WRU League Division 1
Riverside Park, Rumney
Saturday 2nd November 2002, K.O. 2.30 pm

Previous results
21.10.95 Whitland 10 Rumney 14
30.03.96 Rumney 17 Whitland 06
06.10.01 Rumney 39 Whitland 13
23.02.02 Whitland 00  Rumney  00

Rumney : 15.C.Wills (Capt.) 14.C.Arnold 13.D.Willey 12.S.McIntyre 11.M.Addis 10.J.Balfrey 9.G.Welsh 1.D.Smith 2.G.Woods 3.G.Powell 4.P.Langley 5.G.Harrington 6.G.Lucas 7.M.Wood 8.A.Grabham
Replacements : W.Feneck D.Simons G.Spain M.Gee S.Coles W.Pooley H.Amafide

Whitland : 15.W.Lewis 14.S.Griffiths 13.D.Setaro 12.L.Banfield 11.A.Richards 10.D.Griffiths 9.A.Jenkins 1.R.Colella 2.J.Evans 3.D.Jones 4.A.Jakeman 5.F.Mollatika 6.R.Williams 7.C.Mabbutt 8.D.Thomas
Replacements : S.Gerrard S.Hartland G.Davies R.Davies D.Ebsworth L.Glanville T.Bowen

Rumney 13    Whitland 14

Scorers for Rumney : D.Willey try, J.Balfrey conversion and 2 penalties

For the third time this season Rumney were denied victory by a late penalty kick. Daniel Griffith's successful kick in the eightieth minute was a cruel blow and an all too familiar scene for Rumney supporters who have seen their team go down to Beddau and Treorchy at Riverside Park in similar circumstances. Whitland started strongly and set up a series of mauls which took them upfield, but Rumney hit back with an excellent counter attack with speedy centre David Willey scoring a try under the posts. Outside half James Balfrey converted and added two penalties but the visitors kept in touch through two Griffiths penalties and their forward tactics were finally rewarded when Fakatah Mollatika bounced off the fringe of a rolling mall for Whitland's try. Rumney's woes were further compounded when a lineout infringement resulted in Griffiths putting over the last gasp kick which won the game.