By JAMES JOHNSON
New’ Emlyn….21 Bargoed ……….36
LEWIS Lippiett’s brace helped Bargoed to fight off a strong Newcastle Emlyn side and progress to the second round of the WRU National Cup.
Emlyn – bottom of the Championship – pushed their Principality Premiership opposition all the way and only trailed by a point at the break.
Home tries came from Mikey Jones, Hayden Baldwin and Llyr Jones before the break and Shaun Leonard kicked three conversions to raise Newcastle’s hopes.
Lippiet responded twice for Bargoed and young Dragons back Ba...