Bargoed continued their unbeaten run in the SWALEC Championship as they ran in nine tries to beat local rivals Blackwood 57-10 on January 24.
Wing Gareth Dare was held up after cutting a fine angle following a catch and drive by the Bargoed pack. The ensuing scrum five looked to have brought a try for number eight Ross Coombes but the ball was recycled quickly and centre Phil Price cut back and went over under the posts for the first try.
Outside-half Neil Burnett, playing his first game in 15 months, converted before opposite number James Dowley responded with a penalty to make it 7-3.
Price was in action again just minutes later when he through the middle and used quick hands to put Darren Humphries into space.
The big centre drew the defence and slipped a deft pass to Gareth Dare to cross in the corner. Burnett’s conversion drifted wide but Bargoed were in front at 12-3 with just ten minutes gone.
Bargoed were in total control at the set piece and in the loose and two tries in quick succession from wing Lewis Protheroe and full back Jordan Purcell have them a bonus point with barely 20 minutes on the clock. Burnett converted both tries and Bargoed were 24-3 up as the game entered the second quarter.
Ross Coombes scored two tries before half time as the number eight got an armchair ride, only having to fall on the ball on both occasions from pushover, short-range scrums.
Burnett converted the first but just failed with the second as referee Jason Langdon blew for half time with the home side well on top at 38-3.
Phil Price got his second try of the afternoon eight minutes into the second-half and Burnett added the extras.
The game became scrappy for much of the third quarter. Blackwood showed a lot of grit and got a deserved try from former Bargoed scrum-half Matthew Hutcheon, converted by Dowley.
But the recovery was short-lived and Bargoed finished the game strongly with Burnett intercepting and converting his own try before Darren Humphries scored the try of the game, breaking out of defence and exchanging passes with flanker Grant Rogers before crossing out wide.