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Latest News Results and Fixtures Tables
Team
Rank
MP
W
D
L
PF
PA
P
Carmarthen
1
4
3
0
1
98
83
14
Newport
2
3
3
0
0
82
51
13
RGC 1404
3
5
2
0
3
129
128
12
Cardiff RFC
4
3
2
0
1
135
64
11
Merthyr
5
3
2
0
1
82
70
10
Aberavon
6
3
2
0
1
78
59
10
Llanelli
7
4
1
0
3
59
107
5
Llandovery
8
2
1
0
1
49
30
5
Pontypridd
9
2
1
0
1
47
49
4
Ebbw Vale
10
3
1
0
2
43
101
4
Swansea
11
2
0
0
2
28
60
0
Bridgend
12
2
0
0
2
23
51
0

Drovers hold off Merthyr in thriller

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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

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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

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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 […]

Baldwin granted Warriors release

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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

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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 […]

Griffiths spurs on Black and Ambers

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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

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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 […]

Cushion wraps up bonus for Ironmen

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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

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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

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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 […]

Richards ends Ravens hopes of revival

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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

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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

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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. […]

Taylor warns of booze danger

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By PETER JACKSON WALES icon John Taylor has warned the WRU about the dangers of a ‘serious accident’ at the Principality Stadium fuelled by alcohol. […]

Flying Frewen fires Ambers

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Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Aberavon …………….25 Newport ……………… 30 A BRACE of tries from flying wing Elliot Frewen fired Newport to the top of the […]

Griffiths cuts loose for Quins

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By STEFFAN THOMAS Carmarthan Q …….. 30 Llanelli ……………….. 13 CARMARTHEN Quins earnt the west Wales bragging rights as they comprehensively beat local rivals Llanelli. […]

Rumney keeping St Peter’s at bay

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Welsh National One round-up ALED BISON and JACK NAISBITT RUMNEY solidified their position at the top of Division One East Central with a comfortable 29-10 […]

Davies on fire as Aberavon open their account

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Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Aberavon …………….29 Swansea…………….. 13 ABERAVON opened their Premiership account with a hard-fought bonus point victory. Jason Hyatt’s side overpowered the All […]

Strange return rocked by Thompson

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By FREDDIE BENNETT Merthyr……………….. 31 Ebbw Vale…………… 13 JASON STRANGE’S first game back in charge of Ebbw Vale ended in disappointing fashion. Ebbw were awarded […]

O’Brien leads by example to fire Ambers

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By JACK NAISBITT Newport……………….25 Bridgend……………….. 9 NEWPORT kicked off their Premiership title bid with a winning start after a strong second-half display. The Black and […]

Bird back with vengeance for Ponty

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By JAMES LLOYD Pontypridd…………..32 Carmarthen…………24 DIGGY BIRD put the boot into Carmarthen by kicking a mammoth 23 points in his first game back with Pontypridd […]

In-form Rees leads Llandovery rout of RGC

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By HUW THOMAS Llandovery………….32 RGC…………………………. 3 LLANDOVERY continued their rich vein of form with this five tries to nil win over the competitive North Walians. […]

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