Ironically they lost a league encounter last week at Cardiff Met to the same scenario.
The game itself was a tense affair from start to finish with neither side being able to dominate and keep possession for any substantial period of time.
It was centre Alaw Davies who made the initial break for the first try before feeding Olwyn Jones who released scrum half Jess Kavanagh Williams who outsprinted the cover and then converted to record the first seven pointer on 10 minutes.
On Whitland’s first incursion into Cofi territory a Nat Walsh angled run from a feed from the back of the scrum saw them draw level almost immediately. Composed and dependent fullback Karen Mayze added the conversion.
The encounter called for the unexpected and on the half hour a quickly taken penalty by Kavanagh Williams caught Whitland unaware as she weaved her way to the try line but not close enough to the posts to slot the conversion.
The Whitland scrum was functioning well with Sara Davies marshalling her pack effectively.
As half time loomed a scrum close to the Cofi line afforded good quick ball and fullback Mayze joined the line to create the required addition to outnumber the defenders so as to ground out wide and tie the scores at the break.
The second half was equally as cagey with everyone aware that a minor error could prove very costly. Neither team appeared to have the ability to undo the others defence but Whitland were a little more composed when closing in on the Cofi line. However it was a kick up field and combined chase that led to a holding on call that nudged Caernarfon three points clear with Kavanagh Williams’s successful penalty with 10 minutes remaining.
With time running out and nerves frayed Whitland got possession and Norris found Mayze at her side to deal the knockout blow as she waltzed through to ground between the sticks and once again slot the conversion. For Caernarfon there was no way back as full time was signalled, meaning that a coveted cup run was not be.
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