TREGARON completed a deserved double over St Davids in Division Three West, to leave visiting player-coach Gethin Bateman lamenting unforced errors and wrong options as his side went down to a comprehensive 24-0 defeat in the end.

The Saints had pushed Tregaron earlier in the season in the reverse fixture, before losing 22-12, and they only trailed 5-0 at the break this time around - but Tregaron added three more tries in the second half to secure a bonus points.

The first half was evenly-contested, with neither side gaining any real ascendency, but it was an excellent game to watch as both teams tried their best to play open rugby in the perfect playing conditions.

The Saints’ pack was bulkier than the home eight, and they carried efficiently throughout - but Tregaron stood firm.

Midway through the half, Tregaron’s back line looked increasingly dangerous, with some slick passing, and outside half Huw Bonner ensured his centres were on the front foot.

Gaps began to open up, but the only try was scored by Bonner himself, after a series of back line moves, which took the play from both sides of the field, with the Saints’ defence stretched to its limit.

The outside half made a classic outside break to glide between the opposing centres and cross the whitewash for the only try of the first half. He failed to add the extra points from the kicking tee.

The second quarter of the game saw a purple patch for the visitors, as they set up excellent field positions, and their heavy front line used route one to good effect, with the hosts having to work hard in defence.

It seemed that the Saints were going to get over, but some great tackling ensured that the score was still 5-0 at the interval - and as the second half developed, it was obvious that the home team were looking stronger than their tiring opponents.

The territory and possession statistics began to stack in favour of Tregaron, and as the ball was thrown across the park, tries seemed inevitable and Tregaron's second was well worked in the 50th minute.A huge surge by veteran prop Dorian Pugh put the Saints on the back foot, and when the ball was released full back Ieuan Wyn Rees glided over for the try, with Bonner adding the extras.

The last quarter of the game was a joy to watch as both teams played expansive rugby. On the hour, after great interplay between forwards and backs, a try looked inevitable, and it was forceful centre Rhydian ‘Jew’ Jones who out-muscled a number of defenders to score out wide.

The home supporters urged their team on to score the bonus point try, and at times Tregaron forced the issue too much, and promising chances were wasted.

The fourth try, however, capped an excellent shift from scrum half Nathan Lloyd, who had an excellent game in attack and defence. He sniped over from a ruck on the Saints’ line to cross the line under extreme pressure - and for the first time in a long time, Tregaron had sealed a hat-trick of consecutive league wins.