0 mins Shane Howarth kicks-off
1 mins: Llanelli knock on, first scrum of the game, John Davies guilty of pulling the scrum down, penalty to Newport. Percy Montgomery kicks the goal from 37m (LLANELLI 3 NEWPORT 3)
3 mins: Newport’s first lineout on the Llanelli 22, Shane Howarth receives the ball, and puts up the up and under, but it’s well gathered by Barry Davies, who wins the penalty after illegal contact with Simon Raiwalui.
4 mins: Stephen Jones clears to touch. From the lineout, Newport steal the ball, but are penalised for crossing. Jones’ kick finds touch inside the Newport 22.
5 mins: Ball becomes unplayable at a ruck. Llanelli scrum on the Newport 10m line.
7 mins: Newport defend well, but Jason Forster is penalised for coming over the ruck. Stephen Jones scores a 30m goal (LLANELLI 3 NEWPORT 3)
9 mins: Newport penalised at a ruck. Stephen Jones misses a 46m penalty goal attempt.
11 mins: Newport scrum on the halfway line.
13 mins: Llanelli looking for the spaces out wide, but Newport are marshalling their defences well. Jones’ kick finds touch inside the Newport 22. From the lineout, Montgomery clears with a kick to touch from his own try line.
15 mins: Llanelli win the lineout and drive with Chris Wyatt. But the move breaks down after a good run from Quinnell.
16mins: A few cracks appearing in the Newport defence, Mathew Watkins’ pass to Mark Jones hits the fingertips of Montgomery and Newport survive.
17 mins: The game is being played entirely in Newport territory. Newport called offside. Jones’ penalty kick from 35m, is straight in front of the posts, but hits the post.
19 mins: A great break from Garan Evans Llanelli have numbers on the left, as they attack in the Newport 22 but the chance is wasted as McBryde fails to make a killer pass.
21 mins: Jones defensive kick from just outside the 22 finds touch. Newport lineout. Newport win a penalty. Montgomery’s kick hits the post.
23 mins: Montgomery makes amends with a 35m dropped goal. (LLANELLI 3 NEWPORT 6)
25 mins: A good battle as both sides get stuck in
27 mins: Llanelli penalised for hands in the ruck. Referee Nigel Williams warns the captains yellow cards are coming. Montgomery punishes the Scarlets with the penalty goal. (LLANELLI 3 NEWPORT 9)
30 mins: Scrappy Newport lineout, but they come away with the ball, but Simon Easterby steals the ball in the tackle, Jones’ clearing kick is poor, and Newport have a lineout in a good attacking position.
31 mins: Davies fields the up-and-under, and clears to touch.
32 mins: A sustained passage of Newport attacking play inside the Llanelli 22 David Hodges intercepts a telegraph pass from Shane Howarth, he sprints 20m and finds Mark Jones who races unopposed from the halfway line to score. Jones adds the conversion. (LLANELLI 10 NEWPORT 9)
34mins: Llanelli rampant, Newport desperately defend, and Tonu’u clears to touch.
37 mins: Llanelli’s Iestyn Thomas penalised at a maul, but Montgomery’s kick fails to find touch. Good attack by Leigh Davies and Chris Wyatt, but the move breaks down as Tonu’u gets back to cover.
40 mins: 3 minutes of extra time signalled.
40 +1 mins: Jones misses another penalty goal from 48m after Newport penalised at the scrum.
40 +3 mins: Watkins causes panic in the Newport defence with a rangy kick into space, Montgomery wins the race and side foots the ball to touch.
HALF-TIME: LLANELLI 10 NEWPORT 9
40 mins: Stephen Jones kicks off, and Jason Forster knocks on. Llanelli move the ball through the backs, but knock on, Newport scrum.
42 mins: Tounu’u puts up the Garryowen, and Evans deals with it excellently again.
43 mins: The sides exchange kicks.
44 mins: Lovely break by Leigh Davies, he runs into Newport territory, and finds Quinnell who in turn finds Watkins, but the move breaks down as Watkins’ pass goes to ground.
48 mins: Llanelli playing the game in Newport territory, but they can’t find the final pass.
49 mins: The tension inside the ground is rising.
49 mins: Newport win the lineout, and drive into Llanelli territory, Howarth chips into the 22, and Davies clears to touch.
50 mins: The cup final pressure is showing, with both side’s forwards engaging the enemy.
53 mins: The referee is the busiest man on the pitch as the pace of the game slows down.
55 mins: Montgomery clears to touch, from the resulting lineout Llanelli drive into Newport territory.
56 mins: The ball becomes unplayable at a ruck and it’s a Llanelli scrum.
58 mins: Both sides try to play rugby, but the game needs a spark of inspiration.
62 mins: Llanelli move the ball wide, a promising attack is halted as Watkins steps into touch.
63 mins: Newport attack in the Llanelli 22, several phases of play for the first time in the second period, the ball goes to Montgomery, but his dropped goal attempt is poor.
66 mins: Excellent driving from the Llanelli pack.
67 mins: Scarlets back walk the ball forward into the 22, Finau finds the gap as Howarth misses the tackle, his pass finds Watkins, and then Jones, who stretches to touch down. Jones makes the conversion (LLANELLI 17 NEWPORT 9)
70 mins: Sides exchange kicks.
73 mins: Llanelli in control with good tactical kicking from Jones.
74 mins: Ian Gough penalised for killing the ball. Jones extends the advantage (LLANELLI 20 NEWPORT 9)
75 mins: Jones pins Newport back with a good tactical kick to touch.
76 mins: Evans catches his own up and under, Leigh Davies finds the gap and nearly makes it to the line, but Montgomery makes the try saving tackle.
77 mins: The Newport lineout isn’t straight. Llanelli scrum five metres out, Guy Easterby makes the break, but his attempted pass to his brother Simon is forward.
79 mins: Mark Jones named man-of-the-match
80 mins: seven minutes of extra time signalled
80 +3mins: Newport unable to make yards with the drive, Dwayne Peel does well as he fields the kick and wriggles into space, his pass finds skipper Davies who runs straight thought the beleaguered Newport defence to score.. Jones misses the conversion (LLANELLI 25 NEWPORT 9)
80+5 mins; Llanelli rampant, they have a 5-0 overlap on the right hand side after Jones makes the break, but the pass goes to the left, and the chance is wasted.
80+6 mins: Newport’s defence is blown apart; Dwayne Peel takes the ball from the back of the scrum, passes to Finau, who scores Llanelli’s fourth try. Jones adds the conversion. (LLANELLI 32 NEWPORT 9)
80+7 mins; The referee calls time, and Llanelli win their 12th Welsh Cup
FINAL SCORE: LLANELLI 32 NEWPORT 9
Newport: Percy Montgomery, Matt Mostyn, Jason Jones-Hughes, Jon Pritchard, Alex Cadwallader; Shane Howarth, Ofisa Tonu’u (V-Capt); Rod Snow, Paul Young, Chris Anthony, Simon Raiwalui (Capt), Mike Voyle, Ian Gough, Jason Forster, Steve Ojomoh
Replacements: Adrian Garvey, James Richards, Mathew Veater, Rhys Jones, David Llewellyn, Jason Strange, Nathan Brew
Llanelli: Barry Davies; Mark Jones, Matthew Watkins, Leigh Davies (Capt), Garan Evans; Stephen Jones, Guy Easterby; Iestyn Thomas, Robin McBryde, John Davies, Vernon Cooper, Chris Wyatt, David Hodges, Simon Easterby, Scott Quinnell
Replacements: Martyn Madden, Aled Gravelle, Luke Gross, Ian Boobyer, Dwayne Peel, Gareth Bowen, Salesi Finau
