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Keelan Giles signs contract extension at Ospreys

19 April 2022 1 comment

Ospreys winger Keelan Giles has signed a new two-year contract to stay with the club. The 24-year-old has made 58 Ospreys appearances and scored 20 […]

Ystrad shock unbeaten leaders

17 April 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Bridgend fight back with Strong at double

17 April 2022 0 comments

Premiership By DANIEL THOMAS Bridgend …………..17 Aberavon …………..13 AS dress rehearsals go, this was very much a mixed bag for Aberavon, who meet Newport in […]

Warren hat-trick ends Quins hopes

17 April 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Bonus win keeps Cardiff on course for title

17 April 2022 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff ………………42 Pontypridd…………10 SCHOOLBOY star Harrison James scored two first-half tries to set Cardiff on the road to another bonus-point win […]

Hopkins stars as Swans finish in style

17 April 2022 2 comments

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. […]

Mountain Ash get ton up to go top

17 April 2022 0 comments

National One round-up By ROB COLE MOUNTAIN Ash made hay while the sun shone as they ran in 16 tries in a 104-0 annihilation of […]

Neath get maximum to stay in the hunt

10 April 2022 0 comments

Championship roundup NEATH went into their game at Cardiff Met knowing they needed to pick up five points to try to keep up in the […]

Cardiff bag vital bonus as title race hots up

10 April 2022 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Swansea …………..20 Cardiff ………………27 TWO years ago Cardiff were odds-on to win the Premiership title before Covid hit and forced the […]

Evans’ late shows seals 9-try thriller

10 April 2022 0 comments

Premiership By JAMES WRIGHT Aberavon …………..28 Llandovery ……….29 AARON Warren grabbed a hat-trick for the Drovers as they took revenge for their one-point defeat to […]

Carmarthan’s power pack turn the screw

10 April 2022 0 comments

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Ebbw Vale …………16 Carmarthen Q ……28 CARMARTHEN Quins kept their slim title hopes alive with an impressive bonus point win at […]

Lock star Williams bows out in style

10 April 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Merthyr stun leaders to spur Cardiff’s bid

10 April 2022 0 comments

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport …………….22 Merthyr …………….34 MERTHYR blew the Premiership title race wide open with a stunning away win at Newport. Ty Morris’ […]

Veall’s late try keeps Newbridge unbeaten

10 April 2022 0 comments

National One roundup THE big game in Division 1 East was at Newbridge, where the home side were hoping to maintain their unbeaten run and […]

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

10 April 2022 0 comments

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Scarlets’ Kalamafoni escapes ban

7 April 2022 0 comments

Scarlets number eight Sione Kalamafoni will not serve a suspension after being sent off against Cardiff in the URC. Kalamafoni was shown a red card […]

Powerful Wizards leave the Steelmen in a spin

3 April 2022 1 comment

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Aberavon ……..33 Ebbw Vale ……14 ABERAVON gained their fifth victory of the Indigo Premiership campaign to keep themselves very much in […]

Grady grabs hat-trick for classy Cardiff

3 April 2022 0 comments

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ……….21 Cardiff ………………41 HELPED by a fine hattrick from centre Mason Grady, Cardiff put in their best ever performance at […]

Pontypridd survive late try line siege

3 April 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Merthyr’s 14 men overpowered at the end

3 April 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Merthyr …………….23 Carmarthen Q ……27 CARMARTHEN QUINS upset the formbook with a stunning away victory over Merthyr at the Wern. The west […]

Davies sails over for Swans winner

3 April 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Injury-hit leaders not taking RGC lightly

3 April 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW… Newport v RGC Today, Kick-off 2.30pm TY MORRIS insists Newport cannot afford to take their foot off the gas if they […]

Perfect Bargoed five clear at the top

3 April 2022 0 comments

Round-up BARGOED made it a perfect 10 out of 10 in the Championship and took a giant step towards clinching the title with a 22-10 […]

James Davies announces retirement

1 April 2022 0 comments

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

27 March 2022 0 comments

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

27 March 2022 1 comment

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

27 March 2022 1 comment

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

27 March 2022 1 comment

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

27 March 2022 1 comment

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 […]

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 […]

Merthyr respond to McIntosh exit

13 March 2022 0 comments

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

13 March 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Mawr continue their title charge

13 March 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE Welsh Leagues round-up Ryan Gardner ran in a hat-trick of tries for title chasing Brynmawr in the-Division 1 East as he steered […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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