In the 2nd half Newport tried to dominate by their forwards but referee Nigel Owens allowed Keys to collapse the rolling maul on at least a dozen occassions. Newport made substitutions and it looked as if they may pull the game out of the fire. But time and again the ball was spilled in the tackl;e and Keys hacked it clear. In the dying minutes Newport bombarded the Keys line and wing Chris Thomas was just bundled into touch before the final whistle went.