from the Bridgend backs put centre Carl Ellis in to score. Swansea, however, fought back with a well worked try which saw second row Paul Robert dive over in  the corner. At this point Bridgend put Allan Bateman and John Devereux onto the field and that turned the game decisively in their direction. Tries were created for Dan Williams, Bateman and Hwyel Davies in quick succession as Bridgend began to show the form that has taken them to the top of the league. The final minutes saw more sustained Swansea pressure on the Bridgend line and, following further tries from Bridgend's Care and Paul Morgan, Swansea's in-form scrum half Simon Bevan exploited a gap in the Bridgend defence to score under the posts. Swansea Bulls chairman, Phil Melling noted, "For a group of players, many of whom had never played rugby league before two months ago, this was a fantastically committed performance and I know that they have relished taking on the league leaders with all of their star names. Richard Thomas, Simon Bevan, Gary Windle, Craig Hunt, Richard Bull, Paul Whapham all deserve great credit for their performance but above all every one of our players today showed great passion for this game."