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Drovers fight their way to the last four

13 March 2022 1 comment

Premier Cup Q-F By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ….12 Pontypridd……..3 Pontypridd had won 34-18 in a league encounter at Church Bank on 27 Februray, but […]

Jones’ interception sparks Wizards to win

13 March 2022 0 comments

Premiership By HOWARD EVANS Aberavon …………..23 Carmarthen …………5 FRANKIE Jones picked off an interception to score a try in the seventh minute to set-up an […]

Bridgend end their winless run

13 March 2022 1 comment

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

13 March 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Beetham steers Cardiff to top of the table

6 March 2022 1 comment

Premiership By ALEX JONES Cardiff…………..41 Aberavon ……..28 JACOB Beetham warmed up for his trip to South Africa with the Cardiff regional side by scoring 26 […]

Carmarthen move into the play-off places

6 March 2022 1 comment

Premiership By ADAM PETERS Carmarthen ……..22 Bridgend …………..17 KALLUM Evans struck twice to move Carmarthen Quins up into the play-off places. The speedy Quins wing […]

Innovative Stuckey secures late win

6 March 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Steelmen run out of steam in second-half

6 March 2022 1 comment

Premiership By DAVID JOHN RGC ……………………27 Ebbw Vale …………11 EBBW Vale ran out of luck in the second half after leading at the break and […]

Evans try swings seesaw for Drovers

6 March 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Llanelli call on local cavalry to face leaders

6 March 2022 0 comments

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW… Llanelli v Newport Today, Kick-off 2.30pm LLANELLI have been forced to raid amateur clubs in their locality for players ahead […]

Lock Hicks scores hat-trick

6 March 2022 1 comment

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 […]

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

6 March 2022 0 comments

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Davies brothers help get Newbridge off to flyer

6 March 2022 0 comments

Welsh National One roundup By TOM PROSSER THE Davies brothers combined to give Newbridge a flying start in Round 1 of the main competition in […]

Ironmen prove too strong as Ravens caged

27 February 2022 0 comments

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

27 February 2022 1 comment

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 have designs on more Ponty woe

27 February 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE PREVIEW… Llandovery v Pontypridd Today. Kick-off 2:30pm, Church Bank Playing Fields PONTYPRIDD are still seeking their first win of the year after […]

Black and Ambers hold off Steelmen’s rally

27 February 2022 0 comments

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale……………22 Newport……………….29 NEWPORT held off a late rally from Ebbw Vale to solidify their place at the top of the […]

In-form Cabango helps rout Llanelli

27 February 2022 2 comments

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 […]

Ryan blasts union over leadership

20 February 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE DEAN Ryan has blasted the WRU for having no strategy or leadership when it comes to finding a solution to the long-running, […]

Rowlands helps give Blaenavon first victory

20 February 2022 2 comments

Welsh Plate / Bowl roundup By JOSH WALKER BLAENAVON notched their first win of the season in the Admiral Division 1 East as they ran […]

O’Driscoll’s landmark day ruined by Cardiff

20 February 2022 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Bridgend……………… 12 Cardiff………………….29 CARDIFF ran in five tries to maintain their challenge at the top of the table as they ruined […]

Drovers hold off Merthyr in thriller

20 February 2022 0 comments

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

20 February 2022 1 comment

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

20 February 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Rapid Ryan aims to claim spot out wide

6 February 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS speedster Ryan Conbeer is hoping to use the next block of league fixtures to cement his place in Dwayne Peel’s starting […]

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

6 February 2022 1 comment

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Baldwin granted Warriors release

6 February 2022 0 comments

WALES hooker Scott Baldwin has been released from his Worcester Warriors contract on compassionate grounds. The club say the 33-yearold wants to spend more time […]

Bartlett stars for Stoddard

6 February 2022 0 comments

Championship Cross Keys……17 Maesteg Q ……..7 CROSS Keys ground out a hard-fought victory over a well-drilled Maesteg Harlequins side at Pandy Park. The game was […]

Cushion wraps up bonus for Ironmen

30 January 2022 0 comments

Premiership By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea…………….. 15 Merthyr………………..32 MERTHYR clinched a last-minute bonus point in an entertaining win over Swansea. It was a perfect start for […]

Red-hot Rees gives Ebbw the runaround

30 January 2022 1 comment

Premiership By ALED BISTON Cardiff………………….58 Ebbw Vale…………….. 8 CARDIFF continued their ruthless form with a convincing victory over Ebbw Vale. The Blue and Blacks ran […]

Bargoed dig deep to keep run going

30 January 2022 1 comment

Championship round-up By FREDDIE BENNETT & TOM PROSSER CHAMPIONSHIP leaders Bargoed just about managed to make it an impressive eight league wins out of eight […]

Wales fans don’t care about clubs

30 January 2022 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Packed out: A full Principality Stadium but where are crowds for regions? PICTURE: Getty Imagesr At last the Welsh regions are starting to […]

Hart leads welcome return to form for the Turks

30 January 2022 1 comment

Premiership By TOM PROSSER Llanelli…………..26 Bridgend……….. 14 LLANELLI skipper Nathan Hart scored two tries as his side claimed their first win of the new Premiership […]

Deadly Marshall puts Quins top of the pile

30 January 2022 0 comments

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Carmarthan Q……… 17 RGC……………………….. 14 CARMARTHEN Quins climbed to the top of the Indigo Premiership table with a hard- fought win […]

Griffiths spurs on Black and Ambers

30 January 2022 0 comments

Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery…………. 17 Newport……………….27 INTEREST was high in this Premiership league clash between the two sides that had headed the Premiership […]

Banfield the star turn for fired-up Wizards

30 January 2022 0 comments

Premiership By GARETH JAMES Pontypridd………….. 16 Aberavon……………..25 ABERAVON’S Chris Banfield delivered a controlled performance to ensure his side left Sardis Road with their second win […]

Richards ends Ravens hopes of revival

23 January 2022 1 comment

Premiership Cup By ALED BISTON Newport …………….45 Bridgend Ravens ..17 NEWPORT’S dominant first half performance secured them a place in the semi-final of the Welsh […]

Beetham on song for Cardiff revenge

23 January 2022 1 comment

Premiership Cup By TOM PROSSER Cardiff ………………42 Carmarthan …………7 CARDIFF got their revenge on Carmarthen Quins as they rectified a narrow league defeat two weeks […]

Pontypridd on top in crunch match

23 January 2022 1 comment

Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC ……………………25 Pontypridd ……….30 PONTYPRIDD beat RGC in a winner-takes-all group match to book a quarter-final spot away to Llandovery. […]

Bargoed maintain perfect record

23 January 2022 1 comment

Championship/ Nat 1 round-up By TOM PROSSER BARGOED kept up their relentless form as they made it seven wins from seven with a 10-3 win […]

WRU name first Wales Women retainer contracts

19 January 2022 0 comments

Nine Wales Women players have been handed retainer contracts and joined the WRU’s performance programme. Last week, the WRU announced Welsh rugby’s first full-time players. […]

New captain Biggar leads squad into Six Nations

18 January 2022 0 comments

Wayne Pivac announced Dan Biggar as his new captain after he named his 2022 Six Nations squad that includes three debutants. The fly half takes […]

Wales name Six Nations training squad amid injury nightmare

18 January 2022 1 comment

Wales have named a 36-man squad for the 2022 Guinness Six Nations campaign. Three uncapped players feature, with Ospreys duo Dewi Lake (hooker) and Jac […]

Wales captain Lillicrap says: No excuse now

16 January 2022 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON THE first full-time Wales Women players have been contracted by the Welsh Rugby Union. Twelve players have accepted full-time contracts – two […]

Eight-try Cardiff batter RGC blue and black

16 January 2022 0 comments

By TOM PROSSER RGC ……………………29 Cardiff ………………52 CARDIFF scored eight tries as they claimed their first league win of the season by beating a spirited […]

Bulls make it six wins on the spin to extend their lead

16 January 2022 1 comment

Championship round-up By TOM PROSSER BARGOED continued to show their ultra-consistent form as they made it six league wins out of six in with a […]

WRU hand out first full-time Wales Women contracts

12 January 2022 0 comments

The first full-time Wales Women players have been contracted by the Welsh Rugby Union. 12 players have accepted contracts – two more than originally announced. […]

Toulon boss raps Etzebeth as club handicap

9 January 2022 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON TOULON president Bernard Lemaitre has referred to Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth as a “handicap” to the Top 14 club due […]

Peel ‘wants Scarlets to be a ruthless team’

9 January 2022 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS NIGEL Ashley-Jones has worked with some of the best coaches in world rugby from Eddie Jones to Steve Diamond, but he believes […]

Williams lands try double as Bedwas go second

9 January 2022 0 comments

Championship & Div 1 round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS BEDWAS moved up to second in the Championship after a comprehensive 38-13 away victory over lowly Tata […]

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