting game Matthew Fox’ Clarby progressed to the final. A offside call has sparked a lot of debate around the county. However it seems that linesman Jenkins made an absolute perfect call so credit to him for that.
Both teams would have wanted a nice week of preparation for the final, maybe without any games to play. Unfortunately this hasn’t been possible due to the fixture backlog and both outfits have played already this week.
Goodwick will be favourites of course, however if anyone can upset the apple cart Saturday it’s this Clarbeston Road team. Fox’ outfit have impressed over and over this season. Without too much pressure on them, they are in a good place going into the final.
The double at one staged looked like the minimum Goodwick would be aiming for this season. However losses in other cup competitions, means its Senior Cup success or just the league title for the outstanding team of the season. Oddly becoming champions with no cup success maybe seen as a huge disappointment considering their dominance this season. A unique pressure. However if anyone can handle that pressure it’s O’Sullivans outfit.
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Swifts eyes on double.
Monkton Swifts reserves have blown away the second division this season and now have the double in their sights. They face Merlins Bridge reserves in the semi final of the second division cup and lived up to their favourites tag.
Swifts won comfortably with key player Butland getting three assists and Josh Sture grabbing a brace. Waterman and Rhys Sture added the other goals as outstanding Monkton won 4-0.
Herbrandston and Johnston played in the other semi final and this was a much harder fixture to call. The promoted Herbie a younger and perhaps less physical outfit in comparison to the Tigers. Johnston quickly took control of the game when they found themselves two up after just 29 minutes.
However when Scott Murray was shown a red card just eight minutes later, Herbie would have been confident of staging a comeback. Despite being a man light, Johnston held Herbie until the final minute of the 90, when Alex Ouzman gave Herbie late hope. The Tigers held firm however and progress to the final where they will be underdogs. A tag that I’m sure the players and manager Steven Allen won’t mind too much.
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Tenby hit five against downbeat Bridge
On a beautiful day in Tenby, the hosts welcomed Merlins Bridge to The Clicketts, fresh from their West Wales semi final defeat midweek.
The Bridge squad was missing some influential players after picking up some injuries and the visiting team asked questions over the fitness of the pitch, which, according to the Bridge management, was too hard.
The referee waved these away and the game was on, with the Tenby squad clearly thinking they were already in the heads of the Bridge team.
Almost straight from Kick off Tenby set their stall out with some great attacking play, which Jerome Mansbridge benefitted from in just the second minute putting the home team ahead.
The bridge players weren’t at the races and Tenby capitalised scoring a further 4 first half goals, including a Mansbridge hat trick, leaving the away team bewildered and 5-0 down at half time.
What could have been a hugely embarrassing defeat for a team that harboured title hopes at the beginning of the season, turned around somewhat at half time, when Dai Davies, the club captain, almost singlehandedly dragged them to a much higher level in the second half, ensuring his players kept their discipline and worked hard against a very good Tenby team. Undoubtedly Merlin’s Bridge were the better team in the second period, but the damage had already been done in the first half, and despite Bridges best efforts, the score remained 5-0 to the home team.
In a game which saw Tenby jump to 4th in the league, they can be hugely proud of their season and will look to build on that for their next in Division one.
A fantastic game on a beautiful day with a good home crowd watching, the team from the Clicketts will be justifiably happy with their afternoons work.
Tenby 5-0 Merlins Bridge.
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