Welsh Rugby

Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Battling Ponty hold their nerve

Championship round-up By ROB COLE Tributes flowed for former player Eddie Butler as Pontypool beat promotion-rivals Neath at Pontypool Park. Deon...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Lillicrap leads Wales to New Zealand

SIWAN Lillicrap will captain Wales’ squad for the World Cup in New Zealand. Centre Hannah Jones, who led Wales in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

McIntosh guides Brecon to big win

Welsh Division One round-up ■By ROB COLE DION McIntosh had a field day as he scored 20 points in Brecon’s 45-21...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Fired-up Ponty’s tribute for Butler

Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL paid a fitting tribute to their former captain Eddie Butler, who died suddenly on Thursday,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Premiership Cup

Jones special lays Ironmen a foundation Cardiff......................29 Merthyr....................45 By JACK NAISBITT MERTHYR confirmed their place in the WRU Premiership Cup quarter-finals...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Lloyd turns the screw for Steelmen

Ebbw Vale...............3 4 Carmarthen............ 14 By HARRY CORISH EBBW VALE comfortably beat Carmarthen Quins at Eugene Cross Park. The Quins are...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Ravens keep their nerve after Davies blow

Pontypridd..............26 Bridgend.................. 30 By SIMON ROBERTS BRIDGEND Ravens survived a late rally by Pontypridd to secure a vital away victory at...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Sloane wraps up revenge for Whites

Swansea.................40 Llanelli..................... 13 By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA gained sweet revenge for Llanelli’s opening-day victory with a convincing win in the Welsh...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

News

Wilkins signs for Exeter WALES back Robyn Wilkins has signed for Exeter Chiefs, along with Scotland prop Panashe Muzambe and Australia...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Watkins at double in Cup romp

Division One Cup round-up By ROB COLE NEWBRIDGE turned a 50-50 game at half-time against Rhydyfelin into a merry romp in...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 3 years ago

Ravens thumped as Gage turns on the magic

Premiership By LLOYD PHILLIPS Aberavon......... 45 Bridgend........... 14 ABERAVON ran in six tries as they thrashed Bridgend at the Talbot Athletic...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 3 years ago

Jones leads by example to fire Llandovery

Premiership By JAMES BEYNON Carmarthen.............. 3 Llandovery............... 9 LLANDOVERY edged out Carmarthen Quins to claim a hard-fought win in a ferocious...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 3 years ago

Price is right for runaway Llanelli

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli.....................46 Swansea.................26 LLANELLI got their Premiership campaign off to a flying start with a bonus-point victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 3 years ago

Knoyle sparkles to give Phillips ideal start

Premiership By SIMON ROBERTS Merthyr....................22 RGC............................. 15 ROWLAND Phillips kicked off his tenure as new Merthyr boss with a hard-fought victory...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 3 years ago

Lloyd helps Steelmen turn tables

Premiership By LEANNE THOMAS Newport...................22 Ebbw Vale...............25 EBBW Vale caught Newport cold on the opening weekend of the season with a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 3 years ago

Fish catches Ponty cold with 13-point tally

Premiership By SIMON ROBERTS Pontypridd.............. 12 Cardiff......................26 WILY old Dan Fish proved the difference as Premiership champions Cardiff saw off rivals...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Price the pick of Ponty’s star turns Championship round-up

By STEFFAN THOMAS PONTYPOOL underlined why they are favourites for promotion to the Premiership as they ran in seven tries at...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Thousands gather to say farewell to Benny

Peter Jackson at Parc y Scarlets for Phil Bennett’s memorial service The 440-mile drive there and back took him all of...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Creation of Welsh regions was a ‘short-term fix that has not worked’, says Eddie Butler

Eddie Butler feels the creation of the Welsh regions was a short-term fix that has not worked for the Welsh game....

By Ben Redwood
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Mountain Ash finish season with perfect 10 out of 10

By ROB COLE National 1 round-up MOUNTAIN Ash maintained their unbeaten record as they made it a perfect 10 out of...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years ago

Welsh rugby ‘laughing stock’ and should reduce to three teams – says former WRU chief David Moffett

Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett feels that Wales’ four professional teams should be replaced by three teams. Last...

By Ben Redwood
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Thomas puts boot in to spoil Dale’s party

Premiership By JARRED EVITTS Merthyr ................43 Aberavon..............44 THERE was to be no fairytale farewell for Merthyr head coach Dale McIntosh, who’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Bargoed leapfrog Neath with six-try salvo

Welsh round-up BARGOED made up for the heartache of losing the WRU Championship final to Neath by winning the Championship with...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 4 years ago

Ace Evans lands last-kick sucker punch

Premiership By HUWS THOMAS Llandovery ..........29 Bridgend ..............30 BRIDGEND upset the Llandovery applecart in style with full-back Cai Evans – son...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Wizards withstand fierce fightback

By ROB COLE RGC ..........................21 Aberavon ..............30 ABERAVON made up for losing in the Premiership Cup final last weekend by heading...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Cardiff clinch crown with crushing bonus

By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ..................31 Merthyr ................12 CARDIFF are Welsh Premiership champions after they crushed Merthyr at the Arms Park. A...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Short’s boot proves the difference

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale ..............7 Bridgend ................11 BRIDGEND made it backto-back Premiership wins as they edged out fellow strugglers Ebbw...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Disappointed Morris demands big finish

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Carmarthen v Newport Today, Kick-off 3pm NEWPORT head coach Ty Morris is already planning revenge on Cardiff...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years ago

Jonathan Davies signs new contract at Scarlets

Scarlets captain Jonathan Davies has signed a new contract with the URC side. The Wales and British and Irish Lions centre...

By Ben Redwood
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Pack power tells for Pontypridd

Premiership By ALED BISTON Pontypridd ..........14 Ebbw Vale ..............3 PONTYPRIDD ended their season with a hard-fought victory at Sardis Road. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Llanelli finish rock bottom

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli..................29 Llandovery ..........36 LLANELLI will end the season rooted to the bottom of the Premiership table after...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Ace Thomas chasing the dream

Premiership By ROB COLE PREMIERSHIP CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Aberavon v Newport Kick-off 5,35pm THE last time Aled Thomas played in a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Injury to Thomas forces call off

Welsh leagues round-up By ALED BISTON PONTYPOOL’S Championship clash against Ystalyfera was abandoned at half-time after a serious injury to a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years ago

Keelan Giles signs contract extension at Ospreys

Ospreys winger Keelan Giles has signed a new two-year contract to stay with the club. The 24-year-old has made 58 Ospreys...

By Ben Jaycock
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Ystrad shock unbeaten leaders

Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda came up with the performance of the season so far as they became the first team to...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Bridgend fight back with Strong at double

Premiership By DANIEL THOMAS Bridgend ..............17 Aberavon ..............13 AS dress rehearsals go, this was very much a mixed bag for Aberavon,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Warren hat-trick ends Quins hopes

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Carmarthen ..........12 Llandovery ..........38 AARON Warren’s hattrick ended Carmarthen Quins’ slim Premiership title hopes. They are now...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Bonus win keeps Cardiff on course for title

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff ..................42 Pontypridd............10 SCHOOLBOY star Harrison James scored two first-half tries to set Cardiff on the road...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Hopkins stars as Swans finish in style

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Swansea ..............31 Llanelli ..................21 SWANSEA rounded off their season with a bonus point win over historic rivals...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Mountain Ash get ton up to go top

National One round-up By ROB COLE MOUNTAIN Ash made hay while the sun shone as they ran in 16 tries in...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Carmarthan’s power pack turn the screw

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Ebbw Vale ............16 Carmarthen Q ......28 CARMARTHEN Quins kept their slim title hopes alive with an impressive...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Lock star Williams bows out in style

Premiership By BEN WILLIAMS RGC ........................40 Pontypridd............10 ANDREW Williams brought the curtain down on his 200-plus games, decade-long career with RGC...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Merthyr stun leaders to spur Cardiff’s bid

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport ................22 Merthyr ................34 MERTHYR blew the Premiership title race wide open with a stunning away win...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Veall’s late try keeps Newbridge unbeaten

National One roundup THE big game in Division 1 East was at Newbridge, where the home side were hoping to maintain...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Neath get maximum to stay in the hunt

Championship roundup NEATH went into their game at Cardiff Met knowing they needed to pick up five points to try to...

By The Rugby Paper Team
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/ 4 years ago

Cardiff bag vital bonus as title race hots up

Premiership By ROB COLE Swansea ..............20 Cardiff ..................27 TWO years ago Cardiff were odds-on to win the Premiership title before Covid...

By The Rugby Paper Team
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/ 4 years ago

Evans’ late shows seals 9-try thriller

Premiership By JAMES WRIGHT Aberavon ..............28 Llandovery ..........29 AARON Warren grabbed a hat-trick for the Drovers as they took revenge for...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Champions Cup
/ 4 years ago

Scarlets’ Kalamafoni escapes ban

Scarlets number eight Sione Kalamafoni will not serve a suspension after being sent off against Cardiff in the URC. Kalamafoni was...

By Ben Jaycock