Newport Titans won a see-saw Welsh Shield Final beating Valley Cougars 42-41 in a game where the lead changed hands five times. Jon Griffiths went over on six minutes for the first Newport try. Ben Morris could have got a second minutes later but was held up as he went over the line. Cougars took …
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By Ian Golden at Taff’s Well RFC Cardiff Demons went out of the Powergen Rugby League Challenge Cup at the first hurdle on Sunday as they lost 12-28 to a well-disciplined Walney Central side. Walney took the lead after only five minutes. After a penalty conceded 20 metres out, Graham Newby broke down the left …
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A 79th minute try from man-of-the-match Gareth Jones enabled Cardiff Demons to win the Total RL.com Welsh Rugby League Shield in a pulsating match at Aberavon Greenstars RFC. Cardiff took the lead after only five minutes after a Newport knock-on from kick-off gave Demons the ball. From the last play in the resulting set-of-six, Great …
In a game of two halves, Cardiff Demons just about held on to 22-point half-time lead to bring the TotalRL.com National Conference Shield trophy to Wales for the first time. Throughout the first-half, Cardiff proved why the Welsh Conference is rated as the best in the country with four un-answered tries. They gained first advantage …
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By Ian Golden at Aberavon Greenstars Despite a gallant effort by the home side, making their debut in the Challenge Cup, Ince Rose Bridge ran out comfortable winners by in this first round tie at the seaside ground scoring four tries to the Irish’s one. In Stuart and Frank Cassidy, Rose Bridge had players with …
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KEVIN ELLIS made an emotional, spirited and ultimately victorious return to Wilderspool, masterminding Bridgend’s sensational victory in the sixth and best RLC Grand Final reports Phil Caplan. In a magnificent game; the power and dexterity of Bev Risman Medal winner Karl Hocking, alternating between prop and loose forward, midfield solidity of Allan Bateman, industry of …
A HAT-TRICK for man of the match hooker Craig Kay helped Bolton to a 28-21 over Torfaen Tigers in the TotalRL.com Shield final reports Tony Hannan. An equally exciting if at times bad-tempered encounter looked to be heading the way of the Welshmen who held a 20-12 half-time lead. But Bolton fought back superbly to …
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In a very close and competitive game played in a good spirit Torfaen Tigers run out winners by 28 points to 25. Both teams took a while to settle down to the pace of the game – the majority of players obviously heralding from rugby union. Having said that Torfaen settled the quicker, scoring a …
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There couldn’t have been a trickier tie for Cardiff Demons as the draw sent us up to National Conference League Division One side, Shaw Cross Sharks who were right in the middle of their season. The game attracted a lot of interest in Yorkshire, so much so that it was agreed to switch the tie …
AGAINST all the odds, the future for rugby league in Wales is brighter than ever before. That is the opinion of the sport’s development officer in South Wales, former Gateshead Thunder forward Stuart Singleton. Rugby union going open was heralded in many quarters as the death of the 13-man code in Wales, as the supply …
