The Police hung their heads at the end at this scoreline which was transformed in the final five minutes when two converted tries smashed them to pieces. They had led early on with a Justin Price penalty but a trio of penalties from Shaun Conner took Newport into a 9-3 lead after an hour but Phil Sparrow brought it back to 8-9 with a 50 yd try, Alex Lawson took it to 12-8, but Newport had to wait until the dying moments to wrap up the win with a farcical try. The visiting pack sent their opponents scurrying back in a scrum and a desperate clearance kick cannoned into the hands of winger Martyn Llewellyn whose toughest task was to overcome the shock as the ball appeared at his feet. Constant Newport pressure made the Police cover defence fall apart and left an easy run-in for Lee Jones.
Newport were forced to leave out lock Ian Gough when a late WRU ruling decided he had not served out a 4 match ban. A threat of expulsion from the competition was enough for Newport to comply after originally receiving a letter of clearance from the Union that the postponed game against Bridgend and a Wales U21 appearance on Wednesday counted in the total. At Thursday's District A (Gwent) meeting voices were raised as to why he had only served a 3 game ban and the Gwent District argued that the postponed game against Bridgend could not possibly count. The Union predictably sided with the Gwent distict - a lesson of the unity expected in the future.