Craig Evans managed to get a consolation try for Quins, which he converted himself but it wasn’t enough and they lost the chance to move to the top of the league.
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Henry Palmer’s try and two Dorian Jones penalties for Cross Keys meant the deficit was only nine points but Llanelli kept the pressure up in the second half. Duane Edgar added a third try, converted again by Jones who went on to add another three penalties.
Dorian Jones did his best to reduce the deficit for Cross Keys with two penalties of his own and a drop goal but couldn’t stop his side from slipping to their seventh league defeat of the season.
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Evan Yardley, David Pritchard and Mike Powell all got on the scoresheet for Aberavon but the James’ efforts combined with the boot of Powell, who added two penalties to his tally for the afternoon, ensured a return to winning ways for the home team.
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Clement grabbed a try for Swansea in the second half but Lawrence Reynolds scored tries in the 59th and 69th minutes to seal the win for Swansea, with both converted by Ian Brooks.
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Gunter followed it up with a long range penalty to make it 10-8 before the visitors were reduced to 14 men following a yellow card. James Loxton took full advantage and scored his side’s second try of the day, with Gunter again converting. Bridgend got a penalty before the break to reduce the deficit to 17-11 and another three points after the interval put them right back in it.
But Loxton added his second try, converted by Gunter, to make it 24-14. Again Bridgend fought back with a converted try but two late penalties made it 30-14 and gave Cardiff the win.
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Dale Ford cut the deficit to seven with a penalty mid-way through the first half but a Newport penalty on the half-hour mark made it 13-3. It was a scrappy game but Broad added his second try of the afternoon on 50 minutes to complete the scoring and secure the victory.