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Chief Warlow expecting tough last 16 test from Wizards

28 January 2018 1 comment

By CARL FIELD PREVIEW Newport v Aberavon Sunday January 28. Kick-off 2.30pm NEWPORT tackle Aberavon at Rodney Parade this afternoon with a place in the […]

Bees remain clear after battling triumph

14 January 2018 1 comment

Midlands Premier THEleading pair of Birmingham and Solihull Bees and Peterborough Lions both picked up hard fought away victories, but it is the former who […]

Lions roar on as cold weather hits hard

17 December 2017 1 comment

Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions closed the gap to runaway leaders Birmingham and Solihull Bees as the weather once again had a major say. Just four […]

Nuns fight back as Derby left stunned

10 December 2017 1 comment

Midlands Premier THREEof the seven games beat the freeze with Peterborough Lions, Nuneaton and Lichfield all braving the cold to claim bonus point victories. Nuneaton […]

Lions unable to strike down the Bees

3 December 2017 1 comment

Midlands Premier FIRST met third at Portway but Peterborough Lions were unable to end Birmingham and Solihull Bees’ perfect record as the hosts sealed a […]

YOUNG GUNS

12 November 2017 1 comment

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE SCRUM-HALF OLLIE FOX Bossing forwards around the park is part and parcel for a scrum-half, but teenager Ollie Fox says doing it to […]

Ton-up for Sandback as Bees win again

12 November 2017 0 comments

Midlands Premier BIRMINGHAMand Solihull Beesmade it a perfect ten to open up an eightpoint gap at the top after Peterborough Lions fell to only their […]

Poor Halesonians get 90-point mauling

5 November 2017 2 comments

Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions ran riot against bottom side Old Halesonians while Birmingham and Solihull Bees edged the top-of-the-table clash with Newport Salop by a […]

Jackson column: Shameful that Newport’s big day is in cold storage

31 October 2017 0 comments

Peter Jackson recalls the forgotten by the masses moment Newport beat the All Blacks

Shameful that Newport’s big day is in cold storage

29 October 2017 1 comment

Winners: Brian Jones and, below, ‘Dick’ Uzzell’s dropgoal goes over Only four club teams have ever beaten the All Blacks and the greatest of those […]

Spink’s four tries leave Newbold reeling

29 October 2017 2 comments

Midlands Premier FOUR tries from Matt Spink helped Birmingham and Solihull to an eighth consecutive win as they beat Newbold on Avon 55-7. Spink’s first-half […]

What ever happened to that war on gouging?

22 October 2017 0 comments

Sven Cronk knows how it feels to be poked in the eye as the innocent victim of a gouging offence like no other during 20 […]

Bees lay down marker with huge win

8 October 2017 1 comment

North Midlands Cup quarter-finals BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees booked their place in the North Midlands Cup semi-finals with a resounding 70-12 win over Camp Hill […]

Five from five so far for destructive Bees

1 October 2017 2 comments

Midlands Premier BIRMINGHAM and Solihull Bees ran in nine tries to keep up their 100 per cent record as Doncaster Phoenix were beaten 59-27 in […]

PREVIEW…

1 October 2017 0 comments

Newport v Bargoed Kick-off 2.30pm, Rodney Parade BARGOED will head to Rodney Parade today knowing that if they can repeat their heroics of Pandy Park […]

Ironmen end barren run in style to edge thriller

24 September 2017 0 comments

By JAMES CANDY Methyr …43 Newport…33 MERTHYR bounced back from three straight defeats to come out on top against Newport in a try-fest at the […]

Late O’Brien penalty snatches win for Newport

17 September 2017 1 comment

■By TIM LEWIS Ebbw Vale 25 Newport 27 NEWPORT fly-half Matt O’Brien kicked a penalty deep into injury time to give the Black and Ambers […]

Super Stuckey inspires Newport to first victory of season

10 September 2017 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport…29 Pontypridd …27 NEWPORT secured their first win of the season as they edged past Pontypridd 29-27 in an eight-try thriller at […]

Jones pulls the strings as Bedwas keep thrilling run going

3 September 2017 0 comments

Bedwas …29 Newport …7 By BEN JAMES BEDWAS recorded their second bonus-point win of the season in beating Newport 29-7 at Bridge Field. The Gwent […]

Bath will need to step up for Tigers

27 August 2017 1 comment

Leinster …25 Bath …17 LEINSTER made it two from two against West Country opposition, backing up last week’s success over Gloucester with this one against […]

Bristol fightback falls short after first half to forget

13 August 2017 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Leading the charge: Bath captain Matt Garvey Bristol 31 Bath 34 BRISTOL staged a remarkable second half rally to score 24 unanswered […]

It’s tough to replace that old rugby buzz

30 July 2017 1 comment

ALEX BYWATER talks to Matthew Pewtner about life after rugby following shock early retirement Sevens star: Matthew Pewtner in action for Newport Gwent Dragons at […]

Wales still a target for new Scarlet Prydie

30 July 2017 1 comment

TOM Prydie is relishing the start of a new chapter at the Scarlets after joining the PRO12 champions from Newport Gwent Dragons. Prydie, who made […]

Dragons renamed

25 June 2017 0 comments

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons’ name has been changed to Dragons following their takeover by the Welsh Rugby Union. The decision means only one Welsh region, Cardiff […]

My Life in Rugby: Jimmy Richards – former Harlequins hooker

30 May 2017 0 comments

Growing up in a small fishing village in North Pembroke-shire, it wasn’t unusual for me be up at 2am and spend 18 hours out at […]

TIER 2 FINAL:Neath 14 Newport 32

21 May 2017 1 comment

By ROB COLE GERAINT O’Driscoll stepped in to fill the Newport No.10 jersey and guided the Black & Ambers to the Tier 2 title. With […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

21 May 2017 2 comments

JIMMY RICHARDS THE FORMER BEDFORD, WORCESTER, LEICESTER & HARLEQUINS HOOKER. Growing up in a small fishing village in North Pembrokeshire, it wasn’t unusual for me […]

Sale scrap it out thanks to cameo from Stringer

7 May 2017 0 comments

By COLIN NEWBOULT Red hot: Ben Curry of Sale Sharks scores a try PICTURES: Getty Images IT has certainly not been the easiest fortnight for […]

Anscombe penalty ensures Blues’ spot in Euro playoff

7 May 2017 2 comments

By JOHN ARKLESS Dragons 24pts Tries: Meyer 2, Beard 80 Convversions: O’Brien 80 Penalties: O’Brien 8, 21, Meyer 67, 73 Cardiff Blues 26pts Tries: Morgan […]

Davies: Don’t vote Brexit, Dragons

7 May 2017 0 comments

SEVERAL hundred members of Newport RFC will squeeze into Rodney Parade on Tuesday night to vote on the WRU’s £3.75m take-over of the stricken Dragons […]

Black & Ambers downed to suffer a rare defeat

30 April 2017 1 comment

By SEBASTIAN CLAYTON Newport 9 Llanelli 26 NEWPORT lost for the first time since the Premiership split as Llanelli dented their perfect record. The Black […]

Title bid is over agrees Matson

16 April 2017 0 comments

BATH head coach Tabai Matson conceded his side’s title hopes look over. He said: “I said after last week’s game against Leicester it’s about who […]

Keys cut open by Neath

9 April 2017 0 comments

Neath 59 Cross Keys 14 NEATH inflicted a first defeat of the season for Cross Keys after a dominant win in the Principality Premiership. A […]

RGC survive late Vale onslaught to secure win in thriller

9 April 2017 2 comments

By RICH JONES RGC 1404 37 Ebbw Vale 31 RGC 1404 held on to beat reigning Premiership champions Ebbw Vale in a thriller at Parc […]

Swansea swept aside as Newport keep up unbeaten run

9 April 2017 1 comment

By BEN JAMES Newport 28 Swansea 10 NEWPORT kept their unbeaten record in Tier Two as they brushed aside Swansea with a bonus point victory […]

Peter Jackson: Tale of two rugby cities could not be starker

7 April 2017 0 comments

On a wintry Friday night by the Clyde, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons played out a 16-all draw. So few turned up that they […]

Dragons’ sale will hit backers for £5m

26 March 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE two oldest benefactors in British rugby are resigned to a loss of up to £5m as their sacrifice to save Newport […]

Rhodes welcomes back heavy brigade

26 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY WITH their England contingent back and showing no ill-effects from last week’s Grand Slam defeat in Ireland, back rower Michael Rhodes reckons […]

Arms Park is shrinking

12 March 2017 0 comments

THE Cardiff Blues no doubt have many sound reasons of an almost exclusively financial nature behind their joint plan with the Welsh Rugby Union to […]

Hooper banking on true Bath men to bring back glory days

12 March 2017 0 comments

JON NEWCOMBE finds his boyhood club are moving back to their roots of growing local talent AS a club with an illustrious past playing in […]

Dragons sign Springbok star

7 March 2017 0 comments

Newport Gwent Dragons have made a big coup on the transfer market today with the signing of Springbok Zane Kirchner. The full-back, who has won […]

Young: We want Kurtley to stay

5 March 2017 2 comments

WASPS two-try hero Kurtley Beale paid tribute to his teammates after their emphatic win at the Rec. “Full credit to our boys for putting in […]

Backline trio extend deals at Sandy Park

26 February 2017 0 comments

Staying: Campagnaro EXETER Chiefs will announce this afternoon that they have agreed new deals with three more players to remain at Sandy Park beyond the […]

It’ll be furious from the start as derby fervour

26 February 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER NICK FENTON-WELLS has no doubt Bristol can avoid relegation but time is running out and he knows a return to winning ways […]

England cricket legend’s grandson debuts for Wales U20s

22 February 2017 0 comments

James Botham, grandson of England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham, will make his Wales U20s debut against Scotland on Friday. The blindside, who recently featured […]

Ponty scrape through despite a spirited Newport display

19 February 2017 0 comments

By TIM LEWIS Pontypridd 34 Newport 29 PONTYPRIDD resisted a red-hot Newport comeback to secure a battling victory and advance to the quarterfinals of the […]

Quins suffer mauling as Bath begin to flow

19 February 2017 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BATH maintained their push for a playoff place by pulling away from a dogged and resilient Harlequins side in the final quarter […]