Blackwood 7
Pontypridd 28
BRAVE Blackwood had one slight consolation in defeat – this was a home match.
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Big shock for Pooler
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UWIC 18
Pontypool 15
Pontypool, returning to Division One East league action after a six-week break, slumped to a shock 18-15 defeat against the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
Rugby round-up – Fleur-de-Lys get kick in the teeth
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ANOTHER nail was driven into Fleur-de-Lys’ Asda League Division One East relegation coffin when they went down to a 23-17 home defeat at the hands of Caerphilly.
Newport battle through to last eight
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Bedwas 14
Newport 21
IF it wasn’t for the erratic boot of a fly-half then it would be yet another case of the one that got away for Newport.
Vale are just voracious
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Ebbw Vale 62
Tondu 7
Seventeen years ago, in the first season of league rugby in Wales, the Waterwheelers provided a huge shock to the collective Vale system by dumping them out of the cup.
Forster heads for Henley
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JASON Forster has moved on again, this time to a new role in England.
Manley breach earns year ban
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CROSS Keys backs coach Dai Manley is the latest victim of the WRU’s hard, no-nonsense stance on abuse of referees after being slapped with a 12-month ban from the touchlines.
Sneddon saves day for lethargic Keys
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Cross Keys 32
Newport Saracens 8
FOR a few fleeting moments Newport Saracens’ ex-Wales and Dragons flanker Jason Forster thought his struggling Welsh Division One East side were in with a chance of a Konica Minolta Cup fifth-round upset against one of his former clubs on Saturday.
Hembrow demands a cutting edge
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NEWPORT head coach Ian Hembrow was able to afford himself a smile after the whistle went at Bridge Field but he realises there is much work to be done if his side are to win a further three games in the cup.
