Two friendlies on two consecutive days will help Llandovery coach Euros Evans with his selection for the opening game of the Indigo Premiership season writes Huw S Thomas. The Drovers face Carmarthen Quins on September 2 in the ever-competitive Tywi Valley derby and last week’s games against Llangennech – on Wednesday – and Bridgend Ravens …
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CARDIFF 8 LLANDOVERY 24 By Huw S Thomas. Pic: Ian Williams Ring the bells, sound the trumpets, bang the drums to mark the huge achievement of the smallest and now best of Wales’s semi pro Indigo Premiership clubs. A pulsating game did the famous Cardiff Arms Park justice as the Drovers claimed their first ever …
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LLANDOVERY 16 MERTHYR 13 The Premiership semi final went narrowly the way of the Drovers and it is they who will now meet Cardiff, the winners of the other semi final, at the Arms Park next Sunday evening writes Huw S Thomas. The expected battle between the powerful Merthyr forwards and the inventive Llandovery backs …
NEWPORT 52 LLANDOVERY 33 What a match and what a great advertisement for Premiership rugby at a time when the future status of semi pro clubs is so uncertain writes Huw S Thomas. Both sides put on a fine display of open, attacking rugby and regardless of this result will be hoping to meet each …
ABERAVON 31 LLANDOVERY 48 The Drovers were again in fluent form but had to fight hard to resist the firmest of challenges from a side which had beaten them 24-15 at Church Bank last month writes Huw S Thomas. Pic: Ian Williams They outscored Aberavon seven tries to five and in so doing made themselves …
LLANDOVERY 52 SWANSEA 24 This was Llandovery’s 24th consecutive league and cup win over Swansea, a remarkable record that dates back to August 2010 when the All Whites won 37-16 at Church Bank writes Huw S Thomas. Pic: Ian Williams For Swansea the 13 years of pain and hurt continued and even with a large …
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BRIDGEND 8 LLANDOVERY 31 By Huw S Thomas The Premiership leaders resisted the gritty challenge of eighth placed and much improved Bridgend to keep narrowly ahead of chasing Cardiff and Merthyr. With only three games left – one fewer than their two nearest challengers – the Drovers face a real dog fight to claim a …
The gulf in class between the two sides was reflected in the scoreline as the Drovers swept to their 15th win in 18 games writes Huw S Thomas. Pic courtesy of Huw S Thomas. Poor Llanelli have just two wins in a season that cannot end fast enough with little likelihood of finishing anything other …
SWANSEA 9 LLANDOVERY 35 By Huw S Thomas This was Llandovery’s 23rd consecutive league and cup win over Swansea, a remarkable record that dates back to August 2010 when the All Whites won 37-16 at Church Bank writes Huw S Thomas For once great Swansea the astonishing 13 years of pain and hurt continued on …
Aberavon surprised everyone with this richly deserved win that keeps their play-off chances alive and kicking writes Huw S Thomas. It was just Llandovery’s third defeat in 16 games and a real blow to their hopes of finishing in the top two and a home draw in the play offs. Even though the Drovers failed …