UK Anti-Doping have banned Bargoed RFC player Adam Buttifant from all sport for two years after he tested positive for an anabolic steroid.
Category: Sport
Rugby League: South Wales Scorpions suffer one-sided 60-4 defeat in league opener
South Wales Scorpions faced the toughest possible start to the season at their new Caerphilly home on Sunday March 6, taking on Keighley Cougars, the side who were denied promotion in last year’s play-off final.
Rugby Union: Bargoed stop table-toppers Merthyr in their tracks to boost promotion prospects
Bargoed stunned runaway SWALEC Championship leaders Merthyr, on Saturday March 5, with a hard-fought 12-5 victory to keep the reigning champions’ promotion hopes very much alive.
Rugby Union: Too little too late as Bedwas lose to Cardiff
Cardiff held off a late Bedwas fightback to win an entertaining Principality Premiership game at the BT Sport Arms Park.
Rally: Bright future ahead for young co-driver Jordan
A co-driver from Oakdale is beginning to make quite the name for himself.
Rugby League: South Wales Scorpions in Cup upset
South Wales Scorpions suffered a shock loss to National Conference League side Featherstone Lions on Saturday February 27, exiting the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup in the third round.
Kickboxing kid overcomes spinal condition to receive national call-up
When 15 year old Garin Davies was diagnosed with spina bifida, it shattered his world. So much so that he gave up the thing he loved most – kickboxing.
Football: New six-a-side league set to start in Caerphilly
A new six-a-side football league is starting in Caerphilly on Sunday nights.
Rugby Union: Cross Keys’ Fosters Challenge Cup hopes dashed by Newport loss
Cross Keys no longer have any chance of qualification for the knockout stages of the inaugural Fosters Challenge Cup, following a 24 points to 12 defeat against Newport on Tuesday March 2.
Rugby Union: Bargoed gain crucial ground in Premiership promotion race
Bargoed closed the gap on the fourth place promotion spot to just five points, scoring 26 unanswered points in an impressive second half against a feisty Glynneath outfit at Abernant Park on Saturday, February 27.