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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Fish catches Ponty cold with 13-point tally

Premiership By SIMON ROBERTS Pontypridd………….. 12 Cardiff………………….26 WILY old Dan Fish proved the difference as Premiership champions Cardiff saw off rivals Pontypridd. The veteran navigated […]

Ace Evans lands last-kick sucker punch

Premiership By HUWS THOMAS Llandovery ……….29 Bridgend …………..30 BRIDGEND upset the Llandovery applecart in style with full-back Cai Evans – son of Ieuan – putting […]

Wizards withstand fierce fightback

By ROB COLE RGC ……………………..21 Aberavon …………..30 ABERAVON made up for losing in the Premiership Cup final last weekend by heading north and beating RGC. […]

Cardiff clinch crown with crushing bonus

By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ………………31 Merthyr …………….12 CARDIFF are Welsh Premiership champions after they crushed Merthyr at the Arms Park. A month ago, the prospect […]

Short’s boot proves the difference

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale …………..7 Bridgend …………….11 BRIDGEND made it backto-back Premiership wins as they edged out fellow strugglers Ebbw Vale. It has been […]

Pack power tells for Pontypridd

Premiership By ALED BISTON Pontypridd ……….14 Ebbw Vale …………..3 PONTYPRIDD ended their season with a hard-fought victory at Sardis Road. The visitors were the better […]

Llanelli finish rock bottom

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli………………29 Llandovery ……….36 LLANELLI will end the season rooted to the bottom of the Premiership table after their home defeat by […]

Ace Thomas chasing the dream

Premiership By ROB COLE PREMIERSHIP CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Aberavon v Newport Kick-off 5,35pm THE last time Aled Thomas played in a cup final he scored […]

Injury to Thomas forces call off

Welsh leagues round-up By ALED BISTON PONTYPOOL’S Championship clash against Ystalyfera was abandoned at half-time after a serious injury to a player. Ystalyfera’s Arwel Thomas […]

Warren hat-trick ends Quins hopes

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Carmarthen ……….12 Llandovery ……….38 AARON Warren’s hattrick ended Carmarthen Quins’ slim Premiership title hopes. They are now ten points behind leaders […]

Hopkins stars as Swans finish in style

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Swansea …………..31 Llanelli ………………21 SWANSEA rounded off their season with a bonus point win over historic rivals Llanelli at St Helen’s. […]

Ystrad shock unbeaten leaders

Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda came up with the performance of the season so far as they became the first team to beat leaders Bargoed. The […]

Lock star Williams bows out in style

Premiership By BEN WILLIAMS RGC ……………………40 Pontypridd…………10 ANDREW Williams brought the curtain down on his 200-plus games, decade-long career with RGC by taking the final […]

Pontypridd survive late try line siege

By JARED EVITTS Pontypridd ……….19 Llanelli ………………13 PONTYPRIDD withstood a ferocious late comeback from Llanelli at Sardis Road to move up to fifth. Justin Burnell’s […]

Davies sails over for Swans winner

By JAMES ROGERS Bridgend …………..23 Swansea …………..27 A BIZARRE last-gasp try from James Davies saw Swansea come out on top to leave the Ravens rock […]

James Davies announces retirement

Scarlets flanker James Davies has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect due to concussion issues. The player popularly known as ‘Cubby’ hasn’t played […]

Jones lets Wizards off hook

Premiership Cup By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ……….23  Aberavon …………..24 LLANDOVERY had beaten Aberavon twice in the Premiership Cup West Conference before Christmas but it […]

O’Brien leads Newport into final

By SAM JACKSON Newport …………….34  Cardiff ………………28 AFTER 146 years of trying, Newport finally achieved their ‘Holy Grail’ of beating archrivals Cardiff four times in […]

Davies fluffs chance to be the hero

Premiership By ANTHONY WILSON Swansea …………..24  Pontypridd ……….25 JAMES Davies had the chance to be the hero for Swansea with a last gasp conversion, but […]

Worsley stars for England schoolboys

U18 International England …………….37  Wales ………………..20 FLY-HALF Sam Worsley kicked 12 points as England U18s comfortably beat Wales at Taunton last Sunday. After a physical […]

Roberts hits high five for Neath

Championship round-up By ROB COLE JAMES Roberts ran in five tries for Neath as they destroyed Beddau 68-14. Neath dominated up front and provided their […]

Bridgend end their winless run

Premiership By ROB COLE Bridgend …………..20 RGC ……………………….8 BRIDGEND broke their duck as they won their first game of the season in an ill-discplined affair […]