By TIM LEWIS
Cross Keys …20 Ebbw Vale …12
CROSS Keys kickstarted their season with a hardfought victory over local rivals Ebbw Vale.
Keys took the lead and never looked back thanks to scores from Nathan Trowbridge and James Leadbitter and 10 points from the boot of Josh Prosser. Prosser fired Keys in front in this Gwent derby with a penalty after 17 minutes at Pandy Park.
A September deluge would not stop the hosts from playing their attacking brand of rugby, and their intent paid off 10 minutes later when wing Trowbridge finished smartly.
Prosser converted to take the score t...