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O’Brien on target for Llandovery

19 September 2021 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery ……….21 Swansea …………….5 LLANDOVERY made it 20 successive victories over Swansea as competitive rugby returned to Church Bank. The opening points […]

Swansea leave no room for doubt

12 September 2021 3 comments

Welsh round-up By ROB COLE NEATH’S 150th anniversary celebrations got off to a familiar start as they welcomed their oldest rivals, Swansea to The Gnoll. […]

Normanton ruled before the axe fell

1 August 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools NOT for the first time in this series we must sing the praises of a […]

Rugby Great Schools: ‘Professional’ Colston’s set the bar sky high

7 January 2021 0 comments

Colston’s conveyor belt of talent in modern rugby is quite something…

Llandovery punch above their weight

18 October 2020 0 comments

THE October 4 edition of TRPwas particularly interesting to me, not only for the many tributes to Chris Robshaw, but also for the proximity of […]

Llandovery’s supply line pre-dates WRU

4 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Monkey fight: Llandovery do battle with Christ College Brecon in 1961 defeat IT says much […]

Pope built legacy on fast hands and fitness

4 October 2020 0 comments

LLANDOVERYmay have been a force in the Welsh game from the earliest of times but never more so than either side of World War 2 […]

Llanelli is breeding ground for Wales – Fisher

2 August 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE PAUL Fisher has lost count of the number of caps won by the players who have come through the ranks at Llanelli […]

Young Guns: Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half Dan Hiscocks

14 July 2020 0 comments

A player who left Ospreys and took the route to the Championship with Ealing

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 […]

Battered captain Brooks calls time at Drovers

17 May 2020 0 comments

■By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY captain Richard Brooks is leaving the club after nine seasons in the Welsh Premiership. No.8 Brooks, 31, remains convinced the Premiership […]

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 […]

Bad memories banished thanks to Pinches’ try

1 March 2020 0 comments

■By STEVEN SMITH Llandovery ….17 Merthyr ……….14 REVENGE was sweet for Llandovery as they erased the bitter memory of their last-gasp defeat at The Wern […]

Drovers earn bragging rights

23 February 2020 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Carmarthan Q …12 Llandovery ……14 LLANDOVERY dented Carmarthen Quins’ title hopes with a narrow victory at The Park. Emyr Phillips’ Quins side […]

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 […]

Too little too late for Ravens as Drovers seal win

19 January 2020 0 comments

Bridgend ……..14 Llandovery ….35 By PAUL HOPKINS LLANDOVERY held off a late fightback to secure a bonus-point away victory. The first score went to 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 […]

Nip and tuck before Drovers turn on the power

5 January 2020 0 comments

By MARTYN PERKINS THE lead changed hands four times in the second half before the power of the Llandovery pack finally shone through. Both teams […]

Blue & Blacks break Church Bank curse in epic

22 December 2019 0 comments

By MATTHEW DAVIES CARDIFF broke their Church Bank voodoo to move 15 points clear at the top of the table as they ended the first […]

Drovers make it 18 in a row over Whites

24 November 2019 3 comments

By PAUL HOKPINS Swansea ……14 Llandovery …16 A BERIAN Watkins try kept up Llandovery’s hoodoo on Swansea as they made it 18 wins in a […]

Battling Drovers denied by Jarvis matchwinner

17 November 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE Merthyr ……….33 Llandovery ….31 THE cruellest of offside verdicts from an 80th minute restart allowed Matthew Jarvis to step up and win […]

Newport aim to shake off Sunday blues

17 November 2019 0 comments

By ROB COLE PREVIEW… Newport v Pontypridd Sunday, kick-off 2:30pm NEWPORT will be hoping to make it three wins in a row in the Premiership […]

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 […]

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, […]

DREAMTEAM

30 June 2019 0 comments

RHODRI DAVIES, CORNISH PIRATES & FORMER LLANDOVERY, ROTHERHAM, DRAGONS AND WALES 7S SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Wyn […]

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. […]

Warlow signs off life at Newport with a gutsy triumph

5 May 2019 0 comments

■ By JAY BRAYFORD Newport…33 Llandovery …22 NEWPORT edged an eighttry thriller with Llandovery. The victory also saw head coach Craig Warlow end his reign […]

Keys on the brink as dominant Drovers run riot

14 April 2019 1 comment

By TIM LEWIS Llandovery …43 Cross Keys …21 LLANDOVERY moved Cross Keys closer to relegation from the Premiership as they suffered a seven-try thrashing at […]

12-year wait over as Blue & Blacks power through to final

7 April 2019 1 comment

By CARL FIELD Llandovery …17 Cardiff …35 CARDIFF are into their first WRU National Cup final for 12 years after defeating Llandovery in a thrilling […]

Newport v Pontypridd

7 April 2019 0 comments

Preview… Sun April 7. Kick-off 2.30pm PONTYPRIDD will get the chance to force themselves back into the Principality Premiership title race if they can end […]

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 […]

Women’s game needs new laws to avoid head injuries

31 March 2019 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN Brick wall: England fly-half Katy Daley-Mclean is hit hard by Ireland’s Lindsay Peat PICTURE: Getty Images A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME […]

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 […]

Ravens enjoy away day success despite sin-bin troubles

17 February 2019 1 comment

By HUW JONES Llandovery ….10 Bridgend ……19 BRIDGEND defied two yellow cards to record their first win at Church Bank for 11 years and the […]

Drovers power back from 14 points down to take triumph

10 February 2019 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS RGC 1404 ……..24 Llandovery ….31 LLANDOVERY came from 14 points down to claim a 31-24 bonus-point victory over RGC1404 at Stadiwm Zip […]

Guest stars as battling Drovers edge heated local derby

20 January 2019 0 comments

By RICHARD GRIFFITHS Llanelli… 17 Llandovery… 25 LLANDOVERY won the west Wales bragging rights in an ill-disciplined local derby against Llanelli at Parc Y Scarlets. […]

Five-try Drovers reap rewards of clinical display

13 January 2019 1 comment

By JAMES LLOYD Llandovery ….38 Bedwas ……….17 LLANDOVERY moved into the top half of the Principality Premiership with a bonus-point victory over Bedwas. The hosts […]

Drovers thrash visitors as Baldwin runs riot in big victory

6 January 2019 1 comment

By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY racked up over a century of points as they thrashed Beddau at Church Bank to progress into the second round of […]

Electric Drovers survive blackout to see off Quins

30 December 2018 0 comments

By CARL FIELD Carmarthen Q …8 Llandovery …16 IT took two-and-a-half hours to complete the game, but Llandovery eventually came out on top after overturning […]

Pack power gets Drovers over the line

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By JAMES SMITH Llandovery …21 Bargoed …11 LLANDOVERY came out on top in a mudfest at Church Bank to move up to sixth in the […]

Warlow demands response to heavy defeat

16 December 2018 2 comments

■By ANDREW REYNOLDS PREVIEW Newport v Carmarthen Quins Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Rodney Parade NEWPORT head coach Craig Warlow will be hoping his side are more […]

Principality Premiership

9 December 2018 0 comments

Merthyr …30 Carmarthen …5 MERTHYR returned to winning ways in the Principality Premiership with a bonus-point triumph over Carmarthen Quins. Fly-half Richard Powell booted the […]

Debutant stars for Keys as they end winless run

2 December 2018 1 comment

By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys …26 Llandovery …18 CROSS Keys shocked Llandovery at Pandy Park to record their first victory in ten games. Debutant Jacob […]

Drovers run comes to an end as Williams holds his nerve

18 November 2018 0 comments

By JON DALY Pontypridd …18 Llandovery …16 PONTYPRIDD bounced back from their defeat at Merthyr with a narrow victory over Llandovery in a tightly-contested affair […]

Memorial to rugby’s fallen in the Great War

11 November 2018 0 comments

ONE of rugby’s many tributes to those who fell during World War 1 this weekend has been a special commemoration gathering at Compiegne, organised by […]

Warren double decisive as Drovers take honours

28 October 2018 0 comments

■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 37320310 Llandovery 323 TWO Aaron Warren tries sealed a hard-earned victory for Llandovery over Swansea. The Drovers took the lead with […]

Scarlets can foil six-try Blues final bid

14 October 2018 1 comment

CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP By CARL FIELD A CONFIDENT Cardiff Blues Aside ran in six tries to clinch a comprehensive 42-17 victory over Ospreys Development in […]

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 […]

Preview: Llanelli v Newport

30 September 2018 0 comments

Today. Kick-off 2.30pm LLANELLI welcome Newport to Parc y Scarlets today still looking to get off the mark but are improving, according to forwards coach […]

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