Please note that there is a separate 25 Club page on the Llandovery RFC web site with a drop down menu for newsletters. There is also a separate page for match reports.

 

• FIRST/LAST TRY COMPETITION

The two winners of the latest competition on the occasion of the Llandovery v Aberavon Premiership game were Derek Jones and Howard Potter.

The first try was a penalty try and earned Derek (24) £50 and the last scored by replacement hooker Craig Thomas (17) claimed the other £50 for Howard Potter

 

 

• HOSPITALITY

The next hospitality date will be before the Llandovery v Ebb Vale on Saturday January 20 – (1 00 pm – 2.25 pm). Buffet and all drinks.

 

• DISCOUNT

On production of their membership card, 25 Club members can take advantage of a 10% discount when eating in at The West End Café.

 

Ozzy’s have also generously offered a 10% discount on purchases.

 

 

• DRAGONBET

Bookmakers Dragonbet (dragonbet.co.uk) offered odds on the Llandovery v Aberavon Premiership game.

They gave the Wizards a 25 point handicap start against the Drovers.

Llandovery won by a margin of only 17 (27-10) so a number of 25 Club members who backed the team to win by over 25 points were not in the money for once

 

• SIX NATIONS

Members can now apply for their pair of complimentary tickets for any one of Wales’s home games in the 2024 Six Nations.

Wales v Scotland Saturday Feb 3; Wales v France Sunday March 10; Wales v Italy Saturday March 16.

Please send requests to Gina at the club, the sooner the better.

 

• WELSH CUP SEMI FINALS (March 2 2024)

The WRU Cup draw is as follows:

Llandovery v Ebbw Vale (at Aberavon); Swansea v Merthyr (at Bridgend

 

• PREMIERSHIP RESULTS WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 16

Bridgend 27 Newport 57; Llandovery 27 Aberavon 10; Merthyr 20 Cardiff 45; Ebbw Vale 54 Carmarthen Quins 12; Pontypridd 29 RGC 17

8)     UPDAT ED PREMIERSHIP LEAGUE TABLE (17/12/2023)

 

TEAM	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	TA	TB	LB	PTS
Llandovery	11	10	0	1	381	169	212	50	21	9	0	49
Ebbw Vale	12	9	0	3	346	225	121	42	27	6	2	44
Newport	11	8	0	3	358	235	123	50	26	7	1	40
Pontypool	11	8	0	3	276	241	35	30	28	2	1	35
Cardiff	11	6	1	4	327	263	64	40	32	5	1	32
Pontypridd	11	6	1	4	246	276	-30	26	34	3	0	29
Merthyr	10	6	0	4	248	238	10	32	28	3	1	28
Bridgend Ravens	11	5	0	6	236	291	-55	24	35	2	3	25
Aberavon	11	4	0	7	240	309	-69	32	39	6	3	25
Swansea	11	3	0	8	241	303	-62	32	35	4	4	20
RGC 1404	10	3	0	7	216	284	-68	28	38	3	2	17
Carmarthen Quins	10	1	0	9	230	337	-107	27	45	3	2	9
Neath	10	0	0	10	155	329	-174	18	43	1	3	4

 

 

8)  LIST OF FIRST/LAST TRY COMPETITION WINNERS AFTER ROUND 7 (in bold)

 

Paul Adams 20

John Ashcroft 23

Robin Barlow 10

Anthony Barry 1

David Boorer 11

Nigel Clarke 22

Geri Davies 9 (£50)

Jonathan Davies 5 (£50)

Kathryn Davies 8

Margaret Davies 14

Mickey Gough 16

Rob Hunt 6

Brian Jones 4

Dan Jones 18

Derek Jones 24 (£50)

Steve Lock 25

Geraint Morgan 21 (£100)

Wyn Morgan 19

Howard Potter 17 (£150)

Phil Ratcliffe 7 (£50)

Rob Salt 3

Dai Thomas 15 (£50)

Huw S Thomas 2 (£50)

Mark Vince 13 (£150)

Tony Williams 12

 

Total winnings after the seventh round: £700

 

Huw S Thomas for the “25” club 17/12/2023