LLANDOVERY 28 EBBW VALE 31

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 …

Ebbw Vale 38 Llandovery 29

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 …

RGC 28 LLANDOVERY 23

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 …

Pontypool 18 Llandovery 21

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 …

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 …