Clovers once again registered a comprehensive Celtic Challenge victory over Brython Thunder to keep their title hopes alive.
The Irish side, who ran out 58-0 winners at Kingspan Stadium earlier this month, proved even more clinical on Welsh soil.
The 16-try demolition began inside the opening minute with Faith Oviawe’s barnstorming run from the halfway line at Parc y Scarlets.
Jane Neill and Grainne Burke powered over from close range as Thunder struggled to live with a team brimming with international class.
Their case was not helped when Hanna Marshall fluffed a couple of restarts, while her opposite number Catrin Finn ran the show.
Finn’s grubber kick set up the bonus-point try for skipper Amee Leigh Costigan, while Emily Gavin had her forward pack to thank as she broke free from a powerful maul to cross.
Chisom Ugwueru’s ripped ball was picked up by scrum-half Emily Lane who rightly backed her pace to the line.
Lane looked to be in for a second after another meandering run, but she was brought down by her hair a metre short, with opposite number Seren Singleton rightly shown a yellow card for cynical play.
Clovers had to work a little hard for Anna McGann’s try as the sin bin seemed to galvanise Thunder’s defence, but the ball eventually found its way out to the centre.
Thunder then enjoyed a five minute spell of pressure before half-time with their scrum enjoying some dominance, but despite forcing several penalties there was no reward for their efforts as they headed down the tunnel trailing 51-0.
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