NEWPORT 28 LLANDOVERY 30 Llandovery really put the cat amongst the pigeons with this fine, combative win over Newport in front of the S4C cameras writes Huw S Thomas. Few had given them a chance against unbeaten Newport but they played with a confidence, fearlessness and élan that belied their league position. The last time …
A crisp autumnal day, the inauguration of the 3G pitch and the Llandovery attempt to defend the innovative Challenge Shield all made for a splendid occasion at Church Bank writes Huw S Thomas The WRU initiative imitates New Zealand’s famous Ranfurly Shield, wherein the “holder”- in this case, Llandovery, as 2023-2024 Premiership champions – put …
The Drovers could not match Ebbw Vale intensity, both in tight and loose, and went down to their second successive away defeat of the season writes Huw S Thomas They slip down the SRC table to eighth position and after three away games, they will be mightily relieved to be at home this week when …
The Drovers went down, three tries to two, against a much improved RGC side in Colwyn Bay to taste their first defeat since sweeping all before them in last season’s Premiership writes Huw S Thomas. They slip into the bottom half of the Super Rygbi Cymru league, their only reward for the long trip to …
The first game of Wales’s new Super Rygbi Cymru league saw last year’s Premiership champions continue their winning ways but they were taken all the way by a pugnacious and pumped up Pontypool writes Huw S Thomas The Drovers had to come from behind 15-12 and then 18-15 in the second half and owed victory …
MERTHYR 40 LLANDOVERY 26 The last time these two met, in the WRU Cup final back in April, the Drovers squeezed home 20-18 but this pre-season friendly was a wholly different affair writes Huw S Thomas Last year’s all conquering champions were knocked out of their stride by a Merthyr side that, on this performance, …
LLANGENNECH 26 LLANDOVERY 73 Last year’s Premiership champions had too many guns up front and particularly behind the scrum for brave but outrun Llangennech writes Tom Hughes. Following their 40-12 win over Swansea University, the Drovers fielded a far stronger side against the Admiral Premiership outfit and ran in 11 tries, nine of which were …
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LLANDOVERY 40 SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 12 Indigo Premiership champions Llandovery fielded an array of young talent against the university students in the first friendly of the season writes Huw S Thomas. One making a determined effort to break into the Super Rygbi Cymru squad was young Sam Potter, a student at Trinity College, Carmarthen and Ammanford …
For a full gallery of photos, please click here. All professional photographs from this match, including the one above, are copyrighted Huw Evans Agency. Photos can purchased via the link. Llandovery crowned a wonderful season in adding the Premiership title to their WRU National Cup win when they beat Newport at a packed Church Bank …
LLANDOVERY 34 CARDIFF 13 Words: Huw S Thomas. Pics: Ian Williams Helped by a brace of tries from teenage revelation Macs Page, the Drovers stayed on firm course for the Premiership treble when getting much the better of Cardiff in the play-off semi final at Church Bank. Having already won the Cup and topping the …