The visitors from the Amman valley returned to North Road last Saturday after a season in Division 3 South West last year.
Sadly it will not be a visit worth remembering, as the game was spoilt as a spectacle from the start of the match due to the visitors turning up without a recognised front row which meant the game had to be played with uncontested scrums.
Without appearing to be too cynical, this seems to be a disease that is spreading amongst visiting sides to Lampeter, who of course are well known at having their strength in their pack and so to counter this, they turn up and play with uncontested scrums which obviously has an adverse affect on the home team.
On top of this, the Amman as was the case a few weeks ago in Laugharne, tried to adopt pulling away from the rolling maul causing the referee to award penalties against Lampeter for obstruction.
This tactic as well as the lack of scrimmaging only served to upset the home crowd who were witnessing one of the worst games at North Road for many seasons.
Fly half Huw Thomas gave the home side an early lead from in front of the posts and this was increased after half an hour when Flanker Llion Russell crossed for his sides first and only try. Russell took the final pass from Prop Paul Fingleton following some excellent work by scrum half Llyr Jones.
The try went unconverted and the visitors managed to reduce the deficit just before the break when fly half Lewis finally managed a successful kick having missed three earlier attempts to make the score 8-3 at the interval.
Thomas and Lewis then exchanged early penalty kicks and the visitors were then thwarted twice on the Lampeter line. Firstly they knocked the ball forward with the try line beckoning and then they were penalised for holding on, again with the try line at their fingertips.
With the game entering the final quarter, Lewis and Thomas again slotted over penalty kicks for their respective sides and Thomas managed his fourth of the afternoon which gave his side an eight point lead as the game entered the final stages.
The Amman side had not given up however, and they ensured a tense finale when they finally broke through a weak Lampeter defence to score in the corner to reduce the deficit to just three points, winger Herbert getting their touchdown.
Fortunately, yet another penalty was awarded to the home side which Thomas again converted to give him a personal tally of fifteen points for the game, and this was to prove the final score of a dour game which Lampeter ran out winners by 20 -14.
This was certainly a game to forget, and whilst it was pleasing for Lampeter to maintain their unbeaten Home form and in turn record their fourth victory, unless the rule makers get to grip and make this game of ours more appealing to the die hard spectators who turn up week after week, then it is in danger of being ruined by sides who seem intent on using any tactic whether legal or not to get the victory with no thought being given to those watching on the touchlines.
Furthermore, where is the justice in the game when a side can turn up and play uncontested scrums and still go away with a bonus point even after losing the game?

Report kindly written by John 'Harlech' Jones