LLANDEILO came from behind to register a fine victory in this entertaining Division 3 West clash on a bright Thursday evening which attracted a fair crowd to Cae William.
United made a positive start, Liam Pool, Rhydian Jones and Jason Knell with early carries, and they soon earned a penalty which Tom Caddell nailed.
But the Ravens were soon level when his his opposite number Owen Phillips sent over a nice penalty.
Caddell’s second penalty success followed, before his side attacked through Jac Isaac, whose good work paved the way for lock Craig Ratcliffe to force his way over the whitewash, Caddell’s conversion making it 13-3.
Amman were getting into some good attacking positions, but were guilty of overplaying and making errors in the final third.
Phillips’ penalty reduced the arrears for Llandeilo, but Amman captain Joel Foster sent over a penalty in first half injury time to give his side a ten-point interval lead.
Owen Phillips kicked an early penalty as Llandeilo began to do far better after the break; captain Rob Hughes, along with Daniel Thomas, Sean Vale, Bobby Jones and Luke Morgan did well, along with incoming youth product Oscar Davies.
Liam Poole’s excellent tackle kept them out, then the hosts were reduced by a man with a yellow card for a high tackle; Joel Foster kicked the resulting penalty.
Amman lost hardworking Jac Isaac and Dylan James to injury, both having put in an excellent shift; Poole also exited as the Reds brought on Sean Caddell, Jason Richards and Tom Hopkin.
Rhydian Jones’ barnstorming run almost gave Amman the end product, but they were again wasteful at the sharp end. And they were to be made to pay for their wastefulness; Llandeilo finished strongly, and from turnover ball, they went wide and full back Will Charles-Davies finished off for the try to send the home faithful wild, Phillips adding the conversion.
Scrum-half Jac Beynon was making some neat sniping runs as the pressure mounted on the visitors, and with some five minutes remaining, some concerted pressure on the Amman line saw number eight Matthew Dvaies crash over to give his side the lead for the very first time.
Amman threw the kitchen sink in the dying minutes, George Clarke’s run typifying their never say die attitude, but they were held up on the tryline and the hosts held on for a hard fought win.
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