Dragons RFC duo Will Ford and Sam Morgan both scored as Newport RFC continued to set the early pace in Super Rygbi Cymru after seeing off Carmarthen Quins 52-24 to make it four from four.
It was a third six-pointer on the bounce for Ty Morris’ side - who also included Joe Westwood, Oli Woodman, Nick Thomas, Monty Jones and Brogan Leary from the Men of Gwent - as they ran in another eight tries to take their tally so far to 31.
Six of Newport’s eight tries against Quins came in the first half and they were already out of sight at half time having raced into a 40-0 lead.
Hooker Henry Palmer bulldozed his way through for two early tries before wing Fin Baker, back rowers Hunter Ward and Kobi Rees and outside half Will Ford added their names to the scoresheet. Ford converted five of them.
The west Walians hit back with four tries of their own to outscore Newport in the second half to at least take away a bonus point of their own.
Newport’s second half tries were scored by replacement hooker Wade Langley and full back Morgan, with Ford converting the latter.
Pontypool - who included George Tuckley, Sam Scarfe, Owain James, Ryan Jones, Carter Pritchard and Tiaan Hall from Dragons RFC - bounced back from two defeats to beat 14-man RGC 31-26 with wing Carrick McDonough scoring in each half for Pooler.
Marcus Jones and replacement Rakhat Clarkson also dotted down, while Kieran Meek added 11 points from the tee.
Sam Jones and No 8 Sam Williams replied with tries for RGC, both converted by McBryde, who also landed four penalties.
Meek and McBryde had traded penalties in the opening quarter, before a flashpoint and scuffle off the ball following a high tackle on 25 minutes resulted in Pooler’s Scott Matthews being sin-binned and RGC wing Ieuan Cornelius being shown a red card.
RGC were ultimately left to rue their own indiscipline, with both of McDonough’s tries coming straight after cards – the red for Cornelius and a yellow for wing Sam Jones that saw the visitors reduced to 13 men.
Ebbw Vale suffered a heavy 59-14 defeat to Cardiff RFC - who made it four wins from four in Super Rygbi Cymru and exacted some revenge on Ebbw Vale in the process.
A year on from a 60-20 mauling by The Steelmen at Eugene Cross Park that left them licking their wounds, the Blue & Blacks returned to the scene of that pain to inflict a big win of their own.
Centre Dom Franchi and flanker Joe Rees-Weldon grabbed tries for Ebbw Vale.
