Well, they managed the win and whilst the display was not one of their best, they did enough to secure the three points which means they maintain their fourth position in the league.

The game started controversially with the visitors claiming uncontested scrums from the start as they did not have a recognised front row. This is not the first time such a request has been made by the visitors from Laugharne, a similar occurrence taking place last season down on their own soil.

League regulations however now allow this but some sides have used this to their favour with the rules being changed again this year whereby sides are allowed to start games uncontested but they are not allowed any replacements. In the past, sides would forfeit the points if they played without a recognised front row.

This can be a questionable tactic which some sides seem to be using to their advantage and on Saturdays performance, the visitors did not seem to have a problem during the game when it came to driving in the mauls and the lineout and thus whether this should or should not be allowed is an issue for the regulators to consider and one that could be discussed all day.

The game started well for the home side with Huw Thomas slotting over a penalty from close range after the referee had played advantage to Lampeter only for the ball to be knocked on as the try line was beckoning.

Mid way through the first half, Lampeter extended their advantage when centre Jonathan Evans used his power to crash over from close range following a quickly taken penalty kick by Captain John Rhys Jones on the visitor’s five yard line.

The try was converted by Thomas and with another successful penalty kick close to the interval it meant the home side turned round 13 points up at the break.

Whilst the visitors had shown glimpses of form in the first half, they seemed more intent on questioning every decision and regularly being penalised by referee Wildlake, with two yellow cards being shown to them in the first half.

Lampeter came out strongly in the second half and were thwarted twice in the early minutes. Firstly an excellent break by No. 8 Aled Thomas from the half way line was only stopped by a covering tackle by the visitor’s full back, and then Carwyn Gregson was denied a try when the ball trickled over the dead ball line despite a valiant effort by the young centre.

As the game approached the final quarter, it was the visitors who looked more likely to score and eventually their pressure was paid off when Prop Phil Brown scored in the corner.

Within two minutes of the restart, Lampeter regained their advantage when second row Gary Davies used all of his power and perseverance to break through the covering defence and score close to the posts ensuring a comfortable conversion for Thomas.

The game was now opening up and Laugharne bounced back by scoring their second try courtesy of their NO8 Kevin Pearce and with the conversion going over, they were once again within striking distance of the home side with ten minutes remaining.

We then probably saw the best worked try of the day, some quick recycling of the ball by the Lampeter forwards saw the ball being spread wide by the Lampeter backs and with an excellent running line, it was centre Carwyn Gregson who scored the all important touchdown.

To their credit, the visitors once again responded positively and they were rewarded with their third try, scrum half Carl Stephens getting the score which meant if the try was converted they would be within another score of gaining victory.

Fortunately for Lampeter, the kick was missed and with Huw Thomas slotting over a penalty with the last kick of the match, it meant the home side ran out winners by 28-17.

Despite the controversy at the start of the game, it proved to be an entertaining contest with a tense finish for the home supporters. Had the visitors concentrated more on the game in the first half then the result could well have gone their way. In the end, it was Lampeter who did enough on the day to secure a hard earned three points.