CHRIST COLLEGE 17 LLANDOVERY COLLEGE 16 By Huw S Thomas (Photo of Brecon hero Rhys Pearson whose late penalty sealed a famous win) In a game dubbed Wales’s own “Varsity” match by the Western Mail’s legendary rugby correspondent JBG Thomas, Christ College gained a famous victory – their first since 1998 – in beating their …
Saturday sees the continued return of the Christ College – Llandovery College game when the Brecon school entertains its old rival (KO 12 45 pm) writes/photo by Huw S Thomas. Fixtures between the two most famous rugby schools in Wales had been halted after Llandovery’s 46-10 win in 2012, when it was obvious that mismatches …
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Photos by permission of Llandovery College The College warmed up for their clash with Christ College this Saturday with another confident display to turn over another famous invitation side in Crawshay’s Welsh writes Huw S Thomas. The Lilywhites made it a notable double after having beaten the Welsh Academicals 17-12 the previous week in another …
Special feature by Huw S Thomas. Pic (by Ian Williams): Ammanford duo Gareth Potter left with son Noah, key men in the current Llandovery success Llandovery’s success in recent years has owed much to the expertise, work ethic and influence of Head Coach Euros Evans. He led the Drovers to a WRU Cup final win …
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LLANDOVERY RFC’S 25 CLUB WILL BE RUNNING A SIX NATIONS COMPETITION WITH PRIZE MONEY OF £200. ENTRY FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CLUB ON SATURDAY JANUARY 20. ENTRY WILL BE £5, PAYABLE IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE (PAYABLE TO LLANDOVERY RFC) Please download the form below. SIX NATIONS COMPETITION 2024
True to their shared tradition of open rugby, the College and the “Accies” made light of the ice cold conditions to put on a grand display of cut and thrust ambition on Tredegar Close writes Huw S Thomas (pic – Noah Potter who played scrum half for the Accies against Llandovery College) There was little …
Who would want to be a rugby club secretary, given the task of re-arranging fixtures and endlessly juggling dates on the whims and wishes of both the WRU and other Premiership clubs? writes Huw S Thomas Such has been the work of Llandovery RFC club and fixture secretary Robin Barlow in his efforts to cut …
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As we begin to look forward to our Hen Borthmyn reunion next weekend we thought we should clarify what is happening regarding the awarding of Caps. We believe that the club last awarded caps sometime back in the 80s or 90s and we thought it was time that we reintroduced the tradition in some way! …
Peter Rees reports from last Saturday: Known as the Drovers, Llandovery RFC obviously has a close affinity with our rural community and as a club we have always benefitted hugely, both on and off the field, from the great support of our farming community. So, all too late in the recent history of the club, …
LLANDOVERY COLLEGE COACH NATHAN THOMAS PLAYING FOR BATH AN OLD LLANDOVERIAN, HE IS HOPING TO LEAD THE COLLEGE TO A WELSH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES FINAL WIN AGAINST YSGOL GLANTAF THIS WEDNESDAY These are indeed heady days for the small market town of Llandovery – population 2,000 – with both town and gown shining brightly in …