Reed excels in Newport triumph

WILL Reed returned to the Newport line-up to kick 15 points and then secure the final turnover in the 82nd minute that steered the Black & Ambers to a thrilling 25-21 Premiership Cup victory over Aberavon.
Matt O’Brien conjured up an inch-perfect cross field pass that put his winger Johnny Morris in to score the opening try. Reed added three more penalties to another by Thomas to give Newport a handy 17-6 interval lead.
The Wizards cut the gap with Thomas’ third penalty at the start of the second half and then got even closer when hooker Ieuan Davies converted a ...

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