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Llandovery on course for title

21 April 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY remain on track to pip Newport at the post in the regular Welsh Premiership after seeing off Swansea 54-21 […]

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. […]

RPNS7s – U18 Cup: Millfield end long wait as they take 14th title

24 March 2024 0 comments

U18 Cup By NICK POWELL Millfield ended their decade-long wait to win a 14th Cup title at Rosslyn Park as they defeated reigning champions Harrow […]

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 […]

Tonkin gets the call to join Ealing

3 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE By JON NEWCOMBE Ealing Trailfinders have moved quickly to find a new forwards coach following the news that Cornel van Zyl has […]

Young Guns: Gloucester full-back Ioan Jones

3 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s will feel grateful to have Ioan Jones in their ranks as the full-back could easily have opted for Wales, or […]

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 […]

Sedbergh kick-off sevens season in style

18 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Sevens season is here. This week saw the first major regional tournaments take place and made sure the lead up […]

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 […]

Newport lead pack behind Drovers

11 February 2024 0 comments

Welsh round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved up to second in the Premiership table after they beat RGC 43-17 to make it six consecutive bonus-point victories.They […]

Drovers run eight tries past Cardiff Welsh round-up

4 February 2024 0 comments

By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY scored eight tries at the Arms Park to complete the double over Cardiff and stretch their lead at the top of […]

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 […]

Saints and Bath academy lads top of class

14 January 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS As the sevens season approaches and the finest school talent don their academy/national jerseys, 15-a-side school rugby is sparse. Nonetheless, […]

Jones leads the way for Merthyr

14 January 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD A STUNNING hattrick from full-back Ben Jones inspired Merthyr to a magnificent seven-try 50-32 win over Bridgend Ravens – to […]

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 […]

Phillips stands down as Merthyr coach

31 December 2023 0 comments

FORMER Wales women’s coach Rowland Phillips has left his position as Merthyr head coach with immediate effect. Phillips was due to leave the Welsh Premiership […]

Newport celebrate double over Pooler

24 December 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE MATT O’Brien turned on the magic once again as he spearheaded Newport to a Premiership double over arch-rivals Pontypool and […]

Hartpury lads seal 12th ACE league crown

10 December 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBYBy TOM JEFFREYS AS we head towards the Christman holidays, and for many, the end of the rugby season, there are decisive games aplenty. […]

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 […]

Unbeaten records are sure to come to an end

3 December 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The Continental Tyres Schools Competitions advance to the national stages meaning several unbeaten records will come to an end. Three […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Stormers too good as Scarlets suffer

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Stormers………..52pts Tries: Theunissen 7,12, de Wet 25, 42, Blommetjies 28, Loader 35 Feinberg-Mngomezulu 58, Skosan 71 Cons: Blommetjies 7, 29, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 36, […]

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 […]

Steelmen keep up pressure on Drovers

1 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up EBBW Vale kept up the pressure on table-topping Llandovery in the Indigo Premiership as they picked up a full set […]

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 […]

Champions but without a trophy

28 May 2023 0 comments

CARDIFF RFC won the Welsh Premiership championship by six points, but they won no trophy because somebody in the Welsh Rugby Union in their wisdom […]

James steps up as Cardiff take on the Black & Ambers

14 May 2023 0 comments

Premiership semi-finals By ROB COLE PREVIEW… Cardiff v Newport Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Arms Park Llandovery v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Church Bank WALES U20 cap […]

Cross at the double for table-toppers Cardiff

7 May 2023 0 comments

Welsh Premiership Cardiff………………….39 Merthyr…………………. 7 By ROB COLE Dewi Cross hoisted his try tally for the season to 19 as he sped in for two […]

Top ten for Newport

7 May 2023 0 comments

Newport……………….52 Llandovery………….33 By TOM WILLIAMS A late penalty try saw Newport clinch a 10th league win in a row by downing second-placed Llandovery. Newport trailed […]

Black and Ambers show no mercy

16 April 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Llanelli………………… 19 Newport……………….63 Ruthless Newport ran in a dozen tries as they put Llaneli to the sword after they were forced to […]

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 […]

Drovers stay on course for top spot

9 April 2023 0 comments

Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery………….52 Swansea……………..24 THE Drovers did everything they needed to do to hold onto the top spot and, with two games […]

Warren keeps Drovers’ dream alive

2 April 2023 0 comments

By HUW S THOMAS Bridgend……………….. 8 Llandovery…………. 31 The Indigo Premiership leaders resisted the gritty challenge of much improved Bridgend to keep ahead of chasing […]

Eight-try Ironmen pile on Llanelli misery

2 April 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Llanelli……………. 7 Merthyr………….50 A bad week for the Llanelli players ended in even worse fashion as they conceded eight tries in a […]

Drovers get back on track

19 March 2023 1 comment

Welsh Premiership Swansea………………. 9 Llandovery………….35 The Drovers responded to Merthyr overtaking them in the table to move into second place by picking up their 14th […]

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 […]

Blue & Blacks keep ahead of pack

12 March 2023 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff………………….23 Bridgend……………… 18 CARDIFF hit back from their defeat at Llandovery to ensure they remain top of the table at the […]

Jones trio help Merthyr stay in the picture

5 March 2023 1 comment

By BEN JONES Carmarthen Q………22 Merthyr………………..41 Merhtyr consolidated their top-four position after Quins failed to keep up with the Joneses at Carmarthen Park. The Ironmen […]

Hughes helps Drovers pile on pressure

5 March 2023 1 comment

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery……37 Cardiff……………20 Lllandovery produced their best performance of the season to close the gap at the top of the Premiership to […]