Kicking-off with very blustery but sunny conditions dominating, a very young Tenby side struggled straight from the off against a home side bolstered by a quota off dual-registered players drafted in from clubs higher up the WRU league set-up.
As this division three west game had been cancelled earlier in the season due to a shortage of front row players in the Pontarddulais club, this trend is likely to be repeated in all four similar games Tenby have had to re-arrange.
The very first scrum saw the home side shunt the Tenby eight back at a great rate of knots and take a strike against the head, which the Tenby back row unit did very well to stifle before it developed into a worthwhile attack.
The action in the first quarter seemed to be confined to the halfway line area, with neither side able to develop any threatening attack. A quick tap and go by second team captain Mike Lewis threatened to break this deadlock as he neatly linked with Will Crockford and Gene Hocking, but the home side's defence held firm.
With the wind swirling and constantly changing direction, it was difficult to gauge and the majority of relieving kicks by fullback Darren Rees just about made the gain line, which resulted in Tenby having to resort to using players running onto the ball to make the hard yards. Bursts by Chris and Robert James supported by Anthony Griffiths, Mark Brace and Gene Hocking gained valuable yardage, but this was countered by the home side who simply regained possession and hoofed the ball back deep into Tenby territory.
A penalty for offside provided the opportunity for Ian Mirks to put the home side three points up.
Quick hands by the Tenby half-backs and Gavin Brace allowed co-centre Dan Shooter to threaten the home side with a mazy run that had even his team-mates wondering where he would turn next, and when he was stopped, the home side easily secured the ball and cleared.
With a quick tap and go, Gene Hocking gained an extra 10 metres as the home side failed to retreat and from the ensuing penalty Shooter set-off on another jinking run, only to see one of his team-mates penalised for 'crossing' - a very harsh call by the referee, as it was obvious that the player in question was simply trying to get out of the way.
The first real concerted attack on the home try line came from a pick-up at the base of a retreating scrum by the hard-working Anthony Griffiths, who linked with scrum-half Crockford and the rest of the 'threes, only to see the ball minnored by the home defence.
Pontarddulais increased their lead when a freak bounce fooled the Tenby defence, allowing the home side to spread the ball wide and release centre James Davies to go over for a try converted by Mirks.
Efforts by Griffiths, Gavin Brace, Hocking and an abrasive Harry Bolton were all halted and it was the home side who increased their lead in a passage of play that took the game into the sixth minute of extra-time.
From a series of set plays from lineouts, scrums and mauls, when camped on the Tenby line, it was ironic that the score came from a threequarter move that got messed-up, but the rolling ball fell kindly for scrum-half Taylor, who scampered over for a converted try to bring the curtain down on the first half.
The very first scrum of the second half saw the home side prop square-up to Mark Brace and it came as no surprise that as the second scrum broke-up, the same prop was red carded as he appeared to head-butt the Tenby player.
Ignoring the opportunity to increase their hard-earned three points with the penalty awarded for the offence, Tenby attempted to swing the ball wide, but this ploy came to nothing and a golden opportunity to apply any pressure on the 14-man home side was lost.
Much to the annoyance of the imported Pontarddulais second row, Chris (Cone) James and his lifters - Brace and Scott Payne - were disrupting the home side throw in and from one of these 'steals', Will Crockford linked with Andrew Davies, whose weaving run through the home side's defence was stopped for another crossing offence.
Not to be outdone, the home side kicked into attacking mode and it took an excellent covering tackle by outside-half Davies to stop home scrum-half Taylor from grabbing a second try.
A ruck offence by Harry Bolton saw the fiery winger sent to the sidelines for 10 minutes and this signalled a series of attacks by the home side that saw some heroic defending by the 14-man Tenby side.
With Bolton returning, it was the home side's turn to defend and following yet another zig-zag run by Shooter that released co-centre Gavin Brace, only desperate last ditch tackling prevented a deserved score. The move, however, had its drawbacks, as Shooter was stretchered off the pitch with a hip injury to be replaced by Mark Stevens.
The game became littered with individual bursts by the odd Tenby player, but lacked any real cohesion to worry or test the home side and it came as a relief when the referee blew for time.
Coach Gareth Thomas took some comfort in the fact that Tenby had been allowed an opportunity to provide some of the younger and second team players an outing at first team level, but was not happy with the circumstances surrounding the original cancellation.
He also took some comfort in the fact that in three weeks time the two sides meet again in the scheduled league fixture at Heywood Lane, and will look with interest what XV the visitors turn-up with.
Tenby: Darren Rees, Harry Bolton, Dan Shooter (Mark Stevens), Gavin Brace, James Davies, Andrew Davies, Will Crockford, Mark Brace, Mike Lewis, Scott Payne, Gene Hocking, Chris James, Robert James, Anthony Griffiths, Adam Rees (Gareth Edwards). Subs not used: Nicky Guymer, Craig Hamilton.