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Phillips try edges dogged Whites into last eight

27 January 2019 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 10 Bargoed 0 SWANSEA booked a place in the Cup quarter-finals with a hard fought victory over Bargoed in torrential rain. […]

Ravens run riot to extend fine run after duo see red cards

13 January 2019 1 comment

By TRP REPORTER Swansea ………22 Bridgend ………12 SWANSEA continued their rich vein of form with a hard fought victory over Bridgend at St Helen’s. A […]

Swansea ………27 Narberth ……….10

6 January 2019 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA booked a place in the second round of the WRU Cup with a comfortable victory over Narberth. An infringement at the […]

Swans drift clear of relegation dogfight thanks to Williams

30 December 2018 3 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ……..38 Llanelli …………10 J RHYS Williams guided Swansea to a massive win over arch-rivals Llanelli to move 10 points clear of […]

Davies underlines his value to Ospreys

23 December 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Predator: Luke Morgan gets ahead of Tom Prydie to score for Ospreys PICTURE: Huw Evans Ace: Sam Davies ALLEN CLARKE waxed lyrical […]

Thomas bags two tries as super Swansea bully Bedwas

9 December 2018 0 comments

■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …30 Bedwas …10 SWANSEA boosted their survival hopes with a comprehensive five-try victory over rivals Bedwas. It was a dream start […]

Lancaster left to rue missed chances after defeat

2 December 2018 1 comment

By NICK SANDERSON Cardiff…24 Swansea …5 SWANSEA arrived with 11 Ospreys academy players, and on the back of consecutive wins, but they were well-beaten in […]

Principality Premiership

25 November 2018 0 comments

Ebbw Vale……20 Carmarthen Q..8 EBBW Vale finally stopped the rot with victory over Carmarthen Quins at Eugene Cross Park to end a four-match losing streak. […]

Whites back on track after late show downs Quins

18 November 2018 1 comment

By CARL FIELD Swansea …21 Carmarthen…17 SWANSEA finally stopped the rot as they came out on top against Carmarthen Quins at St Helen’s to send […]

Lions being sacrificed on altar of commercialism

28 October 2018 0 comments

The first post-war Lions tour of South Africa lasted for more than three months, from the middle of June until the end of September. They […]

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 […]

Maximum points for Merthyr as streak continues

21 October 2018 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Merthyr ……….35 Swansea ……..24 MERTHYR maintained their excellent start to the season with a bonus point try triumph against Swansea. The visitors […]

Bajans gear up for a big day out at the Oval

7 October 2018 0 comments

BARBADOS may bat a very modest 83rd in the world rankings – just ahead of India and below Serbia – but they are a busy […]

Griffiths snatches victory from the jaws of defeat

30 September 2018 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Cross Keys .29 Swansea .34 A LENGTH of the field interception try by Luke Griffiths clinched a sensational victory for Swansea. Keys […]

No-contests taking fans to cleaners

23 September 2018 1 comment

TWO weeks into the new season and the Ospreys opted to leave their three biggest hitters behind in Swansea for their challenging appointment in Cork […]

Whites up and running thanks to clinical Griffiths

23 September 2018 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …25 Neath…12 TWENTY points from the boot of Luke Griffiths helped Swansea battle to a first win of the season in […]

Wales in hunt for Oz League star Frizell

16 September 2018 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES will consider a move for Australian Rugby League superstar Tyson Frizell as part of their longterm planning for the 2023 World […]

Haydn handed out the tackle from hell

16 September 2018 1 comment

THE ultimate in bonecrushing tackles at Cardiff Arms Park happened long before JPR Williams got to work on Jean-Francois Gourdon, famously flattening the French wing […]

All-action Tipuric leads rout of the Cheetahs

9 September 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys demolished the Cheetahs with a seven try masterclass in Swansea to cap off their best start to a league season […]

Try double gets North off to bang with Ospreys

2 September 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS GEORGE North made a dream start to his Ospreys career with a brace of tries as the Welsh region saw off Edinburgh […]

Wizards put spell on old rivals for comfortable win

2 September 2018 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon…24 Swansea …10 ABERAVON began the season in style with a dominant performance over Ospreys regional rivals Swansea. The Wizards almost struck […]

Cutbacks cause fear over future of Welsh club game

19 August 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales coach Nigel Davies fears some of rugby’s most historic clubs could fall out of existence with the new direction the […]

Ospreys ready for lift off now that ‘Jockey’ has the reins

5 August 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS High hopes: Ospreys centre Cory Allen CORY Allen believes the Ospreys boast a secret weapon who can unlock the wealth of riches […]

ROOM 101

15 July 2018 1 comment

SEAN SCANLON THE NOTTINGHAM FULL-BACK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. The power of the bandwagon England’s run […]

Williams: I’ll miss the boys but I needed to get out

8 July 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Moving on: Scott Williams scores for Scarlets SCOTT Williams hopes he can get the Ospreys back on the trophy trail after turning […]

Ospreys’ coaching panel swung decision for North

3 June 2018 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Taken care of: Wales star George North GEORGE North has revealed the coaching combination of Allen Clarke and Matt Sherratt was the […]

Tony Swift bamboozled by Matt Banahan’s departure from Bath

17 May 2018 0 comments

Legendary Bath winger Swift admits the club’s action in allowing Banahan to leave has left him feeling ‘confused’

Swift bamboozled by Banahan’s departure

13 May 2018 2 comments

CLUB record try-scorer Tony Swift admits he was as puzzled as anyone when he found out fellow Bath legend Matt Banahan was leaving the club […]

Brooks breaks Swans at the death for Drovers win

13 May 2018 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …21 Llandovery …28 A LATE Richard Brooks try saw Llandovery win an entertaining encounter against Swansea at St Helen’s. It was […]

Llanelli enjoy try-fest success over the Whites

6 May 2018 0 comments

■By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli …43 Swansea …26 LLANELLI ran out comfortable winners in a thrilling try fest against local rivals Swansea at Parc y Scarlets. […]

Williams column: George North can bring good times back to Ospreys

2 May 2018 0 comments

Shane Williams believes the incoming signing can lift the mood at the Liberty Stadium

Gatt’s the way to do it for brilliant Bridgend

22 April 2018 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Bridgend …….24 Swansea ……….0 BRIDGEND eased to a comfortable win at home over a poor Swansea side at a sunny Brewery Field. […]

Davies urges Ospreys to reclaim their place at top of Celtic league

15 April 2018 3 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS BRADLEY Davies has challenged Ospreys to retake their place as Welsh rugby’s standard bearers after a poor campaign. The Swansea-based region have […]

Neath churn out derby victory in the Swansea mudbath

8 April 2018 0 comments

Principality Premiership Swansea 7 Neath 17 NEATH took home the spoils in a hard-fought derby match against Swansea at a muddy St Helen’s. The home […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

1 April 2018 0 comments

THE NEATH AND WALES FULL-BACK PAUL THORBURN Born in Germany but Welsh through and through, to captain my country on ten occasions was a huge […]

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 […]

Whites stalled as Bedwas defence halts late rally

18 March 2018 0 comments

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 15 Bedwas 20 A LATE Swansea onslaught wasn’t enough as a heroic Bedwas defensive effort earned them victory at St Helen’s. […]

Namibian star Klim will add speed to Ospreys line

11 March 2018 2 comments

■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys have signed Namibian international wing Lesley Klim on a twoyear deal. Doncaster Knights flyer Klim, who can also play […]

Principality Premiership

11 March 2018 1 comment

Cardiff …53 Swansea …25 CARDIFF put Swansea to the sword with a comprehensive victory. They led through two Gareth Thompson penalties but Swansea hit back […]

Doncaster Knights prop Ian Williams dies after collapsing at training session

20 February 2018 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Doncaster Knights have announced prop Ian Williams has passed away, aged 27, after collapsing at the club’s Castle Park […]

Swansea celebrate as Wizards worry over Andrews injury

11 February 2018 1 comment

By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon 7 Swansea 19 SWANSEA recorded backto- back victories for the first time since their return to the Premiership with an impressive […]

Bath are in it to win it now Ewels tells competition

4 February 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER CHARLIE Ewels warned Bath’s rivals his team are out for Anglo-Welsh Cup success after they booked a home semi-final with what was […]

Jones on song as magnificent Pooler dump Quins out of the Cup

28 January 2018 1 comment

By JAY BAYFORD Pontypool ……23 C’marthen Q ….8 NATIONAL Championship leaders Pontypool shocked Carmarthen Quins to progress to the Cup quarter-finals after an impressive victory […]

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 […]

Farewell to Hale, one of Cardiff rugby’s favourites

14 January 2018 0 comments

CARDIFF’S oldest player (definitely) and Wales’ most venerable player (arguably) passed away this week when Graham Hale died aged 97. Remarkably Hale scored the winning […]

Healy heads new coaching team for Germany after axe falls on Potgieter

14 January 2018 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE In: Paul Healy Out: Kobus Potgieter GERMANYhave announced a new coaching team on the eve of the Rugby Europe Championship (REC), following […]

Bargoed …38 Trebanos…27

7 January 2018 0 comments

■By PETER GREENING BARGOEDand Trebanos served up a cracking cup tie with 50 points on the scoreboard by half time. The Swansea valley minnows threatened […]

DREAM TEAM

31 December 2017 1 comment

RICKY PELLOW, THE EXETER COACH AND FORMER BATH AND CORNISH PIRATES No.9, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS…PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Danny Clackworthy – […]

YOUNG GUNS

17 December 2017 1 comment

LLOYD EVANS GLOUCESTER FLY-HALF Lloyd Evans makes no bones about the fact he is frustrated. As a fly-half of considerable game-breaking quality who earned his […]

Llandovery defence secures consecutive victories

3 December 2017 1 comment

By JAY BAYFORD Swansea …14 Llandovery …18 LLANDOVERY made it back-to-back wins in the Principality Premiership with victory at Swansea – but they had to […]

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