Rumney squad for Pontypool game : C.Wills  P.Ford  R.Walsh  S.Ford  N.Stork  S.Davies  G.Downes  G.Welch P.Douglas  D.Simons  C.Walton
M.Madden  D.Smith  C.Miles  M.Peard  S.Barber  G.Harrington  G.George(Capt.) B.Atkins  S.Greedy  W.O'Connor

Pontypool 18   Rumney 6

Scorer for Rumney : Simon Davies 2 penalties
Scorers for Pontypool : Lennie Woodard 2 tries, Stuart Lawrence penalty and conversion, Scott Mitchell penalty

Rumney lost the game at Pontypool Park but never surrendered and with Glenn George and Ben Atkins in outstanding form, made Pooler battle to the end for their victory. In the first half wing Lennie Woodard scored two tries for Pontypool, his first scores for the club since returning on dual registration from Pontypridd. A Stuart Lawrence penalty and conversion against a penalty by Rumney outside half Simon Davies gave the home side a 15-3 lead at the interval. Davies soon kicked another penalty but Pontypool replacement Scott Mitchell replied with a penalty. Rumney worked hard with hooker Dean Simons prominent and No.8 Ben Atkins making excellent breaks from the back of the scrum but the Pontypool defence held firm to give them an important and hard fought win in their push for promotion to the Premiership.

Dave Escott, Rugby Secretary Rumney RFC : "It's a game we could have won. I thought Ben Atkins was outstanding, the Man of the Match".