Prosser unlocks Neath as Keys progress to next round

JOSH Prosser booted Cross Keys into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Cup with a virtuoso goalkicking performance that earned him 19 points and the man of the match award.

It was the perfect way for two Pandy Park stalwarts to celebrate reaching significant landmarks as Danny Hodge made his 200th appearance and Richard Cornock notched up his 250th.

For the visitors, the defeat ended their recent run of good away form that saw them pick up league wins at Cardiff and Llanelli.

Keys got the scoreboard moving when wing Matthew Powell skipped away to cross for a try that gave Prosser his first shot at goal.

He hit the mark and then added four penalties to give his side a 19-7 interval lead.

Neath responded to that early score with a wing try of their own from Alec Jenkins, which Ed Howley converted, but the string of penalties they conceded proved their undoing as they got on the wrong side of referee Gareth John.

Howley cut the gap to nine points with a penalty at the start of the second half, but Prosser was quick to respond with his sixth successful shot at goal.

Howley hit the upright with another attempt and that was as close as Neath got to closing the gap.

In the end, a final try from back row man Ieuan Jones confirmed Keys’ place in the quarter final, with Prosser adding the extras Star man Josh Prosser - Cross Keys