A STUNNING first-half hat-trick from wing Elliot Jones inspired Cross Keys to a bonus-point victory at Llanelli tonight – their fourth straight Principality Premiership win on the bounce, writes Carl Field.

It was also their third win over Llanelli this season – having already beaten them in the league at Pandy Park as well as in the Swalec Cup at Parc y Scarlets.

Skipper Leon Andrews bagged a second half brace with lock Tom Lampard also going over.

The previous two encounters between these two sides this season had produced 21 tries and the first try of this one arrived six minutes in when the visitors sprayed the ball from right to left which set up Jones to go over and the try was converted by Ethan Davies.

But, less than five minutes later, the hosts levelled it up as they went through the phases before Frazier Climo – operating at outside centre – seized on a gap to go through for the hosts’ opening try which Climo converted himself.

Climo was just short with a penalty attempt from distance on 18 minutes before the visitors grabbed their second try three minutes later, with Jones again touching down after some neat footwork to avert a couple of challenges and Davies adding the extras to make it 14-7.

Jones then capped a terrific individual display by completing his hat-trick just before the half hour mark when he was on the end of a good team move in the right corner to make it 19-7, although Davies missed the conversion this time.

Davies kicked another three points from a penalty for the visitors just after the re-start but Llanelli put themselves back in contention shortly afterwards when flanker Craig Price powered over for their second try of the evening, converted by Climo to reduce the home deficit to eight points at 22-14.

But the visitors secured their bonus point on 50 minutes when Lampard went through – with Davies again taking care of the extras to make it 29-14.

Climo grabbed his second try on 66 minutes which he also converted, before Andrews bagged two late converted tries to put the gloss on the scoreline.

Llanelli: F Climo (2), C Price, Cons: F Climo (3).

Cross Keys: Tries: E Jones (3); T Lampard, L Andrews (2); Cons: E Davies (5); Pen: E Davies.