Rumney : 15.M.Maclean 14.H.Amadife 13.I.Blackburn 12.P.Niblett (Capt) 11.D.Clements 10.D.Clark  9.B.Morris 1.N.Trevett 2.N.Ritchie 3.R.Hanmer 4.A.Gardner 5.M.Kelly 6.R.Sutton 7.W.Price 8.C.Jones  Replacements : M.Feneck G.Tattersall R.Fenton C.Brincat

Hirwaun : 15.R.Davies 14.G.Hek 13.R.Thomas 12.R.Jones 11.O.Davies 10.F.Davies 9.C.Haggett 1.J.Price (Capt) 2.N.Jones 3. P.Sedgemore 4.C.Beynon 5.D.Davies 6.R.Cousins 7.C.Felton 8.G.Blainey  Replacements : C.Smith C.Doovis N.Davies L.Gilbert

Referee : Paul Richards (Droitwich)

Scorers for Rumney : D.Clements try, M.Maclean 2 tries and 6 conversions, H.Amadife 2 tries, D.Clark try, C.Jones try, M.Kelly try, P.Niblett try, R.Sutton try

Scorer for Hirwaun : R.Jones drop goal

After a three week lay off Rumney resumed their league programme with a devestating ten try spectacular characterised by sweeping movements involving skilful passing between backs and forwards. A shaky start found flanker Will Price and fullback Matthew Maclean settling the side with controlled play in the face of Hirwaun attacks but in the sixth minute visiting centre Richard Jones put his side ahead with a neatly taken drop goal. From the restart home centre Ian Blackburn did some great ripping work and scrum half Ben Morris set loose outside half Danny Clark. Clark then fed the ball back in to lock Andrew Gardner who worked neatly with props Nathan Trevett and Rhodri Hanmer to draw in the opposition and allow flanker Ryan Sutton and hooker Neal Ritchie to put wing Dan Clements under the sticks for the opening try.

Maclean slotted the conversion and within minutes Rumney lock Michael Kelly was rampaging upfield to set up an attacking position from which Morris, Clark and centre Paul Niblett put left wing Henry Amadife streaking away to score. From the restart Sutton took clean ball and linked with No 8 Chris Jones whose clever inside pass allowed Morris and Clark to launch another long range attack, Clark's stunning thirty metre midfield break taking play deep into the Hirwaun half where Maclean finished off the try with an unopposed run in. Within five minutes Clark was on the scoresheet himself with a brilliant solo effort from the half way line which saw him beat three defenders to cruise in under the posts and five minutes later Price, who had an oustanding game in the loose, smuggled the ball away to sprinter Amadife whose pace took him well clear for another superb try and a 31 - 3 advantage. Jones had been showing excellent control at the back of the scrum, particularly when the heavier Hirwaun pack had caused problems, and he was rewarded with a try after he made a fine break, combined with Sutton and received the return pass to touchdown for a half time score of 38 - 3.

Hirwaun came out with all guns firing after the interval and spent a lengthy period in the home twenty two where powerful centre Jones and prop Phil Sedgemore found space and were only stopped by quality tackles from Ritchie, Hanmer and Kelly. Ten minutes into the half Sutton, who had dominated the lineout all afternoon, supplied Trevett with clean ball and the flying prop drew the packs to the left before cleverly slipping a flick pass back to Kelly who raced through the huge gap Trevett had created and scored a very good opportunistic try. Hirwaun continued to attack, particulary through forward drives but conceded possession with a loose kick which Maclean snapped up to launch a counterattack. When the fullback was stopped Hanmer showed excellent skills to set up good possession and Morris and Clark, whose high speed play had made a decisive difference throughout the game, again set free the Rumney threequarters in a sweeping movement which found Jones unexpectedly thundering down the left wing. The No 8's magnificent inside pass put captain Niblett clear on a long range sprint for the line. Maclean's successful conversion took the score to 50 - 3 but in the sixty fourth minute, following more promising Hirwaun attacks, Jones and Niblett again combined to break out of defence and put Sutton away for another long range try. In the seventy fifth minute Rumney scrum half Gethin Tattersall started a threequarter movement which gave Maclean plenty of room to use his pace to breeze in for the final try and conversion and a stunning 62 - 3 win.

Gafyn Cooper, Coach Rumney 1st XV : "Outstanding rugby, especially in the first half. Rumney played with continuity and pace and although we lost our way a bit when we were so far in front, I am very pleased with scoring fifteen tries in our last two games. Ben Morris and Danny Clark were excellent in setting up attacks and Matthew Maclean was outstanding and won the Man of the Match award."

Ian Blackburn, centre Rumney 1st XV : "After a very long break my match fitness was not the best but as a team we played some nice, open running rugby. Hirwaun tried to dominate us with their big pack but the conditions suited us a lot and our forwards and backs scored some neat tries. Chris Jones was immense with his breaks out of defence and Ryan Sutton had a stormer but everybody played well, especially the back row."

Ian Blackburn