With Spring with us at last, the sun shone on the visitors to Ebbw Vale in a hard-fought encounter which put a slight dampener on what had been, overall, a good season for the Steelmen.
The home side struck first through an Evan Lloyd penalty. Then following a series of persistent infringements yielding a Cardiff yellow card, Ebbw took advantage through a Lewis Young try converted by Lloyd. 10-0.
Cardiff hit back through a Dan Fish try, which was converted and followed up with another penalty, leaving the sides on 10 a-piece at half time.
The Steelmen started the second half on top and the pressure told, giving Lloyd the chance to add a further 3 points. The lead was short-lived as Cardiff hit back, 13-13.
In the final quarter, a Cardiff try gave the visitors the spoils and a well-grafted away win.
It was a slightly low note on which to end the season, but at the outset supporters would have settled for a top half finish with such a young squad. So 5th is a satisfactory outcome and bodes well for the future.
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