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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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 […]

Vale power their way to victory

Premiership By PAUL HOPKINS Ebbw Vale …………14 Swansea …………….5 A POWER packed display from the Ebbw Vale pack earned their side a victory that moved […]

Merthyr respond to McIntosh exit

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Merthyr …………….46 Llanelli………………22 MERTHYR moved up to third in the Premiership table after a comprehensive bonus point victory over Llanelli at […]

Table toppers Newport thrash Cardiff

Premiership By DELME PARFITT Newport …………….38 Cardiff………………….6 NEWPORT extended their lead at the top of the Welsh Premiership with a six-try demolition of Cardiff that […]

Innovative Stuckey secures late win

Premiership By JOHN WILLIAMS Pontypridd ……….19 Merthyr …………….17 DALE Stuckey’s quick thinking created a crucial try for Pontypridd and then his goalkicking skills secured a […]

Evans try swings seesaw for Drovers

Premiership By ROB COLE Swansea …………..20 Llandovery ……….25 DROVERS head coach Euros Evans asked for a reaction from his players after their home defeat to […]

Lock Hicks scores hat-trick

Championship Cup round-up By ROB COLE SECOND row Scott Hicks was the toast of the Neath supporters after he picked up a hat-trick of tries […]

In-form Cabango helps rout Llanelli

By ROB COLE Llanelli………………….. 5 Cardiff………………….22 THEO Cabango made it four tries in his past three games as he helped to steer Cardiff to a […]

Ironmen prove too strong as Ravens caged

By FREDDIE BENNETT Bridgend……………… 16 Merthyr………………..36 MERTHYR moved up to third with a comprehensive bonus-point victory. The Ravens made a strong start with former Wales […]

Swans take flight against the Quins

By PAUL HOPKINS Carmarthen………… 21 Swansea……………..26 SWANSEA picked up their league win of the season after they picked up a bonus-point win. Everything went their […]

Drovers hold off Merthyr in thriller

Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Merthyr………………..36 Llandovery………….43 AN 11-try thriller went Llandovery’s way, but they had to withstand a fine Merthyr second-half comeback to prevail. […]

Jones stars as Gogs overcome the Swans

Premiership By PAUL HOPKINS RGC………………………..29 Swansea…………….. 14 DION Jones struck twice to help steer the home side to a bonus-point win as they hit back […]

Black and Ambers run riot over Ponty

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport……………….36 Pontypridd……………. 7 NEWPORT maintained their unbeaten start to the season as they thrashed Pontypridd on Thursday night. The Black and […]