Fishguard 55
Pontyates 3

Three tries by pacy centre Matthew Reynolds helped Fishguard achieve their expected win against lowly Pontyates.

However, the visitors deserve credit for the way they tried to play running rugby, despite being under the cosh from the Seagulls for much of the time.

The home pack was on top from the outset as Romeo Colella, Steve and Nathan Jenkins, Gerwyn Davies, Mark James and Gwilym Evans were in the thick of things, while Mark Leonard and Emyr Hughes revelled in the freedom they found.

Winger Matthew George opened the scoring for Fishguard. Leonard and Hughes vied to claim the second touchdown before Matthew Reynolds scored his first try in the right corner – and Huw Evans landed the difficult conversion after missing both previous attempts.

Pontyates landed a penalty from outside half Lee Jones in a rare attack where veteran prop Alun Stephens featured as he led by example for much of the afternoon.

Fishguard went close with little bursts by Mike Jenkins, Gareth Adamson and Dai Evans, but the Seagulls increased their interval lead to 24-3 thanks to a second try by Reynolds from a tapped penalty, with Huw Evans again superbly converting.

Matthew George opened the second half scoring with a try, converted by Evans, and after Steve Jenkins was denied a try because the ref was unsighted, Mark Leonard grabbed a good try. Huw Evans hit both posts with the conversion attempt but the ball bounced the wrong side of the crossbar!

Then Mike Jenkins scored a try and Reynolds completed his hat-trick.

Both were converted by Huw Evans, who also had the final word as half back partner Gareth Owen put him in at the corner to set the seal on a powerful performance by the Seagulls, albeit against weak opposition.