Bedwas RFC 43 Narberth RFC 25.
WRU Admiral Premiership, Saturday 17th October 2026.
Match report and photography by Ian Lovell.
Bedwas returned to winning ways with a deserved hard-fought victory over a good Narberth side.
On a sunny but cooler than of late October afternoon Narberth were first on the scoreboard after three minutes courtesy of a Jonathon Rogers penalty from the halfway line after Bedwas were adjudged offside.
Bedwas fought back and from a penalty kicked deep into the Narberth territory Bedwas executed a catch and drive move for Mike Dacey to cross for a try. James Dixon added the extras from out wide.
The joy was short lived as within sixty seconds the visitors took advantage of an AWOL Bedwas defence for their captain Tom Powell to cross for a try, Rogers added the conversion.
Bedwas stayed in the fight and on fifteen minutes Gethyn Cannon powered through for a try next to the posts. James Dixon added the extras to put Bedwas fourteen points to ten in the ascendancy.
Three minutes later the visitors had an opportunity to close the gap but this time Rogers missed the target.
With defences dominating Bedwas extended their lead after twenty-seven minutes as Mike Dacey crossed from a catch and drive move, Dixon’s conversion kick hit an upright and bounced to safety.
Narberth continued to look for a way through and on thirty-two minutes reduced the Bedwas lead to a slender two points thanks to a try by Number 8 Kieran Harries, Rogers’s conversion reduced the Bedwas lead to a slender two points.
Bedwas increased their lead as the half time interval approached. Replacement Rhys Peters (who had two minutes earlier replaced the injured Jake Lee) found a gap to cross for a try converted by Dixon to see the half time at Bedwas 26 Narberth 17.
Narberth were quickly on the front foot in the second half to reduce the arrears to six points courtesy of a Rogers penalty with two minutes played.
Bedwas hit back five minutes later with Luke Crane exploiting a gap in the visitor’s defence to run through for a try improved upon by Dixon.
Bedwas turned the screw after twelve minutes as James Dixon kicked a penalty goal to put Bedwas thirty-six points to twenty ahead.
Narberth kept battling and were rewarded by an unconverted Aled Davies to cut the Bedwas lead to eleven points.
With just shy of half of the forty allocated minutes played Bedwas increased their advantage as Dylan Lawley powered over from the back of a close-range scrum, Dixon converted to put Bedwas forty-three points to twenty-five ahead.
No further scores were added as defences remained on top until the final whistle.
The Bedwas Man of the Match sponsored by Casa Mia Restaurant of Caerphilly was awarded to Gethyn Cannon.
Next Saturday (24th October) Bedwas travel up the A470 to The Wern, Merthyr Tydfil, kick off is at 2-30pm.
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