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Newport join the 100 club

14 April 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD TABLE topping Newport wrapped up their regular Welsh Premiership fixtures with 13 tries as they dismantled Bridgend Ravens 89-24 to […]

Ebbw book their place in play-offs

7 April 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale booked their place in the Premiership playoffs after beating Aberavon 41-8 to cement third spot. Evan Lloyd, playing […]

Newport take over at the top

1 April 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up ■ By CARL FIELD NEWPORT are the new leaders in the Welsh Premiership after they toppled Llandovery 24-6 to go four points clear. […]

Newport triumph in Gwent derby

24 March 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved level on points with Premiership leaders Llandovery after winning the Gwent derby 31-25 at Ebbw Vale to make […]

Merthyr take it in 10-try drama

10 March 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD PREMIERSHIP Cup finalists Merthyr edged a 10-try thriller at Aberavon 33-31. Morgan Meaclem opened the scoring two minutes in with […]

Merthyr facing final challenge

3 March 2024 0 comments

Welsh Rugby Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY will lock horns with Merthyr in next month’s WRU Premiership Cup final at the Principality Stadium. Ruthless […]

Newport make it seven in a row

18 February 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD HOOKER Henry Palmer grabbed a hat-trick to inspire second-placed Newport to a 31-15 win at Merthyr. Palmer crashed over twice […]

It’s all to play for as class of ’24 get set

28 January 2024 0 comments

BY BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND As the U20s Six Nations kicks off on Friday, England’s primary focus is to shore up their leaky defence. During last […]

Harries hits four as Ebbw run riot

28 January 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD SCRUM-HALF Rory Harries scored four times as Ebbw Vale took the disappointment of their agonising defeat at Llandovery last weekend […]

Llandovery edge past rivals Ebbw

21 January 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY clung on to beat Ebbw Vale 17-15 in the battle of the Welsh Premiership’s top two. Hooker Craig Thomas’s […]

Titcombe leads Quins to victory

7 January 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CARMARTHEN Quins’ nine-game losing streak in the league is over after they got the better of Bridgend 16-11 at the […]

Steelmen show grit to hit back against Ponty

31 December 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE EBBW VALE completed a smash and grab raid in the second half at Sardis Road to prove they have got […]

Llandovery made to fight all the way

17 December 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up By ANDY HOWELL LLANDOVERY remain top of the Premiership following a hard-fought 27-10 victory over Aberavon at Church Bank. The Drovers were made […]

Holders bow out as Vale set their sights

10 December 2023 0 comments

By CARL FIELD Premiership Cup round-up EBBW Vale, Swansea, Llandovery and Merthyr all booked their places in the Premiership Cup semi-finals. Holders Cardiff are out […]

Hyatt happy to see Aberavon hit form

3 December 2023 0 comments

■By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up ABERAVON head coach Jason Hyatt was a proud man after his side responded to their heavy 64- 26 thumping at […]

Day Wales played a game of four halves

26 November 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we make the outside halves […]

Another maximum for flying Drovers

26 November 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Llandovery made it five successive bonus point victories and nine wins out of 10 after winning 29-7 in their […]

The day that Jonah paid his £3 to play

19 November 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Aberavon Naval Rugby Football Club exists in name only, an enduring exercise in dogged survival more than […]

Ebbw Vale prevent Newport going top

19 November 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT missed the chance to go top of the Premiership after their five-game winning streak was brought to an end […]

Llandovery hit four to end Pooler’s run

12 November 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Llandovery made it four straight bonus-point wins in the Premiership as they beat Pontypool 37-21 in the battle of […]

Rees quick on the draw for Drovers

5 November 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY recorded a third straight bonus-point win as they beat Bridgend 36-13 to move three points clear in the Premiership. […]

Neath can’t live with Drovers

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up LLANDOVERY hit bottom side Neath for six at Church Bank on their way to a 38-7 win that took them […]

Jarvis holds nerve to down Aberavon

17 September 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE MATTHEW Jarvis returned to one of his old stamping grounds and kicked Pontypool to a 12-10 win over Aberavon in […]

Ystrad prove too good for Bedwas

14 May 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up By ROB COLE YSTRAD Rhondda warmed up for their revenge mission against Pontypool on Tuesday night with a brilliant second half recovery at […]

Dogged Drovers enjoy sweet revenge

16 April 2023 0 comments

By HUW THOMAS Aberavon…………….. 31 Llandovery………….48 The Drovers had to fight hard to resist the firmest of challenges from an Aberavon side that beat them […]

Fish leads fightback in Cardiff’s crucial win

9 April 2023 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff………………….32 Aberavon…………….. 15 DAN Fish rolled back the years on his 100th appearance for his home town team as he guided […]

Bonus-point joy propels Vale into top four

9 April 2023 0 comments

Premiership By DAVE SINCLAIR Ebbw Vale……………32 Pontypridd………….. 10 JASON Strange’s side jumped back into the top four as they pushed Aberavon out of the playoff […]

Andrews casts a spell over the Gogs

2 April 2023 0 comments

By STEPHEN BEVAN Aberavon……………..32 RGC……………………….. 15 The Wizards moved three points clear of Ebbw Vale in the race for the fourth and final play-off place […]

Fog can’t stop Merthyr

19 March 2023 0 comments

Welsh Premiership Ebbw Vale ……………. 9 Merthyr………………..24 Ebbw Vale’s play-off hopes took a hit as Merthyr came to Eugene Cross Park and picked up two […]

Wizards conjure up crucial win

12 March 2023 0 comments

Premiership By HUW THOMAS Llandovery…………. 16 Aberavon……………..25 ABERAVON surprised everyone with a richly deserved win to keep alive their play-off bid. After three defeats on […]

Davies’ wonder try fires Black & Ambers

5 March 2023 0 comments

By JIM DAVIES Aberavon…………….. 10 Newport………………. 17 Newport centre Cameron Davies scored a candidate for try of the season as he finished off a great […]

Last-gasp Young secures Vale comeback

5 March 2023 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea……………..24 Ebbw Vale…………… 31 A dramatic late try by Lewis Young completed an incredible comeback from Ebbw Vale as they picked up […]

Law stays grounded as business end nears

19 February 2023 1 comment

PREVIEW… Cardiff RFC v Llanelli By ROB COLE Today. Kick-off 2.30pm CARDIFF head coach Steve Law is taking nothing for granted ahead of his side’s […]

Stubborn Ironmen cast a spell on Wizards

19 February 2023 1 comment

By ROB COLE Merthyr………….38 Aberavon………. 31 Three tries in the final 15 minutes at The Wern might just have done enough to keep Aberavon in […]

Powerful Wizards leave Llanelli rock bottom

12 February 2023 1 comment

By SIMON ROBERTS Llanelli………………… 21 Aberavon…………….. 55 Aberavon kept their play-off hopes alive with this bonus-point victory over bottom of the table Llanelli at Parc […]

In-form Raikes helps end Ponty’s drought

29 January 2023 0 comments

Premiership By IESTYN THOMAS Aberavon…………….. 10 Pontypridd…………..27 PONTYPRIDD picked up their first win in seven league games as they secured a notable bonus-point win over […]

Fish chips in to get Cardiff back on track

29 January 2023 1 comment

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff…………………. 30 RGC……………………….. 20 CARDIFF got back to winning ways after their last-gasp single-point defeat at home to Newport as they […]

Drovers delight as vital victory secured

29 January 2023 2 comments

By HUW THOMAS Llandovery…… 20 Ebbw Vale…….. 15 THE eagerly-awaited Premiership clash between third and fourth place saw the Drovers keep ahead of their Gwent […]

12-try statement win for league leaders Cardiff

18 December 2022 0 comments

By HARRY CORISH Cardiff………………….82 Carmarthen……………0 Cardiff got back to winning ways by running riot at the Arms Park, scoring 12 tries for a huge bonus […]

Three off as fighting mars Steelmen victory

13 November 2022 1 comment

Premiership By HARRY CORISH Aberavon…………….. 17 Ebbw Vale…………..24EBBW VALE turned around a 12-0 deficit early in the second half, and held on to record a […]

When Ray set records back in the glory days

6 November 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ray Glastonbury spent most of his sporting life unaware that he belonged to a squadron of wings […]

Yardley sin-bin crucial as Ravens let it slide

23 October 2022 0 comments

Premiership Cup round-up ■ By ROB COLE ABERAVON rode an early storm at the Brewery Field, before bagging eight tries, and 34 second-half points, to […]

Rees’ late strike adds bonus points

16 October 2022 0 comments

Aberavon……………..39 Merthyr………………..32 By HARRY CORISH A LATE try from Wizards winger Aled Rees sealed a heroic victory for Aberavon, sealing their sixth bonus point victory […]

Super Sam conjures up another success

9 October 2022 0 comments

By ETHAN GEORGE Pontypridd………….. 18 Aberavon……………..33 Aberavon made it five successive bonus-point wins to stay eight points clear at the top, but they had to […]

Perfect Wizards cast a spell on Quins

2 October 2022 0 comments

By HARRY CORISH Aberavon……….33 Carmarthen….. 17 HIGH-FLYING Aberavon put the Quins to the sword in an entertaining game at the Talbot Athletic Ground. There was […]

McIntosh guides Brecon to big win

25 September 2022 0 comments

Welsh Division One round-up ■By ROB COLE DION McIntosh had a field day as he scored 20 points in Brecon’s 45-21 win over Blaenavonin Division […]

Powerful Wizards ease to another big win

11 September 2022 2 comments

WELSH PREMIER By ROB COLE Swansea ……..17 Aberavon ……..39 The Wizards sit happily on top of the Premiership table after two big wins having made […]

BRITISH RUGBY FIXTURES

28 August 2022 1 comment

SATURDAY SEP 3 WELSH LEAGUES PREMIERSHIP: Aberavon v Bridgend, Carmarthen v Llandovery, Llanelli v Swansea, Merthyr RFC v RGC, Newport v Ebbw Vale, Pontypridd RFC […]

Young Guns: Rhodri Lewis, Ospreys Wing

19 June 2022 2 comments

Having already been compared to his childhood hero Shane Williams, 17-yeaold Rhodri Lewis has issued a warning to the Ospreys senior players that he’s ‘here […]

England look to lure flyer Grace into code switch

22 May 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEILFISSLER Hot property: St Helens winger Regan GraceST Helens try-scoring machine Regan Grace is being lined up as the next Super League […]

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