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No Meek resistance as Kieran snatches it

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

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 […]

Drovers hang on to quell fightback

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 […]

Top two warm up for main event

Championship round-up THE stage is set for the biggest game of the season next weekend in the Championship when Neath host table-topping Pontypool. Both teams […]

Powerful Wizards leave Llanelli rock bottom

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

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

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 […]

Championship round-up

By ROB COLE HOLDERS Neath, Pontypool, Ystrad Rhondda and Cross Keys advanced to the semi-finals of the WRU Championship Cup, while Cardiff Met and Narberth […]

In-form Raikes helps end Ponty’s drought

Premiership By IESTYN THOMAS Aberavon…………….. 10 Pontypridd…………..27 PONTYPRIDD picked up their first win in seven league games as they secured a notable bonus-point win over […]

Bridgend’s happy new year continues

Premiership By ETHAN GEORGE Bridgend………………27 Newport……………….24 A GOOD opening month to 2023 simply got better and better as Bridgend made it three league wins in […]

Fish chips in to get Cardiff back on track

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff…………………. 30 RGC……………………….. 20 CARDIFF got back to winning ways after their last-gasp single-point defeat at home to Newport as they […]

Quins triumph in basement battle

Premiership By HARRY CORISH Llanelli…………………28 Carmarthen…………38 MARC Jones’ Carmarthen Quins seem to have found the winning formula at last, and this win not only completed […]

Battle-hardened Ironmen are just too strong

Premiership By JACK LONGSTAFF Swansea………………. 6 Merthyr……………….. 31 A BATTLE-HARDENED Merthyr put Swansea to the sword with an emphatic bonus-point victory. The visitors got off […]

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O’Brien late drop-goal sinks champs

By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff…………………. 17 Newport………………. 18 Fly-half and captain Matt O’Brien’s injury-time drop-goal secured a major victory for Newport in the age-old derby against […]

Dion leads second-half fightback for RGC

By ROB COLE RGC………………………..26 Ebbw Vale…………… 14 RGC’s impressive second-half performance saw them pick up a first win in three games and end Ebbw Vale’s […]

Ironmen show steely side for victory No.7

By SIMON ROBERTS Llandovery…………. 16 Merthyr………………..26 Merthyr kept their hopes of a play-off place in the Premiership alive with this impressive bonus-point victory at Llandovery […]

Wizards worthy of place among top table

Premiership By SIMON ROBERTS Aberavon……………..22 Swansea………………. 8 Aberavon produced a commanding display to keep them in second place in the Premiership with victory over big […]

Price right as Ravens call the shots

Carmarthen………… 14 Bridgend………………22 Bridgend secured their first league win since October 15, as they completed a remarkable second-half comeback to beat Carmarthen. The win sees […]

Cross keeps champions in pole position

By SIMON ROBERTS Merthyr……………….. 16 Cardiff RFC…………..22 Wing Dewi Cross crossed for his 14th try of the season as champions Cardiff cemented their position as […]

Ferriman powers Black & Ambers

By ROB COLE Newport………………. 20 RGC……………………….. 10 Both Newport and RGC came into the game looking to recover from defeats in their last game and […]

Strange on warpath despite battling victory

By SIMON ROBERTS Llanelli…………………26 Ebbw Vale……………36 Coach Jason Strange didn’t hide his disappointment with Ebbw Vale’s performance, despite a bonus-point win against Llanelli away at […]

Andrew treble keeps Newport on a march

Premiership By CHRIS ANDREWS Merthyr………………..24 Newport……………….40 Newport eased to their fourth-straight win in the league with a dominant display against Merthyr. Oli Andrew scored a […]

Ponty pay the penalty after fightback

Premiership By GARY DAVIES Pontypridd…………..22 Ebbw Vale……………23 A late Keiran Meek penalty gave Ebbw Vale a fourth consecutive league win, despite a spirited Pontypridd comeback. […]

Gogs inflict more pain on miserable Quins

Premiership By SIMON JONES RGC………………………..40 Carmarthen………….. 3 Carmathen Quins’ thoroughly miserable season continued as they lost their fifth game in a row to stay firmly […]

Wizards conjure up win over leaders

Premiership By SIMON ROBERTS Aberavon…………….. 30 Cardiff………………….23 Aberavon got their Premiership campaign back on track as they stripped league-leaders Cardiff of their eight-match unbeaten record. […]

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Newport……………….33 Pontypridd………….. 16 O’Brien third all-time Black & Ambers By ROB COLE PONTYPRIDD’S plight continued as they lost their third game in a row to […]