A dramatic last-minute penalty from outside half James Dixon secured a narrow win for Brecon over Cardiff Met in a tightly fought Premiership clash at Parc de Pugh.

A good crowd, which included a number of Breton visitors from Brecon’s twin town, Gouesnou, were certainly kept entertained, as both sides looked to move the ball and were prepared to attack from deep.

The visitors, making their first ever trip to Brecon, struck early with a well-constructed try finished by full-back Tiaan Evans.

Brecon responded with sustained pressure and were rewarded when Geraint Clarke powered over from close range, with Dixon converting.

Met regained the lead almost immediately through Evans’ second try, this time converted by Russ McKay, but Dixon cut the deficit with a penalty before putting Brecon ahead on the stroke of half time.

The home side’s dominant scrum earned a penalty, and after a powerful maul, Dixon broke through to score and convert, giving Brecon a 17–12 lead at the break.

Brecon made a flying start to the second half. Strong carries from Dafydd Edwards and Ed Suggery set up field position, and after more scrum dominance, Lewis Jones took a quick tap penalty and sniped over for a try. Once again Dixon converted to extend Brecon's lead to 12 points.

But Cardiff Met weren’t done. Replacement flanker Charlie Ward crashed over under the posts, though the missed conversion left Brecon with a seven-point cushion. 10 minutes from time, a sweeping counter-attack ended with wing Ioan Evans diving in at the corner, and McKay nailed a superb conversion to level the scores.

Brecon, urged on by a strong home crowd, mounted one final push. After being held up over the line, the pressure looked to have eased for the visitors, but a deliberate knock-on at halfway gave Brecon one last chance.

It was now a big decision. Should Brecon go for a very difficult goal kick, or opt for an attacking line-out? Dixon took the responsibility and captain Ioan Edwards pointed to the posts.

The crowd went silent as Dixon prepared. With the clock red, the outside-half stepped up from distance and coolly slotted the winning penalty. First it was accurate, then it had the legs - and the linesmen signalled a successful winning kick.

As the referee blew the final whistle, it was a signal for mass celebrations and a flood of congratulations to Dixon who ended the game with a try, two penalties and three conversions - a personal tally to 17 points.