Tag: Newport

Late blitz secures Newport victory

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By GLYN CASTLEGINE Newport (S)…………22 Hinckley……………… 21 GEORGE Castledine’s heroic late score secured Newport (Salop) a hard-fought win over the visiting Hinckley after a majestic […]

Harley’s hat-trick fails to save Salop

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Newport (S)…………29 Chester…………………32 ■ By GLYN CASTLEDINE CHESTER held off a determined second-half surge from Newport (Salop) as they claimed a narrow win on the […]

Relief for Clifton as Newport fall short

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Clifton…………….. 19pts Newport (S)…… 10pts ■ By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON pressure during the first 30 minutes of this lively early-season encounter seemed to indicate they […]

Newport prove too good for Dings

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By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders… 14 Newport………………. 17 FIRST half scrum half Tom Wood made his mark early. Consistent from the breakdown and keen to […]

Dragons to go private

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Dragons RFC will return to private ownership this summer after a takeover deal for the Newport-based region was agreed on Friday with a consortium led […]

Top ten for Newport

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Newport……………….52 Llandovery………….33 By TOM WILLIAMS A late penalty try saw Newport clinch a 10th league win in a row by downing second-placed Llandovery. Newport trailed […]

Black and Ambers show no mercy

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By ROB COLE Llanelli………………… 19 Newport……………….63 Ruthless Newport ran in a dozen tries as they put Llaneli to the sword after they were forced to […]

Blue & Blacks given a final workout

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By GRAHAM HARDY Carmarthen Q..14 Cardiff RFC…….23 The Quins certainly saved their best until last as they got stuck into reigning champions Cardiff and stopped […]

Newport homing in on play-off race

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Premiership By SIMON HOGG Newport……………….33 Merthyr………………..27 NEWPORT made it three wins in nine days as they beat Merthyr to move closer to the play-off picture. […]

Five-star Black & Ambers eye silverware

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By BRYN ROGERS Pontypridd……………. 7 Newport……………….34 Newport are back in the hunt for a top-four finish, and a potential league-and-cup double, after running in five […]

Clifton just hold on at gritty Newport

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By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)…………29 Clifton…………………..33 Clifton returned to Bristol with five points, but not before Newport had given them a scare. Ricardo Cano gave […]

Wizards conjure up crucial win

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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 […]

Last-gasp Young secures Vale comeback

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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 […]

Leonard leads the way for Newport

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By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)………… 31 Stourbridge…………24 Hosts Newport (Salop) held their nerve to consign basement side Stourbridge to yet another defeat. Jake Leonard opened […]

Price is right for Black and Ambers

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Premiership By ROB COLE Newport……………….33 Swansea……………..24 Walker Price made sure Newport got back to winning ways with a bonus-point victory. The Dragons academy wing raced […]

Five-try Gogs wound Newport title hopes

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By TOM WILLIAMS RGC……………………….. 36 Newport………………. 21 Newport fell further behind in the race for a top four finish as they became the latest victims […]

Bridgend’s happy new year continues

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Premiership By ETHAN GEORGE Bridgend………………27 Newport……………….24 A GOOD opening month to 2023 simply got better and better as Bridgend made it three league wins in […]

Fish chips in to get Cardiff back on track

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Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff…………………. 30 RGC……………………….. 20 CARDIFF got back to winning ways after their last-gasp single-point defeat at home to Newport as they […]

O’Brien late drop-goal sinks champs

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By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff…………………. 17 Newport………………. 18 Fly-half and captain Matt O’Brien’s injury-time drop-goal secured a major victory for Newport in the age-old derby against […]

Dion leads second-half fightback for RGC

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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 […]

Lions survive a scare in Newport

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By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)…………32 Leicester L…………..38 A GARGANTUAN effort reaped two valuable bonus points for Newport in a game they came within yards of […]

Dragons denied at the death by TMO call

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By ROB COLE Dragons …………. 21pts Tries: Roberts 28, 62 Conversions: Hanrahan 63 Penalties: Davies 3, 15, 17 Pau ………………….27pts Tries: Carol 32, Roudil 58, […]

Hornets claim third win of season

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By JACK TAYLOR Hornets………………… 17 Bournville…………… 10 HORNETS picked up just their third win of the season, beating fellow strugglers Bournville 17-10 in a tense […]

Premiership

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Newport……………….33 Pontypridd………….. 16 O’Brien third all-time Black & Ambers By ROB COLE PONTYPRIDD’S plight continued as they lost their third game in a row to […]

Newport cling on for bonus points

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By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)…………29 Hinckley………………33 MISFIRING Newport bagged two deserved bonus points as they ran visitors Hinckley mighty close in defeat. Hinckley boast a […]

Alec leads Chase for happy Hornets

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By JASON SISCA Hornets…………………33 Newport (S)………… 19 Alec Chase’s second-half brace secured Hornets their second win of the season after a six-try first-half thriller. With […]

Students spoil the party for ace Vaka

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Newport (Salop)…22 Loughborough S….24 By PHIL GUTTUS LOUGHBOROUGH Students shaded a hardfought contest at Newport (Salop). The visitors dominated possession and territory in the first […]

Dyer ends long wait with superb winner

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Dragons…………….23pts Tries: Dyer 72 Penalties: Hanrahan 10, 16, 23, 27, 35, 80+1 Munster ………..17pts Tries: Archer 37, Healy 40 Conversions: Healy 38, 40+1 Penalties: Healy 3 Rio Dyer scored a […]

Return of Vaka inspires Fishes

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By PHIL GUTTUS Newport…………25 Barnstaple……. 18 Newport secured their second home bonus-point win in a hard-fought battle with Barnstaple. On a perfect playing surface, with […]

Reds fired up by Caven’s quartet

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By GEOFFREY SIBLEY Old Redcliffians….58 Newport………………. 14 EZRA Caven bagged four tries as Old Redcliffians kicked off the campaign with a thumping win over Newport. […]

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