A late penalty by young No 10 James Griffiths edged Fishguard & Goodwick to victory over Pembroke in a hard-fought tussle at the wind and rain-swept Moors pitch where both sides had chances to win before then.

Pembroke were left to rue missed penalty chances and coach Ossie Boswell felt that his players could well have won after they trailed at half time but played well into the elements with little reward thereafter, whilst opposite number Huw Evans was perplexed at the number of penalties his side conceded.

But the Seagulls certainly started the better as they drove into the wind and grabbed tries by No 8 Gavin Walsh, from a quickly-taken tapped penalty, and centre Mark Leonard, after a Scarlets’ move had broken down and he powered 50 metres to the posts for Griffiths to convert.

Back came the Scarlets with a very good try by flanker Luke Hansford which James Davies converted to restrict the Seagulls to a 12-7 interval lead. Hansford was also involved in Pembroke’s second try, this time unconverted, as he made a strong burst from a maul and second row Jordan Gwilliam picked up to score.

Both sides had other chances before Griffiths fired three points from 30 metres and although he missed another late chance it mattered little because Fishguard’s defence was sound and they pouched a sixth victory in seven starts whilst inflicting a third defeat on Pembroke in the process!