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Lloyd on target to floor Pontypridd

10 September 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up ■ By ROB COLE EVAN Lloyd put the boot into Pontypridd as he kicked Ebbw Vale back into a red hot contest at […]

Lewis leaves it late to snatch it for Newbridge

10 September 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up CONNOR Lewis came off the bench and turned into a hero as he crossed for the winning try for Newbridge in the last […]

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Forthcoming fixtures

10 September 2023 0 comments

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Llandovery pick up where they left off

3 September 2023 0 comments

Premiership round-up ■ By ROB COLE CHAMPIONS Llandovery hammered out an eight try warning to their Premiership rivals that they are in no mood to […]

Classy Bargoed bring up 50 with wings at double

3 September 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up BARGOED ran in eight tries as they laid down a marker in the Championship East with a 52-25 win over newly promoted Rumney. […]

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One night in St Helens made us all feel good

4 June 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS For all those ‘Doubting Thomases’ out there who keep thinking there is nothing good left in Welsh rugby then Wednesday night at St […]

Llandovery blow away Cardiff to make history

28 May 2023 0 comments

Premiership Final Cardiff RFC……… 8 Llandovery….. 24 LLANDOVERY won the Welsh Premiership for the first time in their history with a convincing win over Cardiff […]

Pontypool run in 13 tries to finish perfect season

21 May 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up Pontypool brought down the curtain on their remarkable season by running in 13 tries in an 83-7 win at Ystalyfera to make it […]

Maynard aiming to sink his old mates

21 May 2023 0 comments

Premiership Final preview By ROB COLE Cardiff Llandovery v Today, Kick-off 5.15pm JACK Maynard helped Cardiff to win the Premiership title last season, but he […]

The Rocks edge out Rumney to lift title

21 May 2023 0 comments

National 1 round-up ST PETER’S held their nerve to win 17-7 at Rhydyfelin to pick up the points they needed to pip arch-rivals Rumney to […]

Western Province stake claim

21 May 2023 0 comments

Currie Cup round-up Western Province staked their claim for the Currie Cup playoffs by beating the defending champions Pumas 22-14. The Pumas took an early […]

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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 […]

St Peter’s and Rumney still to battle it out for top spot

14 May 2023 0 comments

By TOM WILLIAMS National 1 round-up TWO ancient Cardiff rivals will battle it out for the Division 1 East Central title after St Peter’s beat […]

Ystrad prove too good for Bedwas

14 May 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up By ROB COLE YSTRAD Rhondda warmed up for their revenge mission against Pontypool on Tuesday night with a brilliant second half recovery at […]

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 […]

Davies on target to subdue Dunvant

30 April 2023 0 comments

Division One round-up THE golden boot of Owen Davies made it a perfect week for Kenfig Hill in Division 1 West Central as he kicked […]

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 […]

Swansea’s poor discipline lets in RGC

30 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS RGC………………………..24 Swansea…………….. 10 RGC rounded off their season with a hard-earned bonus point victory over Swansea in an ill-tempered affair at Colwyn […]

Goodchild’s late show too much for Newport

30 April 2023 0 comments

Welsh Cup finals By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Dragon Joe Goodchild’s incredible late try secured a 13-10 victory for Cardiff against Newport in what was a […]

Narberth push Pooler all the way

30 April 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL were forced to come from behind three times before holding onto their unbeaten record in the Championship as they […]

Pwllheli win by tightest of margins

23 April 2023 0 comments

National League One round-up By ROB COLE PWLLHELI took full advantage of Division 1 North leaders Nant Conwy’s cup final commitments in Cardiff to draw […]

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 […]

Old rivals set for spicy showpiece

23 April 2023 0 comments

Premiership Cup Final By ROB COLE PREVIEW… Newport v Cardiff Today, kick-off 3pm Principality Stadium CLUB games in Wales don’t come any bigger than Cardiff […]

Mahoney wraps up stunning Ponty win Championship round-up

16 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVID WALKER JOEL Mahoney’s try late in the second half ensured Pontypool completed a superb second-half comeback and created real daylight at 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 […]

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Elias commits future to Scarlets

16 April 2023 0 comments

WALES hooker Ryan Elias has signed a new contract with Scarlets. Elias is the first Scarlets player to publicly announce he is staying with the […]

Tipuric undergoes surgery

16 April 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Nelson no match for unbeaten leaders in the East

16 April 2023 0 comments

Division One round-up NEWBRIDGE ran in another five tries to maintain their unbeaten run in Division 1 East with a 29-0 win at Nelson. It […]

Hawkins highlights pathway problem

9 April 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND “Don’t go Joe!” That was the plaintive cry around Wales last week as news emerged that Ospreys centre Joe […]

Ton-up Ponty in 16-try rampage

9 April 2023 0 comments

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 […]

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 […]

Harvey hat-trick sparks Ravens triumph

9 April 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Smith late try hands Pooler a final shot

2 April 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up By PHILIP ANSTEY FORTY years on from their first WRU Challenge Cup win at the old National Ground, Cardiff Arms Park, Pontypool will […]

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