25 CLUB NEWSLETTER NO 6 2024-2025

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.

 

  • FIRST/LAST TRY COMPETITION

The two £50 winners of the fourth competition of the SRC season, on the occasion of the Llandovery v RGC game, were Phil Ratcliffe who benefitted from a try by wing Aaron Warren (11) and Margaret Davies with a penalty try (24)

The next competition will be on Saturday December 21 when Carmarthen Quins are the visitors to Church Bank.

 

  • HOSPITALITY

 

The next hospitality date will be on the occasion of the Llandovery v Newport SRC game on January 4, 2025.

The bar will be open from 12 45 to 2 30 pm and food served at 1 15 pm onwards.

 

A further hospitality day will be announced in the New Year but likely to be a SRC Cup match.

 

The end of season Gala Dinner will take place sometime in May 2025, date not yet fixed.

 

  • DISCOUNT

On production of their membership card, 25 Club members can take advantage of a 10% discount when eating in at The West End Café.

 

  • TICKETS

Orders for two tickets for Six Nations internationals should be placed with Gina as soon as possible.

 

                         
  • MEMBERSHIP BOOKS

A reminder that a number of members have still not picked up their membership books; they can be collected at the office at your convenience along with a free copy of “A Chronicle of an Unforgettable Season”.

 

  • RESULTS from Week 10 of the SRC league

 

Llandovery 31 RGC 21; Carmarthen Quins 17 Aberavon 24; Ebbw Vale 25 Cardiff 20 Pontypool 58 Bridgend 25; Newport 33 Swansea 28

 

2024/2025 Super Rygbi Cymru table as at 15/12/2024

 

TEAM P W D L PF PA PD T TA TB LB PTS
Ebbw Vale 9 8 0 1 291 193 98 37 24 7 4 43
Cardiff 9 7 0 2 293 167 126 44 22 7 5 40
Newport 8 6 0 2 273 163 110 41 21 7 4 35
Llandovery 9 6 0 3 265 217 48 34 25 6 4 34
Pontypool 9 5 0 4 280 245 35 38 32 6 3 29
Carmarthen Quins 10 4 0 6 236 305 -69 29 45 4 3 23
Bridgend Ravens 10 3 0 7 240 334 -94 35 45 6 3 21
RGC 1404 10 4 0 6 261 331 -70 29 46 2 2 20
Aberavon 8 3 0 5 191 209 -18 27 30 3 3 18
Swansea 10 0 0 10 203 369 -166 26 50 2 1 3

 

 

 

  • LIST OF FIRST/LAST TRY COMPETITION WINNERS (2024-2025) AFTER ROUND 4 (in bold)

 

 

1 ANTHONY BARRY (£50)

2 HUW S THOMAS

3 NIGEL CLARKE

4 GARETH DYLAN

5 DEREK JONES (£50)

6 ROBIN BARLOW

7 ROY DAVIES

8 GARETH M JONES

9 JONATHAN DAVIES

10 TONY WILLIAMS

11 PHIL RATCLIFFE (£100)

12 WYN MORGAN

13 PAUL ADAMS (£50)

14 ROB HUNT

15 KATHRYN DAVIES (£50)

16 HOWARD POTTER (£50)

17 JOHN ASHCROFT

18 MARK VINCE

19 GERI DAVIES

20 DAN JONES

21 ROB SALT

22 DAI THOMAS

23 MICKEY GOUGH

24 (PEN TRY) MARGARET DAVIES (£50

25 (NO TRY OR JUST THE ONE TRY) STEVE LOCK

Total winnings paid out after the 4th round: £400

 

The competition  will run throughout the season at all home SRC league and cup games.

Competition rules

Automatic entry into a members only prize competition at all home league and cup games.

NB The inclusion of home cup games is an extra benefit for season 2024-2025

Two prizes of £50 per game for a) first Llandovery try scorer b) last Llandovery try scorer.

Members will be allocated a club number between 1 and 25 corresponding to a Llandovery match day shirt, plus a penalty try category (24) and no try category (25).

The no try category will come into force if no try has been scored or if there is just one Llandovery try in the whole game.

Prize awarded immediately post match if member is in attendance at Church Bank. Otherwise payment will be made in the week following the game.

A member will keep the same number throughout that entire season.

 

Huw S Thomas for the “25” club 15/12/2024