All posts tagged "Aberavon"
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Features
/ 5 years agoLions turned hoses on Bevan and Gibson
MY LIFE IN RUGBY ALLAN MARTIN THE FORMER WALES, LIONS AND ABERAVON LOCK Mixing it: They nicknamed Allan Martin ‘Panther’ for his lineout...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMorgan aims to get one over his old mate Dwayne
■By ALEX BYWATER MATTHEW Morgan knows exactly what to expect from an Ulster back-line fired by his former Bristol teammate Dwayne...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: The 30 Welsh clubs fighting to be saved from extinction
Peter Jackson reports on the toll the pandemic is taking on Wales' vulnerable clubs
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRavens swoop for another of Cardiff’s stars
BRIDGEND Ravens are set to sign Cardiff full-back Edd Howley as the capital side’s playing stock continues to plummet. With Cardiff...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoFlyer Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz
■By PETER JACKSON REGAN Grace, the Welsh flyer whose amazing hat-trick for St Helens has been acclaimed as the greatest in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIrked Broad takes aim at WRU governance
WRU chairman Gareth Davies and chief executive Martyn Phillips are to blame for the problems the game is facing in Wales...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWelsh trio caught in rugby’s growing ‘minefield’
By ROB COLE Banned: Jesse Patton,Maredydd Francis and Mike Burgess WELSH rugby was back in the dock last week after bans...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEuros signs five to drive his Drovers up the table
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE EUROS Evans got his recruitment for next season over and done early doors this year and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MORGANSTRONG OSPREYS NO.8 Morgan Strong was 14 when he heard the immortal words that changed his life. “You’re not good enough,”said...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGivvons spun them a golden yarn in Oldham
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Star man: Alec Givvons, bottom row, third left, with the Oldham team of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSorry day for Turks as Wizards power to win
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli …………18 Aberavon………48 ABERAVON thrashed Llanelli at Parc Y Scarlets to solidify their position in the top three...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCaptain Morgan puts full focus on Scarlets
NEWS EXTRA ■By STEFFAN THOMAS JAC Morgan is determined to use his experiences as Wales U20 captain to help establish himself...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhite wall keeps Wizards at bay
By ROB COLE Premiership Swansea ……………13 Aberavon ……………10 SWANSEA staged a remarkable defensive display in injury time to repel a 50-phase...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPosponed game puts a sudden spoke in Les’ bicycle wheel
AS A WING for Aberavon and Wales, Les Keen always knew where to go, hard and fast, ideally along the line...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEvans on target as Wizards stay in hunt
Aberavon ........19 Merthyr RFC ..13 By MARK LAWSON ABERAVON stayed in the title race as they completed the double over the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJenkins powers Wizards to victory
By SEAN TAYLOR THE power of Aberavon loosehead prop Rowan Jenkins turned the game in his side’s favour and allowed them...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDefence comes crashing down for Brecon
Welsh Bowl, Plate and Shield round-up By CARL FIELD BRECON’S bid to become the first club to successfully defend the Specsavers...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohnny Dick made impact!
JOHNRichardson’s sudden death at 72 has robbed the game of an unforgettable character, a genuine how-green-was-myvalley prop from Blaen-y-Cwm who never...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership
By ROB COLE Men from capital survive sin-bin catastrophe Cardiff………13 Aberavon ……12 CARDIFF somehow found a way to get themselves out...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoO’Brien leads Scarlets to real morale-booster
By ROB COLE Aberavon ........11 Llanelli ............16 ABERAVON lost their unbeaten record as Llanelli moved clear of the relegation zone. It...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBrecon’s Plate win is re-run of their glory day
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up HOLDERS Brecon booked their place in the last 16 of the Specsavers National Plate...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWizards need late penalty before they can relax
By GUTO DAVIES ABERAVON made it three wins from three but left it late. The Wizards made an early breakthrough, with...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDeadshot Edwards hits late winner for Birchgrove
Welsh Cups round-up By CARL FIELD LAST season’s National Plate runners-up Bonymaen took another step towards a return to the Principality...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEllis doubles up as Beddau shoot down the Ravens
By CARL FIELD Brace: Cameron Ellis CHAMPIONSHIP club Beddau pulled off the shock of the National Cup first round as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJones’ arrival ruined by late drama at Bridgend
Premiership Bridgend ………26 Aberavon………27 ■ By ROB COLE ALED Thomas spoiled former Wales hooker Steve Jones’ first game in charge of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JAC MORGAN SCARLETS AND ABERAVON NO.7 When Wales U20s pulled off a remarkable 8-7 victory over their New Zealand counterparts at...
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/ 7 years agoDate switch gives Super Six appeal
THE top six Welsh Premiership clubs have been confirmed as the representatives for next season’s cross-border Super Six competition against Scottish...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDoel’s double delivers Drovers a valiant victory
By ROB COLE Llandovery ....31 Aberavon........26 WALES Under-19 cap Harri Doel helped himself to two tries as the Drovers ended their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSecond-half Whites magic stuns Wizards
By JOHN MURPHY Swansea ........24 Aberavon........14 SWANSEA finished with a midweek win as Aberavon let their early lead, and scrum dominance,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBedwas hit six but know victory may not be enough to survive
By ROB COLE Aberavon ……19 Bedwas ……….38 BEDWAS hit the Wizards for six as they kept alive their hopes of Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
RGC 1404 …13 Aberavon …15 JAC Morgan crossed for a last-gasp try as Aberavon came from behind to steal victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLlanelli v RGC 1404
Preview… MARK Jones will take his RGC 1404 side back to his old stamping ground seeking to do the double over...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKeys are almost Crossed off as relegation looms
By ROB COLE Aberavon…52 Cross Keys …15 CROSS KEYS are now ten points from safety and look as though they need...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrydie inspires a scintillating Llanelli comeback
■By JIM CANDY LLANELLI scored 25 unanswered second-half points to claim a vital bonus-point victory over Aberavon at Parc y Scarlets....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBedwas still look in trouble as The Gogs run riot
■By ROB COLE Bedwas …17 RGC1404 …45 RGC1404 helped themselves to seven tries as they put Bedwas to the sword and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBargoed still show fight despite 14th defeat in row
By JOHN MURPHY Aberavon……..25 Bargoed …………7 BARGOED were down before they headed to the Talbot Athletic Ground, and now look well...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDowlais out of the danger zone but work to do
Welsh Division One round-up SION Martin was the hero for Dowlais in One East as he single-handedly boosted their survival chances...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
By THOMAS HUWS Carm Quins ……7 Aberavon ……….9 ABERAVON moved back into the top six in the Premiership thanks to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCarmarthen Q 12
Llanelli …………18 WHEN these two teams met in Carmarthen in October it was a last-gasp conversion from Ashley Sutton that earned...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHat-trick hero Gee inspires Ironmen to comeback
By CARL FIELD Bridgend ……..17 Merthyr ……….24 TERI Gee inspired Merthyr as they returned to winning ways in the Principality Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLocke off in feisty clash as Aberavon triumph
By MATT ROBERTS Aberavon… 16 Merthyr… 7 ABERAVONcompleted a league double over the reigning champions in a game that saw Merthyr...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoVale maintain unbeaten streak with gritty victory
By CARL FIELD Bridgend… 10 Ebbw Vale… 14 PRETTY it most certainly wasn’t but in the end Ebbw Vale held on...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Ebbw Vale……27 RGC 1404 ………26 EBBW Vale ensured they remain in the title race by battling back from a sixpoint deficit...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRumney’s five tries underline their title credentials
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD RUMNEY remain in the hunt for the One East Central title after a 36-20...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAberavon ………10 Merthyr ……….15
By ALEX BYWATER JAY Baker was the spark behind Merthyr’s gritty win over Aberavon as the Ironmen started the defence of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMore misery for Neath as Davies dazzles in derby
By ROB COLE TWO tries from hooker Ieuan Davies in the space of five minutes in the first half at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGlynn’s go top thanks to terrific Tennant
■By MARTYN DANIELS SWALEC Division One round-up GLYNNEATH went top of One West Central after a 31-0 bonus-point win over KenfigHill....
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Features
/ 7 years agoMurphy’s magic conjures up key win for battling Bridgend
■By ALEX BYWATER Bridgend …16 Aberavon …13 JAMIE Murphy’s last-gasp drop goal gave Bridgend a dramatic victory over his former side...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe Wizards hold on despite fight back as Jenkins stars
By ANDY REYNOLDS Aberavon …15 RGC 1404 …7 ABERAVON did just enough to keep RGC 1404 at bay and come up...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUnbeaten Glynneath take over in West Central
Welsh Division One round-up GLAMORGAN Wanderers warmed up for their National Plate clash with holders Brynmawr next week with a thumping...
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