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Gregory bursts over to edge it for Steelmen

2 April 2023 0 comments

By DENNIS EVANS Carmarthen………… 13 Ebbw Vale…………… 15 Ebbw Vale maintained their late push for the play-off semi-finals with victory over Carmarthen Quins. Morgan Richards […]

Andrews casts a spell over the Gogs

2 April 2023 0 comments

By STEPHEN BEVAN Aberavon……………..32 RGC……………………….. 15 The Wizards moved three points clear of Ebbw Vale in the race for the fourth and final play-off place […]

Drovers get back on track

19 March 2023 1 comment

Welsh Premiership Swansea………………. 9 Llandovery………….35 The Drovers responded to Merthyr overtaking them in the table to move into second place by picking up their 14th […]

Fog can’t stop Merthyr

19 March 2023 1 comment

Welsh Premiership Ebbw Vale ……………. 9 Merthyr………………..24 Ebbw Vale’s play-off hopes took a hit as Merthyr came to Eugene Cross Park and picked up two […]

Wizards conjure up crucial win

12 March 2023 0 comments

Premiership By HUW THOMAS Llandovery…………. 16 Aberavon……………..25 ABERAVON surprised everyone with a richly deserved win to keep alive their play-off bid. After three defeats on […]

Davies’ wonder try fires Black & Ambers

5 March 2023 0 comments

By JIM DAVIES Aberavon…………….. 10 Newport………………. 17 Newport centre Cameron Davies scored a candidate for try of the season as he finished off a great […]

Last-gasp Young secures Vale comeback

5 March 2023 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea……………..24 Ebbw Vale…………… 31 A dramatic late try by Lewis Young completed an incredible comeback from Ebbw Vale as they picked up […]

No Meek resistance as Kieran snatches it

19 February 2023 0 comments

Premiership By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale…………… 30 Bridgend……………… 27 Kieran Meek’s last-gasp drop-goal snatched a dramatic win for Ebbw Vale. With the scores locked at […]

Drovers delight as vital victory secured

29 January 2023 2 comments

By HUW THOMAS Llandovery…… 20 Ebbw Vale…….. 15 THE eagerly-awaited Premiership clash between third and fourth place saw the Drovers keep ahead of their Gwent […]

Dion leads second-half fightback for RGC

15 January 2023 0 comments

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

Three off as fighting mars Steelmen victory

13 November 2022 1 comment

Premiership By HARRY CORISH Aberavon…………….. 17 Ebbw Vale…………..24 EBBW VALE turned around a 12-0 deficit early in the second half, and held on to record […]

Drovers relieved to hold on after late scare

9 October 2022 0 comments

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

Ice-cool Burnell forges way past Steelmen

2 October 2022 0 comments

By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff…………………. 20 Ebbw Vale…………… 19 FLY-HALF Ben Burnell kept Cardiff ’s unbeaten record in the Premiership with his last-gasp penalty to secure […]

Lloyd turns the screw for Steelmen

18 September 2022 1 comment

Ebbw Vale……………3 4 Carmarthen………… 14 By HARRY CORISH EBBW VALE comfortably beat Carmarthen Quins at Eugene Cross Park. The Quins are yet to register a […]

Short’s boot proves the difference

1 May 2022 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale …………..7 Bridgend …………….11 BRIDGEND made it backto-back Premiership wins as they edged out fellow strugglers Ebbw Vale. It has been […]

Pack power tells for Pontypridd

24 April 2022 1 comment

Premiership By ALED BISTON Pontypridd ……….14 Ebbw Vale …………..3 PONTYPRIDD ended their season with a hard-fought victory at Sardis Road. The visitors were the better […]

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 […]

Powerful first half sets up Steelmen

20 March 2022 0 comments

Ebbw Vale …………27 Llandovery ……….15 EBBW Vale made the most of facing a side saving their best for next week’s Cup semi-final and raced into […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

16 January 2022 4 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BEFORE the mid-1970s Plymouth College, although competitive enough locally, had no great pretensions as a […]

Strange return rocked by Thompson

12 December 2021 0 comments

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 […]

RGC overcome red alert to snatch victory

21 November 2021 1 comment

By JAMES LLOYD Ebbw Vale…………… 21 RGC………………………..22 RGC continued their encouraging growth under head coach Ceri Jones with victory by the narrowest of margins, despite […]

Law men hit back from slow start

14 November 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Cardiff………………….32 Ebbw Vale…………….. 7 CARDIFF bounced back from a derby defeat to Newport by hammering Ebbw Vale. Steve Law’s side […]

Slick Stuckey quick to impress for Ponty

7 November 2021 1 comment

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

Davies too strong as Ebbw’s poor run goes on

24 October 2021 1 comment

Premiership Cup By JARED EVITTS Ebbw Vale…….. 16 Merthyr…………. 20 EBBW VALE came up just short for a fourth successive game as Merthyr proved worthy […]

Cudd makes return to lead Josh’s Quins pack

17 October 2021 0 comments

By ROB COLE NIC Cudd used to play with and against Cardiff skipper Josh Turnbull, but these days he is being coached by him. The […]

Franchi try helps mighty Steelmen march on

26 September 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Ebbw Vale ……16 Pontypridd……..6 EBBW Vale continued their impressive start to the season with a hard-fought victory over Pontypridd at […]

Lewis holds nerve to seal famous victory

19 September 2021 1 comment

By GAVIN HOWELLS Merthyr …………….24 Ebbw Vale …………26 LEWIS Williams’ last gasp penalty secured a famous away victory for Ebbw Vale over big spending Merthyr. […]

In action at last, and Woods can’t wait!

12 September 2021 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER GREG Woods has spent 18 months away from coaching and that is why he is convinced both he and his Ebbw Vale […]

Hitt won’t let his lack of playing pedigree impede climb to the top

30 May 2021 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER A DECADE ago, Christian Hitt was working at grassroots level as a rugby development officer for the WRU with a passion and […]

Gavin fires the dream for Wood’s Raiders | Peter Jackson

23 May 2021 1 comment

If he so wished, Aaron Wood could put one hand on his heart, the other on the bible and solemnly swear that he runs a […]

Pooler were Pross’ great gift to the local community he loved

29 November 2020 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER WITH HIS PERSONAL MEMORIES OF THE INIMITABLE RAY PROSSER WHO HAS DIED AT 93 SOMEHOW I always imagined Ray Prosser would escape the […]

Rugby Matters: I remember the magic of those midweek matches

25 August 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher recalls the derby nights under the lights of Pontypool’s record-breaking 1983-84

I remember the magic of those midweek matches

23 August 2020 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Floodlit fun: Midweek Pooler and Cardiff clashes were a highlight back in […]

Vale boost survival hopes with drab draw

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By ROB COLE Carmarthen Q …6 Ebbw Vale ………6 EBBW Vale pulled off another great away day display to move further away from the relegation […]

Cardiff back with a bang to increase lead

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By CHRIS GRAHAM Cardiff …………41 Bridgend ………12 CARDIFF may not have played a league fixture for six weeks, but they showed no signs of rustiness […]

Vale boost survival hopes with vital victory

19 January 2020 1 comment

Ebbw Vale ……18 Pontypridd ……5 By IAN GOLDEN EBBW Vale hauled themselves off the bottom of the Premiership with victory over Pontypridd. Ebbw had the […]

Honours even as Steelmen close the gap

12 January 2020 0 comments

By RICHARD THOMPSON EBBW Vale hung on to pick up two much needed points as they restricted Llandovery to a single second-half try in challenging […]

Steelmen ease worries in RGC takeover

24 November 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE RGC …………23 Ebbw Vale ……31 DAN Haymond kicked 16 points to guide the Steelmen to a fourth successive victory over RGC and […]

Lillicrap leads Wales to victory

24 November 2019 0 comments

Crawshays……8 Wales ……29 WALES Women eased to a five-try victory against invitational side Crawshays at Ebbw Vale. Tries from Kayleigh Powell, Paige Randall, Caitin Lewis, […]

Griffiths pounces late on for Quins bonus

17 November 2019 0 comments

By JAY BAYFORD Ebbw Vale ……20 C Quins …………26 CARMARTHEN Quins made it three wins on the bounce at Ebbw Vale. Ed Siggery was afforded […]

Welsh Cup

10 November 2019 0 comments

Beddau 3 Carmarthen Q34 Beddau bow out shy of maiden quarter-final By JAMES HUSBAND CARMARTHEN Quins used their powerful driving maul to wreck battling Beddau’s […]

Ebbw respond in impressive style after early jolt

13 October 2019 1 comment

By ROB COLE Premiership EBBWVale hit back from a slow start to win at a canter and pick up a bonus point. Dan Haymond kicked […]

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 […]

Newport win opening-day bragging rights

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale ……23 Newport……….29 NEWPORT survived a late scare to get their season off to a flyer with a 29-23 win […]

Silva eyes fast start to campaign at RGC helm

8 September 2019 0 comments

■ By ALICE TAYLOR PREVIEW: RGC 1404 v Merthyr Sunday 8 September, 2:30pm MERTHYR will parade three of their summer signings in Colwyn Bay today […]

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, […]