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Welsh aiming for 10-team elite division

27 August 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Premiership will be replaced in the 2024-25 season by a “finishing school” for rising talent with the number of teams […]

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 […]

Ponty end campaign on a high

7 May 2023 0 comments

Pontypridd…………..29 Swansea…………….. 10 By PAUL HOPKINS Pontypridd ended one of their most miserable seasons on a high as they notched their first win since January […]

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 […]

Fish steps up to make sure for Cardiff

30 April 2023 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale…………… 13 Cardiff…………………. 18 IT has been a cruel few weeks for Ebbw Vale and a second-half try from Wales […]

Ravens savour sweet taste of revenge

23 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Bridgend………………24 Swansea…………….. 15 Bridgend and Swansea clashed for the second consecutive week, but this time revenge was on the menu for the […]

Lloyd piles points and pain on the Wizards

23 April 2023 0 comments

By GEORGE TURNER Ebbw Vale……………38 Aberavon……………..26 There was a time when it looked as though this could decide which team made it into the top […]

Dodd’s late show clinches Swans’ thriller

16 April 2023 0 comments

By WILLIAM SPARKES Swansea……………..32 Bridgend……………… 31 Swansea held on to defeat Bridgend by a single point in a thriller at St Helen’s. The home side […]

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 […]

Sieniawski leaves it late for the Ironmen

16 April 2023 0 comments

By CARWYN HARRIS Merthyr………………..34 Ebbw Vale……………28 Merthyr secured a play-off place after seeing off Ebbw Vale in a free-flowing game. Having not led the whole […]

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 […]

Ponty battlers come up short yet again

16 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVE SINCLAIR Pontypridd…………..32 RGC………………………..35 Pontypridd’s woes continued as they found themselves edged out by an RGC side that took home the spoils with victory […]

Blue & Blacks given a final workout

16 April 2023 0 comments

By GRAHAM HARDY Carmarthen Q..14 Cardiff RFC…….23 The Quins certainly saved their best until last as they got stuck into reigning champions Cardiff and stopped […]

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 […]

Quins edge dramatic clash against RGC

9 April 2023 0 comments

Premiership By PAUL HOUSE Carmarthan…………32 RGC……………………….. 31 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a run of fourstraight defeats, inflicting a fifth away defeat in a row on RGC. […]

Newport homing in on play-off race

9 April 2023 0 comments

Premiership By SIMON HOGG Newport……………….33 Merthyr………………..27 NEWPORT made it three wins in nine days as they beat Merthyr to move closer to the play-off picture. […]

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 […]

Williams leaves it late to add bonus point

2 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea………………. 8 Cardiff………………….29 Cardiff’s charge towards the Indigo Premiership top spot gained momentum with a bonus-point victory over Swansea at St Helen’s. […]

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 […]

Gregory bursts over to edge it for Steelmen

2 April 2023 0 comments

By DENNIS EVANS Carmarthen………… 13 Ebbw Vale…………… 15 Ebbw Vale maintained their late push for the play-off semi-finals with victory over Carmarthen Quins. Morgan Richards […]

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 […]

Five-star Black & Ambers eye silverware

2 April 2023 0 comments

By BRYN ROGERS Pontypridd……………. 7 Newport……………….34 Newport are back in the hunt for a top-four finish, and a potential league-and-cup double, after running in five […]

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 […]

Thomas treble as Drovers show title credentials

26 March 2023 1 comment

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery………….54 Llanelli………………… 19 The gulf in class between the sides was reflected in the scoreline as the Drovers swept to their […]

Rees leads way for Merthyr

26 March 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Merthyr………… 38 Bridgend………. 13 For the second time in as many weeks Merthyr rose to second in the table to maintain the […]

Cross hat-trick in statement victory for holders Cardiff

26 March 2023 0 comments

By PAUL WILLIAMS RGC……………………….. 15 Cardiff………………….52 Dewi Cross scored a hat-trick as cup holders Cardiff marched into the final of the WRU Challenge Cup with […]

Jones stars as Newport turn on the style

26 March 2023 1 comment

By JIM STEVENS Pontypridd………….. 10 Newport……………….26 Newport’s quest for back-to-back Premiership Cups continued in style as they comfortably beat Pontyrpidd. Three first-half tries from Thomas […]

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 […]

Fog can’t stop Merthyr

19 March 2023 1 comment

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 […]

Bridgend on top in mud battle

19 March 2023 0 comments

Welsh Premiership By ROB COLE Bridgend …………8 Carmarthen Q …7 The weather was almost the outright winner at the Brewery Field as the two teams […]

RGC turn it on in warm-up for cup

12 March 2023 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE RGC………………………..42 Pontypridd……………. 3 RGC gave Pontypridd six of the best as they got in the mood for their WRU Premiership Cup […]

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 […]

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 […]

Griffiths’ hat-trick present for JPR

5 March 2023 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Bridgend………………40 RGC………………………..25 Iwan Griffiths handed Bridgend president JPR Williams the perfect birthday gift with a hat-trick against play-off chasing RGC. It capped […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s nine losses in a row for Llanelli

26 February 2023 0 comments

Bridgend………. 45 Llanelli……………17 Bridgend scored seven tries against Llanelli on their way to an impressive bonus point 45-17 victory, which sees them move up to […]

Knoyle’s bonus ball sees Merthyr climb up to third

26 February 2023 1 comment

Merthyr………………..28 Pontypridd………….. 12 Methyr leapfrogged Aberavon into third place as they snatched a bonus point victory against Pontypridd, who are too close to the root […]

Resurgent Quins make it four wins on trot

26 February 2023 0 comments

Carmarthen…………28 Aberavon…………….. 17 Carmarthen Quins continued their rise up the table with an impressive win against Aberavon, who fell to their second loss in two […]

No Meek resistance as Kieran snatches it

19 February 2023 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale…………… 30 Bridgend……………… 27 Kieran Meek’s last-gasp drop-goal snatched a dramatic win for Ebbw Vale. With the scores locked at […]

Price is right for Black and Ambers

19 February 2023 1 comment

Premiership By ROB COLE Newport……………….33 Swansea……………..24 Walker Price made sure Newport got back to winning ways with a bonus-point victory. The Dragons academy wing raced […]

Corum’s double delight has Ponty in a Nott

19 February 2023 0 comments

Premiership By IESTYN RHYS Pontypridd RFC….. 20 Carmarthen………… 23 A last-minute penalty from Jac Wilson secured victory for Carmarthen Quins to leapfrog Pontypridd in the […]

Drovers hang on to quell fightback

19 February 2023 0 comments

Premiership By HS THOMAS RGC………………………..24 Llandovery…………. 25 The Drovers had outplayed RGC 36-12 back in October, but had to hang on for their dear lives […]

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 […]

Maynard penalty gets Drovers home

12 February 2023 0 comments

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery…………. 20 Pontypridd………….. 19 The Drovers completed the double over Pontypridd, following their 23-12 win at Sardis Road, in a game […]

Five-try Gogs wound Newport title hopes

12 February 2023 0 comments

By TOM WILLIAMS RGC……………………….. 36 Newport………………. 21 Newport fell further behind in the race for a top four finish as they became the latest victims […]

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