Ebbw Vale 21 Swansea 17, Super Rygbi Cymru, 19/04/2025

Ebbw Vale closed out the regular season with a scrappy home win versus the All Whites, thereby securing second place in the process.

The Steelmen were coming off the back of a difficult week, playing their third match in 6 days having lost at both Newport and Aberavon, and a patched-up side just about got the job done against resilient visitors.

Ebbw opened the scoring in familiar fashion with a Joe Franchi rolling maul converted by winger Ewan Bowden. The Whites struck back through lively full back Harri Houston converted by Tai Rees.

Another Ebbw maul saw Franchi break away and crash over. Bowden converted.

Ieuan Cornelius finished off a fine move for the visitors to leave the half time score at 14-12.

After weathering good Swansea pressure, Ebbw extended the lead with replacement hooker Ieuan Morris finishing off a rolling maul, Bowden once again added the extras.

In all honesty, many substitutions did not help the flow of the game and Swansea definitely finished the game on top against a jaded home side. Houston scored again following a cross-field kick.

Ebbw Vale could now look forward to a home, play-off, quarter final versus Carmarthen Quins followed by a potential home semi-final.