Founded:

1875

Address:

Pemberton Park, Llanelli SA14 9UZ

Country:

Wales

Website:

http://www.llanellirfc.co.uk

How the £1m man found true love in Llanelli

30 July 2023 0 comments
Latest News Peter Jackson

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE sorrow of Trevor Francis’ sudden death extended beyond the cavernous theatres of English football to the […]

Llanelli pull out of Premiership

2 April 2023 0 comments
Latest News News Extra

NEWS EXTRA LLANELLI RFC are to withdraw from the Welsh Premiership next season. The club said it will be unable to field a team due […]

Eight-try Ironmen pile on Llanelli misery

2 April 2023 0 comments
Welsh Premiership Welsh Rugby

By ROB COLE Llanelli……………. 7 Merthyr………….50 A bad week for the Llanelli players ended in even worse fashion as they conceded eight tries in a […]

The day Hill saw Llanelli’s pubs run dry

12 March 2023 0 comments
Peter Jackson

It’s nine losses in a row for Llanelli

26 February 2023 0 comments
Welsh Premiership Welsh Rugby

Bridgend………. 45 Llanelli……………17 Bridgend scored seven tries against Llanelli on their way to an impressive bonus point 45-17 victory, which sees them move up to […]

Powerful Wizards leave Llanelli rock bottom

12 February 2023 1 comment
Welsh Premiership Welsh Rugby

By SIMON ROBERTS Llanelli………………… 21 Aberavon…………….. 55 Aberavon kept their play-off hopes alive with this bonus-point victory over bottom of the table Llanelli at Parc […]

Five-try Steelmen too strong for bottom side Llanelli

5 February 2023 1 comment
Welsh Premiership Welsh Rugby

By SIMON ROBERTS Ebbw Vale……………35 Llanelli………………….. 3 Ebbw Vale moved back into the top four play-off places with this impressive bonus-point win on Friday night […]

RGC weather red card storm as Llanelli pain goes on

22 January 2023 0 comments
Welsh Premiership

By HARRY CORISH RGC………………………..25 Llanelli………………… 12 Fourteen-man RGC leapfrogged Newport back into the top six with a well-deserved 25- 12 win against a struggling Llanelli […]

Drovers’ Maynard puts the boot into Llanelli

13 November 2022 1 comment
Welsh Rugby

By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli………….. 21 Llandovery….. 54 LLANDOVERY’S impressive start to the season continued as they thrashed Llanelli at Parc y Scarlets. The Drovers’ pack […]

Ice-cool Phillips is the toast of Llanelli

30 October 2022 1 comment
Welsh Premiership

By JASON WILSON Pontypridd…… 29 Llanelli…………. 31 Josh Phillips kept his nerve at the death to kick the conversion that provided Llanelli with a dramatic […]

Battered Llanelli pay price for lack of discipline

25 September 2022 0 comments
Welsh Premiership

By ROB COLE Aberavon………. 31 Llanelli…………. 24 Former Fijian age-grade international wing Ben Raivalitia crowned his debut off the bench for Llanelli with a late […]

Price is right for runaway Llanelli

4 September 2022 0 comments
Premiership Welsh Rugby

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli…………………46 Swansea……………..26 LLANELLI got their Premiership campaign off to a flying start with a bonus-point victory over arch-rivals Swansea in a […]

Llanelli finish rock bottom

24 April 2022 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli………………29 Llandovery ……….36 LLANELLI will end the season rooted to the bottom of the Premiership table after their home defeat by […]

Llanelli call on local cavalry to face leaders

6 March 2022 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW… Llanelli v Newport Today, Kick-off 2.30pm LLANELLI have been forced to raid amateur clubs in their locality for players ahead […]

In-form Cabango helps rout Llanelli

27 February 2022 2 comments
Welsh Rugby

By ROB COLE Llanelli………………….. 5 Cardiff………………….22 THEO Cabango made it four tries in his past three games as he helped to steer Cardiff to a […]

Lewys leads the way to leave Llanelli losers

28 November 2021 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership By BENJAMIN RHYS-HILL Carmarthan Q………26 Llanelli………………… 15 WITH the Quins already guaranteed a knock-out place in the Premiership Cup and Llanelli having nothing other […]

In-form Williams adds to Llanelli’s misery

21 November 2021 1 comment
Welsh Rugby

By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli………….. 19 Swansea……….27 SWANSEA survived a second-half scare to clinch victory and leave Llanelli winless after nine matches. The visitors deservedly opened […]

Llanelli rue Quins’ first-half try blitz

17 October 2021 0 comments
Welsh Rugby

Premiership Cup By WILLIAM POWER Llanelli…………………24 Carmarthen…………27 LLANELLI got within a whisker of a first win of the season as they fought back against Carmarthen […]

Struggling Llanelli no match for ruthless Swansea

10 October 2021 0 comments
Club Rugby Welsh Premiership

Swansea……….53 Llanelli………….. 15 SWANSEA secured their first victory of the season with a bonus-point demolition of rivals Llanelli. The home side began with a bang […]

Dominant Drovers hit big six to sink Llanelli

3 October 2021 0 comments
Club Rugby Premiership

Premiership Cup By HUW S. THOMAS Llandovery ….39 Llanelli …………12 HIGH flying Llandovery recorded their third consecutive win in the West Conference of the Premiership […]

St Edward’s forged their style in Llanelli

24 January 2021 0 comments
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Ospreys ‘home tie’ in Llanelli

20 December 2020 0 comments
Latest News

THE OSPREYS will lose home advantage for their crunch Boxing Day clash against the Scarlets with the game now set to be played in Llanelli. […]

Llanelli is breeding ground for Wales – Fisher

2 August 2020 0 comments
Latest News

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 […]

Buchanan fights on to save future for Llanelli

21 June 2020 0 comments
Features

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE A YEAR ago Anthony Buchanan launched an ‘SOS’ appeal to try to safeguard the future of Llanelli rugby club. How […]

Scapegoat Botica left Llanelli having lost money

14 June 2020 0 comments
Latest News

Steffan Thomas talks to Frano Botica about his time in Wales FRANO Botica is remembered as one of New Zealand’s best dual code internationals, but […]

Cardiff leap out of gates to beat Llanelli

26 January 2020 0 comments
Club Rugby

By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF progressed into the semi-final of the Cup after a comfortable win over Llanelli at Parc Y Scarlets. Cardiff scored two tries […]

Tongan ace Lousi loving his new life in Llanelli

22 December 2019 1 comment
National League 2E

By STEFFAN THOMAS SAM Lousi believes he is the perfect fit for the Scarlets and is confident his style of play will thrive in west […]

Last-play winner for Llanelli with Edwards in sin-bin

1 December 2019 2 comments
Club Rugby

By ROB COLE Welsh Premiership BRIDGEND skipper Nathan Edwards picked up a yellow card five minutes from time and then had to sit through the […]

Blacker takes aim as Llanelli celebrate first win

27 October 2019 1 comment
Club Rugby

?Ebbw Vale ……10 Llanelli…………29 Premiership By ROB COLE FORMER Wales U20 and Cardiff Blues scrum-half Dane Blacker struck twice for Llanelli to steer them to […]

Festival of tries as Llanelli grab first point

20 October 2019 0 comments
Club Rugby

By CHRIS HUGHES LLANELLI picked up their first point of the season, and only a miraculous tackle on Eray Wilson as he flew down the […]

Quins pack show too much power for Llanelli

13 October 2019 1 comment
Club Rugby

By STEFFAN THOMAS CARMARTHEN Quins earnt the West Wales bragging rights over a struggling Llanelli side. Llanelli started strongly, with left-wing Aaron Grabham showing terrific […]

Llanelli crushed as Cardiff slip into overdrive

22 September 2019 0 comments
Premiership

By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli …………10 Cardiff …………33 CARDIFF’s impressive start continued with a bonus-point 33-10 win at Parc y Scarlets. Barney Nightingale opened for them […]

Llanelli bring up their half century to keep hopes alive

5 May 2019 0 comments
Club Rugby

■ By TIM LEWIS Llanelli …57 Neath…13 LLANELLI gave themselves a strong chance of retaining their Principality Premiership status as they thrashed Neath at Parc […]

Rees double downs Whites as Llanelli ease fears

21 April 2019 0 comments
Club Rugby

■By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli …34 Swansea …21 LLANELLI eased their relegation fears with a five-try bonus-point win over Swansea. The home side took an early […]

Llanelli v RGC 1404

7 April 2019 0 comments
Club Rugby

Preview… MARK Jones will take his RGC 1404 side back to his old stamping ground seeking to do the double over his old club but […]

Prydie inspires a scintillating Llanelli comeback

31 March 2019 2 comments
Club Rugby

■By JIM CANDY LLANELLI scored 25 unanswered second-half points to claim a vital bonus-point victory over Aberavon at Parc y Scarlets. A 20-point haul from […]

Ryan red so costly as Llanelli sink to new low

10 March 2019 1 comment
Club Rugby

By JOHN MURPHY Bedwas ……….18 Llanelli …………10 LLANELLI’S hopes of overhauling their relegation rivals were dealt a bitter blow by this defeat at Bedwas. Their […]

Five-star Newport move up thanks to Llanelli win

24 February 2019 0 comments
Club Rugby

By CARL FIELD Newport… 33 Llanelli… 10 NEWPORT moved up to fifth in the Principality Premiership after earning maximum points with a five-star victory over […]

Llanelli edge to safety but Bargoed are cut adrift

17 February 2019 0 comments
Club Rugby

By JOHN MURPHY Llanelli ……….39 Bargoed ……….10 LLANELLI took a giant stride towards Principality Premiership survival with a bonus-point triumph over Bargoed. The pre-match resignation […]

Llanelli cut loose to pile more misery on Neath

9 December 2018 0 comments
Features

■By ROB COLE Neath…12 Llanelli …69 NEATH managed to field a side despite their on-going financial problems, but they were put to the sword as […]

Billy is the boss as RGC power to success over Llanelli

25 November 2018 2 comments
Club Rugby

By STEFFAN THOMAS RGC 1404……..39 Llanelli…………19 BILLY McBryde scored 19 points as RGC1404 secured a bonus-point victory over Llanelli in Colwyn Bay. Tries from McBryde, […]

Llanelli’s early lead overhauled by storming Bargoed

14 October 2018 1 comment
Club Rugby

Bargoed 27 Llanelli 10 By IAN GOLDEN BARGOED, with the wind and sweeping rain on their backs in the second half, controlled the conditions well […]

Preview: Llanelli v Newport

30 September 2018 0 comments
Club Rugby

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 […]

PREVIEW… Llanelli v Merthyr

16 September 2018 1 comment
Club Rugby

September 16. Kick-off 2.30pm CHAMPIONS Merthyr will be looking to make it three wins out of the three at struggling Llanelli this afternoon. Dale McIntosh’s […]

Powerful Ponty are too hot for Llanelli to handle

9 September 2018 0 comments
Club Rugby

By JAY BAYFORD Pontypridd ….43 Llanelli ……………0 PONTYPRIDD were in irresistible from as they ran in seven tries. They were up and running within five […]

Llanelli enjoy try-fest success over the Whites

6 May 2018 0 comments
Club Rugby

■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. […]

Evans the hero as Llanelli late show breaks Neath hearts

15 April 2018 0 comments
Club Rugby

By JAY BAYFORD Llanelli 41 Neath 36 LLANELLI had to come from behind twice before securing a dramatic late victory over Neath at Parc y […]

All-action Thomas leads the charge for Llanelli

25 March 2018 0 comments
Club Rugby

By HUW S THOMAS Llanelli …24 RGC 1404 …6 LLANELLI were deserved winners in a highly entertaining game between two sides intent on a free-flowing […]

Llanelli produce shock victory in One West

25 February 2018 1 comment
Club Rugby

Welsh Championship round-up By Daniel Phillips LLANELLI Wanderers produced a shock result in One West to beat the muchfancied Gorseinon 29-19. Hywel Jenkins, Dafydd Daniel, […]

Drovers drive past Llanelli to sail through to last eight

28 January 2018 1 comment
Club Rugby

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ….38 Llanelli ……………9 FOURTEEN-time former winners Llanelli were unceremoniously dumped out of the Cup by local rivals Llandovery. On this […]

By HUW S THOMAS
Llandovery ….38 Llanelli ……………9
FOURTEEN-time former winners Llanelli were unceremoniously dumped out of the Cup by local rivals Llandovery.
On this form, the Drovers go into the quarter- final draw with a good chance of making it three Cup triumphs after wins in 2007 and 2016.
Neither side was at full strength because of the clash of National Cup and Anglo-Welsh Cup fixtures but the Drovers ran out easy winners. Llanelli took an early lead when fly-half Ioan Hughes kicked a penalty but the Drovers were soon on the attack with smart ...