Welsh Rugby

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Welsh Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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Newport triumph in Gwent derby

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 […]

Big two will meet in Cup final

Championship round-up By CARL FIELD BARGOED and Ystrad Rhondda will contest this season’s WRU Championship Cup final at the Principality Stadium next month after both […]

Llangennech seal promotion place

Championship round-up LLANGENNECH are now assured of promotion from Championship West after defeating in-form Newcastle Emlyn 28-0. Ian Jones’ side ran in two tries in […]

Merthyr take it in 10-try drama

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 […]

Promotion certain for Narberth

Championship round-up UNBEATEN Admiral Championship West leaders Narberth are now assured of a promotion spot after they ran riot 67-7 at Ystalyfera to make it […]

Merthyr facing final challenge

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 […]

Newport make it seven in a row

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 […]

Bargoed blow race wide open

Championship round-up THE top of the table clash in Championship East went the way of Bargoed who won 40-25 at leaders Cardiff Met. Morgan Edwards, […]

Dream Team with Saul Nelson

The former Bristol, Exeter and London Welsh hooker, now academy pathway head coach of RGC & Wales U18s forwards coach, chooses the best XV he […]

Newport lead pack behind Drovers

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. […]

Harries hits four as Ebbw run riot

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 […]

Andrews at double for Bargoed

Championship round-up BARGOED will take on Bedwas for a place in this season’s WRU Championship Cup final after seeing off Llangennech 23-16 in their rearranged […]

Llandovery edge past rivals Ebbw

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 […]

Griffiths at the double for Ystrad

Championship Cup round-up LAST season’s beaten finalists Ystrad Rhondda are now just one win away from a return to the Principality Stadium after beating Cardiff […]

Jones leads the way for Merthyr

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 […]

Narberth happy to make it 13

Championship round-up THERE was nothing unlucky about number 13 for Championship West leaders Narberth who beat near neighbours Crymych 30-21 to maintain their 100 per […]

Titcombe leads Quins to victory

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 […]

Narberth make it 12 from 12

Championship round-up IN the Championship West, leaders Narberth made it 12 from 12 with a 48-18 victory at Dunvant. Hat-tricks for centre Joseph Hutchings and […]

Dunvant pile pain on Tata

Championship round-up DUNVANT were able to jump into fourth place in Championship West as they picked up a three-try triumph from their home clash with […]

Llandovery made to fight all the way

Premiership round-up By ANDY HOWELL LLANDOVERY remain top of the Premiership following a hard-fought 27-10 victory over Aberavon at Church Bank. The Drovers were made […]