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Double-double firmly in skipper Howe’s sights

28 April 2019 1 comment

National Cup: Cardiff v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 5.35pm JAMES Howe had to sit out last season’s WRU National Cup Final because of a knee injury […]

Morgans at the double as Quins romp past Ponty

14 April 2019 0 comments

By TOM PRITCHARD Pontypridd …12 Carm Quins …32 CARMARTHEN Quins produced an impressive display to secure a bonuspoint win over Pontypridd at Sardis Road. Winger […]

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 […]

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 […]

Whites’ winning run ended as Ponty punish ill-discipline

17 February 2019 1 comment

By CARL FIELD Pontypridd ….31 Swansea ……19 PONTYPRIDD maintained their title push with a bonus-point triumph over Swansea at Sardis Road – a result that […]

Ponty keep focussed despite off-pitch rumours

10 February 2019 1 comment

By ROB COLE Neath………………0 Pontypridd ….45 PONTYPRIDD put a troubled week behind them as they stayed in the title race with a seven-try salvo at […]

Peter Jackson column: Glory days come with a big price for Dafydd

7 February 2019 0 comments

[quote] “Glory Days. Well they’ll pass you by, Glory Days In the wink of a young girl’s eye, Glory Days, Glory Days.” – Bruce Springsteen [/quote] […]

Powerful Ponty prevail after Shellard stars for the hosts

27 January 2019 0 comments

By IAN GOLDEN Pontypridd 35 Llanelli 26 PONTYPRIDD edged their way into the quarter-finals with victory over Llanelli at Sardis Road following a scoreless final […]

Principality Premiership

13 January 2019 0 comments

Ebbw Vale……27 RGC 1404 ………26 EBBW Vale ensured they remain in the title race by battling back from a sixpoint deficit to secure an impressive […]

Ponty ride out early wave to pile on half century of points

6 January 2019 2 comments

By GEOFF CHAMPION Bedlinog ……….3 Pontypridd ….50 POWERFUL Pontypridd weathered an early storm in their National Cup first round tie against brave Bedlinog but then […]

PREVIEW Cardiff v Ponty’

30 December 2018 2 comments

Tue 1 Jan. 2.30pm DAFYDD Lockyer reckons a Pontypridd win at the Arms Park on New Year’s Day could blow arch-rivals Cardiff out of the […]

Stuckey at the double as mighty Ponty keep on winning

23 December 2018 0 comments

By GUTO DAVIES PONTYPRIDD bagged an impressive sixth consecutive league win on the bounce against relegation battlers Llanelli. The disparity in league positions – second […]

Ponty pile on the pressure with heavy victory

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By TIM LEWIS Pontypridd …54 Bedwas …17 Principality Premiership PONTYPRIDD moved to within two points of Principality Premiership leaders Merthyr with an eight-try thrashing of […]

Fricker brace guides Steelmen to win

16 December 2018 1 comment

■By GEOFF CHAMPION Ebbw Vale…20 Llanelli …7 FLANKER Lloyd Evans pounced for a crucial 70th try to earn Ebbw Vale victory over a stubborn Llanelli […]

Ponty thump Bargoed to keep heat on at the top

9 December 2018 2 comments

■By CARL FIELD Pontypridd …51 Bargoed …14 PONTYPRIDD remain in touch with rivals Merthyr at the top after a thumping win over Bargoed. After a […]

Williams holds his nerve as Ponty get tight win

2 December 2018 1 comment

By LYNDON EDNEY Carmarthen…13 Pontypridd …16 CARMARTHEN Quins were left kicking themselves for their second-half indiscipline that allowed Lewis Williams to kick Pontypridd to a […]

League leaders defeated as Frewen delivers at the death

2 December 2018 0 comments

By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr …28 Newport …30 FOR the second time in two seasons Craig Warlow’s Black & Amber army marched to Merthyr and came […]

Another heavy defeat for Neath as Cardiff run riot

25 November 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Neath…………….17 Cardiff…………59 ED Howley rubbed salt in Neath’s wounds with a late try as Cardiff hammered his former side. The Welsh All […]

Superb Ponty grab seven as Newport come un-Stuckey

25 November 2018 1 comment

By ROB COLE Pontypridd….43 Newport……….25 DALE Stuckey ran in a candidate for try of the season at Sardis Road as Pontypridd scored a magnificent seven […]

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 […]

Ponty onslaught sets up intriguing clash with leaders

28 October 2018 0 comments

By GEOFF CHAMPION Pontypridd …73 Cross Keys …12 PONTYPRIDD put Cross Keys to the sword. They ran in 11 tries in a totally one-sided game […]

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 […]

Unbeaten start grinds to a halt after dramatic intervention

30 September 2018 1 comment

By HUW S THOMAS Aberavon .31 Llandovery .26 ABERAVON brought Llandovery’s unbeaten start to the season to an end at the Talbot Athletic Ground after […]

Howells stars as Ravens unravel in second half

30 September 2018 1 comment

By PETER HUGHES Bridgend .35 Pontypridd .44 A THRILLING second-half showing from Pontypridd saw them come from behind to defeat Bridgend. The Ravens took virtually […]

Knott leads Ponty charge with Bedwas in a tangle

2 September 2018 0 comments

By OWEN THOMAS Bedwas …23 Pontypridd …33 PONTYPRIDD turned on the power as they overturned a 13-point deficit to complete a bonus-point winning performance. Two […]

Marc Jones leaves Sale Sharks to join Scarlets

28 August 2018 0 comments

Competition for Ken Owens and Ryan Elias

Festive cheer from BBC Wales

5 August 2018 0 comments

BBC WALES have moved quickly to fill the vacuum left by the decision of Europe’s three major Leagues to leave the fans twiddling their fingers […]

Davies’ exit put me in at the deep end

5 August 2018 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER LLANELLI, LEEDS AND WALES FLY-HALF COLIN STEPHENS Calling the shots: Colin Stephens in action for Wales I was 18 coming […]

Eastern promise has John buzzing

15 July 2018 0 comments

Sevens World Cup PAUL John insists his commitment to Hong Kong rugby remains absolute as he hopes to cause a shock at the World Cup […]

Principality Premiership

13 May 2018 1 comment

Cross Keys …28 Pontypridd …56 PONTYPRIDD ended their Principality Premiership season in style by hammering Cross Keys for an eighth consecutive win. Wing Dale Stuckey […]

Walsh the hero as Ponty edge scrappy contest

6 May 2018 1 comment

■By GEOFF CHAMPION Pontypridd …18 Cardiff …8 A LATE try by Geraint Walsh clinched victory for Pontypridd after plucky Cardiff fought them all the way […]

McIntosh: League restructuring doomed to fail

29 April 2018 0 comments

WELSH rugby’s new toptier league structure will ‘fall flat on its face’ says a leading coach. The 2018/19 campaign will see the introduction of regional […]

Sieniawski spoils Quins party with last-gasp try

29 April 2018 0 comments

By JAY BAYFORD Pontypridd … 24 Carmarthen Q20 MORGAN Sieniawski dented Carmarthen Quins’ title hopes as his late try secured a dramatic victory for Pontypridd […]

Merthyr searching for cup history

29 April 2018 0 comments

CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Newport v Merthyr April 29. Kick-off 5.35pm, Principality Stadium MERTHYR captain Craig Locke says his side are determined to create their own […]

Powerful Ponty pull away with grandstand finish

22 April 2018 0 comments

By PETER HUGHES Bargoed ……….21 Pontypridd ….38 BARGOED were in contention for the first hour before four tries in the final quarter saw Pontypridd run […]

Lewis glad to learn from the old master at Blues

15 April 2018 0 comments

HE MIGHT be a Wales international and old beyond his years, but Cardiff Blues prop Dillon Lewis is more than happy to sit at the […]

Sweeney saves the day as Ponty run riot against the Whites

1 April 2018 0 comments

■ By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …19 Pontypridd …54 A CERI Sweeney inspired Pontypridd hit a half-century in a breathtaking win over Swansea. Joel Raikes caught […]

Ravens wings clipped as Ponty snatch it late on

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By CHRIS SMART Pontypridd …38 Bridgend …37 PONTYPRIDD avoided a shock defeat by the narrowest of margins to Bridgend, turning around a 16-point deficit […]

Ponty turn on the style in march towards the title

4 February 2018 0 comments

Pontypridd 59 Llanelli 14 By ANDREW DEERING PONTYPRIDD once again demonstrated their Premiership title credentials by romping to victory. Llanelli had begun on the front […]

Cross Keys ….21 Pontypridd ….16

7 January 2018 0 comments

■By ANDREW DEERING CROSSKeys recorded a tight victory over Pontypridd in the first round of the WRU National Cup at Sardis Road. Keys opened the […]

Glynneath …0 Bridgend …48

7 January 2018 1 comment

■By ROGER THOMAS BRIDGENDbrushed aside the challenge of Glynneath with a strong performance to book their place in the next round. Bridgend have a proud […]

Ponty no match for Merthyr in comeback success

19 November 2017 1 comment

By ANDREW DEERING Merthyr ……….50 Pontypridd ….21 MERTHYR dismantled Pontypridd in this top-ofthe- table clash at The Wern. Ponty registered early on with lock Josh […]

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 […]

YOUNG GUNS

15 October 2017 0 comments

JARED ROSSER DRAGONS WING Jared Rosser is one of the bright young stars the Dragons hope can fire them into a new era. The 19-year-old […]

Captain Kapo’s hat-trick too much for DMP

24 September 2017 1 comment

Richmond…27 Darlington MP…10 CAPTAIN Laura Kapo helped herself to a second-half hat-trick as Richmond beat DMP to pick up their second win of the season […]

Principality Premiership

17 September 2017 0 comments

Pontypridd 42 Merthyr 29 PONTYPRIDDscored five tries to record a 42-29 bonus-point victory over Merthyr and rise to fourth in the East division of the […]

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 […]

Williams at the double as Ponty triumph in the Vale

3 September 2017 0 comments

Ebbw Vale …6 Pontypridd …17 By STEFFAN THOMAS PONTYPRIDD got their Principality Premiership campaign up and running with victory over Ebbw Vale at Eugene Cross […]