The Youth line-up changes most weeks, and Monmouth went from no recognised scrum half for the previous match to three in the back line-up against RTB Ebbw Vale in a league match. Kyle Price and Declan Trueman were standing in as centres.
Monmouth played with the wind behind them, but were unsettled in most of the first half, not taking full advantage of the wind. They played themselves into trouble in the first minute, choosing to run ball in their own half rather than kick. The RTB full back put over a monstrous kick from a penalty 45 metres out and into a strong wind