Bad memories banished thanks to Pinches’ try

■By STEVEN SMITH
Llandovery ….17 Merthyr ……….14
REVENGE was sweet for Llandovery as they erased the bitter memory of their last-gasp defeat at The Wern with victory in difficult conditions.
It was a triumph that not only avenged that 33-31 reverse, but also allowed them to leapfrog the reigning champions into fourth place.
Merthyr prop Chris Phillips did well to prevent scrum-half Lee Rees from opening the scoring, but two minutes later Craig Woodall put fellow centre Kristian Jones in for flyhalf Jack Maynard to add the conversion.
Maynard should have incr...

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