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Tag: Rugby union

Stefan Sankala steps down as Bedwas RFC head coach

Monday, May 22, 2023Monday, May 22, 2023

Bedwas RFC head coach Stefan Sankala has stepped down from his position, the club has announced.

Bedwas end season on cloud nine with Tata Steel rout

Monday, May 22, 2023Monday, May 22, 2023

Bedwas finished their season on a high with a nine-try romp over winless Tata Steel in the WRU National Championship.

Ex-Scarlet to take over as Bargoed RFC head coach

Monday, May 15, 2023Monday, May 15, 2023

Former Scarlets back-rower Jack Condy, who was born in Aberbargoed, will take over as Bargoed RFC head coach next season.

Three late tries seal defeat for Bedwas in penultimate game of the season

Monday, May 15, 2023Monday, May 15, 2023

Three tries in the last ten minutes saw injury-hit Bedwas sink to defeat at home to fourth-placed Ystrad Rhondda.

Bedwas up to seventh in league after seven-try victory

Tuesday, May 9, 2023Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Seven-try Bedwas breezed past Tata Steel for a well-deserved win on a warm afternoon in Port Talbot.

Coach makes late cameo as injury-depleted Bedwas seal bonus-point win

Tuesday, May 2, 2023Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Bedwas head coach Stefan Sankala came onto the pitch for a two-minute cameo as his injury-ravaged side beat Trebanos.

Bargoed score seven tries in derby win over Bedwas

Tuesday, May 2, 2023Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Bargoed earned Caerphilly County Borough bragging rights after a convincing derby win over Bedwas.

Schoolgirls’ rugby success at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Idris Davies School’s Under-16s girls rugby team has won the National Schools Final at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

Bargoed score six tries in bonus-point win at Trebanos

Tuesday, April 25, 2023Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Bargoed bounced back from defeat to league leaders Pontypool with a bonus-point win at second-from-bottom Trebanos.

Two late tries see Bedwas pull away for derby victory over Cross Keys

Monday, April 17, 2023Monday, April 17, 2023

Bedwas RFC scored two late tries to see off Cross Keys in a high-scoring but ill-disciplined Caerphilly County Borough derby at the Bridgefield.

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