IT'S all systems go tomorrow as the new-look Principality Welsh Premiership kicks off with some eye-catching
clashes involving all 12 clubs.
That number of course doesn’t include Pontypool. They lost a
bitter court battle with the WRU over their relegation to the new Championship after
the union’s decision to cut the top flight from 14 teams to a dozen.
However, first up, reigning champions Pontypridd go to Cross
Keys – the Pandy Park side beat the Valley Commandos in the Welsh Cup final in
May – while The Gnoll hosts a classic derby tussle...
Friday, 31 August 2012
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
All systems go for Neath try machine James
NEATH winger Kevin James can’t wait for the start of the new
Principality Premiership season this Saturday when Swansea are visitors to The
Gnoll.
But unlike the rest of his team-mates, James hasn’t had the
summer off. Instead he has tried his hand at rugby league with South Wales
Scorpions and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
The 31-year old scored four tries in ten appearances for Neath’s
other professional rugby side and he says he has learned a lot to take back to
the 15-man game.
“I thoroughly enjoyed switching codes this summer,” he...
Sunday, 26 August 2012
Swansea clinch league title with cup final to come
SWANSEA’S players could be forgiven for taking their eye off
the ball at around 3.30pm yesterday.
They hadn’t long got their match against Clydach under way
at St Helen’s when the news came through that the South Wales Cricket
Association division one crown was theirs.
They saw out the game, which Clydach won by 68 runs, before
celebrating the first part of a potential league and cup double.
Either Llandudno or Mochdre await in the final of the Welsh
Cup next Sunday when the Swansea players attempt to retain the trophy they won
last year.
For...
Sorry Saundersfoot washed away in final day woe
AS the old saying goes; if you’re going to go down, go down
fighting.
Sadly for Saundersfoot in the Pembroke County Cricket
League, they weren’t even given the chance to show their fighting spirit.
Locked in a titanic struggle to preserve their division one status,
Saundersfoot knew a win at Lawrenny would probably be enough to stave off the
dreaded drop.
But in Wales there is always the prospect of the weather
playing a part in proceedings and that’s just what it did yesterday.
Saundersfoot’s hopes of staying up were washed away as their
game...
Llandudno seize initiative as Bridge collapse
LLANDUDNO regained top spot in the North Wales Cricket
League premier division as former leaders Menai Bridge slipped up at
third-placed Mochdre.
Their nine-wicket thrashing of Bangor, who were bowled out
for an embarrassingly low 30, gives Llandudno a slim advantage in the title
run-in.
They head Menai Bridge by just three points with as many
games left this season but go toe-to-toe with Mochdre tomorrow at The Oval.
Llandudno couldn’t have wished for an easier afternoon
yesterday as Bangor were simply unable to get the ball off the square...
Friday, 24 August 2012
Proud Gravell hoping Neath hit the heights this term
NEATH captain Gareth Gravell has spoken of his pride at
retaining the skipper's armband for the third successive season.
The 31-year old flanker continues to bring his valuable
experience to the club and he hopes to lead the Welsh All Blacks to honours this
term.
“I’m very proud to lead this team again,” he said. “Neath
are a great club and we’re looking to hit the heights again this season.
“I think we’ll do well this year. We had a difficult end to
last year with injuries as we had quite a tense campaign and we slipped out...
Leaders Porth look to maintain perfect start to season
MacWhirter Welsh League weekend preview
AFC Porth take their perfect start to the new Welsh League
division one campaign to Goytre United tomorrow.
The Rhondda side has won all three of its games so far this
term and have not conceded a goal yet in four-and-a-half hours of football.
They sit proudly at the top of the table with last season’s
champions, Cambrian & Clydach, one of three teams two points behind.
One of those, Ton Pentre, the third Rhondda outfit in the
top four, kick-off the weekend’s action tonight when they entertain Bryntirion
Athletic.
Cambrian...
Swansea bidding to seal league title in season finale
South Wales Cricket Association final weekend preview
IT’S do or die for Swansea tomorrow as the division one
title is decided on the last day of the South Wales Cricket Association season.
The St Helen’s club hold all the aces going into their home
clash against Clydach, knowing that even if they were to lose the championship
could still be theirs.
That’s because second-placed Tata Steel have to win at
Maesteg Celtic and hope for a major Swansea slip-up to sneak up on the rails capture
the crown from under the noses of the current leaders.
There...
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Moseley makes hay at Carmarthen club championship
MATTHEW Moseley posted the best two-round scratch score to
lift the D R Evans Cup at Carmarthen’s Club Championship.
There was some exceptional scoring on the West Wales course
with Moseley firing a superb 65 over the morning’s 18 holes then following that
up with a 74 in the afternoon.
His total of 139 was four shots better than the next player
home which turned out to be Rhys Lindquist, who also broke 70 in the morning
with a 69 before matching Moseley after lunch.
Ian Marks took third place with rounds of 74 and 71 for an
aggregate score...
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Clark happy again with youngsters performance
South Wales Scorpions’ head coach Dave Clark was happy with the part that the youngsters played in their 32-10 win over Gateshead Thunder last Sunday.
The Scorpions fielded four 18-year olds in the victory, three of whom played two matches in a weekend after travelling to Yorkshire to take on Leeds Rhinos in an under 18 clash the day before.
And as Gateshead were without a win in 63 consecutive matches against professional sides in league and cup, Clark didn’t want the South Wales outfit to give Thunder that break.
“I was really happy...
Monday, 20 August 2012
44th Round the Pier Swim
The 44th Round of the Pier Swim at Aberavon Beach will take place on Sunday, August 26 starting and finishing at the Little Warren clubhouse of Aberavon Green Stars RFC.
The race will commence at 2.00 p.m. when the mayor of Neath Port Talbot CBC, Councillor Martyn Peters, accompanied by the club president, Councillor Collin Crowley, sound the gun.
Entrants should attend the clubhouse at 1.00 p.m. to register and pay the entry fee of £5. The printed tee shirts and pottery tankards for the various categories have again been donated by Tata...
Lydia Hall wins ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters
Lydia Hall clinched her maiden win in dramatic style as she came from two shots behind to take the inaugural ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters at Buckinghamshire Golf Club in England on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Welshwoman, who held a share of the lead after day one, shot rounds of 66, 71 and 72 for a fantastic seven under par 54-hole total. She sealed a one stroke victory over Beth Allen of the United States in glorious conditions at the...
Sunday, 19 August 2012
New Welsh Premier season goes off with a bang
Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League weekend review
IF the opening weekend was
anything to go by, supporters of the 12 clubs in the Welsh Premier League won’t be short of things
to talk about over the next nine months or so.
There were hat-tricks, amazing comebacks, last-minute goals
and strikes from the halfway line – and that was just in the game between Bala
and Newtown on Friday night.
More of that later but it was a less spectacular opener at
Park Hall where champions The New Saints got their campaign under way with a
hard-fought 1-0 win...
Carew confirmed as County Cricket League kings
Pembroke County Cricket League review
CAREW were confirmed as champions of the Pembroke County
Cricket League yesterday as the rain took its toll on games throughout the
six-division competition.
The top-of-the-table showdown between Carew and Neyland was rained off and with both teams taking
five points it means that the long-time leaders hold an unassailable advantage going
into next weekend’s final round of fixtures.
And looking at the table it’s abundantly clear that Carew
are by some way the best team in the league having only tasted...
Kerr shows his class to maintain Llandudno's push
North Wales Cricket League review
ALL-ROUNDER Gordon Kerr added fresh impetus into Llandudno’s
push for the premier division title with a virtuoso performance yesterday.
His team breezed to an impressive 128-run win against
Northop, a result which keeps them in touch with leaders Menai Bridge, who also
won.
The Llandudno batsmen weren’t at their very best and it took
Kerr with a knock of 46, including a stand of 64 for the seventh wicket with
skipper Jack Rimmington, to see them to a total of 178-7.
Any hopes Northop had of causing a surprise...
Winning Wanderers toast division two crown
South Wales Cricket Association division two, three and
four review
IT was always on the cards but Carmarthen Wanderers finally
cemented their position as the best team in division two by clinching the title
against Skewen yesterday.
And it couldn’t have been an easier day at the office for
the West Walians with their opponents capitulating to 34 all out as Wanderers’
captain Leighton Walters took 6-16.
Daniel James and Owain Davies were together at the crease
when the winning runs were hit, leaving Wanderers victors by nine wickets with
one...
Swansea on brink of title and return to Swalec Premier
South Wales Cricket Association division one review
THE fight for the division one title in the South Wales
Cricket Association will go to the last day – but it won’t involve Dafen
following their fall from grace.
Last season’s champions have gone from looking like strong
contenders to defend their crown to also-rans in the space of a month.
Defeat at Neath yesterday ended their hopes of successive
titles while Swansea won again to lay one hand on the trophy and an immediate return
to the South Wales Premier League.
They won by seven wickets...
Friday, 17 August 2012
Jones announces strong squad Testimonial match
Wales, Ospreys and British and Irish
Lions star Adam Jones has named an experienced squad to take on Neath RFC for
his Testimonial Game on Friday 24 August at The Gnoll (kick-off
7.45pm).
The 35-man squad, which will be
captained by Jones, is set to include four Welsh British and Irish Lions and
the experience of 22 international rugby players from past and present.
Former international hooker Barry
Williams, current Wales U20s coach Mark Taylor and rugby league and union
legend Alan Bateman will add their experience of wearing...
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