Whitland 18 pts. Llanharan 32

Whitland are still looking for their first win in the Swalec National Championship.

On Saturday, they again went down at home to Llanharan in a game where they had chances, but failed to take them, and some woeful tackling let the visitors in for too many points.

Whitland took the lead with a Scott Newton penalty after two minutes, before Llanharan's number 10 Codey Rees levelled two minutes later with a penalty of his own.

Newton added his second penalty after 14 minutes to restore Whitland's lead, but then some poor tackling allowed number eight Lewis Young to score the visitors' first try, which Rees converted, to make the score 10 points to six to Llanharan.

On the half-hour, Whitland number eight Llyr Griffiths got himself yellow-carded, but Llanharan failed to take advantage of their numerical advantage and the half-time score remained at 10 points to six to the visitors.

Llanharan increased their lead when centre Steve Roberts scored their second try shortly after the restart, with Rees again adding the extras with the conversion.

Whitland scored their first try of the afternoon when flanker Luke Owen gathered loose ball from a scrum and touched down, with Newton failing with the conversion.

At this point, it seemed that Whitland were coming back into the game, but once again some poor tackling let in outside-half Codey Rees for Llanharan's third try just five minutes later, which he converted himself to increase the lead to 24 points to 11.

Midway through the half, Llanharan got their bonus point try when scrum-half Tom Marley grabbed the touchdown. It went unconverted, but fullback Lewis added a penalty 12 minutes later to round of their scoring.

It was Whitland who had the final say, though, when some three minutes from the end, flanker Henry Boot scored a try which outside-half Jonathan Thomas converted, to leave the final score 32 points to 18 to Llanharan.

Match referee: Mr. Tim Hayes, Ffairfach.

Whitland fielded: Jonathan Thomas, Tomi Jones, Carwyn Phillips, Andrew Jenkins, capt, Will Davies, Scott Newton (Fraser Watson), Dafydd Evans (Alex Pickersgill), Rhodri West (Gareth Lloyd), Marc Jones, Gethin Jones (Aled Richards), Kieran White, Raff Williams, Henry Boot, Luke Owen, Llyr Griffiths (Dylan Richards).

Main match sponsor: Haverfordwest Coin Machines.

Team sponsors: Whitland Cricket Club, Whitland RFC Darts and Whitland RFC Ladies Squad.

Ball sponsors: Whitland Classic Motor Club, Paul Rodgers, of Allen & Partners, K. P. Thomas & Sons, Templeton, and Ron Mounsey, McDonalds, Carmarthen, Haverfordwest and Swansea.

Whitland 2nd XV 49 pts. Dunvant 2nd XV 17

Whitland 2nd XV had a comfortable home win against Dunvant in the Carmarthen Tyre Services League by 49 points to 17, running in seven tries for a bonus point victory.

Whitland's try scorers were flankers Carl Williams and Rhydian Davies, who bagged two each, scrum-half Adam Davies, centre Ali Bowen and outside-half Nico Setaro, who also added the seven conversions.

For Dunvant, centre Callum Irvine scored two tries and Carwyn Williams one, while neumber 10 Aden Williams added one conversion.

Llanelli

Wanderers 50 pts Whitland Youth nil

Due to St. Davids pulling out of the league, Whitland Youth travelled to play Llanelli Wanderers in a friendly on Saturday, but lost heavily by 50 points to nil.