Ebbw Vale 38 – 26 Aberavon
Match report to follow.
Score:
Ebbw Vale 38 – 26 Aberavon
Aberavon Team:
Jonathan Phillips (rep Jay Baker 42 min); Chris Banfield (rep Samuel Jardine 59 min), Frankie Jones, Bradley Roderick, Stef Andrews (capt); Joe Thomas, Iwan Temblett (rep Rhodri Cole 59 min); Rhys Fawcett (rep Joshua Jones 61 min), Luke Davies (rep Saul Hurley 59 min), Geraint James (rep Chris Davies 67 min), Shay Smallman, Rhodri Hughes, Sam Pailor (rep Kyle Harris 52 min), Ashton Evans, Casey Williams (rep Steffan Lewis 69 min).
Notes:
Casey Williams appeared from Trebanos RFC; Samuel Jardine appeared from Cwmavon RFC; Saul Hurley appeared from the Cardiff Academy; Kyle Harris appeared from the Ospreys Academy; Steffan Lewis appeared from Tondu RFC; Joshua Jones appeared from Tonna RFC.
Samuel Jardine, Saul Hurley, Kyle Harris and Joshua Jones made their club debuts.
Aberavon Scorers:
T – Joe Thomas, Chris Banfield, Luke Davies, Frankie Jones
C – Chris Banfield (2), Rhodri Cole
Ebbw Vale Scorers:
T – Carrick McDonough (2), Evan Lloyd, Ethan Phillips
C – Evan Lloyd (3)
P – Evan Lloyd (4)
Referee:
Mike English
Man Of The Match:
1 – Ashton Evans
2 – Bradley Roderick
3 – Joe Thomas
Time Line:
05 min: Aberavon – T – Joe Thomas & C – Chris Banfield (0 – 7)
12 min: Ebbw Vale – PG – Evan Lloyd (3 – 7)
15 min: Aberavon – T – Chris Banfield (3 – 12)
21 min: Ebbw Vale – PG – Evan Lloyd (6 – 12)
31 min: Aberavon – Yellow Card – Joe Thomas
35 min: Ebbw Vale – T – Evan Lloyd (11 – 12)
40+1 min: Ebbw Vale – T – Carrick McDonough & C – Evan Lloyd (18 – 12)
40+2 min: Half Time
40 min: Aberavon – End Yellow Card – Joe Thomas
48 min: Ebbw Vale – PG – Evan Lloyd (21 – 12)
51 min: Ebbw Vale – T – Carrick McDonough & C – Evan Lloyd (28 – 12)
56 min: Ebbw Vale – Yellow Card – Dominic Franchi
58 min: Aberavon – T – Luke Davies & C – Chris Banfield (28 – 19)
63 min: Aberavon – T – Frankie Jones & C – Rhodri Cole (28 – 26)
68 min: Ebbw Vale – T – Ethan Phillips & C – Evan Lloyd (35 – 26)
68 min: Ebbw Vale – End Yellow Card – Dominic Franchi
76 min: Ebbw Vale – PG – Evan Lloyd (38 – 26)
80 min: Full Time