Despite Brynmawr sitting near the top of the table, Monmouth travelled with some optimism. Their earlier meeting in the season had been close, and this time they hoped to go one better and secure a third win. The opening kick-off gave them immediate encouragement when the catcher spilled the ball deep in the corner. From the resulting scrum and several phases—during which Brynmawr’s robust defensive work was already evident—play was called back for a penalty. Monmouth opted for another scrum, and second Row Hobbs powered through with pace and physicality to score after only five minutes. The strong, swirling wind would trouble kickers all afternoon.

Brynmawr responded with a penalty for offside, but Monmouth hit back when play was spread wide to young left wing Churches. He executed a perfect dummy before crossing near the corner, and full-back Bates did well to convert from out wide. As both sides attempted to use the wind to their advantage, further chaos followed. A high restart led to a knock-on, then an offside. Brynmawr won the resulting line‑out—an area in which Monmouth struggled throughout—and eventually drove over in the corner to narrow the score to 8–12.

Bates’ boot frequently put Monmouth on the front foot, but the conditions made precision difficult. A long kick for touch drifted dead, one of several small errors that would prove costly later. Brynmawr kept pressing, shifting the ball right, left, then right again before edging ahead 13–12. Scrum‑half Scrivens then produced a break from a scrum, earning a penalty. Brynmawr protested, resulting in a further 10m for dissent—one of several such incidents, with the referee seemingly content to repeat earlier warnings.

Centre Whelan impressed until injury forced him off, and one of his breaks created a promising opportunity before a support runner knocked on. Another lost line‑out cost Monmouth 40m, although the scrum remained solid, aided by tight‑head Strachan’s strong return from a lengthy absence.

As half‑time approached, Brynmawr opted for a straightforward penalty to take a 16–12 lead, having earlier crossed the try line only for the score to be ruled out.

The second half began disastrously for Monmouth. A knock‑on from the kick‑off allowed Brynmawr to attack deep in their 22, and within two minutes they engineered a two‑man overlap to extend their advantage to 23–12.

Bates slotted a penalty to steady things briefly, but further trouble followed when a maul infringement led to a yellow card for Monmouth. From the resulting line‑out, Brynmawr drove over again to move to 30–15. Ten frantic minutes followed, culminating in a Brynmawr player being sin‑binned for an off‑the‑ball tackle. But a Monmouth handling error proved costly: the loose ball was hacked through, chased down, and grounded under the posts for 37–15.

Brynmawr made a simple break through the centre to reach 44–15, though they soon received another yellow card for retaliation. This briefly energised Monmouth, but another setback arrived when they were reduced to 14 for an alleged eye‑gouging offence adding to growing confusion in a match punctuated by repeated penalties, lectures, dissent, and disciplinary decisions that often seemed unclear.

Centre Dunmore reignited Monmouth with a 40m burst, and after several penalties young replacement winger Scriven scored on the right. With only minutes left and seven added for stoppages, the conversion was missed—perhaps an opportunity lost to chase a bonus point with more urgency. In the end, a final dropped ball was again punished by a Brynmawr kick‑ahead and chase, sealing a 51–20 defeat and offering clear lessons about the cost of over‑ambitious kicking and simple handling errors.