Llandovery RFC are to install a brand new 3G pitch at Church Bank, ready for the 2024-2025 season writes Huw S Thomas At a meeting held on Friday April 19 at the Church Bank clubhouse, Chairman Peter Rees and the club’s Board of Directors put forward the advantages of the initiative. It would be a …
For Llandovery skipper Jack Jones, Sunday will be an emotional moment as he will try and emulate his late grandfather Brian Thomas who was in the first ever Cup final in 1972 when the Welsh All Blacks beat Llanelli 15-9 writes Huw S Thomas by kind permission of the Brecon and Radnor Express Thomas won …
Newport joined Llandovery at the top of the Premiership table thanks to a bonus point try by replacement lock Elliott Ferriman seven minutes into injury time in the Gwent derby at Eugene Cross Park writes Huw S Thomas. They trailed 25-24 in a no holds barred local derby before constant attacks brought home the bacon …
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Now that the Drovers have reached the final of the WRU Cup, the revamped programme of Premiership matches will take us through to the start/middle of May 2024 writes Huw S Thomas The WRU Cup Final against Merthyr is scheduled for Sunday April 7 but there are also very important games which will have huge …
The Drovers will have an anxious wait this week before they know if skipper Jack Jones will be fit to return for Saturday’s Welsh Cup semi final against Ebbw Vale at Aberavon writes Huw S Thomas As well as his replacements in the second row have played in his absence, the return of Jones to …
Online bookmaker Dragonbet which specialises in Welsh sporting events has made Llandovery strong favourites to complete a rare Indigo Premiership league and WRU Cup double writes Huw S Thomas. The online arm of the well known John Lovell Racing company quote the defending champions at no higher than 6/4 to win the end of season …
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Person with highest score out of 10 wins £200 ***Ireland’s 31-7 win over Wales has put them hot favourites to win the Six Nations 2024. They face at Twickenham England next and finish against Scotland in Dublin on March 16 From 53 entries, only 12 people have opted for Ireland to win the title – …
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* Ireland’s win in Paris has put them in pole position to win the Six Nations 2024 From 53 entries, only 12 people have opted for Ireland to win the title *Wales’s narrow defeat does not augur well for their finishing position. Most entries have Wales to finish in the bottom two *Rio Dyer was …
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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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