December 22 2024
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 fifth competition of the SRC season, on the occasion of the Llandovery v Carmarthen Quins game, were Rob Hunt who benefitted from a try by wing Llien Morgan (14) and Geri Davies with a late try from replacement Ed Scragg (19)
The next competition will be on Saturday January 4 when Newport 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.
Would all members let Gina know whether they will be coming alone or with a guest
Please, also, contact Gina if you are unable to come along to the hospitality.
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 must be in before the end of the year.
- MEMBERSHIP BOOKS
A reminder that some 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 11 of the SRC league
Llandovery 35 Carmarthen Quins 5 Aberavon 26 Swansea 0; Pontypool 23 Ebbw Vale 16; Bridgend 28 RGC 34; Ebbw Vale 25 Cardiff 20 Newport 27
2024/2025 Super Rygbi Cymru table as at 22/12/2024
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TA | TB | LB | PTS |
| Ebbw Vale | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 307 | 216 | 91 | 39 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 44 |
| Cardiff | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 313 | 194 | 119 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| Llandovery | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 300 | 222 | 78 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 40 |
| Newport | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 300 | 190 | 110 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 39 |
| Pontypool | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 303 | 261 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 33 |
| RGC 1404 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 295 | 359 | -64 | 33 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Aberavon | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 217 | 209 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| Bridgend Ravens | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 268 | 368 | -100 | 39 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| Carmarthen Quins | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 241 | 340 | -99 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| Swansea | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 210 | 395 | -185 | 27 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
- LIST OF FIRST/LAST TRY COMPETITION WINNERS (2024-2025) AFTER ROUND 5 (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 (£50)
15 KATHRYN DAVIES (£50)
16 HOWARD POTTER (£50)
17 JOHN ASHCROFT
18 MARK VINCE
19 GERI DAVIES (£50)
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 5th round: £500
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 22/12/2024