photo by Paul Hart

Neath Port Talbot Steelers picked up their first points of the season at the expense of the Torfaen Tigers at Aberavon Quinns RFC with a tight 43-26 win.

Dean Scully got the first score for the home team picking up the first of his three tries with a characteristic powerful run to barge through the defence and touch down.  This was swiftly followed by a scampering run by Dai Fenton extending the lead to 8-0. 

The Tigers hit back with a try of their own from Craig Jones which was converted by Daryl Carter reducing the deficit to two.  A further two tries from the Steelers Kyle Jenkins and Scully picking up his second along with the conversions by Jon Williams

extended the gap to 20-6.

Just before the break Nathan Davies ducked under the tackle to touch down for the Tigers and the conversion from Carter made things interesting with a score of 20-12.

The teams traded tries in the second.  First up was Scully for the Steelers with his hat trick try followed by Matthew Davies for the Tigers.  Steeler’s man of the match Williams converted increasing the lead by two.

Scott Peason flew over the line for the Steelers to extend their lead only for the Tigers to respond as winger Damien Smith picked up his first of the season.  The Tigers Gareth John Jenkins converted closing the gap to 30-22. 

Jason Massey extended the Steelers lead with five minutes to go and the Tigers Daryl Carter scored a consolation try in the dying moments of the game but the two points went the way of the men from Neat Port Talbot with a final score of 34-26.

article by Mark Harris
6 June 2009