cliche headline courtesy of Llanelli Star
it is in there 
Whales win ball on ground, Twls suspects foul play
Line outs poised for ariel duel
Colin ecstatic with win straight after game
and in changing rooms (not sure about Jason though)
Warriors legend Dai Newson (left) picks Big Al (right) as man of the match, five pound note just out of shot
Alan Taylor chuffed to bits his mate has been honoured
Juice: well you can't expect me to win it, Gwil was passing to me 
what's wrong with my passes (would you like to come back to mine)
Roger Murphy joins Whales
The return of the groupies - I mean Warriorettes 
Not even fit enough to play pool!
School of Health Science XV University of Wales Swansea(or Whales A - much easier)
A good result for the Warriors with 2 tries in each half, if only Killer could kick as well as Tony. Dai Newson turned up to keep an eye the team and the new look back row responded well. Not that Dai could nominate any of them for Man of the match of course and in the end he and Skipper Roger named Alun Stephens. That was fair enough after his strong display. Gareth McKibbon showed more improvment and Colin Talcon got stuck in as usual, Taylors ankle tap on a much bigger opponent and Killer losing a boot and squealing like a girl in a tackle were probaly the highlights. Like the Classics game, it was played in an excellent spirit and very enjoyable. The return to the Cambrian worked pretty well as well so all in all a good day.
Match report
The Warriors marked their 5th match at Stradey with an impressive win over the ‘Whales’ of Swansea School of Health Science. The crisp winter afternoon made for perfect conditions and the two sides put together enough good rugby for everyone to enjoy themselves.
The Warriors had an advantage as the Whales team hadn’t played this season and it showed in a very cohesive opening spell.
After some promising early forays bock busting center Alun Stephens burst through a couple of tackles to crash over, Tony Whittaker converted and the Warriors were good value for a 7 point lead.
There were a number of good performances throughout the team. The new look back row of Paul Davies, Kevin Procter and Lee Rowlands tended to win the collision area while lock John Horwood imposed himself at the line out. Round the field Roger Thomas had a big game, leading his side from the front and putting in some big hits. The backline also worked well with Tony Whittaker and Meredith Pugh making a potent strike force out wide.
The Warriors extended their lead through Gareth Walters, a deserved reward for some excellent running throughout the game. Whittaker again added the conversion.
The strength of the side was evident at half time when they were able to make quality substitutions. Jonathan Kerr took over from where John Horwood had left off up front and Alan Taylor had a good game on the wing. The Swansea side began to improve though and put together some good phases which suggests they will be a force to be reckoned with in the rematch. The Warriors wee lucky to get the next score but Andrew John finished off a break away try to cap a fine performance.
The Whales team didn’t get despondent and with a vast improvement at the lineout were able to make constant in roads into Llanelli territory. Taylor led some much needed defensive work for the Warriors but a score was bound to come. Their scrum half David Lloyd scored a cracking individual effort with a neat chip and chase to give the scoreboard a more representative look. The Warriors however were not in the mood to let this one slip and they scored with the final move of the game, Lee Rowlands streaking down to the corner.
It rounded off a good day for the Llanelli team and they appear to have in place a side which can continue the expansive style of the club throughout the season.
Their next match will be on Dec 4th when they take on a team of members of the Scarletfever web site.
Warriors: Gareth Walters, Meredith Pugh (Alan Taylor), Andrew John, Alun Stephens, Tony Whittaker (Richard Evans), Jonathan Jones, Gwilym Lewis, Gareth McKibbon, Jason Jenkins, Colin Talcon, John Horwood (Jonathan Kerr), Roger Thomas, Lee Rowlands, Kevin Procter, Paul Davies.
Gwilym Lewis made his 100th apperance, Roger Thomas and Jon Jones their 50th.
It was the club's 50th match at Stradey
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