MAESTEG may be the ones propping up the Premiership but it is Cross Keys that head into tomorrow’s clash in relegation form.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Steelmen back on track with victory over Newport
Filed under Gwent Rugby
Ebbw Vale 16
Newport 12
EBBW Vale again showed that home is where the heart is when they secured a morale-boosting derby victory over Newport last night.
Local rugby round-up
Filed under Gwent Rugby
Trinant entertained Oakdale in what is normally a humdinger of a local derby.
Joe Calzaghe v Bernard Hopkins (Live!)
Filed under Club Events, Club News, General, Newbridge RFC
The club are holding a night of boxing extravaganza on Saturday the 19th of April between Newbridge’s very own Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins. It promises to be a action packed night and this is an all ticket event.
The fight will be shown on the big screen and tickets are available at £10.00 to also include a curry. Tickets are already selling quickly and can be purchased from behind the bar at the club.
The BBC and Setanta Sports will also be recording live from the club with interviews scheduled with the audience.
This is an event not to be missed! Doors open at 12.00am.
Pontypool 33 v Newbridge 10
Filed under Club News, General, Match Reports, Newbridge RFC
Full match report to follow shortly.
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Other results from the division:
Beddau 22 v 20 UWIC
Caerphilly 05 v 00 Newport Saracens
Llanharan 15 v 16 Bargoed
Llantrisant 17 v 27 Fleur De Lys
Vale look to prove a point
Filed under Gwent Rugby
EBBW Vale head coach Pat Horgan is demanding his players display some mental steel when they welcome Newport to Eugene Cross Park tonight (kick-off 7.30pm).
Vale slump to Llandovery loss
Filed under Gwent Rugby
The Steelemen put in one of their worst performance of the season to go down to a pumped up Llandovery 31-22 at a cold and windy Church Bank writes Huw S Thomas
Ebbw Vale may have been badly hit by both injuries and the unavailability of some key players but coach Patrick Hogan was very unhappy with the commitment of his players.
Cross Keys 10 Newport 14
Filed under Gwent Rugby
IT TOOK until injury time for a subdued Gwent derby to burst into life with a relieved Newport scrambling on their line to repel a late, overdue Cross Keys charge to take the spoils.
Newport edge past Keys
Filed under Gwent Rugby
NEWPORT took the derby honours at Pandy Park after hanging on to beat Cross Keys 14-10.
Keys bid for derby glory
Filed under Gwent Rugby
THE LAST time Cross Keys welcomed Gwent rivals to Pandy Park they tasted derby day victory for the first time in two years and they aim for to repeat that feeling when Newport arrive this afternoon.
