■By ROB COLE
Merthyr …28 Cardiff …34
WALES under-20 centre Max Llewellyn and Ben Thomas both scored tries, and had a hand in two others, as Cardiff blew the title race wide-open with a bonus-point win.
Hitting back after their nine-match winning streak had been ended at Ebbw Vale, the Blue & Blacks were never behind in a match of nine tries, but they did have to hang on at the death to seal victory.
A third-minute penalty from Gareth Thompson gave Cardiff a bright start and the outside half also converted the first of two tries from full-back Ed Howley. That score ca...