Pontypridd got off to the better as they took an early lead from Ben Burnell after referee Ben Breakspear awarded a penalty with not even a minute on the clock.
The Black and Ambers caught Ponty’s defence sleeping after being awarded a penalty and 20-year-old Che Hope took it quickly and offloaded to Elliot Frewen to cross for the evening’s first try.
It was the same old story yet again as referee Breakspear awarded Newport a penalty 5 meters out from Ponty’s line and Matt O’Brien quickly tapped and scored his first try of the season and the homeside’s second.
Newport yet again found themselves inside Ponty’s 22 and after pressurizing the line Che Hope lobbed the ball out wide for Oli Andrew to power his way over in the corner for the Black and Ambers third. Minutes later hooker Henry Palmer was yellow-carded after an incident.
Just on the stroke of half-time Newport’s flyhalf Carwyn Penny secured the homeside a bonus point after some brilliant footballing skills from the Black and Ambers attack.
HT: Newport 28-3 Pontypridd
After it being one-way traffic in the first half The Welsh Commandos started the second half really positively. With the weather changing Carwyn Penny got the game back underway and Ponty found themselves in the homeside 22 for the best part of 10 minutes.
Numerous penalties were awarded to the visiting side, but once the ball finally got out wide an handling error from Ponty caused Newport to turn the ball over and aloud them to relieve pressure after an impressive defensive display from the home team.
After end-to-end rugby for the best part of 30 minutes, and after being yellow carded in the first half Henry Palmer drove his way over Ponty’s line to score two tries in the space of three minutes.
It didn’t end there for the home side as replacements Dafydd Buckland and Chay Foster-Smith scored late on in the game to finish what was an enthralling last 10 minutes of rugby.
This win means the Black and Amber’s go top of the table for the time being and Ponty go without scoring a try for the very first time this season.
FT: Newport 54-3 Pontypridd
Up next for Newport is an away trip to the Cardiff Arms Park to face old rivals Cardiff and for Pontypridd it’s a home game against Swansea.
Written by Harry Tovey.
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