Carlow sparks Bargoed boost

Feb 26 2007 Alan Home. Keyte, Western Mail

A SUPERB individual performance from outside-half Greg Carlow helped push Bargoed to the top of Division One East after a 17-9 victory at Caerphilly.

He crossed for a try and added a brace of conversions and a penalty for a personal haul of 12 points. Huw Davies crossed for the other touchdown.

The Castletown men could only land two penalties from Rhys Edwards and one from Dean Watkins in reply.

In the only other match at this level, lowly Blackwood missed the chance of moving up the table after they were beaten 23-0 by Fleur de Lys at Glan yr Afon Park.

Fleur crossed for tries from Craig Marshman and Mark McKee, while Matthew Brown completed the scoring with two conversions and three penalties.

Llantrisant had to work hard for their 11-0 victory over Rhydyfelin in Two East.

It was the Black Army's 15th successive league victory and it came through a try by centre Mike Jones and two penalties from outside-half Jason Alford.

Rhydyfelin stay in third place and Llantrisant's only danger in the title race would appear to come from second-placed Rumney whose match against close rivals Treherbert was postponed.

There was a close encounter at Nantymoel where the home side edged out Mountain Ash 27-22.

Tony Smith, Mark Chapman, Jeremy Willliams and Mark Jones crossed for the winners and Jones added two conversions and a penalty.

Ash kept themselves in the game with five-pointers by Garan Hill, Craig Lock and Mark Anderson, while Matthew Parfitt slotted over a brace of conversions and a penalty.

A Richard Andrews try was not enough to help Llantwit Fardre, who were beaten 10-5 at home by Pill Harriers.

Pontyberem crossed for three tries in their 28-20 success at Kidwelly in the only fixture in Two West.

There was a welcome 25-14 victory over Pontllanfraith for lowly Senghenydd in Three East to move them out of the bottom positions.

Cai Davies, Dewi Smith, Luke Morgan and Roy Davies all crossed the Pontllanfraith line.

Nantyffyllon were only playing their 10th league game of the season in Three South West, but they made it count at Banwen with a 10-6 victory thanks to tries by Mark Thomas and Neil Morris. Gwyn Rowlands landed two penalties for the losers.

Tondu closed up on the leaders after a nail-biting 16-15 win at second-placed Mumbles, Vardre won 41-10 at Bryncoch, and Amman United beat Cwmgors 10-8.

Tredegar Ironsides rattled in eight tries in a 48-8 victory over visitors Crumlin in Four East with wing David Jones claiming a hat-trick, while Bedlinog remain unbeaten in Four South East after tries by Dai Rees and Ryan Jenkins helped them to an 18-6 success over visitors Abercwmboi.

Briton Ferry's 34-6 defeat of Resolven was enough to move them to the top of Four South West.

Abertillery BG head Five East and a 50-3 home victory over Llanhilleth moved them even further away at the top. Aled Penn and Jonathan Price both bagged a brace of tries and full back Darren Miles struck six conversions and a penalty.