Ebbw Vale and Newport through to Super Rygbi Cymru semis
Pooler suffered a 39-20 loss at Church Bank to Llandovery, who are hunting a third title on the spin.
With the SRC not following the normal brackets for play-off competitions for some reason, the fourth seeds will now travel to face second seeds Ebbw Vale next weekend.
The Steelmen were given a scare by Carmarthen Quins but retained their unbeaten record at Eugene Cross Park thanks to a 45-35 victory.
Jason Strange's men trailed 24-14 at half-time but turned things around to earn another shot at the Drovers, who they lost to in the final of the SRC Cup at Church Bank.
Third seeds Newport enjoyed a 40-25 win against Aberavon at Spytty Park and will now face famous rivals Cardiff at the Arms Park.
It was tight at the break with the Black and Ambers trailing 13-12 after tries by wing Lloyd Lewis and scrum-half Dafydd Buckland.
However, Jac Lloyd, Iestyn Galton and David Richards (2) to earn the victory and they will now travel to table-toppers Cardiff, who beat Bridgend 31-19.
Full details and reaction to come.
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