| Opponents |
Type |
Venue |
Date |
Result |
Score |
League
Pos'n/10 |
| Penlan |
L |
A |
4/9/04 |
L |
34 - 18 |
|
| The
Athletic travelled to Penlan for their first game but were
unfortunately unable to call on their full squad. Nevertheless
they put up a good fight against
dogged and more streetwise opponents before they were
finally beaten by 33-18. The team management would like to welcome
former Youth players Deian Augustus, Celfyn Davies, David Thomas
and Matthew Bailey to the ranks and wish them all the best for the
season.
Penlan beat Llandovery after a
rousing second half in which they scored four tries. Centre James
Hill got two of them, the others falling to centre Robert Watkins
and fly-half Steve Williams, who also kicked a conversion and four
penalties. Llandovery crossed twice through wing Gareth Augustus
and centre Deian Augustus. Full-back Rhys Davies kicked a
conversion and two penalties.
|
| Tries:
Gareth Augustus, Deian Augustus; Con: Rhys Davies; Pens: Rhys
Davies (2) |
| Carmarthen
Athletic |
L |
A |
11/9/04 |
W |
0 - 39 |
|
Llandovery
bounced back from last week's defeat at Penlan with a 39-0 victory
at Carmarthen Athletic.
"It was good to get some confidence back after last week's
disappointment," said Llandovery boss Martin Davies.
Centre Deian Augustus crossed twice for the visitors, as did
full-back Celfyn Davies, who added a drop goal and three
conversions. Wing Gareth Augustus and flanker Glyn Davies were the
other Llandovery try scorers. |
| Tries:
Deian Augustus (2), Celfyn Davies (2), Gareth Augustus, Glyn
Davies; Cons: Celfyn Davies (3); Drop Goal: Celfyn Davies |
| Narberth |
L |
H |
18/9/04 |
W |
17 - 16 |
|
| Narberth
led 8-5 at half-time at Llandovery, but failed to hold on as the
Drovers got the better of the second half to edge it 17-16.
Star of the show for Llandovery was
fly-half Celfyn Davies who produced a try and four penalties.
No.8 Gareth Bennett and fly-half
Wayne Jones scored for Narberth, with full-back Shane Higgon
adding two penalties. |
| Try:
Celfyn Davies; Pens: Celfyn Davies (4) |
| Llangadog |
L |
A |
25/9/04 |
W |
34 - 76 |
|
| In
what can only be described as one of the most remarkable matches
in recent years, Llandovery recovered from 15-0 down at one stage
to score 12 tries and leave Llangadog 76-34 winners. "We were
all breathless at the end. The Llangadog forwards had the edge up
front, but our backs were like lightning and scored with every
opportunity," said Llandovery boss Martin Davies.
Full-back Celfyn Davies scored
three tries and landed eight conversions to finish with a haul of
31 points as Llandovery took a 17-15 half-time lead before
breaking loose in the second half. Centre Deian Augustus was
another to register a hat-trick, with two tries going to wing
Gareth Augustus and one each for centre Aled Davies, wing Rhys
Davies, flanker Ken Hughes and No.8 Daniel Thomas.
Llangadog played their full part in
the Tywi Valley derby with two tries from lock Alan Price, the
others to score being flanker Gareth Jones and lock Dafydd Thomas.
Fly-half Adrian Williams completed the scoring with three
conversions and a penalty. |
| Tries:
Celfyn Davies (3), Deian Augustus (3), Gareth Augustus (2), Aled
Davies, Rhys Davies, Ken Hughes, Daniel Thomas; Cons: Celfyn
Davies (8) |
| Whitland |
L |
H |
2/10/04 |
W |
24 - 18 |
|
| There
was nothing to choose between the teams at the end of the first
half, with the teams level on 8-8.
"Whitland were playing well
and were 18-14 up with six minutes left before we came out on top
24-18," said Llandovery boss Martin Davies.
Full-back Celfyn Davies starred for
Llandovery by converting his own try and landing four penalties.
The other Llandovery try was down to fly-half Arwel Davies, the
points for Whitland coming from two tries by No.8 Cerith McNally,
one of which was converted by fly-half Alistair Bowen who also
fired over a couple of penalties. |
| Tries:
Celfyn Davies, Arwel Davies; Con: Celfyn Davies; Pens: Celfyn
Davies (4) |
| Polypipe
Civils Championship Table to 2/10/04 |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
For |
Ag |
Diff |
Pts |
| Bonymaen |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
141 |
24 |
5.88 |
12 |
| Llandovery |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
174 |
102 |
1.71 |
12 |
| Carmarthen
Quins |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
85 |
19 |
4.47 |
9 |
| Penlan |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
94 |
81 |
1.16 |
9 |
| Whitland |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
69 |
79 |
0.87 |
9 |
| Dunvant |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
105 |
51 |
2.06 |
7 |
| Llangennech |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
47 |
129 |
0.36 |
4 |
| Narberth |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
62 |
69 |
0.9 |
3 |
| *
Llangadog (points deducted) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
55 |
179 |
0.31 |
0 |
| *Carmarthen
Athletic (points deducted) |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
81 |
0.21 |
0 |
|
| Penlan |
L |
H |
9/10/04 |
W |
27 - 22 |
|
| Llandovery
currently occupy pole position after an exciting 27-22 victory at
home to Penlan. The match was delayed for nearly an hour after the
referee travelled to Penlan instead of to the Drovers HQ, but the
action came thick and fast when the whistle was eventually blown
to start the game.
No. 8 Daniel Thomas crashed over
for the opening Llandovery try, followed by touchdowns from wing
Simon Jones, centre Deian Augustus and fly-half Rhys Davies, while
full-back Celfyn Davies added two conversions and a penalty.
Penlan played their part with tries
by Mark Evans, Anthony Butt and Bobby Prentice, with one
conversion and a penalty by fly-half Steve Williams. |
| Tries:
Daniel Thomas, Simon Jones, Deian Augustus, Rhys Davies;
Cons: Celfyn Davies (2); Pen: Celfyn Davies |
| Llangennech |
L |
H |
16/10/04 |
L |
38 - 30 |
|
| It
was a short stay at the top for Llandovery, whose 38-30 defeat at
Llangennech saw them toppled from pole position as defending
champions Carmarthen Quins came home 72-7 winners from Whitland.
Llangennech continued their current run of good form, with
full-back David Owen converting two tries by fly-half Simon Davies
plus others by centre Craig Bassett and wing Dean Gibbs. No. 8
Jeremy Evans and wing Eifion Howells were the others to hit the
try line for Llangennech, who were up 30-15 up at half-time.
Llandovery played their full part
in an entertaining encounter, crossing for six unconverted tries,
with two going to full-back Celfyn Davies, while wings Simon Jones
and Gareth Augustus, fly-half Arwel Davies and flanker Dylan
Thomas also scored. |
| Tries:
Celfyn Davies (2), Simon Jones, Gareth Augustus, Arwel Davies,
Dylan Thomas |
| Dunvant |
L |
H |
23/10/04 |
W |
19 - 18 |
|
| The
wet weather stopped half the league programme in its tracks on
Saturday, but the heavy rain failed to prevent Llandovery beating
Dunvant 19-18 in a thriller at Church Bank.
And it took a last minute
conversion by full-back Celfyn Davies to secure victory for
Llandovery after centre Aled Davies had swept through a gap in the
Dunvant defence to record his side's third try.
Dunvant held a 10-5 lead at
half-time in torrential conditions with tries by fly-half Jay
Parry and full-back Lee Tucker.
Llandovery full-back Davies touched
down for the home side's only points of the first half.
Scrum-half Elgan Davies doubled the
Drovers try count after the break only for wing Mathew Tucker to
reply with a try for Dunvant, whose lead increased to 18-12 when
centre Mike Arnold landed a penalty.
"To say that we played in
monsoon conditions would be an under statement, but despite the
heavy rain, all the players adapted well to the wet conditions. We
just about deserved it in the end," said Llandovery official
Martin Davies. |
| Tries:
Celfyn Davies, Elgan Davies, Aled Davies; Cons: 2 |
| Polypipe
Civils Championship Table to 23/10/04 |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Bonymaen |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
| Llandovery |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
| Carmarthen
Quins |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
| Dunvant |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
| Penlan |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
| Llangennech |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
| Whitland |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
| *
Narberth (points deducted) |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| *
Llangadog (points deducted) |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
| Carmarthen
Quins |
L |
H |
30/10/04 |
L |
15 - 19 |
|
| It
was all systems go on Saturday following the previous weekend's
deluge, and it was touch and go at Llandovery where defending
champions Carmarthen Quins left it very late to record a 19-15
victory. Lock Gary Evans produced a skipper's performance for the
Quins when going over for his second try to secure a win for his
side with only a minute left on the watch.
''We were winning 15-14 and
deserved to be ahead, but the Quins kept at it and finally broke
through just before the end,'' said Llandovery boss Martin Davies.
''I was delighted with the performance of the Llandovery side.''
Wing Gareth Augustus and brother
Deian, who plays in the centre, crossed for the Llandovery tries,
one of which was converted by full-back Celfyn Davies, who also
landed a penalty.
Centre Ellis Davies scored in the
first half for the Quins, his try converted by fly-half Leighton
McKenna. He also converted one of the tries by his skipper in the
second half. |
| Tries:
Gareth Augustus, Deian Augustus; Con: Celfyn Davies; Pen: Celfyn
Davies |
| Bonymaen |
L |
A |
13/11/04 |
L |
21 - 5 |
|
| A
try by centre Mike Morris, converted by fly-half Paul Warlow, was
all Bonymaen had to show for a hard-fought first half against
Llandovery.
Centre Neil Wilcox and wing Neil
Griffiths touched down for Bony in the second half, both tries
converted by Warlow, as Bony won 21-5. Llandovery replied with a
try by centre Deian Augustus. |
| Try:
Deian Augustus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Llangennech |
L |
A |
4/12/04 |
L |
20 - 22 |
|
| It
was a disappointed Llandovery dressing room at the end of the
match against visiting Llangennech, for whom scrum-half Liam
Davies kicked a penalty in the dying moments to snatch a 22-20
victory. ''We are disappointed to say the least after losing with
the last kick of the game following a controversial penalty,''
said Llandovery spokesman Martin Davies, whose side led 12-5 at
half-time.
Full-back Celfyn Davies scored most
of the points for Llandovery with a try, two conversions and a
couple of penalties; the second Llandovery try came from centre
Rhys Davies.
Liam Davies starred for
Llangennech, the nippy scrum-half crossing twice and converting a
try by hooker Chris Bowen before landing the all-important late
penalty. The remaining points for Llan came when wing David Owen
converted one of the tries by scrum-half Davies. |
| Try:
Celfyn
Davies, Rhys Davies; Cons: Celfyn Davies (2); Pens: Celfyn Davies
(2) |
| Two
pictures from the Llangennech game, donated by Ian Williams of Riley Sports Photography |
 |
|
 |
|
| Polypipe
Civils Championship Table to 11/12/04 |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
For |
Ag |
Diff |
Pts |
| Carmarthen
Quins |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
328 |
66 |
4.97 |
21 |
| Bonymaen |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
240 |
84 |
2.86 |
19 |
| Penlan |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
163 |
132 |
1.23 |
16 |
| Llangennech |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
209 |
242 |
0.86 |
16 |
| Llandovery |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
234 |
236 |
0.99 |
12 |
| Whitland |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
75 |
251 |
0.30 |
9 |
| Dunvant |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
160 |
149 |
1.07 |
7 |
| *
Llangadog |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
119 |
368 |
0.32 |
-3 |
|
| Narberth |
L |
A |
11/12/04 |
. |
. |
|
|
|
| Penlan |
CC(1) |
A |
8/1/05 |
L |
32 - 5 |
|
| Penlan
warmed up for their crunch Worthington Cup quarter-final clash at
Glyncoch next weekend with a convincing 32-5 triumph in the
Polypipe Challenge against visiting Llandovery. Flanker Martin
Dobbs crossed for two of Penlan's five tries, the others going to
hooker Kevin Murphy, centre Robbie Watkins and prop Craig Francis.
Fly-half Lee Ali completed the scoring with a penalty and two
conversions. All Llandovery could manage in response was a try by
fly-half Arwel Davies.
"We were 12-0 down at
half-time after playing into the strong wind," said
Llandovery boss Martin Davies. "We wish them every success in
the Worthington Cup." |
| Try:
Arwel Davies |
| Polypipe
Civils Championship Table to 9/1/05 |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Carmarthen
Quins |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
| Bonymaen |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
| Llangennech |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
| *
Penlan |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
| Llandovery |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
| Whitland |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
| Dunvant |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
| *
Llangadog |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
| Clwb Rygbi
Caerdydd |
F |
H |
15/1/05 |
W |
17 - 12 |
|
| Llandovery overcame a
stern challenge from the Welsh-language Cardiff-based side to
grind out a tough win on a quagmire of a pitch at Church Bank. The
sides were tied at 5-5 at the interval, but the Drovers put in a
strong second half performance to finally kill off the spirited
visitors. Scrum half Matthew Bailey sold an outrageous dummy as he
went over for a first half try. Wing Gareth Augustus raced in from
30 yards out to increase the lead before speedster Dyfed Watkins
stepped on the gas and left would-be tacklers in the mud with
three side-steps to score from fully 50 metres. Centre Rhys Davies
converted to seal the win. |
| Tries: Matthew Bailey,
Gareth Augustus, Dyfed Watkins; Con: Rhys Davies |
| Carmarthen
Quins |
L |
A |
22/1/05 |
L |
30 - 0 |
|
| There
is no change at the top of the table after Carmarthen Quins kept a
clean sheet in recording a 30-0 victory at home to Llandovery.
''I'm pleased the boys stuck at it.
It was so cold we could all have done with a couple of minutes
each in a microwave after the game,'' said Llandovery boss Martin
Davies.
The Quins breached the Drovers
defence on four occasions to record tries by locks Robert Dyer and
Gary Evans, flanker Paul Morgan and wing Dafydd Edwards. Fly-half
Leighton McKenna completed the scoring with two penalties and a
couple of conversions. |
|
| Bonymaen |
L |
H |
29/1/05 |
L |
8 - 43 |
|
| It
was Llandovery who opened the scoring with a penalty by full-back
Celfyn Davies and try by flanker Dylan Thomas. The visitors
replied with tries by No 8 David Allen and lock Andrew Yates, who
also skippers the side. Fly-half Paul Warlow landed both
conversions and kicked a penalty . He also fired over three
conversions in the second half to tries by flanker Nick Clancy,
centre Michael Morris and livewire hooker Dean Davies. |
| Try:
Dylan Thomas; Pen: Celfyn Davies |
| Whitland |
L |
A |
19/2/05 |
W |
17 - 30 |
|
| There
might only have been one game in the league on the weekend due to
the Howells Cup but there was no shortage of drama. The start of
the match between Whitland and Llandovery was delayed for 45
minutes after the Drovers' replacement hooker Dylan James suffered
a neck injury when falling awkwardly during the pre-match warm-up.
''Dylan was stretched out on the
field and it was a case of safety first as paramedics called the
Air Ambulance to take him to Morriston Hospital,'' said Llandovery
boss Martin Davies. ''His injury doesn't appear to be too serious
but no one took any chances.''
The Drovers recovered from the
incident to win 30-17 after the teams were locked on 17-17 at
half-time.
No. 8 Cerith McNally and centre
Alistair Bowen hit the tryline for Whitland, the tries converted
by fly-half Christian Richards, who also kicked a penalty.
Llandovery crossed for four tries
through hooker Rhys Richards, wing Jason Williams, wing Gareth
Augustus and prolific full-back Celfyn Davies, who fired over two
conversions and a couple of penalties as the visitors took control
in the second half. |
| Tries:
Rhys Richards, Jason Williams, Gareth Augustus, Celfyn Davies;
Cons: Celfyn Davies (2); Pens: Celfyn Davies (2) |
| Polypipe
Civils Championship Table to 19/2/05
* have points deducted |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
For |
Ag |
Diff |
Pts |
|
Carmarthen
Quins |
11 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
399 |
66 |
6.05 |
30 |
|
Bonymaen |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
305 |
104 |
2.93 |
25 |
|
Llangennech |
10 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
221 |
264 |
0.84 |
16 |
|
Llandovery |
12 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
272 |
316 |
0.86 |
15 |
|
*
Penlan |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
173 |
142 |
1.22 |
14 |
|
Dunvant |
10 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
241 |
167 |
1.44 |
13 |
|
Whitland |
12 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
100 |
352 |
0.28 |
9 |
|
*
Llangadog |
11 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
129 |
429 |
0.30 |
-2 |
|
| |
| Llangadog |
L |
H |
5/3/05 |
W |
22 - 6 |
|
| The
Tywi Valley derby between Llandovery and Llangadog ended in a 22-6
victory for Llandovery thanks to two tries, two conversions and a
penalty by fly-half Arwel Davies. Daniel Thomas, who started in
the centre for Llandovery, scored the other try after moving to
No. 8.
Llangadog replied with two
penalties by scrum-half Adrian Williams.
''We didn't have it all our own
way,'' said Llandovery boss Martin Davies. ''Llangadog have a very
young side and will no doubt improve with experience.'' |
| Tries:
Arwel Davies (2), Daniel Thomas; Cons: Arwel Davies (2); Pen:
Arwel Davies |
| Dunvant |
L |
A |
26/3/05 |
L |
52 - 27 |
|
|
Dunvant ran in nine tries in the 52-27 win over Llandovery at
Broadacre. Two of the tries went to wing Mathew Ware, the others to
hit the try line being flanker Gregory Jervis, prop Jamie Williams,
wing Jordan Jackson, centre Richard Lewis, prop Paul Salter,
fly-half Lee Copner and skipper and flanker John Arnold. Scrum-half
Lee Tucker kicked a penalty and two conversions.
Llandovery played their part in an
entertaining match with two tries by centre Deian Augustus and one
each from wing Simon Davies, fly-half Arwel Davies and No 8 Daniel
Thomas with full-back Celfyn Davies adding one conversion.
|
|
Tries: Deian Augustus (2), Simon Davies, Arwel Davies, Daniel
Thomas; Con: Celfyn Davies |
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| Polypipe
Civils Championship Table to 26/3/05
* have points deducted |
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
|
Carmarthen Quins |
13 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
36 |
|
Bonymaen |
11 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
25 |
|
* Penlan |
12 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
20 |
|
Llandovery |
14 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
18 |
|
Llangennech |
12 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
|
Dunvant |
12 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
|
Whitland |
12 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
|
* Llangadog |
12 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waunarlwydd |
F |
A |
16/4/05 |
W |
12 - 14 |
. |
|
Four new players helped lead Athletic to victory last Saturday.
Llandovery secured an away victory against Waunarlwydd depite
transportation problems before the match. Martin Davies, of
Llandovery, said the team warmed up by walking to the Waunarlwydd
ground after the bus driver refused to drive under a low bridge. He
said, "The boys had to walk for ten minutes with their kit to reach
the match". Despite the
rigmarole, Llandovery were the strongest side in last weekend's
friendly.
Llandovery will play host to
Waunarlwydd next season when the team join them in the Polypipe
league. |
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| Polypipe
Civils Championship Table - end of season * have points deducted |
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