New Rugby League
outfit the Borderer Boars are calling on all rugby fans in South East Wales to
get behind their inaugural season in the Welsh Conference.
Having already played two games, losing both, this weekend
sees their first Saturday afternoon home game take place at Chepstow’s Upton
Memorial Ground (kick-off 2pm), against closest local rivals the Newport Titans.
They are hoping their local community can roar them on to their first victory.
They play on the Seconds’ pitch at Chepstow RFC, which is
kindly being lent to them by the club...
Friday, 31 May 2013
Monmouth Town continue spate of Welsh League managerial appointments
Welsh League side Monmouth Town have named former Wales international Steve Jenkins as their new manager, with chairman Lee Robson stating the club have to match his ambitions.
He said: “I could do the usual flannel about being sure Steve will take us up a notch, but I think that’s self-evident. The challenge for us is to match his ambitions. We’ve got great people around the club who can and will step up to the plate.
“We stated in 2003 we’d be a Welsh League club in five years, and in 2005 said we’d be a Welsh Premier League side in 15...
Three Welshmen flying the flag at Southerness
Alastair Jones, Matthew Moseley and Richard James have all headed to Scotland to compete in the Scottish Open Strokeplay Championship, starting today.
Radyr's former Welsh Amateur champion and Welsh Open Youths champion Jones will spearhead their challenge as he competes in his first major amateur event of the year at Southerness.
Moseley of Carmarthen, who posted Top 10 finishes at the Welsh Open Youths both last year and in 2011, will join him there. He will be playing his first event outside America this year, and will be looking to finish...
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Hughes replaces Pulis at Stoke
Stoke City have
appointed their second successive Welsh manager with the announcement Mark Hughes is to replace Tony Pulis.
The former Wales national boss has been out of work since
being sacked by QPR back in November, and has welcomed the chance to get back
in to football management. His appointment hasn’t been universally welcomed by
supporters at the Britannia Stadium, but he spoke about proving the doubters
wrong in his opening press conference and thanked the Coates family, who own
the club, for his chance.
He said: “I am absolutely...
Barry Town United await FAW meeting ‘D-Day’
The Barry Town Supporters Committee must sweat on FAW and Welsh League meetings over the next month to decide their fate.
The Welsh football governing body meets on June 13 to discuss whether to accept BTSC’s Barry Town United as a member club, before the league meets on June 29 to mull over whether to accept them in to their ranks.
BTSC member David Cole admits it’s a nervous time, saying; “We can’t join the Welsh League until the FAW recognise the club. What happens is in the lap of the FAW.”
They can decide whether to instruct the...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Wales set for major championships in Scotland
The Welsh netball
squad for the forthcoming European Championships in Aberdeen has been selected.
Head coach Melissa Hyndman picked 12 players plus two non-playing
training partners for the campaign. Nia Jones is the only uncapped player
included in the squad.
The annual event kicks off on Friday and runs till Sunday,
seeing Wales face England, Scotland and Northern Ireland in a bid to lift the main
prize. There is also the chance to gain ranking points to ensure qualification
for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Hyndman said: “I’m...
Boulden misses Top 10 finish at Castle
Curtis Cup star Amy
Boulden finished tied for 11th at the Irish Women’s Open Amateur
Strokeplay at Castle after a consistent weekend.
The Conwy girl hit rounds of 77, 76 and 77 to finish with a
gross 230. She finished tied with Ireland’s Chloe Ryan and Sarah Jane Boyd of
England, 12 strokes behind winner Meghan Maclaren.
Boulden wasn’t completely satisfied with her performance,
saying on Twitter: “[I] left a lot out there, but I’m looking forward to having
two weeks off to prepare for the British Amateur.
“[I] have to say the course at...
Jenkins back at The Gnoll
Neath have re-signed
winger Alec Jenkins after a season with Llanelli.
The Carmarthen-born 25-year-old came through the Scarlets’
youth system and made four senior appearances for the region, before playing in
the English Championship with London Welsh. He also includes Pontyberem and
Carmarthen Quins among his former clubs.
He previously spent three seasons at Neath between 2009 and
2012 with an outstanding record; helping the Blacks to 47 wins in 69 games in
all competitions and scoring 19 tries.
A Welsh international at Under-18, 19,...
Touch rugby looking to grow in Wales ahead of European Championships
The Wales Touch
Association is calling on everyone to take up a new sport ahead of the European Touch Rugby Championships in Swansea next year.
Wales is one of the most established European nations
participating in what some consider to be an alternative form of our national sport – but how many
readers knew they could play it?
Now, with the premier European competition coming to Welsh
shores next summer, the sport’s organising body, in partnership with the WRU, want as
many people as possible to take a ball in their hands and try what they...
Pontyclun & District Friday Night Darts League results
Results: May 25
SECTION 1:
Ogmore A 4-3 O’Hara’s
Ely Valley Miners A 3-4 Ogmore Meerkats
Coedely Club 6-1 Pontyclun Athletic
Beddau RFC 4-3 Llanharan Con Club
Llanharan RFC 5-2 Pencoed Social
Thomastown Beerkats v BYE
Table:
Position
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Points
1
Beddau RFC
6
6
0
32
2
Coedely Club
5
3
2
23
3
Ogmore A
5
5
0
22
4
Ely Valley...
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