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Neyland 17 - Llangwm 8
 
The Sutton Cup has been competed for by Neyland and Llangwm for 40 years in memory of Paul Sutton, a talented young sportsman who died tragically young, and this year the recipients of the silverware after winning 41-3 at Pill Parks and now beating The Wasps 17-8 in this hard-fought encounter at The Athletic Ground in front of a big crowd.
 
Playing down the slope and with the tricky wind slightly in their favour, Neyland made a good start as George Williams marked his welcome return from a lengthy spell out injured by booting a penalty into the bottom corner and after a lineout drive orchestrated by Alex Swales and Mark James it was No 8 Ben Williams who powered his way over the line and brother George added the extra points.
 
The All Blacks enjoyed a significant territorial advantage but The Wasps defended well as James Lewis, Morgan Layton and Morgan Scott-Walker covered well and Ieuan Power was joined by Charlie Wilson, Sam Rickwood and Phil Llewellyn in soaking up pressure.
 
Veteran second row James and centre Alex Codd were both held up short as No 9 Owen Hamer pressed relentlessly for openings, and the home side tried to bring Patrick Bellerby, Matthew Coles and Liam Rees into the action wide out – but there was no further scoring before half time.
 
The Wasps made the better start to the second half as  veteran scrum half Ian Griffiths and young partner Harry Makepeace set their backs in motion and in-form winger Jack Roberts outpaced the cover defence and race in for an unconverted corner try.
 
The All Blacks bounced back as George Evans put Patrick Bellerby away on the right and his clever kick ahead set up a series of scrum fives from which centre Adam Peel used his power to crash over in the corner, with Evans’ conversion attempt dropping just short.
 
Back came Llangwm and their efforts were rewarded when centre Iwan Davies slotted a penalty but, try as they might they were unable to break down the Neyland defence from a series of a tap penalty charges used instead of scrums five metres out – and The All Blacks had the final word when George Evans, drifting between flanker and the No 10 slot, made a good half break to establish a platform from which Owain Evans ploughed over the line.
 
The post-match ceremony was conducted by Robert Johns, the president of Neyland RFC and the magnificent trophy was presented by Phil Sutton, Paul’s brother, to All Blacks’ skipper Owain Evans, who not only led by example but claimed that all-important final score to ensure victory.
 
Neyland: Patrick Bellerby: Matthew Coles; Alex Codd; Adam Peel; Liam Rees: George Williams; Owen Hamer: Ebenezer Sokoiwasa; Alex Swales; Ben James: Mark James; Dan Hart: George Evans; Owain Evans (Capt); Ben Williams. Replacements: Nick Wilson; Joel Thomas; Craig Power.
 
Llangwm:  Dean Philpott: Jack Roberts; Yale Grice; Iwan Davies; Rhys Llewellyn: Harry Makepeace; Ian Griffiths: Charlie Wilson; Phil Llewellyn; Ieuan Power: Jake Thomas; Sam Rickwood: Morgan Layton; James Lewis,  Morgan Scott-Walker. Replacements: Matthew Rees; Andrew Edwards; Will Ridge; Tom Wheeler; Gavin Jones.

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