Nigel Wilkes was sent off at the beginning of this cup game for illegal use of the boot. After this moment of madness he faced a bleak future as the previous season he was banned for 18 weeks after being sent off for the same offence playing for Pontypool against Neath.

Newport's 14 men went on to produce a thoroughly competent performance, wich provided five tries against plucky opponents, whose dedication to a difficult task was never in question, but Newport's constant stream of set piece possession predictably took its toll even though they were outnumbered. Nigel Webb 2 tries, Gareth Evans also a try scorer and the remarkable Stuart Barnes collected one after a piece of breathtaking individual skill, which took him over from 45 yds out.