All posts tagged "Swansea"
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoOspreys battling to keep club alive
By PETER JACKSON ALUN-WYN Jones starts another Grand Slam week caught in the crossfire of a major political row between his...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLate Jones penalty at St Helen’s a cruel blow for Keys
By JOHN MURPHY Swansea… 13 Cross Keys… 5 PHIL Jones put the boot into Cross Keys’ hopes of Premiership survival as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhites’ winning run ended as Ponty punish ill-discipline
By CARL FIELD Pontypridd ….31 Swansea ……19 PONTYPRIDD maintained their title push with a bonus-point triumph over Swansea at Sardis Road...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler make it 40 in a row to stay clear
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOLremain eight points clear at the top of the Championship after claiming their 40th consecutive...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwans recover from slow start to glide past the Steelmen
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ……..29 Ebbw Vale ……15 SWANSEA made it eight wins in a row with a thrilling victory over...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoPeter Jackson column: Glory days come with a big price for Dafydd
[quote] “Glory Days. Well they’ll pass you by, Glory Days In the wink of a young girl’s eye, Glory Days, Glory...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPhillips try edges dogged Whites into last eight
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 10 Bargoed 0 SWANSEA booked a place in the Cup quarter-finals with a hard fought victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRavens run riot to extend fine run after duo see red cards
By TRP REPORTER Swansea ………22 Bridgend ………12 SWANSEA continued their rich vein of form with a hard fought victory over Bridgend...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwansea ………27 Narberth ……….10
By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA booked a place in the second round of the WRU Cup with a comfortable victory over Narberth....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwans drift clear of relegation dogfight thanks to Williams
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ........38 Llanelli ............10 J RHYS Williams guided Swansea to a massive win over arch-rivals Llanelli to move...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDavies underlines his value to Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS Predator: Luke Morgan gets ahead of Tom Prydie to score for Ospreys PICTURE: Huw Evans Ace: Sam Davies...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThomas bags two tries as super Swansea bully Bedwas
■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …30 Bedwas …10 SWANSEA boosted their survival hopes with a comprehensive five-try victory over rivals Bedwas. It...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLancaster left to rue missed chances after defeat
By NICK SANDERSON Cardiff…24 Swansea …5 SWANSEA arrived with 11 Ospreys academy players, and on the back of consecutive wins, but...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Ebbw Vale......20 Carmarthen Q..8 EBBW Vale finally stopped the rot with victory over Carmarthen Quins at Eugene Cross Park to end...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhites back on track after late show downs Quins
By CARL FIELD Swansea …21 Carmarthen…17 SWANSEA finally stopped the rot as they came out on top against Carmarthen Quins at...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLions being sacrificed on altar of commercialism
The first post-war Lions tour of South Africa lasted for more than three months, from the middle of June until the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWarren double decisive as Drovers take honours
■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 37320310 Llandovery 323 TWO Aaron Warren tries sealed a hard-earned victory for Llandovery over Swansea. The Drovers...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMaximum points for Merthyr as streak continues
By PAUL HOPKINS Merthyr ..........35 Swansea ........24 MERTHYR maintained their excellent start to the season with a bonus point try triumph...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBajans gear up for a big day out at the Oval
BARBADOS may bat a very modest 83rd in the world rankings – just ahead of India and below Serbia – but...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGriffiths snatches victory from the jaws of defeat
By PAUL HOPKINS Cross Keys .29 Swansea .34 A LENGTH of the field interception try by Luke Griffiths clinched a sensational...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNo-contests taking fans to cleaners
TWO weeks into the new season and the Ospreys opted to leave their three biggest hitters behind in Swansea for their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhites up and running thanks to clinical Griffiths
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …25 Neath…12 TWENTY points from the boot of Luke Griffiths helped Swansea battle to a first win...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoWales in hunt for Oz League star Frizell
By PETER JACKSON WALES will consider a move for Australian Rugby League superstar Tyson Frizell as part of their longterm planning...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoHaydn handed out the tackle from hell
THE ultimate in bonecrushing tackles at Cardiff Arms Park happened long before JPR Williams got to work on Jean-Francois Gourdon, famously...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAll-action Tipuric leads rout of the Cheetahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys demolished the Cheetahs with a seven try masterclass in Swansea to cap off their best start...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWizards put spell on old rivals for comfortable win
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon…24 Swansea …10 ABERAVON began the season in style with a dominant performance over Ospreys regional rivals Swansea....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTry double gets North off to bang with Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS GEORGE North made a dream start to his Ospreys career with a brace of tries as the Welsh...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoCutbacks cause fear over future of Welsh club game
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales coach Nigel Davies fears some of rugby’s most historic clubs could fall out of existence with...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOspreys ready for lift off now that ‘Jockey’ has the reins
By STEFFAN THOMAS High hopes: Ospreys centre Cory Allen CORY Allen believes the Ospreys boast a secret weapon who can unlock...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWilliams: I’ll miss the boys but I needed to get out
By STEFFAN THOMAS Moving on: Scott Williams scores for Scarlets SCOTT Williams hopes he can get the Ospreys back on the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOspreys’ coaching panel swung decision for North
By ALEX BYWATER Taken care of: Wales star George North GEORGE North has revealed the coaching combination of Allen Clarke and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTony Swift bamboozled by Matt Banahan’s departure from Bath
Legendary Bath winger Swift admits the club's action in allowing Banahan to leave has left him feeling 'confused'
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSwift bamboozled by Banahan’s departure
CLUB record try-scorer Tony Swift admits he was as puzzled as anyone when he found out fellow Bath legend Matt Banahan...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBrooks breaks Swans at the death for Drovers win
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …21 Llandovery …28 A LATE Richard Brooks try saw Llandovery win an entertaining encounter against Swansea at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlanelli enjoy try-fest success over the Whites
■By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli …43 Swansea …26 LLANELLI ran out comfortable winners in a thrilling try fest against local rivals Swansea...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: George North can bring good times back to Ospreys
Shane Williams believes the incoming signing can lift the mood at the Liberty Stadium
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGatt’s the way to do it for brilliant Bridgend
By PAUL HOPKINS Bridgend …….24 Swansea ……….0 BRIDGEND eased to a comfortable win at home over a poor Swansea side at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDavies urges Ospreys to reclaim their place at top of Celtic league
By STEFFAN THOMAS BRADLEY Davies has challenged Ospreys to retake their place as Welsh rugby’s standard bearers after a poor campaign....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNeath churn out derby victory in the Swansea mudbath
Principality Premiership Swansea 7 Neath 17 NEATH took home the spoils in a hard-fought derby match against Swansea at a muddy...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE NEATH AND WALES FULL-BACK PAUL THORBURN Born in Germany but Welsh through and through, to captain my country on ten...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSweeney saves the day as Ponty run riot against the Whites
■ By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …19 Pontypridd …54 A CERI Sweeney inspired Pontypridd hit a half-century in a breathtaking win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhites stalled as Bedwas defence halts late rally
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 15 Bedwas 20 A LATE Swansea onslaught wasn’t enough as a heroic Bedwas defensive effort earned them...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Cardiff …53 Swansea …25 CARDIFF put Swansea to the sword with a comprehensive victory. They led through two Gareth Thompson penalties...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNamibian star Klim will add speed to Ospreys line
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys have signed Namibian international wing Lesley Klim on a twoyear deal. Doncaster Knights flyer Klim,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDoncaster Knights prop Ian Williams dies after collapsing at training session
(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Doncaster Knights have announced prop Ian Williams has passed away, aged 27, after collapsing at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSwansea celebrate as Wizards worry over Andrews injury
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon 7 Swansea 19 SWANSEA recorded backto- back victories for the first time since their return to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath are in it to win it now Ewels tells competition
By ALEX BYWATER CHARLIE Ewels warned Bath’s rivals his team are out for Anglo-Welsh Cup success after they booked a home...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJones on song as magnificent Pooler dump Quins out of the Cup
By JAY BAYFORD Pontypool ……23 C’marthen Q ….8 NATIONAL Championship leaders Pontypool shocked Carmarthen Quins to progress to the Cup quarter-finals...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChief Warlow expecting tough last 16 test from Wizards
By CARL FIELD PREVIEW Newport v Aberavon Sunday January 28. Kick-off 2.30pm NEWPORT tackle Aberavon at Rodney Parade this afternoon with...















