The News Review:
- The Top 10 of South African Rugby in 2008
- Rugby: Upton does it again
- Rugby: Sports make it into the second round
- Rugby: Waterwheelers reach the last 32
- Wilkinson on course for comeback
- Rugby: ld Parish bow out
- Rugby:Ravens resist plucky Pencoed
The Top 10 of South African Rugby in 2008
Bleacher Report CA
The Sharks had not scored a huge amount of bonus points in the lead up to the match and so it looked as though the writing was on the wall. After making his Springbok debut in what seems like a century ago\u0026nbsp;Jacobs was picked by De Villiers to start for the Springboks at outside centre and what an impact he made.
Rugby: Upton does it again
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It was fitting that home captain Steve John brought the curtain down to make sure his side went into the next round. John went on a darting run and crossed out wide for the vital score. Centre Hosey and flanker Evans shared the Ivor John Evans Pontycymer Man of the Match award. n N Friday Pontycymer Rugby Club play Llangeinor Football Club in the annual Jimmy Walker Memorial Cup at Lawrence Park. n N Monday December 29 Pontycymer Rugby Club will be holding their Soup Day. It starts at 3pm doors open at 1pm.
Rugby: Sports make it into the second round
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n a misty and damp afternoon with the ground heavy and muddy the Sports roared out of the blocks to play some classic attacking rugby. The young Penygraig side with 10 youth players from the last two seasons looked alert from the outset but it was the composure and experience of the Sports that showed when Gary Punter scored an early try from the base of the scrum. Nathan Townley added the conversion. Penygraig then put on pressure and seemed to be harshly penalised by the referee much to the annoyance of the home support. During this spell they were unlucky not to score.
Rugby: Waterwheelers reach the last 32
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Tondu steadied the ship and gradually got into the game and after 15 minutes Dean Thomas kicked a penalty. Two minutes later Nathan Brown broke through two tackles to crossed for a Tondu try and Thomas added the conversion to bring the Pandy Park side level. Both sides played some excellent open rugby and on the half hour Tondu’s Man of the Match Thomas showeda clean pair of heels to the Zebras’ defence and touched down between the posts to make his conversion a formality. Five minutes later he kicked a penalty to put some light between the teams. But back came Treorchy and some powerful forward play saw Daniel Thorn cross the line to make the half time score After the turnaround it was more of the same with both sides throwing the ball around and giving all they had and the Rhondda Valley side were getting ever more desperate as the game went on and threw everything at the Waterwheelers who stood firm to a man. Although there was no score in the second half it was a nail-biting affair. The closeness of the game showed that the regional divisions are well matched Tondu top of Division Three South West and Treorchy undefeated in Division Three South East.
Wilkinson on course for comeback
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The fly-half 29 had further surgery two weeks ago to determine the success of the initial operation. Falcons director of rugby Steve Bates reported Wilkinson had been cleared for the next stage of his rehabilitation. “That has a timescale all of its own but at least the initial hurdle seems to have been overcome” he said. Wilkinson will now work on strengthening his knee and making sure it has the required flexibility before proceeding further. “There was always going to be a little doubt about whether the original operation had been a success as with all operations” Bates added.
Rugby: ld Parish bow out
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nly two years ago Maesteg had lost by 50-9 to Neath in the semi final of the cup played at the Talbot Athletic Ground but now of course there is a division between the two teams. Maesteg had much the better scrum and the satisfaction of scoring the best try of the game – a first half effort by left winger wen Richards. Neath led 14-5 at the interval with their points coming from a hat-trick of penalties by centre Matthew James and a try from winger Gareth James. In the second half Matthew James kicked another penalty and further tries were scored by captain and No 8 Lee Beach (2) Matthew James left winger David Evans and lock Neil Edwards.
Rugby:Ravens resist plucky Pencoed
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It was a match full of passion commitment and effort from both sides and it occasionally spilled over into fighting with neither side prepared to give an inch. There were five yellow cards dished out by referee David Williams of Caldicot who hails from Nantyffyllon with the Ravens getting four of them. They spent most of the second half with only 14 men and for five minutes were down to 13 but in the end their extra pace and fitness proved the deciding factor as they ran in four tries in the final quarter. The Ravens had an edge in the scrums while the line outs were fairly evenly contested.
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