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Your support makes all the difference.Gareth Thomas the Wales wing who moved from Bridgend last week, scored two tries on his debut for Cardiff yesterday as his new club won a thrilling 26-25 Welsh Premier Division victory at Newport. The result, which was sealed when Lee Jarvis kicked a 48-metre penalty in the final minute, lifted Cardiff into second place in the table, three points behind leaders Swansea who hammered Bridgend 63-15 at Brewery Field. Stuart Davies, the former Wales No. 8, claimed three of Swansea's nine tries, but a bad week for Bridgend ended with their No 8 Owain Lloyd being stretchered off with a neck injury. Also in the Premier Division, Llanelli finished a week in which they were forced to release six players by losing 15-12 at home to Ebbw Vale who had not won at Stradey Park since 1970.
Gloucester recorded the biggest victory in their 124-year history yesterday when they thrashed Fylde 88-0 in Group A of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Cup at Kingsholm. Leading the way with three of their 14 tries was Western Samoan centre Terry Fanolua. Mark Mapletoft, whose injury problems have cost him at least one England cap in recent weeks, proved his fitness with 23 points - one try and nine conversions.
Despite their landslide, Gloucester still trail Wakefield, who beat West Hartlepool 30-28, by two points in the group table. Division Two leaders Bedford earned themselves a home quarter-final with a 30-17 win away to Richmond in Group D. Rory Underwood, the former England wing, was among the visitors' try scorers. In Group B, Leicester helped themselves to seven tries in a 50-20 victory at Exeter while London Irish struggled before seeing off Rotherham 25-21. Waterloo beat Coventry 29-25 in another close contest in Group C.
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