PEMBROKE First XV were due to travel to Llangwm in Rd 1 of the WRU Division 4 National Cup competition, but sadly they could not field a team. The Panthers also did not have a scheduled fixture, writes Darrell Willington.

The Youth hosted a strong Aberystwyth squad on a showery, breezy day.

Pembroke started brightly, forcing a few early turnovers at the breakdown, but they were unable to penetrate a determined Aber defence.

One home attack advanced into the Aber half, but a dropped pass was seized upon by the Aber fifteen and he raced in unopposed to open the scoring.

After a period of stalemate, the visitors mounted a concerted attack through multiple phases and scored a second try.

The visitors continued to use possession effectively and despite some solid home defensive work scored their third try minutes before the break to hold a big lead.

The second half saw the visitors dominate possession for long periods, with their forwards and backs combining really well to score another four very well crafted tries to extend their lead.

The home side put in some equally hard work and made inroads on a number of occasions, but sloppy handling in critical areas meant they failed capitalize on excellent approach work.

The visitors key players had a huge impact on the game and scoreline and they were deserved winners of an entertaining match.

Upcoming fixtures include: First XV have a bye weekend this Saturday and are due to play Llangwm at home on October 11, Ko 2.30pm, whilst a senior men’s development side will host Haverfordwest this Friday evening KO 7pm.

The Panthers are due to open their League season on October 12 playing Morriston at home KO 2.30pm, the Youth are due to play Narberth at home on Saturday, KO 2.30pm. The junior age groups will also be in action on Sunday.

The much-anticipated OCTOBERFEST event will be taking place at the club on October 18, it is ticket only admittance and will be starting at approximately 7pm. Further social events will be advertised in the coming weeks.

The Pool and Darts Leagues will be starting up in coming weeks. The very popular Thursday morning Coffee Mornings continues to be well supported, people are very welcome to come along between 10am to midday.

The Panthers section welcome everyone to come along to their Quiz night on November 21, starting at 7pm.