After beating Swansea 54-21, Llandovery head coach Euros Evans says there will be added motivation for his side when they tackle Bridgend in their final regular Indigo Premiership match at Church Bank on Thursday night.
The double-chasing Drovers, having already secured a home play-off semi-final and won the WRU Premiership Cup, now have the opportunity to pip Newport at the post by taking maximum points against the Ravens.
In doing so, they would also finish top of the Premiership table – something which the club has never achieved previously.
“It’s something the club has never done before and finishing top of the league has been our aim since the start of the season,” said Evans.
“We’re one game away from it and we need to make sure we turn up and do a professional job on Thursday and finish the season well.
“It’s been a great season and we’re delighted to have the cup in our trophy cabinet. Now we’ve given ourselves the opportunity to retain the Indigo Premiership as well, but if we can finish top it will be another great achievement.”
Llandovery were in no mood to take their foot off the gas as they saw off Swansea in their penultimate match to secure their 21st victory from 23 Premiership matches this term.
The win takes Evans’ men on to 100 points for the season, and just four behind the Black & Ambers, who have already completed their fixtures.
They had to come from behind though after right wing Gareth J Rees’ early try which was converted by outside half Rhys Jones.
However, Swansea weren’t ahead for long as home scum-half Lee Rees was soon in for the first of his double in the opening half which Jack Maynard improved to level the scores. Prop Berian Watkins then scored a second try, followed by another for Drovers’ skipper Rees and hooker Harry Thomas, all converted by Maynard.
Full-back Brandon Wood pulled a score back for Swansea, again converted by Jones, before a second score for Thomas before the break which Maynard again converted to extend the lead to
35-14.
35-14.
Into the second half and the hosts’ sixth try was scored by Dafydd Land before right wing Kian Abraham scored a seventh Llandovery try. Maynard successfully kicked both conversions taking the score to 49-14.
Jake Baker then grabbed a third Swansea try, converted by Jones, but the final say went to the hosts’ Taylor Davies, who grabbed an eighth, this time unconverted, try in the closing stages.
Scorers: Llandovery: L Rees (2), H Thomas (2), B Watkins, D Land, K Abraham, T Davies; Cons: J Maynard (7). Swansea: Tries: G J Rees, B Wood, J Baker; Cons: R Jones (3)
