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Tag: Penallta RFC

“They were our boys and they always will be – this is their legacy”

Tuesday, June 28, 2022Thursday, June 30, 2022

Having lost their sons to suicide, Paula Poole and Clare Jackson have come together to help raise thousands for suicide prevention charity Papyrus.

Ex-Penallta youth player Dai Flanagan named new Dragons head coach

Tuesday, June 21, 2022Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Cefn Hengoed’s Dai Flanagan has been named as the new head coach of the Dragons rugby region.

Penallta RFC beat Treorchy to win WRU National Plate

Sunday, May 1, 2022Monday, May 2, 2022

Penallta RFC made it a hat-trick of titles in the WRU National Plate as they beat Treorchy 34-10 at the Principality Stadium, on Saturday, April 30, to add to their wins of 2012 and 2017.

Rugby clubs heading to Principality Stadium to compete for silverware

Tuesday, April 19, 2022Thursday, April 21, 2022

Over the next fortnight, seven rugby clubs from Caerphilly County Borough will be competing for silverware at the Principality Stadium.

Will school expansion go ahead if sewage problem at Sue Noake playing field gets fixed?

Tuesday, March 1, 2022Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Controversial plans to create a playing field on the site were put on hold “for the foreseeable future” by Caerphilly County Borough Council last June.

Ex-Penallta youth player named as interim Scarlets head coach

Monday, May 10, 2021Monday, May 10, 2021

Cefn Hengoed’s Dai Flanagan has been named as the interim head coach of Scarlets rugby team.

Council releases statement after flooding on controversial pitch site

Wednesday, May 5, 2021Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Caerphilly County Borough Council has issued a statement following flooding at a site earmarked for a new rugby field in Ystrad Mynach.

Sports clubs and athletes in social media blackout to protest against online abuse

Tuesday, May 4, 2021Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Sports clubs and athletes from Caerphilly County Borough joined in with a four-day social media blackout as part of a protest against online abuse.

School expansion approved, despite rugby pitch concerns

Wednesday, April 7, 2021Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Caerphilly Observer understands that local campaigners are likely to launch legal proceedings against Caerphilly County Borough Council over the lawfulness of the way the decision was made.

Final decision looming for Trinity Fields School expansion

Wednesday, March 24, 2021Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Expansion of an Ystrad Mynach special needs school could still be given the go ahead despite objections to the loss of green space and the pitch used by a rugby club.

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