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17 March 2017 / Team News

1st XV round off league campaign with a win.

Llangwm 13 - Pembroke Dock Harlequins 8

 
Referee: Andrew Davies (Ammanford)
Touch Judges: Keith Lawrence (Llangwm) & Simon Lloyd (Quins)
 
Llangwm rounded off their league season in the best possible manner as they beat old rivals Pembroke Dock Harlequins in a hard-fought tussle at Pill Parks where the result was in doubt until the last five minutes as the Quins led 8-6.

But then Wasps outside half Lewis Murphy made a telling break to confirm another useful performance at pivot as strong pressure and quick hands allowed him to spot a gap for a corner try which full back Steve Picton converted to earn the home side their third win from 18 starts.

But it was the Quins, who could only muster a bare 15 players that included Aaron James at full back and Mohammed Shabaj Ali on the wing, that opened the scoring with a well-struck early penalty by outside half Ben Hathaway before Murphy missed a similar effort for Llangwm at the bottom end of the pitch.

Murphy soon made amends with a three-pointer on target but despite some yeoman work by Wasps’ forwards Ashley James, Gareth Lawlor, skipper Ian Griffiths and Jamie Lewis, it was The Quins who scored the opening try as James, Hathaway, Jason Keats and skipper Thomas Doyle combined to put winger Geraint Powell in for his first try for the club in only his second match.

Hathaway was unable to add the extra points and Llangwm added their second penalty when Steve Picton slotted a decent penalty to narrow the half time gap to two points.

The second half was really strongly contested and second row Josh Hicks was highlighted by team manager Richard Scriven as a major influence with his powerful surges that gained ground on a regular basis.

With just five minutes left The Wasps claimed the vital score when Murphy sliced through and Picton added the conversion – and the celebrations started in earnest at the Llangwm clubhouse!

 

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