Narberth were rocking after being 22 points down after 22 minutes, but fought back to narrow the gap before half-time and then took control of the game in the second half. Waunarlwydd are bottom of the table, but looked like a top-of-the-table side in the first half as they made the most of a strong wind blowing up towards the cricket field. The visitors came out of the blocks quickly and kept the Otters out of their half during the opening exchanges. After just six minutes, outside-half Johnny Davies gave Waun the lead when he broke through the Narberth defence with a jinking run to score a try which he converted himself. Four minutes later, lock Edward Bennett increased the lead when he touched down from a catch and drive move from a lineout in the top right corner and Johnny Davies did well to convert in testing kicking conditions. A penalty attempt by Davies struck the upright, but Waun extended their lead from a try by winger Paul Davies, following a powerful drive by the Waunarlwydd pack. This time Davies was unable to convert the try The first sign of a Narberth comeback was when centre Neil Davies crossed for an unconverted try after 31 minutes from a quickly taken tap penalty by scrum-half Adrian Killa. When Waun prop Tom Gronow was yellow-carded, the Otters took advantage of having the extra man when number eight Chris James finished off a defence-splitting break by outside-half Aled Davies. The number 10 then put the icing on the cake with a superb conversion from the touchline and the Waun lead was reduced to 10 points at the interval. In the second half, Narberth started to take control. Flanker Lloyd Phillips crossed for a try converted by Aled Davies to finish off a move started by the Narberth half-backs. Winger Tom Bonnell gave the Otters the lead for the first time in the match when he finished off a break by Aled Davies with a try which Aled Davies converted. It was all Narberth now. Aled Davies capped a fine performance with a top notch individual try which he converted. It was followed up by a try from replacement scrum-half Andrew Davies and another by replacement fullback Sion Brace, both of which were also converted by Aled Davies. Narberth's director of rugby, Jonathan Dodd, said that it was a classic case of a game of two halves. Speaking after the match, he said: "We were very pleased with the win and the bonus point, but very disappointed with our first half performance. Full credit to Waunarlwydd, who made the most of a poor effort by us and soon went three tries up. In fact, Waunarlwydd were unlucky not to get a bonus point as they played some very good rugby. "In addition, they were a bit unlucky with some injuries. "In the second half we had an improved performance when we had both wind and territorial advantage. We also made good use of our substitutions with some experienced players on the bench and that proved vital at the end of the day. "The scoreline flattered us. Although it was a good comeback, the scoreline did not reflect the way that both teams played. "It was good to maintain the winning habit, but we will face a big test away to Carmarthen Quins on Saturday. "On an individual front there were good performances by winger Tom Bonnell, outside-half Aled Davies, who made some nice breaks, flanker Lloyd Phillips carried the ball well and there were good displays by two young players, prop Tom Slater and lock Alex Jenkins, who appear to get better with every game. "It was also good to see scrum-half Adrian Killa back after injury." Flanker Lloyd Phillips was nominated man-of-the- match by the match sponsors, Folly Farm, of Begelly, and Ken Morgan Design and Building Management Limited, of Narberth. The Templeton Supporters acted as team sponsors and the match ball sponsors were the Narberth Former Players' Association. Narberth fielded: Nick Jones (Sion Brace), Tom Bonnell, Richard Davies (Steve Martin), Neil Davies (capt.), Andrew Jones, Aled Davies, Adrian Killa (Andrew Davies), Tom Slater, Dan Smith, Justin Hughes (Ryan Perrott), David Ebsworth (John Tennick), Alex Jenkins, Gareth Bateman, Lloyd Phillips and Chris James.
