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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Black and Ambers show no mercy

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

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

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

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 […]

Tipuric undergoes surgery

OSPREYS captain Justin Tipuric will miss the rest of the season after having foot surgery. Tipuric limped off during the first half of the Champions […]

Ton-up Ponty in 16-try rampage

Championship round-up By SEAN HOWE PONTYPOOL went on the rampage again as they ran in 16 tries to beat Glamorgan Wanderers 108-12. A few weeks […]

Drovers stay on course for top spot

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

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

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. […]

Harvey hat-trick sparks Ravens triumph

By NIGEL HARDY Llanelli………….. 12 Bridgend………. 47 REPLACEMENT hooker Gareth Harvey notched a hat-trick of tries as his Bridgend Ravens side maintained their improved form […]

Williams leaves it late to add bonus point

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

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 […]

Andrews casts a spell over the Gogs

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

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 […]

Rees leads way for Merthyr

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 […]

Jones stars as Newport turn on the style

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

Ton-up skipper is thwarted

Championship/ Div 1 round-up By ROB COLE CROSS Keys made it three wins in a row with a 34-7 home win over Maesteg Celtic in […]

Griffiths’ hat-trick present for JPR

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

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

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

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 […]

Sebastian on his way

PROP Javan Sebastian will leave Scarlets at the end of the season to join Edinburgh. Carmarthen-born Sebastian, 28, has three caps for Scotland having qualified […]

Resurgent Quins make it four wins on trot

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 […]