County Rugby, Division one: UWIC 16 Whitland 21 Whitland gained a thoroughly deserved win over high-riding UWIC in Cardiff.

The Borderers battled hard to overcome an eight-point deficit in as many minutes to lead 14-8 at the break.

They showed too much commitment through the likes of Romeo Colella, Gareth Williams and Carwyn Davies for a student side which has a big pack and pacy backs, well lead by outside half Nathan Hopkins.

UWIC started well as Hopkins landed a penalty from two early attempts and centre Phil Dollman benefited from some quick handling to exchange passes with winger Nathan Trowbridge and crash over in the corner.

But the Borderers are made of stern stuff and they opened their account as back row man John Bowen latched on to tapped ball at a lineout to score a try which No 10 Aled Davies converted, as he did when he sliced through himself four minutes later, after showing the ball to his marker and dummying his way to the posts.

The students again started the second period well as Nathan Trowbridge scored after full back Roger Davies had made the extra man - but the fresh legs of front rowers Aperaamo Tauialo paid dividends as they joined with Bowen, Johnny Koloi and skipper Phil Morgan in keeping their share of possession. Whitland claimed the score they needed to settle things back down when their pack drove to the 22 metre line and big Ben Armstrong burst away, fooled the last line of defence with an outrageous dummy to round off a thundering run so that Aled Davies could convert.

UWIC reduced the Whitland advantage with a late penalty from Hopkins but it was all too little too late as they recorded a victory, something that neighbours Narberth failed to do on their recent visit to Cyncoed.

Whitland: Gavin Morris: Jack Tremlett; Eifion Roberts; Lee Glanville; Will Davies: Aled Davies; Gareth Davies: Romeo Colella; Aled Harries; Richard Smith: Carwyn Davies; Ben Armstrong: Johnny Koloi; Phil Morgan; John Bowen. Replacements: Gareth Williams; Aperaamo Tauialo; Andrew Jenkins.