Premiership round-up
By ROB COLE
MATT O’Brien turned on the magic once again as he spearheaded Newport to a Premiership double over arch-rivals Pontypool and ended their 61-match unbeaten league run at home.
You had to go back to 23 April 2016 for the last time Pooler had lost at home in a league game – a 20-17 reverse against RGC – and a bumper crowd of 3,000- plus turned up hoping for an extension of the record.
It had been 38-27 to Newport on the opening weekend of the season at Rodney Parade and Swansea, Carmarthen Quins, Pontypridd, Ebbw Vale and Neath had...
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