Brython Thunder surged to a 33-14 win over Edinburgh at Parc y Scarlets to keep their Celtic Challenge play-off hopes very much alive.
In completing the double over the Scots, the Welsh side have now won two games on the bounce and have found some real momentum with a top four spot at stake.
Thunder hooker Rhian Bowden, scrum-half Seren Lockwood, a penalty try and wing Seren Singleton’s superb solo effort off her wing secured the bonus-point triumph.
Thunder are now in fifth place in the standings with an eye firmly on the semi-finals.
The home side opened the scoring when a kick through from fly-half Ffion Williams set up a five-metre line-out, with hooker Bowden then driven over by her pack.
Edinburgh hit back just before the half hour mark through fly-half Nicole Marlow, but Thunder snatched back the lead when a solid line-out set up the platform for Lockwood to throw a dummy and dive over.
It got better for the home side just before the break when a brilliant attack from inside their own half led to Wales flanker Branwen Metcalfe tearing down the wing and feeding Singleton on her inside only for the winger to be denied a try by a high tackle metres out that saw Edinburgh reduced to 14 players and Thunder awarded a penalty try.
Leading 19-7 at half-time, the hosts extended their lead when wing Singleton (pictured) picked up the ball on the floor before embarking on a meandering run to the try line.
Edinburgh refused to roll over, though, and a surging run from the skipper Hannah Walker set up Adelle Ferrie’s close-range effort.
Thunder rode the momentum shift with the bench breathing some fresh life, and it was replacement prop Stella Orrin’s barnstorming run which set up front foot ball and allowed Lockwood to expose Edinburgh’s tiring defence by throwing another dummy and darting over for her second.
Thunder’s bid for a play-off spot continues when they host Irish pacesetters Wolfhounds at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday, February 21 (12:30 GMT).