Llandovery Team v Pontypool RFC

The Llandovery team for tonight’s away SRC league game v Pontypool RFC. Kick Off 7:30pm 15. Jack Maynard 14. Ilan Phillips 13. Adam Warren 12. Rhodri Jones 11. Aaron Warren 10. Ioan Hughes 9. Lee Rees (captain) 1. Jamie Hughes 2. Taylor Davies 3. Llyr Green 4. ⁠Chris Long 5. Will Evans 6. ⁠Osian Davies …

LLANDOVERY START THEIR NEW SUPER RYGBI CYMRU CAMPAIGN AT PONTYPOOL

The Drovers open their season in the new Super Rygbi Cymru league with a trip to Pontypool  Park on Thursday night writes Huw S Thomas. They did the double over Pontypool last season on their way to take a clean sweep of honours in the Indigo Premiership but will now be the target for all …

DROVERS CRASH TO SURPRISE DEFEAT

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, …

25 CLUB DRAW Sept 6

The draw for shirt numbers to participate in the first try/last try competition will take place at the Church Bank clubhouse at 6 00 pm on Friday September  6. All 25 club members are invited to the draw by Llandovery RFC Chairman Peter Rees. For reference: Automatic entry into a members only prize competition at …

POTTER HEROICS BUT YOUNG DROVERS LOSE IN ABERAERON FINAL

Ammanford’s Sam Potter had an outstanding day for Llandovery at the Aberaeron Sevens on Sunday, scoring an impressive 59 points in five games but losing in the final to the defending champions Preseli Babas 26-5 writes Huw S Thomas. In a repeat of the 2023 tournament final, the experience of the Preseli boys proved decisive …

DROVERS HAVE FAR TOO MANY GUNS FOR BRAVE LLANGENNECH

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 …

ABERAERON 7S ON BANK HOLIDAY

The Aberaron 7s return to action this Bank Holiday week end with the usual large crowd of sevens enthusiasts expected at picturesque Parc Drefach, overlooking Cardigan Bay writes Huw S Thomas. The ever popular tournament – now sponsored by Bargoed Farms – started in 1970, in the amateur era and attracted world famous players from …

25 Club for 2024-2025

Applications for membership of the Llandovery RFC 25 Club have now closed. A warm welcome to new or re-joining members Gareth Salt/Dylan Jones, Gareth M Jones and Roy Davies  The following are confirmed as members for the new Super Rygbi Cymru season: Paul Adams John Ashcroft Robin Barlow Anthony Barry Nigel Clarke Geri Davies Jonathan …

NEW AND OLD FACES AT LLANDOVERY

Premiership champions Llandovery will be without last year’s captain and lock Jack Jones when they start off the defence of their title at Pontypool on Thursday September 19 writes Huw S Thomas The 31 year old has been forced to retire from the game on medical advice, following a serious neck injury, sustained in the …