Newcastle Emlyn Youth 13 Lampeter Youth 14 A monster kick from Lampeter outside half Sam Whittingham in the dying minutes of this entertaining game earned his team a win over local rivals Newcastle Emlyn. Played in perfect conditions this really was a superb advert for rugby in Ceredigion and the decent crowd
Month: October 2016
DEFENSIVE ERRORS PROVE COSTLY
Glynneath 36 Newcastle Emlyn 10 Newcastle Emlyn travelled to Glynneath with a number of key players missing and unsurprisingly they were overwhelmed by a home outfit that capitalised on some costly defensive lapses especially in the first half. Glynneath playing down the slope, started positively and were soon on the scoreboard when,
HOLDERS AND FAVOURITES ON EASTER MONDAY TRAIL
EMLYN MOVE IN ON LEADERS
Costcutter Ceredigion League Division One. Newcastle Emlyn, one of the main contenders for the Division One title moved up to within five points of leaders Llandysul after they ran out worthy winners against Dewi Stars by 2-0. The reds controlled much of the opening half and they managed to break the deadlock
COCKLEMEN DENIED BY CARDIGAN
WRU National Bowl-Round two Cardigan 45 Laugharne 29 Cardigan bounced back with a win following a disappointing show away at Neyland and Llyr Griffiths and his team played some enterprising attacking rugby against a Laugharne team that came to spoil the party. This WRU National Bowl second round tie proved to be very
SUCCESS FOR POPPIT CLUB
The Welsh Nipper Surf Championships, Barry, 2016 . Poppit Sands Surf Life Saving Club enjoyed some notable successes at the recent Welsh Nipper Surf Championships held in Barry. Charlie Woodcraft & Gwil Rees both won bronze on the board, Rhys Caygill won silver in the long run and the flags and there were
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
JUNIOR FOOTBALL There was a real hive of activity on the junior pitches by the astro turf strip in Cardigan last week when over fifty young footballers were in action for their opening matches of the season The Cardigan Junior under 6's, 8's and 10’s faced their Crannog counterparts whilst the under
WOMEN NEEDED AT EMLYN
Wanted: Girls or ladies rugby players. A brand new ladies rugby team for Newcastle Emlyn! Following the success of the recent WRU Cluster club- Clwb Rygbi Wiberod, aimed at getting more school girls playing rugby in the South Ceredigion area Newcastle Emlyn are now keen to take the next step by founding
CARDIGAN JUNIORS IN FINE FORM
JUNIOR RUGBY: Cardigan under 13's 55 Milford Haven under 13's 12 Cardigan completed a double over Milford Haven RFC when the under 13's added to the impressive win by the senior team in Division Three West when they completed a comfortable victory over their Milford counterparts. The score was not a true reflection
CRYMYCH TOPPLE THE LEADERS
Division One West Crymych 15 Llanelli Wanderers 10 If ever there was a performance that bristled with pride and passion this was it on Saturday at Parc Lloyd Thomas, Writes Andrew Clarke. To a man Crymych were quite superb and don't be fooled by the scoreline as their performance was much better than