A HUMDINGER of a WRU National League 1 East Central contest saw the Villagers end their season with a stunning last-minute victory.

Dinas Powys were not in the lead until the final dramatic kick of the game.

The relegated hosts were determined to finish their season on a high and took the lead with a well worked converted try after four minutes.

The Villagers responded with a stunning try of their own following an elaborate set move that eventually saw fly-half Ben White throw a long miss pass to free left wing Duke Durham.

The visitors then gifted two chances that the home side gratefully accepted and they led 21-7 with 25 minutes of the contest played.

Dinas were in need of inspiration, and of a score , a solid scrum allowed White to kick a long cross kick downfield giving the enthusiastic Durham the chance to show his pace.

The kick was gathered by the home right wing but Durham was upon him throwing him to the floor and ripping the ball at the same time.

The superb Sam Middlemiss was up in support and accepted the pass before crossing for the try, with White adding the conversion.

The enthusiasm and the understanding of the situation by Middlemiss was greatly appreciated by teammates and supporters, but the joy was short lived as Heol-y-Cyw scored their fourth try in the left corner following an intricate threequarter move following a lineout.

This was a high quality, physical contest that was played in good spirit and excellently refereed.

Team captain Tom Baister enthused his team for the final 40 minutes of the season and with their scrum half increasing the tempo, the Villagers started the second half strongly.

Powerful carries by Baister and number eight Corey Imperatto drew a penalty from a rugged home defence.

A quick tap penalty was taken and White fed flanker Ryan Shallish who sped between two defenders to score their third try, with White adding the extra two points to make it 26-21. Only superb defence by second rows Gareth Williams and Rhys Gambold prevented the hosts adding to their tally and they were in the process of scoring a try only for the wonderful Lewis Dunleavy to dislodge the ball as the player crossed the line.

The defence was so resolute that the home side decided to slot a penalty rather than kick for a lineout and they advanced their lead to 29-21 with five minutes of the match remaining.

The Villagers' scrum was dominant and with the forwards providing a consistent supply of ball, it allowed the enigmatic White to orchestrate the backline.

The dancing feet of centre Rhys Evans were instrumental in providing supporting scrum-half Tom Davies to feed replacement backrower Lewys John to bulldoze over for the Villagers' fourth try, converted by White.

The home side’s lead was reduced to one point with only two minutes remaining.

From the restart, the relentless Baister carried the ball forward and it was moved smoothly from player to player.

A sniping run from scrum-half Davies breached the home defence and the covering tackler could not resist using his hand on the floor and the Villagers were awarded the penalty.

White stepped up and slotted the kick to earn his side a dramatic victory.