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 …
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 …
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 …
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The draw for shirt numbers 1-25 took place at the Church Bank clubhouse on Friday September 6, 2024. The draw was made by Llandovery RFC Chairman Peter Rees and was as follows: – 1 ANTHONY BARRY 2 HUW S THOMAS 3 NIGEL CLARKE 4 GARETH DYLAN 5 DEREK JONES 6 ROBIN BARLOW 7 ROY DAVIES …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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