The Drovers were edged out 28-23 at Colwyn Bay in September but this time it was they who narrowly gained the spoils to chalk up a fifth consecutive win in the SRC writes Huw S Thomas with thanks to the Brecon and Radnor Express. Now in fourth position, it puts them five points clear of …
The Drovers chalked up their fourth consecutive win of the season to continue their steady climb up the SRC table writes Huw S Thomas with kind permission of the Brecon and Radnor Express Four tries and a winning margin of 16 points gave Llandovery a maximum six points to move them up to fourth spot …
ABERAVON 26 LLANDOVERY 33 Llandovery’s revival continued with this thrilling five tries to four tries victory at the Talbot Athletic Ground writes Huw S Thomas After losing three times in a row, they recorded their third win in as many matches at a ground where they have never had things easy. “We had just enough …
In front of the S4C cameras, poor Swansea fell to yet another defeat at the hands of the Drovers writes Huw S Thomas Llandovery had not lost to the All Whites for 5, 164 days – since August 28 2010 – and rarely looked to be in danger of surrendering that astonishing record. They came …
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, …