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Demons 30 Titans 66
Newport go third with second half blitz
Cardiff went into today’s Welsh Conference fixture on the back of some good performances and were determined to avenge an earlier defeat at the hands of their local rivals, but it was Newport who overcame a half time deficit to move up to third in the Welsh Conference.

The first half was a well contested affair with the Demons winning the try count four to three. After Lewis Francis had scampered in for the first, Demons’ man-of-the-match Neil Thomas finished off a eight man handling movement for a memorable second Cardiff try. Newport gave a hint of what was to come in the second half when they scored three quick tries from second row Craig Drew, winger Kirk Johnson, and second row Marc Wheeler to give the Titans a 16-12 lead. But it was Cardiff who went into the break with their tails up after a second Lewis Francis try and a debut score for Adrian Chiffy put the Demons into a 24-16 lead.

But the second half was a different story as the Titans came out in unstoppable form. As early as the third minute Earl Palmer intercepted a long pass 10 metres inside his own half and raced 60 metres to score. Three minutes later John Griffiths scored a short range try to put Newport back in the lead, and from then s
 

on it was one way traffic as the Titans crossed for seven more. Kirk Johnson, who played for Keighley and Hunslet before returning to his native South Wale was proving unstoppable on the wing and ran through three tackles for the next, then Ben Morris, Earl Palmer, John Griffiths, Jon Dingle, Gavin Carruthers all added tries. Former Demon Dan Clements ran onto Ross Palmer’s kick for their ninth of the half as Newport reached fifty points without reply in the second period.

Showing great character amid this onslaught, the Demons kept attacking and were rewarded in the last minute with a try on his first appearance for substitute Tom Young. All in all though the day belonged to the Titans who move up to third in the league and have proved beyond doubt their superiority over the Demons this season.

‘It’s been a great first season for the Titans ’ said coach Scott Hirene ‘And I have a feeling that next year could be even better.’

TRIES: Cardiff: Francis (2), Chiffy, N Thomas, Young. Newport: Johnson (2), Griffiths (2), Wheeler, Drew, Palmer (2), Morris, Dingle, Carruthers, Clements GOALS: Cardiff: G Jones (3). R Palmer (9).

Article by Simon Davies
3 Jul 2004

 



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