The visitors drew first blood via a Frazier Clemo penalty before Bedwas hit a purple patch with a great Harley Thomson break putting Lewis Hudd in for a sprint down the left wing, Richard Powell’s conversion from the touchline putting the icing on the cake.
Powell added a penalty shortly afterwards. Five minutes later Pinches ripped the ball from a Llanelli defender and ran through for a try, Powell again converted to put the home side firmly in the box seat and 17-3 ahead.
Livewire scrum half Justin James escaped some poor Bedwas tackling to pull his side back into the game, Josh Adams converting. Powell’s accurate goal kicking stretched the home side’s lead after Llanelli were penalised at a ruck.
Once again Bedwas hit the self-destruct button as full back Steffan Evans ran through further poor tackling by the home side for his side’s second try, Adams again converting. Powell hit back with his third penalty of the half before Llanelli’s Clemo added a penalty, try and conversion all in the space of two minutes to put his side 27-23 ahead at the interval.
Powell missed an early second half penalty attempt before Clemo added another penalty after Bedwas were adjudged offside. Bedwas made a raft of changes between 50 and 60 minutes as all eight replacements came onto the field but there was no immediate impact as Josh Adams crashed through for a try, converted by Clemo re-exerted the visitor’s dominance.
Bedwas grabbed a try back after 66 minutes when Thomson and Pinches broke from their own 22 yard line and put Matthew John in for a try converted by Jack Maynard. Bedwas huffed and puffed but could not find another try and Llanelli held on for a deserved win with Bedwas claiming a losing bonus point.
Next Saturday (20th September) Bedwas visit local rivals Cross Keys (kick off 2-30pm).
