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Cummings the star for Cardiff

Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD Scorer: Joe Goodchild CARDIFF continue to lead the way in Super Rygbi Cymru after coming...

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Howe’s hat-trick fires Cardiff top

By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up CARDIFF returned to the top of the Super Rygbi Cymru table after a Tom Howe-inspired...

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Newport take it out on Drovers

Super Rygbi round-up NEWPORT reclaimed top spot in Super Rygbi Cymru after bouncing back from last weekend’s hammering at RGC in...

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Cardiff make it five out of five

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD CARDIFF went top of Super Rygbi Cymru after seeing off Carmarthen Quins 35-12 at the...

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Hill House lead way against Harrogate

SCHOOL RUGBY nBy BEN JAYCOCK HILL House led Wednesday’s schools action with a 73-24 win over Harrogate Grammar in the U18...

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Palmer’s double sparks Newport

NEWPORT continue to set the early pace in Super Rygbi Cymru after seeing off Carmarthen Quins 52-24 to make it four...

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Rugby & Warwick too good for King’s Worcester

nBy BEN JAYCOCK RUGBY School and Warwick School inflicted two National Cup defeats on King’s Worcester on Wednesday: Rugby’s U18A won...

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11-try Newport crush Aberavon

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT were again in free-scoring form as they ran in 11 tries on their way...

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Jones joins Scarlets

FORMER Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones is to join Scarlets’ board. Jones served as Wales’ top politician between 2009 and 2018...

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Newport shock the champions

MAGNIFICENT Newport produced a statement performance and stunning 46-26 win at Church Bank with seven tries to bag all six points...

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Drama as Lloyd hits late winner

By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up A LATE penalty from Evan Lloyd secured a stunning opening round win for Pontypool as...

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Parry to miss the big kick-off

Super Rygbi preview ■By ROB COLE THE Super Rygbi Cymru season kicks off on Saturday although missing from the action will...

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Peter Jackson: From death row to a born-again belief for the Ospreys

A sporting city which witnessed a team composed almost entirely of local cricketers beat Australia, not once but twice in the...

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Ospreys’ Jac Morgan evades a tackle from Dane Blacker

Ospreys 27-20 Scarlets: Jac Morgan takes his leave in fine style

Jac Morgan marked his final home appearance for the Ospreys with a late match-winning try against Scarlets as they secured the...

By Simon Thomas

Final four set for semi-finals

■By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up CARDIFF will face Llandovery while Gwent rivals Ebbw Vale and Newport again lock horns in...

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Quins, Ravens win through to last eight

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD A LAST-GASP try from centre Jac Howells snatched elimination play-off victory for Carmarthen Quins as...

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Steelmen see Cardiff go top

Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD CARDIFF snatched top spot from Ebbw Vale on a dramatic final day of...

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Another blow for Steelmen

Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up nBy CARL FIELD LEADERS Ebbw Vale crashed to a second straight home defeat – and a...

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Morris snatches victory for Ebbw

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD A LAST-GASP try from hooker and hat-trick hero Ieuan Morris snatched a 34-33 win for...

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Newport make it a triple affair

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT added the Super Rygbi Cymru Challenger Shield to the SRC Trophy and SRC Cup...

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Ravens run away from Pooler

Super Rygbi round-up ■ By CARL FIELD BRIDGEND Ravens ran in seven second half tries to overturn a 20-7 half time...

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Hughes grabs the glory for Llandovery

Super Rygbi Cup Rygbi ■ By CARL FIELD IOAN Hughes was the hero for Llandovery as his last-gasp penalty sent the...

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Young hookers take the plaudits

Round-up By ROB COLE TWO Cardiff hookers grabbed the headlines at the Arms Park, both of them young enough to be...

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Newport happy to have home comforts

Super Rygbi Cymru Cup round-up ■ By CARL FIELD NEWPORT will have home advantage in the semi-finals after their 29-26 win...

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Drovers fire a Cup warning

Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD HOLDERS Llandovery put one foot firmly in the semi-finals of the Super Rygbi Cymru Cup...

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Drovers waltz past Wizards

Super Rygbi Cup round-up ■ By CARL FIELD SUPER Rygbi Cymru Cup holders Llandovery made it two from two in Pool...

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Cardiff put one over the Steelmen

Welsh round-up ■ By CARL FIELD RUNAWAY Super Rygbi Cymru leaders Ebbw Vale crashed to only their second defeat of the...

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You can’t blame players going to England, says Patterson

NEWS EXTRA ■By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF Met centre Gus Patterson admits that for many young Welsh players, moving away to England...

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Buchanan echoes the thoughts of many

WALES have not beaten England in the Six Nations at Twickenham since 2012. If they will not be going into next...

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Zebre vs Ospreys: Home comforts suit Mark Jones’ side

Ospreys head to Parma knowing that victory over Zebre could prove decisive in shaping their route to Challenge Cup glory.

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Steelmen move 20 points clear

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale delivered another dominant display on the road as they won the top-of-the-table showdown...

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So sad to see end of Boxing Day duels

LIKE the half-time orange, the magic sponge and the tweed-jacketed referee, a Boxing Day chock-a-block with ferocious local derbies has gone...

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Pontypool give Ebbw a fright

Super Rygbi round-up ■ By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale went 14 points clear after beating Pontypool 52- 38 in a bottom...

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Crowley on song to give Munster that extra push

■ By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys ............ 10pts Try: Morris 54 Conversion: Edwards 55 Penalty: Edwards 10 Munster ...........26pts Tries: Daly 17,...

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Steelmen too good for Pooler

Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By ROB COLE EBBW Vale moved nine points clear at the top of Super Rygbi Cymru...

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Legends of the Welsh rugby game gathered in Bridgend, home of the Ravens

Peter Jackson: The Big Brekky feeding the soul as well as body

On the filthiest of winter mornings last Tuesday, when the squalls rattled everybody and everything, the old boys from the glory...

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Franchi treble fires Steelmen

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD CAPTAIN Joe Fran-chi’s hat-trick inspired Super Rygbi Cymru leaders Ebbw Vale to maximum points in...

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Superb Steelmen show true mettle

Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale march on at the top of Super Rygbi Cymru after a 45-24 win...

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Swansea fight hard for draw

Super Rygbi round-up By ROB COLE SWANSEA came back from the dead at the electric Brewery Field to snatch a 29-29...

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Abandon fully professional rugby in Wales – it is not working

WELSH rugby is in dire straits. I believe it is a position that is irrecoverable with the current regional model and...

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Aberavon can’t stop Quins’ run

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD CARMARTHEN Quins made it four straight wins in Super Rygbi Cymru with a 28-19 bonus-point...

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WRU are going to make same mistakes again

WITH the Welsh Rugby Union having announced the reduction of professional teams in Wales from four to three, I fear that...

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Morris shows way for Ebbw

Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD HOOKER Ieuan Morris marked his 50th Ebbw Vale appearance with a four-try salvo...

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Drovers back on top of table

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY reclaimed top spot after collecting maximum points from a 35-17 victory over 14-man Bridgend...

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Glasgow on song to put Ospreys to the sword

By ROGER PANTING Ospreys .............17pts Tries: Morgan-Williams 13, Giles 45 Conversions: Edwards 14, 46 Penalty: Edwards 24 Glasgow ........... 42pts Tries:...

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Baldwin’s red sinks Drovers

By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up EBBW Vale made it 24 points from a possible 24 after they defeated 14-man Llandovery...

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Ospreys in charge as they break their duck

■By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys .............................24pts Tries: Cokanasiga 15, Morse 18, Ratti 74 Conversions: Edwards 16, 19, 75 Penalty: Edwards 59 Zebre......................................0pts...

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