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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Steelmen show grit to hit back against Ponty

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE EBBW VALE completed a smash and grab raid in the second half at Sardis Road to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Newport celebrate double over Pooler

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE MATT O’Brien turned on the magic once again as he spearheaded Newport to a Premiership double...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Llandovery made to fight all the way

Premiership round-up By ANDY HOWELL LLANDOVERY remain top of the Premiership following a hard-fought 27-10 victory over Aberavon at Church Bank....

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Williams: I’d back call to get rid of Sweeney

By LUKE JARMYN The Championship’s joint top try scorer David Williams has called for Sport England or another organisation to get...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

No room at the top for Welsh regions

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Holders bow out as Vale set their sights

By CARL FIELD Premiership Cup round-up EBBW Vale, Swansea, Llandovery and Merthyr all booked their places in the Premiership Cup semi-finals....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Cross is determined to keep Reffell quiet

By JON NEWCOMBE In-form Newcastle flanker Sam Cross returns to the scene of his first professional game confident the Premiership’s bottom...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Hyatt happy to see Aberavon hit form

■By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up ABERAVON head coach Jason Hyatt was a proud man after his side responded to their heavy...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 1 year ago

Day Wales played a game of four halves

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Another maximum for flying Drovers

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Llandovery made it five successive bonus point victories and nine wins out of 10 after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Ebbw Vale prevent Newport going top

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT missed the chance to go top of the Premiership after their five-game winning streak was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Llandovery hit four to end Pooler’s run

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Llandovery made it four straight bonus-point wins in the Premiership as they beat Pontypool 37-21...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Rees quick on the draw for Drovers

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY recorded a third straight bonus-point win as they beat Bridgend 36-13 to move three points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Neath can’t live with Drovers

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up LLANDOVERY hit bottom side Neath for six at Church Bank on their way to a 38-7...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Steelmen keep up pressure on Drovers

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up EBBW Vale kept up the pressure on table-topping Llandovery in the Indigo Premiership as they picked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Jarvis holds nerve to down Aberavon

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE MATTHEW Jarvis returned to one of his old stamping grounds and kicked Pontypool to a 12-10...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Sieniawski leaves it late for the Ironmen

By CARWYN HARRIS Merthyr....................34 Ebbw Vale...............28 Merthyr secured a play-off place after seeing off Ebbw Vale in a free-flowing game. Having...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Bonus-point joy propels Vale into top four

Premiership By DAVE SINCLAIR Ebbw Vale...............32 Pontypridd.............. 10 JASON Strange’s side jumped back into the top four as they pushed Aberavon...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Smith late try hands Pooler a final shot

Championship round-up By PHILIP ANSTEY FORTY years on from their first WRU Challenge Cup win at the old National Ground, Cardiff...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Gregory bursts over to edge it for Steelmen

By DENNIS EVANS Carmarthen............ 13 Ebbw Vale............... 15 Ebbw Vale maintained their late push for the play-off semi-finals with victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Andrews casts a spell over the Gogs

By STEPHEN BEVAN Aberavon.................32 RGC............................. 15 The Wizards moved three points clear of Ebbw Vale in the race for the fourth...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Drovers get back on track

Welsh Premiership Swansea................... 9 Llandovery.............35 The Drovers responded to Merthyr overtaking them in the table to move into second place by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Fog can’t stop Merthyr

Welsh Premiership Ebbw Vale ................ 9 Merthyr....................24 Ebbw Vale’s play-off hopes took a hit as Merthyr came to Eugene Cross Park...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Wizards conjure up crucial win

Premiership By HUW THOMAS Llandovery............. 16 Aberavon.................25 ABERAVON surprised everyone with a richly deserved win to keep alive their play-off bid....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Davies’ wonder try fires Black & Ambers

By JIM DAVIES Aberavon................. 10 Newport................... 17 Newport centre Cameron Davies scored a candidate for try of the season as he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Last-gasp Young secures Vale comeback

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.................24 Ebbw Vale............... 31 A dramatic late try by Lewis Young completed an incredible comeback from Ebbw Vale...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

No Meek resistance as Kieran snatches it

Premiership By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale............... 30 Bridgend.................. 27 Kieran Meek’s last-gasp drop-goal snatched a dramatic win for Ebbw Vale. With...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Drovers delight as vital victory secured

By HUW THOMAS Llandovery...... 20 Ebbw Vale........ 15 THE eagerly-awaited Premiership clash between third and fourth place saw the Drovers keep...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Dion leads second-half fightback for RGC

By ROB COLE RGC.............................26 Ebbw Vale............... 14 RGC’s impressive second-half performance saw them pick up a first win in three games...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Three off as fighting mars Steelmen victory

Premiership By HARRY CORISH Aberavon................. 17 Ebbw Vale..............24 EBBW VALE turned around a 12-0 deficit early in the second half, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Drovers relieved to hold on after late scare

By PETE BARROW Ebbw Vale............... 20 Llandovery.............23 Drovers head coach Euros Evans was a relieved man to see his side hang...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Ice-cool Burnell forges way past Steelmen

By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff...................... 20 Ebbw Vale............... 19 FLY-HALF Ben Burnell kept Cardiff ’s unbeaten record in the Premiership with his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Lloyd turns the screw for Steelmen

Ebbw Vale...............3 4 Carmarthen............ 14 By HARRY CORISH EBBW VALE comfortably beat Carmarthen Quins at Eugene Cross Park. The Quins are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Short’s boot proves the difference

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale ..............7 Bridgend ................11 BRIDGEND made it backto-back Premiership wins as they edged out fellow strugglers Ebbw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Pack power tells for Pontypridd

Premiership By ALED BISTON Pontypridd ..........14 Ebbw Vale ..............3 PONTYPRIDD ended their season with a hard-fought victory at Sardis Road. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Carmarthan’s power pack turn the screw

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Ebbw Vale ............16 Carmarthen Q ......28 CARMARTHEN Quins kept their slim title hopes alive with an impressive...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Powerful first half sets up Steelmen

Ebbw Vale ............27 Llandovery ..........15 EBBW Vale made the most of facing a side saving their best for next week’s Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Steelmen run out of steam in second-half

Premiership By DAVID JOHN RGC ........................27 Ebbw Vale ............11 EBBW Vale ran out of luck in the second half after leading...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Red-hot Rees gives Ebbw the runaround

Premiership By ALED BISTON Cardiff......................58 Ebbw Vale................. 8 CARDIFF continued their ruthless form with a convincing victory over Ebbw Vale. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Like so many schools, it took a Welshman to spur Plymouth

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BEFORE the mid-1970s Plymouth College, although competitive enough locally, had no...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Strange return rocked by Thompson

By FREDDIE BENNETT Merthyr.................... 31 Ebbw Vale............... 13 JASON STRANGE’S first game back in charge of Ebbw Vale ended in disappointing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

RGC overcome red alert to snatch victory

By JAMES LLOYD Ebbw Vale............... 21 RGC.............................22 RGC continued their encouraging growth under head coach Ceri Jones with victory by the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Law men hit back from slow start

Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Cardiff......................32 Ebbw Vale................. 7 CARDIFF bounced back from a derby defeat to Newport by hammering Ebbw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Slick Stuckey quick to impress for Ponty

Premiership Cup By JACK NAISBITT Pontypridd.............. 31 Ebbw Vale................. 3 PONTYPRIDD got back to winning ways after a convincing bonus-point victory...

By The Rugby Paper Team