A brace of outstanding tries from former Wales U20 full-back Jac Davies, one in each half, inspired a clinical and simply dominant Drovers display in a game in which they were out of sight by half time as they romped to a 43-7 win.
Outside half Ioan Hughes, centre Adam Warren and prop Jamie Hughes also touched down before the break with Davies and No8 Joe Powell running in second half scores to seal the deal. Reece Dunne’s second half try was scant consolation for the Steelmen and their long wait for a first cup final appearance since 1998 goes on.
Drovers head coach Euros Evans was in the first Llandovery side to win the cup in 2007 and then coached the team to a second win in 2016 – as he now looks to mastermind their third cup triumph when they take on Merthyr at the Principality Stadium next month.
Ioan Hughes got the scoreboard ticking with a third minute penalty with the Drovers over for their first try of the match two minutes later, scored by Davies who ran in from halfway.
The conversion attempt was missed by Hughes but, moments later, he was over for Llandovery’s second try following a good team move which this time he did convert to make it 15-0.
That was shortly followed by try number three scored by outside centre Warren, who collected Lee Rees’ cross kick, and the game was only 27 minutes old when Jamie Hughes scored Llandovery’s fourth try, with the Steelmen stunned.
Ioan Hughes improved both to make it 29-0 at the turnaround. Ebbw needed a miraculous second half performance, but there would be no divine intervention.
Another moment of individual brilliance from Davies put the result beyond doubt, in a move from one end of the field to the other, that he started close to his own try line and finished running in from halfway. Ioan Hughes converted.
Dunne responded for Ebbw but the final word went to Llandovery’s Powell who ran in try number six.
Scorers: Llandovery: Tries: J Davies 2, I Hughes, Adam Warren, J Hughes, J Powell; Cons: I Hughes 4, J Maynard; Pen: I Hughes. Ebbw Vale: Try: R Dunne Con: K Meek
