By ROB COLE
GERAINT O’Driscoll stepped in to fill the Newport No.10 jersey and guided the Black & Ambers to the Tier 2 title.
With Matt O’Brien unavailable, Newport coach Craig Warlow pinned his faith on O’Driscoll, who came up trumps with 17 points to take the wind out of the sails of a resurgent Neath side.
The Welsh All Blacks had run in a hatful of tries against Bridgend and Cross Keys to get to the final, but they found the Newport defence a lot together to break down. They started well with a penalty from Ed Howley and were in contention at the break with only a ...
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