6 Nations Series 2018 6 Nations Series 2018 Rhaglen Llanelli Warriors Primary Ed Primary £2 £2 (Y Drindod) V Programme
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RHYFELWYR LLANELLI WARRIORS TYMOR 2017 - 2018 SEASON 6 Nations Series 2018 Series 6 Nations 6 Nations Series 2018 Series 6 Nations Rhaglen Llanelli Warriors Primary Ed £2 (Y Drindod) V Programme Personal Player sponsorship is still available Ask committee for details Recent Result: London Welsh XV 38 53 Llanelli Warriors 10/2/18 The Warriors match against a social London Welsh 'invitation' XV was the 1st of three matches at Old Deer and so it was an early 10:30am kick off. The Warriors seemed wide awake though and they got a very early score when Nathan Murphy was worked into space and evaded the cover. Any idea that this was going to be an easy romp though were quickly dispelled. The Home forwards re gathered from the kick off and made enough room for Ty Sterry to scythe through from fly half. Both sides enjoy a reputation for open rugby and in great conditions, the crowd was kept entertained with plenty of movement from both teams. The Warriors were able to open a lead with Lawson borrowing in and Mark Lewis making amends for being held up once when he scored from close range. Although London Welsh hit back further tries saw the Warriors two clear tries ahead at the break. Given the social aspects of touring, the Warriors were pleased to be able to utilise a large squad but it did cost them some momentum. It was the home side who started the 2nd half strongly. In a loose match, they kicked intelligently and found holes. It gained them not only field position by a fine try for Dave Langdon. Although the Warriors looked sharp on the counter attack, London Welsh fought their way back firstly to 31 all and then into a 38-36 lead entering the final quarter. Gareth Hawkins and Marcus West were putting their bodies on the line for the cause whilst Jawsie and Cai Griffiths added some neat touches. With the prize slipping from their grasp, the Warriors stepped up their efforts. James Duke and Man of the Match Tomos Hall produced a much needed resurgence in the forwards and in a mad final flourish Captain Simon Day completed his hatrick and Jason Keighty scored a fine try. In was an incredible win in a game that had swung back and forth and was a credit to both teams. The Warriors were extremely grateful to Cai Griffiths and his team for the fixture and the welcome they received at the famous club and plans are already underway for a return in 2020. Llanelli Warriors: Lee Rowlands (Ben Griffiths), Tony Whittaker (Dan John), Jonathan Kearney (Adam Fussell), Ben Win (Nathan Murphy), Simon Day (Cpt.) (Jason Keighty), Jamie Evans (Arwel Thomas), Craig James (Jack Hert), Colin Tacon (Huw Jenkins, James Duke), John Horwood (Darren Pollitt), Andrew Davies, Jordan Jones (Nathan Lawson), Simon Jenkins (Tom Hall), Gwilym Lewis (Dai Haines). Tries: Day (3), Lawson (2), Keighty, Hall, M Lewis, Murphy, Conversions: S Jenkins (3), Whittaker (2), Thomas Physio: Dave Usher Referee: Neil Wharton A fantastic trip the Warriors have been officially invited back to London Welsh and we hope to full fill that in 2008 (even if Katy does go again!). First name on the bus will almost certainly be Simon Day who scored on Friday as well as his hatrick in the game. There were also storming performances from Polly, Tony Whittaker, Bambi and 2 guns though this was mainly on the dance floor. Ben Win tried his best to make the London Underground value for money with some free “entertainment” and apart from a massive club failure in the beer pong it couldn’t really have gone much better – book your places NOW! Thanks to Cai Griffiths for taking to the field,Sonny Parker for his support and finally Gareth Hawkins who was instrumental in setting the weekend up. All the photos (4 albums worth), stats and a report are on the club’s website www.llanelliwarriors.co.uk Llanelli Warriors’ Results and Fixtures 2017/18 Day Date Month Opponents and notes Sat 5 August Burry Port W 19 26 Sat 19 August South Wales Police Falcons L 56 32 Sun 10 September Swansea Vikings L 7 55 Sun 17 September WRU Community Select L 35 34 Sun 8 October Aberavon Green Stars L 32 27 Sun 15 October Betws W 53 54 Sat 11 November Pantyffynnon W 29 31 Sat 25 November Cardiff Chiefs L 24-22 Sun 26 November Llanishen L 15-25 Sat 26 December Betws D 25 all Sat 31 December Burry Port L 42 30 Sun 14 January Swansea Gladiators W 24-7 Sat 3 Feb Ferryside (Wales v Scotland) D 12 all Sat 10 Feb London Welsh (Tour) (Wales v england) W 38-53 Sun 24 Feb Trinity Primary Ed (Wales v Ireland) Sun 11 March Cefneithin (Wales Italy) Sat 17 March Rhiwbina (Wales v France) July Bumble Bee Barbarians (Bradford) 7s and touch tournaments For all appearance records and statistics visit www.llanelliwarriors.co.uk Ability Rugby International: Championship Winners 2015/16 Carmarthenshire Team of the Year 2017 Origin Cup & Anniversary Cup Winners 2016/17 Ability Rugby International – See the Facebook page Croeso Mawr ichi gyd Today we welcome back the Students of Trinity College Carmarthen’s Primary Education Course and their invitational XV. After a successful fixture/training game last season, where we all learned a lot, we look forward to a repeat today. We hope that whilst enjoying the rugby, you take the concept of integrated rugby with you through your studies and to wherever life then takes you. As well as our 2nd fixture today we would like to thank the Eddas for participating in our last 2 7s tournaments and we look forward to catching up later on. Whilst we haven’t finalised the date of our 7s this season, we very much hope you will come along again (2nd May Bank Holiday is hot favourite) I need to first thank all those who made the trip to London Welsh recently, such a happy and successful trip. The rugby result was the least of it (awesome though that was). A great weekend on and off the field with all conducting themselves admirably. I am pleased to say that London Welsh have publicly invited us back for 2020 and we hope to fulfil that. The various photos are well worth checking out even if you weren’t there and no doubt there will be many stories being retold in the clubhouse later. It would be remiss not to mention the rugby though, 50 points is a good day in anyone's book yet it was hard to pick out a man of the match – congratulations all. Special mentions to Simon Day on being Captain and all that scoring, Jamie Evans on his 100th appearance and Fudge who passed Chris Bonar’s position making him the 2nd most capped prop after the legendary Colin Tacon. Wales were neither as good or as lucky as the Warriors on that weekend, but still there was plenty to be optimistic about and a win in Dublin is within their capabilities even if Ireland will start as strong favourites. Rather than the TMO, thoughts should be on some wayward kicking and the number of turnovers lost. Both a very rectifiable even without the experienced players returning to action. If you aren’t at the ground then a Welsh clubhouse is the next best place to watch the game and we hope everyone will join us back at Burry Port to review our match and cheer on Wales. It’s good to be back at Burry Port and support our host club in their bid to buy their ground. Please keep an eye for the various events and support where you can. Tomorrow we make our 2nd trip of the season to the Scrum V studios. Hopefully some air time as well, but always good to see how it all works. (Meet Town Hall 4pm, live on air at 6pm) Off field we have had another successful disco since the last match and there are plans for a continuous stream of events throughout the season. Please keep an eye on the website for full details. With Shufflebottoms joining RDH Haulage as our new sponsors, there is only limited room for other companies to join, please let us know if you would like a logo. It’s a great cause and with the exploits of the team often gaining national coverage it’s good value for money. Back to today, a fixture to play in and a clubhouse to watch Wales in – Happy 6 Nations everyone Good luck to all taking the field today, Ymlaen y Rhyfelwyr! Ymlaen Y Cymry! Gwilym Lewis (Chairman Llanelli Warriors RFC). Stat attack Playing record 2017-2018: Played 14, Won 5, Drawn 2, Lost 7. Playing record overall: Played 286, Won 176, Drawn 17, Lost 94. POSITIONAL RECORDS Position Most prolific player No 2nd most prolific No Prop Colin Tacon 160 Mark Fudge 70 Hooker Jason Jenkins 121 Rich Hapus 70 Lock John Horwood 260 Darren Pollitt 94 No 6 Nathan Lawson 53 Raymond Millett 35 No 7 Gwilym Lewis 173 Lee Rowlands 20 No 8 David Newson 106 Simon Jenkins 95 Simon ‘Tarw’ Jenkins No 9 Dean Gilasbey 68 Gwilym Lewis 66 No 10 Jonathan Jones 77 Jamie Evans 57 140th appearance today Centre Alun Stephens 130 Ben Winstanley 56 Wing Tony Whittaker 87 Meredith Pugh 62 Full back Dai Spriggs 80 Lee Rowlands 39 TOP TEN APPERANCES 1: John Horwood 261 2: Gwilym Lewis 254 3: Colin Tacon 205 4: Lee Rowlands 192 5: Richard Evans 188 6: Alun Stephens 150 7: Dean Gilasbey 142 8: Simon Jenkins 140 9: Jason Jenkins 132 10: Darren Pollitt 128 Significant appearances Last time: Colin Tacon 205, Jamie Evans 100, Bambi 75, Simon day 60, Craig James 40, Tom Hall, Dai Haines 35, James Duke 5 Today: Simon Jenkins 140, Willy Browne 35, Jordan Jones 30, Thomas Edwards 15, Adam Davies 10.