Tenby United put in a solid display at a bumper packed Llwyn Ty Gwyn Park, Whitland on Wednesday evening to lift the prestigious Pembrokeshire and District Knock Out Cup for the 29th time.
Tenby lined up with a team that has seen little change over the season, with the only exception of full-back, Darren Rees, keeping his role as kicker.
Tenby seemed to gel more and had the better of the first-half, with the first chance to open the scoring coming from Darren Rees after three minutes.
A penalty, awarded near the 22, his kick had the legs, but clipped the post and came back into play, only for Fishguard to clear eventually.
Tenby had the Seagulls pinned in their own half and finally opened the scoring with a penalty beneath the posts after 15 minutes.
From the resulting kick-off, Fishguard showed the threat they could cause to the Tenby back-line and were awarded a penalty themselves.
The kick from Gareth Davies, had the distance, but lacked the accuracy to leave United with the slim advantage.
Play then became a little choppy and stayed in the middle third of the park.
United then extended their lead to six points on 25 minutes with another successful kick from Rees, from just inside the 22.
Minutes before the interval, Tenby finally got the try their first half display had deserved.
Good rucking by the forwards and movement across the backs led to a gap just big enough for man of the match, Sion Brace to run into from about 15 yards out, and Brace with men closing in fast dived into the right corner to score the un-converted try and give Tenby an 11-0 lead at the break.
The half-time talk for the must have been inspiring, because they came out for the re-start looking a lot livelier and put real concerted pressure on the Tenby line for the first time in the game.
Their persistence paid off 10 minutes in when they were awarded a penalty, a little to the left of the posts, and this time Davies made no mistake.
The set pieces were sloppy and un-coordinated, with nearly every scrum collapsing and a few foul throws from lineouts penalised by referee, Nigel Williams.
Tensions were beginning to show and after a missed penalty attempt, Tenby managed to open a huge gap in the Seagulls back line, and a grateful Neil Truman had time and space to run the ball in under the posts with Darren Rees also un-marked and in support behind.
Fishguard and Goodwick players seemed to be a little rocked by the score after the good work they had shown in the first-half.
Fishguard started to give away a lot of penalties and this led to a breakdown in any momentum they had and allowed Tenby the opportunity to guard their 15 point cushion.
The Seagulls managed to score a try after 35 minutes when a kick and chase was poorly defended by Tenby backs and gave centre, Rupert Smith the chance to touch down with five minutes to go.
The kick was missed and still left Tenby with a 10 point cushion and time on their side.
Tenby, not Fishguard however, were the team on the prowl the dying minutes and with tensions flaring once more, the final whistle came just in time and gave the Seasiders an historic win, which players, coaches and everyone involved celebrated.
United players were presented with their trophies and silverware by Phil Thompson, of Texaco and their delight at picking up the spoils was obvious to see.
Tenby United: D. Rees, J. Dodd, N. Truman, P. Luger, S. Hartland, S. Brace, S.Williams, S. Payne, R. Rossiter (capt.), L. Tucker, B. Armstrong, P. Broaders, N. Allen, R. James, A. Griffiths, replacements: M. Badham, C. James,G.Brace, N. Powling, N. Guymer, J. Richards, H. Bolton.
Rugby Club dinner
Tenby United will be holding their annual dinner at the clubhouse on May 30 at 7.30 pm. All past captains and players are cordially welcomed to the evening. Limited tickets available at clubhouse.