Five Arches 79 Neyland 73
Back to League action on a blustery day in Tenby. It seems a long time since we played at home so after a series of away games so we were looking forward to welcoming Neyland to Tenby's hallowed turf. Rink 2 saw the returning Ray with John, Peter and Clive fight hard in a tight match. Leading 9 shots to 7 at tea and by 17 shots to 16 with 2 ends to go, the match was in the balance. However a fine finish by the Neyland foursome allowed them to ease to 21 shots to 17 victory. At tea all the rinks were close across the board so it was important that one pulled away to provide some breathing space. Ashley reunited with Dai, Tony and Gwyn provided this. Although a couple of shots adrift at tea they finished strongly and eventually finished with a 28 shots to 17 victory.
Lee and his team of Stuart, John and Ken have been our most consistent rink this season and once again delivered the goods. In a closely fought game where every shot was vital they secured a 
17 shots to 16 victory. Tony ably supported by Mike, Steve and Harry, who was playing his first game for the Five Arches this season, could never quite open a big enough gap on their Neyland opponents. Every time they had a lead of three of four shots it was pegged back so the match went to the final end all square but the Neyland quartet rallied and claimed a two shot victory. A great result in a hard fought game. We are now halfway through the season, having lost the first match but won the other six we still remain in contention at the top of the table. The next game is away to Pembroke Dock Mariners who remain the only unbeaten team in the league so we can expect a tough encounter but the momentum is with us and hopefully we can come away with another good result.
John Rees, Peter Hooper, Clive Webb, Ray Taylor 17 B Barrett 21
Dai Rees, Tony Powling, Gwyn Beynon, Ashley Hooper 28 G Ross 17
Stuart Askew, John Hubbard, Ken Lloyd, Lee Richards 17 R Evans 16
Mike Gouldingay, Steve Davies, Harry Ebdon, Tony Brown 17 B McKay 19