Western Mail - West Divs Rugby Round-up

Round-up of rugby results in the West divisions for the Western Mail:

Carmarthen Athletic went top of Division Two West after beating Gorseinon 22-0 thanks to the postponement of Mumbles match against Kidwelly. At the other end of the table Nantymoel notched up their first win of the season 12 – 10 at home to Pontyberem.

There was no change at either end of Division Three West, leaders Ammanford winning 34-12 away to Llanelli Wanderers and relegation candidates Pembroke Dock Quins suffering a 46-0 hammering at home by Aberystwyth.

In Division Three South West the top three marched on with bonus point wins. Nantyffyllon overran Tonna 31-3, BP Llandarcy beat Banwen away 34-6 and Tondu dismissed Vardre 36-3. But fourth-placed Aberavon Quins fell off the pace, slipping up 13-15 at home to Skewen.

Division Four West leaders Hendy lost 20-6 at Trimsaran and bottom-placed Neyland pulled off a 13-0 away victory against mid-table Pembroke.

Division Four South West leaders Bryncoch outclassed Neath Athletic 20-14 and Resolven won an important relegation fight 18-7 at Abercrave.

Cefneithen took the lead in Division Five West with a 12-8 away win against St Clears.

In Division Five South West Bynea won the battle of the bottom two 17-5 against Swansea Uplands while top dogs Ystradgynlais beat Gowerton 41-8 to extend their lead.

And in Division Six West Cimla crossed 12 times against Aberavon Naval to win 80-10.

Club rugby - West round-up

Round-up of Welsh club rugby from the national league West divisions for the Welsh Rugby Union website and the Western Mail.

Kidwelly took advantage of the wet-weather cancellations in Division Two to move into third place with a 23-10 win over rock-bottom Nantymoel. The only other game played saw Gorseinon beat Cwmavon 22-5 to draw level with them on points.

The top two in Division Three West secured bonus point victories to pull further away from the chasing pack. Leaders Ammanford beat Newcastle Emlyn 31-3 and second placed Llanybydder won 22-6 at fourth placed Laugharne. Cardigan beat Amman United 14-3 to stay third while Aberystwyth put 40 points past Llanelli Wanderers without reply in the mid-table battle of the day.

Division Three South West leaders Tondu slipped to third after they crashed 32-7 to BP Llandarcy who go second. Nantyffyllon breezed past bottom-placed Banwen 17-0 to go top and Seven Sisters squeezed past Skewen 8-6 to leapfrog Kenfig Hill who lost 36-7 to Aberavon Quins.

Division Four West top dogs Hendy smashed Milford Haven 77-14 in a 13-try hammering while the bottom two both won their first games of the season. Birchgrove won 13-12 against Pembroke 13-12 and Neyland pulled off a major shock, beating second place Pontarddulais 12-8.

Bryncoch now lead Division Four South West after an away win at Glyncorrwg as the clash between top two Glynneath and Brynamman was called off. Pontycymmer scraped a precious 10-10 draw against Abercrave and Resolven got their second win of the season against Hirwaun.

Burry Port put six tries past St David's to stay top of Division Five West but Cefneithen and Aberaeron both got bonus point wins to keep up the pressure on the leaders.

Betws climbed into the top three in Division Five South West with a 15-11 away win over New Dock Stars. Ystradgynlais made it eight wins out of eight at the top beating bottom placed Swansea Uplands 32-12.