Borderers take a bashing (From Western Telegraph)

Borderers take a bashing

Carmarthen Quins 41 Whitland 0

Whitland suffered their heaviest defeat for some while as they lost their local derby against Carmarthen Quins by 41 points, 30 of them coming in a disappointing second period as they were beaten in the linesout and rarely were able to sustain any pressure. They conceded two tries while skipper Phil Morgan was sin-binned and there was really no way back after they had trailed by 11 points at the break.

The Quins opened the scoring with a penalty by Giles Thomas after a Barry Thomas kick had been dropped by Fakataha Molotiko and from the ensuing scrum Rob Phillips was shown the yellow card.

Whitland had a chance to level straight from the kick off after good work by Graig Richards and Molotiko but Daniel Griffiths was off target - as was Giles Thomas for the Quins after a high tackle by Dai Ebsworth.

But the Quins added further points as a break by Thomas and kick ahead by Emyr Jones allowed centre Stuart Jenkins to score a try.

Thomas missed the conversion but soon added a penalty and Whitland were forced to replace Steve Gerrard at hooker with Richard Emms.

The Borderers started the second period a little better but Griffiths missed a penalty in the seventh minute.

Opposite number Thomas was also off target but quickly made amends with a penalty before helping set up a good try for Warren Leach, who came in off his wing to find space on the opposite flank for an unconverted try.

Thomas added a further three points and Emyr Jones crossed for a try to finally bury Whitland hopes of a fight-back - and there were further tries by centre Darren Simpson in the 71st minute and replacement Paul Morgan near the end.

Both were converted by Giles Thomas to complete a resounding win for the Quins, leaving the Borderers without a league point after their first two matches.

Tonight, Wednesday, the Borderers entertain Llandovery in a league fixture at Parc Llwyn Ty Gwyn, while Saturday sees them take on Treorchy (away).

A supporters bus has been arranged and those who would like to travel should pay Iona, of Gog Sports, as soon as possible to ensure a seat. Whitland: Craig Richards: Steve Hartland; Domenico Setaro; Sengili Tuihalamaka; Steve Butcher: Daniel Griffiths; Rob Phillips: Gareth Williams; Steve Gerrard; Ricky Davies: Dai Ebsworth; Steve Thomas: Mike Buckingham; Phil Morgan; Fakataha Molotika. Replacements: Romeo Collela; Richard Emms; Andrew Jenkins; Andrew Webster; Marc Hughes; Lee Banfield.