Bargoed RFC edged out local rivals Newbridge 21-7 in the Swalec Championship, but missed out on the crucial bonus point needed to close the gap on RGC 1404 in fourth place.
Category: Sport
Gymnastics: Cheerleading team scoop up awards on debut competiton
The newly-formed Valleys Gymnastics Academy cheerleading team entered their first regional competition and returned home with three trophies.
Rugby League: Mixed results for South Wales Scorpions in double-header friendlies
South Wales Scorpions gave a good account of themselves in a pre-season friendly loss to Hemel Stags on Saturday February 13, while their under-20s beat an East of England side emphatically.
Rugby: Cross Keys edge past Swalec Cup holders Bridgend in close affair
Cross Keys loosened Bridgend Ravens’ grip on the SSE Swalec Cup with a 20-13 victory at the Bridgend Ford Brewery Field that earned them a home quarter-final place.
Jonathan braced for 2016 rally season-opener
Jonathan Brace will be aiming to kick-start his 2016 campaign with a strong class result at the Red Kite Stages on Sunday, February 21 at the season-opening round of the 2016 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship.
Rugby Union: Bedwas leave it late to secure bonus point win against Neath
Bedwas came back from the dead to defeat Neath, after scoring 34 unanswered points at The Gnoll on a cold but dry evening on Friday, February 12.
WRU launch support initiative for ex-professionals
The Welsh Rugby Union has launched an initiative to support the post-retirement careers of professional rugby players.
Rallying: Penpedairheol’s Aaron Jones off to a flyer
Teenage rally driver Aaron Jones has started the 2016 season where he left the last one off, finishing second in his class at the Rali Cwm Gwendraeth.
Rugby League: Scorpions match venue switched ahead of Saturday
South Wales Scorpions have switched this Saturday’s rugby league friendly matches against Hemel Stags to the Caerphilly Centre of Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach.
Rugby Union: Bargoed lose to Swansea in the Swalec Championship
Bargoed outscored second-placed Swansea by four tries to three, but it was the boot of Whites’ outside-half Jac Wilson that proved decisive as the home side clung on to take the spoils in a physical encounter at St Helens on Saturday, January 30.