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Irked Broad takes aim at WRU governance

16 August 2020 1 comment

WRU chairman Gareth Davies and chief executive Martyn Phillips are to blame for the problems the game is facing in Wales says Aberavon Harlequins secretary […]

Welsh trio caught in rugby’s growing ‘minefield’

12 July 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE Banned: Jesse Patton,Maredydd Francis and Mike Burgess WELSH rugby was back in the dock last week after bans on three more players […]

Euros signs five to drive his Drovers up the table

5 July 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE EUROS Evans got his recruitment for next season over and done early doors this year and it was just as […]

YOUNG GUNS

7 June 2020 0 comments

MORGANSTRONG OSPREYS NO.8 Morgan Strong was 14 when he heard the immortal words that changed his life. “You’re not good enough,”said Mark Thomas, youth coach […]

Givvons spun them a golden yarn in Oldham

31 May 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Star man: Alec Givvons, bottom row, third left, with the Oldham team of 1934-35 and, inset, with […]

Sorry day for Turks as Wizards power to win

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli …………18 Aberavon………48 ABERAVON thrashed Llanelli at Parc Y Scarlets to solidify their position in the top three of the Premiership. Llanelli […]

Captain Morgan puts full focus on Scarlets

1 March 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ■By STEFFAN THOMAS JAC Morgan is determined to use his experiences as Wales U20 captain to help establish himself in the Scarlets squad […]

White wall keeps Wizards at bay

23 February 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE Premiership Swansea ……………13 Aberavon ……………10 SWANSEA staged a remarkable defensive display in injury time to repel a 50-phase attack from the Wizards […]

Posponed game puts a sudden spoke in Les’ bicycle wheel

2 February 2020 0 comments

AS A WING for Aberavon and Wales, Les Keen always knew where to go, hard and fast, ideally along the line of least resistance. As […]

Evans on target as Wizards stay in hunt

19 January 2020 2 comments

Aberavon ……..19 Merthyr RFC ..13 By MARK LAWSON ABERAVON stayed in the title race as they completed the double over the reigning champions. Hot on […]

Defence comes crashing down for Brecon

12 January 2020 0 comments

Welsh Bowl, Plate and Shield round-up By CARL FIELD BRECON’S bid to become the first club to successfully defend the Specsavers National Plate is over […]

Jenkins powers Wizards to victory

12 January 2020 1 comment

By SEAN TAYLOR THE power of Aberavon loosehead prop Rowan Jenkins turned the game in his side’s favour and allowed them to continue their chase […]

Johnny Dick made impact!

8 December 2019 0 comments

JOHNRichardson’s sudden death at 72 has robbed the game of an unforgettable character, a genuine how-green-was-myvalley prop from Blaen-y-Cwm who never failed to remind anyone […]

Premiership

24 November 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE Men from capital survive sin-bin catastrophe Cardiff………13 Aberavon ……12 CARDIFF somehow found a way to get themselves out of jail in the […]

O’Brien leads Scarlets to real morale-booster

17 November 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE Aberavon ……..11 Llanelli …………16 ABERAVON lost their unbeaten record as Llanelli moved clear of the relegation zone. It was a second win […]

Brecon’s Plate win is re-run of their glory day

17 November 2019 0 comments

By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up HOLDERS Brecon booked their place in the last 16 of the Specsavers National Plate after once again getting […]

Wizards need late penalty before they can relax

13 October 2019 0 comments

By GUTO DAVIES ABERAVON made it three wins from three but left it late. The Wizards made an early breakthrough, with hooker Ieuan Davies the […]

Deadshot Edwards hits late winner for Birchgrove

13 October 2019 1 comment

Welsh Cups round-up By CARL FIELD LAST season’s National Plate runners-up Bonymaen took another step towards a return to the Principality Stadium as they saw […]

Ellis doubles up as Beddau shoot down the Ravens

15 September 2019 1 comment

By CARL FIELD Brace: Cameron Ellis CHAMPIONSHIP club Beddau pulled off the shock of the National Cup first round as they dumped out three-time former […]

Jones’ arrival ruined by late drama at Bridgend

8 September 2019 0 comments

Premiership Bridgend ………26 Aberavon………27 ■ By ROB COLE ALED Thomas spoiled former Wales hooker Steve Jones’ first game in charge of the Ravens in the […]

YOUNG GUNS

4 August 2019 2 comments

JAC MORGAN SCARLETS AND ABERAVON NO.7 When Wales U20s pulled off a remarkable 8-7 victory over their New Zealand counterparts at the Junior World Cup […]

Date switch gives Super Six appeal

30 June 2019 2 comments

THE top six Welsh Premiership clubs have been confirmed as the representatives for next season’s cross-border Super Six competition against Scottish sides. Merthyr, Cardiff, Pontypridd, […]

Doel’s double delivers Drovers a valiant victory

12 May 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE Llandovery ….31 Aberavon……..26 WALES Under-19 cap Harri Doel helped himself to two tries as the Drovers ended their campaign on a high. […]

Second-half Whites magic stuns Wizards

12 May 2019 0 comments

By JOHN MURPHY Swansea ……..24 Aberavon……..14 SWANSEA finished with a midweek win as Aberavon let their early lead, and scrum dominance, slip through their fingers. […]

Bedwas hit six but know victory may not be enough to survive

28 April 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE Aberavon ……19 Bedwas ……….38 BEDWAS hit the Wizards for six as they kept alive their hopes of Premiership survival. They took firm […]

Principality Premiership

14 April 2019 2 comments

RGC 1404 …13 Aberavon …15 JAC Morgan crossed for a last-gasp try as Aberavon came from behind to steal victory over RGC 1404. Jason Hyatt’s […]

Keys are almost Crossed off as relegation looms

7 April 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE Aberavon…52 Cross Keys …15 CROSS KEYS are now ten points from safety and look as though they need a miracle to save […]

Llanelli v RGC 1404

7 April 2019 0 comments

Preview… MARK Jones will take his RGC 1404 side back to his old stamping ground seeking to do the double over his old club but […]

Prydie inspires a scintillating Llanelli comeback

31 March 2019 2 comments

■By JIM CANDY LLANELLI scored 25 unanswered second-half points to claim a vital bonus-point victory over Aberavon at Parc y Scarlets. A 20-point haul from […]

Bedwas still look in trouble as The Gogs run riot

31 March 2019 1 comment

■By ROB COLE Bedwas …17 RGC1404 …45 RGC1404 helped themselves to seven tries as they put Bedwas to the sword and kept them tied into […]

Bargoed still show fight despite 14th defeat in row

3 March 2019 0 comments

By JOHN MURPHY Aberavon……..25 Bargoed …………7 BARGOED were down before they headed to the Talbot Athletic Ground, and now look well and truly out after […]

Dowlais out of the danger zone but work to do

3 March 2019 0 comments

Welsh Division One round-up SION Martin was the hero for Dowlais in One East as he single-handedly boosted their survival chances with victory over basement […]

Principality Premiership

17 February 2019 0 comments

By THOMAS HUWS Carm Quins ……7 Aberavon ……….9 ABERAVON moved back into the top six in the Premiership thanks to the ever-reliable boot of skipper […]

Carmarthen Q 12

10 February 2019 0 comments

Llanelli …………18 WHEN these two teams met in Carmarthen in October it was a last-gasp conversion from Ashley Sutton that earned Llanelli a dramatic 19-18 […]

Hat-trick hero Gee inspires Ironmen to comeback

10 February 2019 1 comment

By CARL FIELD Bridgend ……..17 Merthyr ……….24 TERI Gee inspired Merthyr as they returned to winning ways in the Principality Premiership at Bridgend. Right wing […]

Locke off in feisty clash as Aberavon triumph

20 January 2019 0 comments

By MATT ROBERTS Aberavon… 16 Merthyr… 7 ABERAVONcompleted a league double over the reigning champions in a game that saw Merthyr skipper Craig Locke sentoff […]

Vale maintain unbeaten streak with gritty victory

20 January 2019 0 comments

By CARL FIELD Bridgend… 10 Ebbw Vale… 14 PRETTY it most certainly wasn’t but in the end Ebbw Vale held on in a mudbath to […]

Principality Premiership

13 January 2019 0 comments

Ebbw Vale……27 RGC 1404 ………26 EBBW Vale ensured they remain in the title race by battling back from a sixpoint deficit to secure an impressive […]

Rumney’s five tries underline their title credentials

13 January 2019 2 comments

Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD RUMNEY remain in the hunt for the One East Central title after a 36-20 victory over Gilfach Goch. […]

Aberavon ………10 Merthyr ……….15

6 January 2019 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER JAY Baker was the spark behind Merthyr’s gritty win over Aberavon as the Ironmen started the defence of their WRU National Cup […]

More misery for Neath as Davies dazzles in derby

30 December 2018 1 comment

By ROB COLE TWO tries from hooker Ieuan Davies in the space of five minutes in the first half at the Talbot Athletic Ground paved […]

Glynn’s go top thanks to terrific Tennant

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By MARTYN DANIELS SWALEC Division One round-up GLYNNEATH went top of One West Central after a 31-0 bonus-point win over KenfigHill. Craig Tennant scored twice […]

Murphy’s magic conjures up key win for battling Bridgend

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By ALEX BYWATER Bridgend …16 Aberavon …13 JAMIE Murphy’s last-gasp drop goal gave Bridgend a dramatic victory over his former side Aberavon and handed the […]

The Wizards hold on despite fight back as Jenkins stars

2 December 2018 1 comment

By ANDY REYNOLDS Aberavon …15 RGC 1404 …7 ABERAVON did just enough to keep RGC 1404 at bay and come up with the win that […]

Unbeaten Glynneath take over in West Central

2 December 2018 1 comment

Welsh Division One round-up GLAMORGAN Wanderers warmed up for their National Plate clash with holders Brynmawr next week with a thumping 36-7 triumph over Llantrisant. […]

Three in a row as Aberavon momentum continues

25 November 2018 0 comments

By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys….19 Aberavon……..47 ABERAVON made it three wins in three with an impressive victory over Cross Keys at Pandy Park. The Wizards […]

Andrews dazzles for the Wizards in high-scoring thriller

18 November 2018 2 comments

By TIM LEWIS Aberavon…54 Llanelli …29 ABERAVON hammered Llanelli in a high-scoring encounter at the Talbot Athletic Ground. Stefan Andrews, Jonathan Phillips and Ashton Evans […]

Principality Premiership

28 October 2018 0 comments

Aberavon …12 Cardiff …39 CARDIFF ran in five tries to make it five wins in a row and send Aberavon crashing to their first home […]

PREVIEW…Newport v Aberavon

7 October 2018 0 comments

Today. Kick-off 2.30pm NEWPORT head coach Craig Warlow will be expecting a reaction from his players when they take to the field against Aberavon this […]

Unbeaten start grinds to a halt after dramatic intervention

30 September 2018 1 comment

By HUW S THOMAS Aberavon .31 Llandovery .26 ABERAVON brought Llandovery’s unbeaten start to the season to an end at the Talbot Athletic Ground after […]

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