Goodwick United crash out after heavy defeat

GOODWICK UNITED’S cup run ended in disappointment with a 4-1 loss against Swansea-based St Josephs. Despite Jonny Horgan getting on the scoresheet, Goodwick were outclassed as Jordan Lloyd-Evans, Zac Brown, Ricky Kerr, and Kyle Copp fired St Josephs into the next round. It marks a major blow to Goodwick’s season, following a recent defeat to the Vikings, making it a tough few weeks for O’Sullivan’s men.

Monkton edge tight clash in Swansea

Monkton Swifts battled to a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Ynystawe Athletic. Goals from Dylan Davies, Paul Miller, and Billy Davis secured their place in the quarter-finals despite a spirited effort from the hosts. Ynystawe, a quality outfit, pushed the Swifts all the way, making this a significant scalp for the visitors.

Tenby triumph in all-Pembrokeshire clash

Tenby claimed bragging rights over Merlins Bridge with a commanding 5-2 victory. Scott Ferney struck twice, with further goals from Spencer Williams, Jacob Hipkiss, and James Ardern securing progression to the next round. Hayden Dimond’s brace for the Wizards proved only a consolation.

Second Division Cup

Narberth dominate Lawrenny

Narberth eased past Lawrenny with an emphatic 6-1 win, spearheaded by a stunning four-goal haul from Jordan Williams. Chris Brown and Jamie Thomas also found the net, while Charlie Arthur grabbed a consolation goal for Lawrenny.

Fishguard too strong for Neyland

Fishguard Sports secured a 4-0 victory over Neyland, with Adam Lawrence netting twice, while Ieuan Llewellyn and Greg Hughes also got on the scoresheet.

Third Division Cup

New Hedges Saundersfoot United ease past Cricket Club

A composed performance saw New Hedges Saundersfoot United secure a 3-0 win over Haverfordwest Cricket Club. Goals from Morgan Broomhall, Adam Davidson, and Harvey Drummond sealed a deserved victory.

Fifth Division Cup

Herbrandston progress past Cricket Club II

Goals from Stuart Macdonald and Archie MacCallum secured Herbrandston a 2-0 win over Haverfordwest Cricket Club II, ensuring their place in the next round.

Kilgetty III hit five past Hundleton II

A hat-trick from James Richards led Kilgetty III to a 5-2 victory against Hundleton II. Kyle Hughes and Yannik Johnson also found the net, while Matthew Davies and Jamie Aries responded for Hundleton.

Broad Haven II put six past Letterston II

Broad Haven II ran out 6-2 winners over Letterston II, with James Morgan bagging a hat-trick. Will Fairbairn added a brace, while Owen Sheppard also scored. Ajay and Bryan Mathias netted for Letterston II, but it was not enough to stop the dominant Broad Haven side from marching on.

Neyland near title after narrow win

LEAGUE leaders Neyland took another step toward the title with a hard-fought 26-19 victory over Dreigiau Emlyn, completing the double over their rivals. The sides were level at 12-12 at halftime, but a late try secured the win, extending Neyland’s lead at the top to 12 points.

Narberth Athletic dominate Llangwm

Narberth Athletic kept their promotion hopes alive with a dominant 55-6 win at Llangwm. Brad Cramb led the charge with a hat-trick, while debutant Corey Neilson also got on the scoresheet. Llangwm’s only points came from two penalties by Breig Matthews.

Harlequins hold off St Davids

Pembroke Dock Harlequins moved above St Davids into sixth place with a 29-20 victory. Full-back Damien Miller starred with a hat-trick as the Quins secured their sixth win of the season.

Teirw Crymych stun Pembroke

Teirw Crymych dented Pembroke’s promotion hopes with a 35-14 home win. Liam Wilkes, on permit from Fishguard, impressed with a hat-trick, while Pembroke’s James Jones was controversially denied a try. Veteran Scott Powell suffered a head injury and was taken to hospital. The Herald wishes him a speedy recovery.

Penclawdd 28 – Tenby United 103

Tenby United had beaten  Penclawdd  by 57-12 at Heywood Lane and showed their attacking capabilities in this return mismatch as they ran in 15 tries – and with 14 of them converted by Lloyd Thomas scored over a century of points!

‘The Cocklemen’ are still struggling to grab a win after 13 defeats but at least deserve every credit because they battled until the final whistle and at least had the very small consolation of a bonus point for scoring four tries by Iwan Jones, Liam Davey, Harry Brown and Will Snell, three converted by Tom Davies and the other by Alex Hughes.

The Seasiders were out of sight by half time and in the final analysis there was a brace of tries each from Hywel Baker, Geraint Jones, Gwion Jones, Jake Roberts, Jordan Asparassa and Dom Colman, with others by Rob Luly (the biggest cheer of the afternoon for the popular prop!), Matthew Lewis and Liam Price.

Thomas showed his kicking boots were on and old fogey supporter Keith Walker, the former club secretary and now historian, confirmed that it was almost certainly the first time The Seasiders had ever scored 100 points in a match!

Tenby United: Geraint Jones: Gwion Jones; Liam Price; Tom Edmonds; Matthew Lewis: Lloyd Thomas; Fletcher Broadhurst: Hywel Baker; Kyle Rossiter; Rob Luly: Alex Jenkins; Max Boswell: Jake Roberts; Jack Brown; Dom Colman. Replacements: Joe Poole; Luke Dedman; Jordan Asparassa; Gethin Bradney; Rhys Grigg.

Division Two (West):

Milford Haven 24 – Nantgaredig 46

An excellent hat-trick of tries by flanker Ieuan Davies helped earn a bonus point against visiting Nantgaredig but Milford Haven are still locked in bottom place, some 14 points adrift of the other struggling clubs, with only one win from 12 starts.

It says much for Steve Martin’s beleaguered squad, which has so many players out from injury or work commitments, that they keep battling on and Ieuan Davies sums up that spirit as one of the smallest in the squad who started  out as a winger but now has made the successful transition to the back row and claimed a try before the interval, as did centre Andrew Sinton, and added two more in the second period as reward for his terrific support play.

James Trueman converted two of them and full back Robbie Jones also caught the eye with his defensive grit.

But Nant grabbed 32 points before the break thanks to tries by pacy winger Ollie Hawke (3), centre Matthew Williams, Joe Thomas and Logan Davies, plus a solitary conversion by outside half Lloyd Williams.

Matthew Williams added his second try after the interval alongside his namesake Lloyd, who notched another two conversions to round off their scoring and give them the double, since they had beaten The Mariners by 33-23 at home.

Milford Haven:  Robbie Jones: Aaron Davies; Andrew Sinton; Dan Jenkins; James Trueman: Aaron Cookson; Dan McClelland: Jamie Parr; Ryan Williams; Jordan Davies: Ethan Aldred; Chris Hall: Ben Groves; Ieuan Davies; Dewi Williams. Replacements: Morgan John; Chris Treiber-Jenkins; James Williams; Lee Riley, Owen Evans.

Whitland 14 – Loughor 20

Hard-working second row Trystan Bowen claimed two tries for Whitland against Loughor at Parc Llwyn Ty Gwyn but the visitors completed the double as they just about held the edge and added this victory  to their 30-8 home success.

Full back Johnny Thomas landed both conversions but Loughor responded with tries by Joe Burden and Iestyn Budge as Tom Davies landed both two-pointers alongside two vital penalties as two penalties – to allow them to leap frog over their opponents despite some yeoman work by skipper Dan Bennett, and Oli Bujega, plus Wyndham Williams and points scorers Bowen and Thomas, and especially Rhys Nicholas.

Whitland: Johnny Thomas: Oli Bujega; Olly Hughes; Dom Davies; Deian Davies: Will Hughes; Morgan Edwards: Jonny Phillips;  Matt Driver; Ceiron Evans: Trystan Bowen; Alan Proctor: Rhys Nicholas; Gavin Smith; Dan Bennett (Capt). Replacements: Jack Evans; Wyndham Williams; Shane Webster; Ben Evans; Owyn Griffiths.