Barry made it back-to-back victories in the Admiral League by beating Porth Harlequins 30-17.

A hat-trick of tries by Victor Corrihons helped the Bombers move up the Division One East Central table - with his third score clinching a vital and valuable bonus point at the Welfare Ground on Saturday.

“He was man of the match,” said head coach Mike Morgan. “Two of the tries he really had to work hard for, winger’s tries, especially the last one which secured the bonus point."

"He had a lot of work to do, good awareness, fantastic footwork and it was just a race to the line where he proved his speed.”

Morgan stressed the emphasis is on the Bombers getting five-point wins and denying their opponents any bonus points.

“Focusing on those points helps us make better decisions during the game. What was massively important was that we had five points and Porth zero.”

He felt the margin of victory could have been much greater: “It’s outstanding to go away and get a bonus point win, but we left a lot out there. We were playing very well, but made some errors at crucial moments."

"But it’s good to come away thinking we could have done better. I told the players it’s back to work on Tuesday as we have things to work on.”

Alyn Evans scored Barry’s other try, with Aled Rees converting twice and landing two penalties.

The ten-team division appears to be splitting into two, with the top five moving away. “It looks like the bottom half is up for grabs,” said Morgan, “and there’s no reason why, if we really focus, we couldn’t be heading for mid-table if we get a few more wins under our belt.”

On Saturday, Barry travel to Abercwmboi, who are level on points with the Bombers and have also won twice in the league. It's a match that will be crucial for both sides and Morgan expects it to be tough.

Meanwhile, Barry have withdrawn their second team from the WRU Athletic Conference, but they will be arranging friendly fixtures through the rest of the season.

As the senior squad numbers are increasing, these matches will provide an opportunity for more players to get vital game time, and also give some of the older youth players an opportunity to experience senior rugby.

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Elsewhere, Penarth continued their good form in Division One East Central after winning 50-33 at Llanharan.

The Bears are up to third in the table - and just three points off leaders St Joseph's - with five wins from their six opening games.

Cowbridge, who have a similar record, won 41-20 at home to Cilfynydd to keep up the pressure on Division Two leaders Caerphilly

But in Division Three, Llantwit Major slipped to a 41-25 defeat against pacesetters Wattstown, and in Division Four, Dinas Powys - who lie in second - went down 36-28 at home to Ferndale.

It was a mixed weekend for Old Penarthians - the men's first team went down 31-12 at Ogmore Vale in Division Five, but the women ran out convincing 34-5 winners at Porthcawl in the WRU Championship.