There was a minute’s silence and then applause before the game kicked-off and the home side were in no mood to let their former team mate down. The Otters made the better start, and scored two tries early on for a 15-3 lead, but Beddau bit back to win 29-28 in the end to make it five wins in a row.
A brace of tries from Jack Dando, and further touchdowns from Jordan Goodwin and Carl Lewis, allowed Beddau to turn the game around to secure a heart-felt victory. The win closed the gap on Narberth, one place above them in the table in third, to five points.
Tata Steel moved up into second place with their comfortable 36-7 home win over fifth-placed Bedlinog, but runaway league leaders Pontypool extended their winning run to 17 straight Championship games with a 40-17 victory over a spirited home side at Skewen.
Skewen kept the unbeaten Gwent club down to just two tries, 14-3, in the first-half, but a series of second-half tries allowed Pontypool to run away with the game and a bonus-point victory. Their 40-17 contained two tries from Clayton Gullis, further tries from Josh Hurley, Alex Watkins, Tom Hancock and Aaron Quick and five conversions from Matthew Jones.
Basement boys Dunvant failed to capitalise on a good start to their match against Newcastle Emlyn, eventually going down 20-10. A drop goal on half-time by Sam Evans had given Dunvant a 10-7 interval lead, but a mammoth 60-metre penalty from Dan Davies, and a penalty try shortly after the break, allowed Emlyn to turn the game on its head and secure the win for the visitors.
Elsewhere, Glynneath closed the gap on the teams in mid-table following a 20-11 win over Cardiff Met. Stuart Leach opened the scoring for the home side with a converted try, although the Students hit back with a try and a penalty of their own.
But some excellent place kicking by Corey Jenkins, and a try from full-back Jordan Griffiths, allowed Glynneath to pull away and seal the win. The game between Newbridge and Glamorgan Wanderers was postponed due to the weather.
