Given the flurries of promise, despite losing in recent games, hopes were high for the game against New Tredegar at home last Saturday.
With the first fine weather of the year there was little reason why both sides could not give of their best and produce a treat for their supporters.
But despite Monmouth's predictable strength in the scrum, and some valiant solo performances, the only team able to do so proved to be the visitors, who took full advantage of some weak first-time tackling to run in six tries during a fast and entertaining, if sometimes frustrating, game.
Monmouth started strongly but were soon turned over in a ruck only for New Tredegar to break through on the right to run in a 70 yard try. Fortunately their kicking was weak and they were to miss the first of four out of the six conversions tried.
Monmouth responded with a move of their own, but sadly winning only a penalty chance for a deliberate knock-down of a pass.