Howley uses his Edd to snatch stunning win
Swansea…………….. 13
Bridgend……………… 20
A FREAK try by Edd Howley helped Bridgend book a place in the cup quarter-finals.
In a winner-takes-all contest for the fourth and final quarter-final place from the west, the visitors were helped by a touch of good fortune when Howley chipped the ball down the wing and got lucky when it bounced off his head and enabled him to cross for the match-winning try.
It was tight all the way through with Bridgend deservedly taking the lead when Howley glided through a couple of tackles, before firing a scoring pass to Cameron Ellis.
Ravens' Kieran Martin was yellow carded for pulling down a maul and moments later Connor Tantum took a quick-tap penalty and fed Llien Morgan for a try. With both scores converted it was 7-7 at the break.
A high tackle by Hanno Dirksen earned him a yellow card for the home side and allowed Matthew Jones to kick the visitors back into the lead.
Moments later, Dafi Davies was yellow-carded for deliberate offside and Marc Popham levelled again. He added another to edge the Whites into the lead, but Jones matched it to make it 13-13.
Then came the final flourish from Edd ‘on the head' Howley, with Jones adding the extras.
Star man
Edd Howley – Bridgend
