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04 October 2016 / Team News

Porthcawl 2nds 5 Maesteg Quins 2nds 14

It is several seasons since Porthcawl managed to field a second XV let alone play in the league. However, with Nantymoel having pulled out of the competition, Porthcawl have stepped in and took on the fixture against the 1st Division Quins’ second string at South Road.

In a superbly entertaining match, the Seaweeds side did themselves great credit and forced the more experienced Quins into a tussle for the spoils. The first half failed to produce any points as the physically smaller home stood toe to toe with the visitors and threw everything into the match with some good attacking Rugby allied to strong defence.

The Quins greater strength told in the second half as they secured a converted push-over try from a maul after 60 mins and improving on this with a second some 10 minutes later, again converted, for nil-14 but with Porthcawl pushing them all the way in effort.

With the likes of the returning James Wheatley and Ian O’Keefe setting the example upfront, it was no surprise nor undeserved, when the outstanding Sion Dunkley secured a home try from a great drive for 5-14, which is how it stayed.

The result stands Porthcawl Seconds in good stead for the rest of this season, at a  time when many clubs are struggling to put out a second string and is a reflection on the good Rugby feeling in the Club once more.

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