DAD SCOTT HITS THE SPOT

Costcutter League round up. Division 1 New dad Scott Thomas made a welcome return to action with a match winning hat trick for Llandysul against St Dogmaels. The talented front runner whose wife Lowri recently gave birth to a baby boy played as if the lack of sleep and all the nappy

DAFYDD GETS GB CALL

QUAD BIKE RACING. Quad bike champion Dafydd Davies of Ponthirwaun near Cardigan has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Quad Cross of Nations Event in Italy later this month writes Anwen Francis. The 18 year old, who is three times Welsh Champion, twice ORPA British Champion, the ACU British Club

SWALLOWS SHOT DOWN

Cardigan Town pulled off the shock result of the weekend when a late goal from John Lumb ended the long unbeaten run of reigning champions Llandysul at the King George field. The swallows who went through the last league campaign without losing a game hadn’t tasted defeat for thirteen months and

CARDIGAN WIN AT TREGARON

Division 3 West A Tregaron 18 Cardigan 33 Cardigan came out on top in the Ceredigion division three derby to make it two wins on the bounce and cap a fine start for their new coaching set up. This entertaining affair which was played out on a superb strip went end to end

SUCCESS FOR ABER

Division 1 West Crymych 3 Aberystwyth 15 Aberystwyth came up trumps in the derby clash at Parc Lloyd Thomas by two tries to nil but the Preselimen will look back at some golden opportunities when they should have also crossed the whitewash. The visitors were the best team on the day and fully deserved

GRITTY WIN FOR EMLYN

WRU Championship NEWCASTLE EMLYN 24 TATA STEEL 19 One of the best defensive displays seen for many a year earned Newcastle Emlyn a hard fought victory over Tata Steel. The reds who looked as if they were coasting to victory with just fifteen minutes of play remaining were forced to fend off a

STREET TOPPLE THE TURFS

Cambrian Tyres Aberystwyth and District League round up Pictures of Talybont v Padarn supplied by Beverley Hemmings. Division 1 The winning run of Tregaron Turfs came to an end after they were edged out by Bow Street Reserves by 2-1 although the Turfs who were reduced to ten men, did enough to claim a

NARROW DEFEAT FOR ABER

Division 1 West Aberystwyth 12 Penclawdd 16 A losing bonus point was the only reward for Aberystwyth on the opening day of the new season and the Ceredigion men will have to polish up quickly as they face Gowerton and Tenby in the next two weeks and both teams registered big wins

OPENING WIN FOR CARDI’S

Division 3 West Cardigan 22 Pembroke Dock Harlequins 12 New coaches Colin Davies and Mathew Monaghan saw their team get off to a flier when they beat Pembroke Dock Quins at the King George field. The two former players have taken the coaching role on as volunteers after the Gwbert Road based club

SLOW START FOR CRYMYCH

Division 1 West Dunvant 36 Crymych 22 Three tries conceded within the opening half hour proved to be decisive as despite a superb fightback the Preselimen left themselves far too much to do in this entertaining game. The visitors whose bus arrived late and which didn’t allow for a decent warm up, struggled