Crickhowell RFC - 37

Usk Seconds - 0

IN a hastily re-arranged game, Crickhowell welcomed Usk Seconds to a friendly at Parc Broyd on Saturday.

Lewys Cooke was first to break the deadlock after half-an-hour with a typical scrum-half’s try when he quickly gathered and darted around to score in the corner.

Shortly afterwards, outside-half Tom Keane, looped around to link up with wing Tony Perry who made good yards and passed the ball inside to full-back Kieron LLewllyn who touched down. Crickhowell’s task was made a little easier when two Usk players were yellow carded in quick succession.

The Parc Broyd outfit took full advantage and it was again Tom Keane who kicked over the top from a penalty, gathered his own ball and crossed the whitewash near the posts. The tries were unconverted for a half-time score of 15-0.

Early in the second half Usk again had a player yellow-carded, and from the resultant penalty kick to the corner, the hard-working Danny Davies gathered the ball and powered his way over the line.

It was then Crickhowell’s turn to receive a yellow card but undeterred, Coach Gareth Bowen, who had came on as a replacement, was able to secure another try.

Not long afterwards, it was another replacement, Graham Simpson, who received the ball and weaved his way through his opponents to score his first try for the club.

To round off the tries, it was again the turn of the speedy Harry Summers to finish off a smart move. Connor Stephens finished off the game with the only conversion of the match.