Premiership
By LEANNE THOMAS

Newport...................22
Ebbw Vale...............25
EBBW Vale caught Newport cold on the opening weekend of the season with a stunning victory.
Newport are among the favourites to be crowned champions at the end of the season but they were outplayed by an impressive Ebbw Vale outfit.
The Black & Ambers drew first blood with a stunning 35-metre try from Wales U18s centre Harri Ackerman, with Matt O’Brien adding the extras. Evan Lloyd got the Steelmen on the board with two successive penalties as Newport held a slender 10-6 lead at the int...