Please note that there is a separate 25 Club page on the Llandovery RFC web site with a drop down menu for newsletters. There is also a separate page for match reports.

The Annual 25 Club Dinner on Friday April 28 was enjoyed by all members and guests.

The highlight of the evening was the Question and Answer Forum in which Llandovery coaches Euros Evans, Gareth Potter and Tom Hancock were joined by the WRU’s Head of Player Development John Alder.

The club was delighted to welcome John who eloquently spoke of the challenges and problems facing the Union and – in particular interest to club members – of the quest to bridge the gap between the pro and semi pro game in Wales.

By inference, it looks very possible that season 2024-2025 will be pivotal for the future of the semi pro game in Wales with the prospect of a new Elite League formed of eight clubs.

The only problem for those clubs, ambitious to be in that “super league”, is that the WRU has yet to lay down the criteria for qualification.

Alder spoke of the importance of getting young players to get more game time with the implication that Elite League clubs would need to play a leading role in this.

At the end of the forum, the appreciation that Llandovery RFC has for the club’s coaching team was clearly summarised by 25 Club member Derek Jones.

From the floor, Derek was generous in his plaudits on the great strides that the club has made under Euros Evans and that it was a privilege for Drovers supporters to be entertained Saturday after Saturday by such a great a brand of attacking rugby.

That the club has beaten all the old and great clubs of Wales in Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Llanelli, Bridgend, Aberavon, Ebbw Vale and Pontypridd was an immense source of pride.

His words were more than deserved for not only the three coaches but for the whole support team behind Llandovery’s success.

 

THE FIRST/LAST TRY COMPETITION

If Llandovery are fortunate enough to get a home draw for the Premiership play offs, the first/last try competition will continue to operate

£50 for the first try, £50 for the last try will be the order of the day for 25 Club members

 

Indigo Premiership table April 30 2023

TEAM	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	TA	TB	LB	PTS
Cardiff	21	18	0	3	694	375	319	91	43	11	2	85
Llandovery	21	18	0	3	643	355	288	81	42	10	1	83
Merthyr	21	16	0	5	618	396	222	89	44	15	3	82
Newport	21	14	0	7	613	403	210	87	51	12	6	74
Ebbw Vale	22	14	0	8	540	426	114	63	50	7	6	69
Aberavon	22	12	0	10	605	543	62	86	67	11	3	62
RGC 1404	22	11	0	11	576	476	100	75	58	9	5	58
Bridgend Ravens	22	9	0	13	458	574	-116	56	76	5	4	45
Carmarthen Quins	22	6	0	16	356	674	-318	45	90	4	3	31
Swansea	21	5	0	16	405	655	-250	52	97	6	2	28
Pontypridd	21	4	0	17	381	542	-161	39	70	4	6	26
Llanelli	22	2	0	20	395	865	-470	54	130	5	2	15

 

WRU regulations state:

National League placings will be decided on the basis of League points gained during the season. Where teams have gained equal numbers of League points, the team with the most wins shall be given preference. If the number of wins is equal, the team with the fewest losses shall be given preference. If the number of losses is equal then the Club having recorded the most tries in the Season shall be given preference. If the number of tries is equal the points ‘for’ shall be divided by the points ‘against’ and the team with the highest factor shall be declared to have the better rec

 

Top of Form

6) 25 CLUB MEMBERSHIP ROLL FOR 2022-2023 with winnings after Round 11

1 TONY WILLIAMS

2 KATHRYN DAVIES (£200)

3 DAN JONES

4 ROB HUNT (£100)

5 PHIL RATCLIFFE (£50)

6 GERI DAVIES

7 BRIAN JONES

8 ANTHONY BARRY

9 GERAINT MORGAN (£100)

10 STEVE LOCK (£50)

11 HOWARD POTTER (£100)

12 ROBIN BARLOW (£100)

13 PAUL ADAMS (£50)

14 NIGEL CLARKE (£100)

15 DAI THOMAS

16 DAVID BOORER (£50)

17 MICKEY GOUGH

18 JONATHAN DAVIES (£50)

19 DEREK JONES

20 ROB SALT

21 MARK VINCE

22 ISMAEL OZDEMIR

23 MARGARET DAVIES

24 HUW S THOMAS (£50)

25 WYN MORGAN (£100)

For the 25 Club Huw S Thomas 30/04/2023

 

ADVANCE NOTIFICATION

Membership of the 25 Club for 2023-2024 will be open to the general public from May 20 onwards.

Existing members will have priority of joining from now until May 20.

Payment will not be necessary at this moment in time,  just confirmation that you will be re-joining

The terms and conditions of membership will be as last year apart from the addition of extra hospitality days in the expanded 13 team Premiership.

Those who wish to stay in the club should inform either Gina Deering and/or Huw S Thomas before May 20, after which time membership will become open to all.