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Aug 8th: Blaenavon 0 Ebbw Vale 38 Aug 24th: Ebbw Vale 38 Bury St Edmunds 7 Sept 14th: Ebbw Vale 39 Narberth 17 Oct 12th: Ebbw Vale 37 Llandovery 21 Oct 26th: Ebbw Vale 10 Llanelli 29 Nov 8th: Cardiff 78 Ebbw Vale12 Nov 23rd: RGC 23 Ebbw Vale 31 Dec 14th: Ebbw Vale 15 Bridgend 18 Jan 3rd: Ebbw Vale 17 Merthyr 19 Jan 18th: Ebbw Vale 18 Pontypridd 5

Aug 17th: Brixham 19 Ebbw Vale 57 Sept 7th: Ebbw Vale 23 Newport 29 Sept 21st: Merthyr 42 Ebbw Vale 21 Oct 18th: Pontypridd 32 Ebbw Vale 25 Nov 1st: Cardiff 12 Ebbw Vale 3 Nov 16th: Ebbw Vale 20 Carmarthen 26 Dec 7th: Ebbw Vale 10 Swansea 13 Dec 21st: Aberavon 26 Ebbw Vale 11 Jan 11th: Llandovery 10 Ebbw Vale 10 Jan 31st: Newport 20 Ebbw Vale 3

Aug 8th: Blaenavon 0 Ebbw Vale 38 Aug 17th: Brixham 19 Ebbw Vale 57 Aug 24th: Ebbw Vale 38 Bury St Edmunds 7 Sept 7th: Ebbw Vale 23 Newport 29 Sept 14th: Ebbw Vale 39 Narberth 17 Sept 21st: Merthyr 42 Ebbw Vale 21 Oct 12th: Ebbw Vale 37 Llandovery 21 Oct 18th: Pontypridd 32 Ebbw Vale 25 Oct 26th: Ebbw Vale 10 Llanelli 29 Nov 1st: Cardiff 12 Ebbw Vale 3 Nov 8th: Cardiff 78 Ebbw Vale12 Nov 16th: Ebbw Vale 20 Carmarthen 26 Nov 23rd: RGC 23 Ebbw Vale 31 Dec 7th: Ebbw Vale 10 Swansea 13 Dec 14th: Ebbw Vale 15 Bridgend 18 Dec 21st: Aberavon 26 Ebbw Vale 11 Jan 3rd: Ebbw Vale 17 Merthyr 19 Jan 11th: Llandovery 10 Ebbw Vale 10 Jan 18th: Ebbw Vale 18 Pontypridd 5 Jan 31st: Newport 20 Ebbw Vale 3 Feb 29th: Carmarthen 6 Ebbw Vale 6 Mar 7th: Ebbw Vale 20 RGC 17 Mar 21st: Swansea v Ebbw Vale Mar 28th: Bridgend v Ebbw Vale Apr 4th: Ebbw Vale v Aberavon Apr 8th: Ebbw Vale v Cardiff Apr 17th: Llanelli v Ebbw Vale Apr 25th: Ebbw Vale v Southern Knights May 2nd: Watsonians v Ebbw Vale May 9th: Ebbw Vale v Ayrshire Bulls Aug 11th: Brixham 0 Ebbw Vale 62 Aug 18th: Ampthill 20 Ebbw Vale15 Aug 25th: Ebbw Vale 12 Chinnor 53 Sep 1st: Llanelli 10 Ebbw Vale 43 Sep 7th: Ebbw Vale 19 Aberavon 17 Sep 15th: RGC 12 Ebbw Vale 19 Sep 22nd: Ebbw Vale 17 Bridgend 16 Sep 29th: Neath 17 Ebbw Vale 25 Oct 6th: Ebbw Vale 28 Swansea 14 Oct 13th: Ebbw Vale 22 Cross Keys 7 Oct 20th: Pontypridd 24 Ebbw Vale 19 Oct 26th: Ebbw Vale 0 Merthyr 20 Nov 9th: Llandovery 15 Ebbw Vale 9 Nov 16th: Ebbw Vale 20 Newport 27 Nov 23rd: Ebbw Vale 20 Carmarthen 8 Dec 1st: Bargoed 21 Ebbw Vale 35 Dec 8th: Ebbw Vale 22 Cardiff 20 Dec 15th: Ebbw Vale 20 Llanelli 7 Dec 22nd: Aberavon 14 Ebbw Vale 14 Dec 26th: Bedwas 17 Ebbw Vale 38 Jan 5th: Carmarthen 19 Ebbw Vale 20 Jan 11th: Ebbw Vale 27 RGC 26 Jan 19th: Bridgend 10 Ebbw Vale 14 Jan 26th: Merthyr 10 Ebbw Vale 9 Feb 2nd: Ebbw Vale v Neath Feb 8th: Swansea 29 Ebbw Vale 15 Feb 16th: Cross Keys 17 Ebbw Vale 48 Mar 1st: Ebbw Vale 17 Pontypridd 16 Mar 8th: Merthyr 34 Ebbw Vale 26 Mar 14th: Ebbw Vale 24 Llandovery 25 Mar 30th: Newport 29 Ebbw Vale 31 Apr 6th: Carmarthen 26 Ebbw Vale18 Apr 13th: Ebbw Vale 34 Bargoed 10 Apr 20th: Ebbw Vale 47 Bedwas 24 Apr 27th: Ebbw Vale 74 Neath 7 May 4th: Cardiff 75 Ebbw Vale 17 May 15th: Cross Keys 11 Ebbw Vale 15 May 12th: Cardiff 17 Ebbw Vale 20 May 9th: Ebbw Vale 14 Merthyr 17 May 6th: Ebbw Vale 19 Bedwas 18 Apr 26th: Ebbw Vale 26 Aberavon 30 Apr 21st: Ebbw Vale 26 RGC 25 Apr 14th: Bargoed 3 Ebbw Vale 15 Apr 7th: Ebbw Vale 6 Merthyr 10 Apr 2nd: Ebbw Vale v Aberavon Mar 30th: Carmarthen 34 Ebbw Vale 23 Mar 24th: Ebbw Vale 43 Swansea 3 Mar 21st: Bargoed 3 Ebbw Vale 26 Mar 17th: Llandovery 17 Ebbw Vale 6 Mar 10th: Ebbw Vale 22 Neath 6 Mar 3rd: Bargoed v Ebbw Vale Feb 25th: Ebbw Vale v Merthyr Feb 17th: Bridgend 18 Ebbw Vale 21 Feb 13th: Bridgend 13 Ebbw Vale 33 Feb 9th: Ebbw Vale 19 v Pontypridd 5 Feb 4th: Newport 18 Ebbw Vale 15 Jan 27th: Bridgend v Ebbw Vale Jan 6th: Ebbw Vale 16 RGC 14 30th Dec: Ebbw Vale 43 Llanelli 15 Dec 23rd: Ebbw Vale 33 Bedwas 17 Dec 1st: Merthyr 57 Ebbw Vale 7 Nov 25th: Ebbw Vale 21 Cardiff 23 Nov 19th: Newport 42 Ebbw Vale 12 Nov 10th: Ebbw Vale 20 Cross Keys 34 Nov 4th: Pontypridd 45 Ebbw Vale 12 Oct 28th: Ebbw Vale 19 Bargoed 14 Oct 7th: Bedwas 54 Ebbw Vale 5 Sept 30th: Ebbw Vale 20 Merthyr 33 Sept 23rd: Cardiff 25 Ebbw Vale 30 Sept 16th: Ebbw Vale 25 Newport 27

Aug 8th: Blaenavon 0 Ebbw Vale 38

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Aug 17th: Brixham 19 Ebbw Vale 57

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Aug 24th: Ebbw Vale 38 Bury St Edmunds 7

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Sept 7th: Ebbw Vale 23 Newport 29

“Another ten minutes, we’d have won that,” said an Ebbw supporter after Saturday evening’s match. Perhaps so, given Ebbw’s second half resurgence, but 80 minutes is all you get (unless it’s a cup...

Sept 14th: Ebbw Vale 39 Narberth 17

Ebbw progressed to round 2 of the Specsavers National Cup winning by the comfortable margin of 39-17, though Narberth were far from easy opponents and put together some good passages of play that had the...

Sept 21st: Merthyr 42 Ebbw Vale 21

Ebbw’s scores came from tries by Ewan Rosser and Dan Hill and a conversion and three penalties by Dan Haymond. The 23 was: 1 Ross Jones 2 Joe Franchi 3 Rob Sevenoaks 4 Lance Randall 5 Ashley Sweet...

Oct 12th: Ebbw Vale 37 Llandovery 21

Ebbw recorded an excellent bonus point win over Llandovery. Tries from Ethan Phillips, Dafydd Thomas, Euan Rosser and Paul King, added to Dan Haymond’s magnificent kicking of 4 conversions and 3 penalties...

Oct 18th: Pontypridd 32 Ebbw Vale 25

The Steelmen came away from Sardis Road with a losing bonus point in a 32-25 reverse. Ashley Sweet’s try, from an exemplary drive off a lineout, and Dan Haymond’s conversion finished the game. Haymond...

Oct 26th: Ebbw Vale 10 Llanelli 29

A very disappointing performance by Ebbw saw bottom side Llanelli, winless until today, register a well deserved bonus point victory. Ewan Rosser scored Ebbw’s only try which Dan Haymond converted. Haymond...

Nov 1st: Cardiff 12 Ebbw Vale 3

Ebbw were unlucky to come away from a rainy Cardiff Arms Park with nothing on Friday night. A great improvement from the previous week's disappointing performance saw the Steelmen run the Premiership's leading...

Nov 8th: Cardiff 78 Ebbw Vale12

Ebbw can now concentrate on the league after their cup exit at the hands of high-flying Cardiff. Back rowers Dawid Rubasniak and Lewis Young scored tries and there was a Dan...

Nov 16th: Ebbw Vale 20 Carmarthen 26

In a much better performance, Ebbw fought back fiercely from a 21-3 deficit to 21-17, dominating the 2nd and 3rd quarters and scoring tries through Ewan Rosser and Ashley Sweet, both converted by Man of the...

Nov 23rd: RGC 23 Ebbw Vale 31

16 points from Dan Haymond, and a second half lesson in breakdown domination from the Francis-Rubasniak-Young back row gave Ebbw an excellent, deserved win at Parc Eirias, confirming the improvement seen...

Dec 7th: Ebbw Vale 10 Swansea 13

The Steelmen were hoping to win consecutive matches for the first time this season, following the excellent win at RGC last time out. With Swansea snd Ebbw at the wrong end of the table, this was forecast to...

Dec 14th: Ebbw Vale 15 Bridgend 18

With both sides fighting for Premiership survival, the match was destined to be a nervous, attritional occasion with the focus on avoiding mistakes rather than trying to be creative. Although Ebbw had more...

Dec 21st: Aberavon 26 Ebbw Vale 11

Ebbw slipped to bottom place in the premiership with this defeat at a wet and muddy Talbot Athletic Ground. Paul King scored the Steelmen’s only try, responding quickly to an Aberavon mistake, and Dan...

Jan 3rd: Ebbw Vale 17 Merthyr 19

Ebbw ‘s scorers were Will Griffiths with his first try for the club and a conversion and penalty by Dan Haymond. The Steelmen also scored a first half penalty try. The Ebbw team was. 1) Ross Jones 2)...

Jan 11th: Llandovery 10 Ebbw Vale 10

A penalty try following the destruction of the Llandovery scrum, and a long penalty from Ryan Evans gave Ebbw a 10-5 half time lead. They dominated a first half in which the Drovers barely left their own...

Jan 18th: Ebbw Vale 18 Pontypridd 5

Tries by Aaron Grabham and Ashley Sweet plus a conversion and penalty by Dan Haymond saw the Steelmen home to a brilliant win over Pontypridd. The home defence was outstanding in frustrating the visitors time...

Jan 31st: Newport 20 Ebbw Vale 3

Ebbw Vale took the lead with a 23rd minute penalty from Rhys Jones after a cagey first quarter of probing and testing by both sides. Newport nudged in front five minutes later when Jonny Morris touched down...

Feb 29th: Carmarthen 6 Ebbw Vale 6

A gritty, organised second half display saw Ebbw deservedly share the points at second placed Carmarthen on Saturday. The westerly gale affected many aspects of play, with kicking, long passes and lineout...

Mar 7th: Ebbw Vale 20 RGC 17

Tries from Lewis Young and Dan Hill, both converted by Rhys Jones who also scored two penalties, were enough to secure the win and season’s double over RGC. Bridgend’s defeat means that Ebbw now have an 8...

Mar 21st: Swansea v Ebbw Vale

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Mar 28th: Bridgend v Ebbw Vale

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Apr 4th: Ebbw Vale v Aberavon

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Apr 8th: Ebbw Vale v Cardiff

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Apr 17th: Llanelli v Ebbw Vale

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Apr 25th: Ebbw Vale v Southern Knights

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May 2nd: Watsonians v Ebbw Vale

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May 9th: Ebbw Vale v Ayrshire Bulls

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Aug 11th: Brixham 0 Ebbw Vale 62

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Aug 18th: Ampthill 20 Ebbw Vale15

Ebbw Vale narrowly lost to a highly experienced Ampthill team that contained several international players amongst the forwards. Ebbw fans will instantly recognise former Cardiff Blues favourite...

Aug 25th: Ebbw Vale 12 Chinnor 53

Head Coach Greg Woods will have been heartened by his team’s second half performance after they were blown away by Chinnor’s expansive attacking prowess that saw the English National Division side race to...

Sep 1st: Llanelli 10 Ebbw Vale 43

Ebbw Vale got the new season off to the best possible start with a bonus point win over Llanelli at Parc y Scarlets. Outside half, Rhys Jones, opened Ebbw's account with a penalty on 4 minutes and continued...

Sep 7th: Ebbw Vale 19 Aberavon 17

Second half tries from Stef Thomas, Ronny Kynes and Ashley Sweet and two Rhys Jones conversions, gave Ebbw Vale a remarkable comeback win over Aberavon, who had led 17-0 at half time. Having been second best...

Sep 15th: RGC 12 Ebbw Vale 19

As against Aberavon last weekend, Ebbw overturned a half time deficit to emerge with a win, this time in Colwyn Bay against RGC 1404. Penalties from Rhys Jones (3) and Carl Meyer, plus a penalty try earned by...

Sep 22nd: Ebbw Vale 17 Bridgend 16

After going 3-0 down to an early penalty by former Steelman Will Holley, Ebbw hit back with two perfect drives from lines out, completed by Ronny Kynes with conversions by Rhys Jones to lead 14-6 at half time....

Sep 29th: Neath 17 Ebbw Vale 25

Supporters of the Steelmen must be familiar with the scenario: opponents look like world beaters for 40 minutes then Ebbw look like masters of the universe for 40. And so it went at Neath on Saturday as the...

Oct 6th: Ebbw Vale 28 Swansea 14

Ebbw scored four tries to claim a bonus point win over Swansea on Saturday. Three came in the first half from Paul King, Ronny Kynes and Carl Meyer, with Man of the Match Joel Harries bagging the fourth after...

Oct 13th: Ebbw Vale 22 Cross Keys 7

Ebbw maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 5-point win over Cross Keys at Eugene Cross Park in front of the S4C cameras on Saturday evening. After 36 hours of non-stop rain, the pitch was in...

Oct 20th: Pontypridd 24 Ebbw Vale 19

Pontypridd pipped Ebbw to a narrow 24-19 win on Saturday, with the Steelmen coming away with a losing bonus point to lie 2nd in the Premiership. Stef Thomas scored a try, converted by Rhys Jones who also...

Oct 26th: Ebbw Vale 0 Merthyr 20

Despite a hugely brave, committed defensive effort in a heavyweight contest that warmed the crowd on a a bitter night, Ebbw went down 20-0 to a big, abrasive Merthyr squad who also had to show great defence...

Nov 9th: Llandovery 15 Ebbw Vale 9

Ebbw Vale came away from Churchbank with a losing bonus point on a night more suited to white water rafting than rugby. Rhys Jones kicked 3 penalties to give the Steelmen a 9-5 advantage but Llandovery’s 10...

Nov 16th: Ebbw Vale 20 Newport 27

On the night that skipper Ronny Kynes made his 200th appearance for the club, Ebbw raced to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter and looked on course for a convincing win. Tries by Dai Jones and Carl...

Nov 23rd: Ebbw Vale 20 Carmarthen 8

This was Ebbw’s line up: 1.Ross Jones 2.Rhys Francis 3.Rob Sevenoaks 4.Rhys Clarke 5.Ashley Sweet 6.Cameron Regan 7.Ronny Kynes (capt)8.Lewis Young 9.Matthew Flannagan 10.Rhys Jones 11.Toby Fricker...

Dec 1st: Bargoed 21 Ebbw Vale 35

Tries from Jack Dixon, Lewis Young, Lloyd Evans and a last play bonus point effort by Josh Lewis, plus 15 points from Rhys Jones’s boot, gave the Steelmen a hard fought 35-21 win over a very competitive...

Dec 8th: Ebbw Vale 22 Cardiff 20

Ebbw’s 22-20 victory over Cardiff at wet and windy Eugene Cross Park was their eighth success in the last nine encounters and brought to an end the visitors’ nine match winning streak. The Steelmen had...

Dec 15th: Ebbw Vale 20 Llanelli 7

A first half brace by Man of the Match Toby Fricker set Ebbw up for a win that was less comfortable than the scoreline suggests. The game was played in heavy rain and a gale from the South, with temperatures...

Dec 22nd: Aberavon 14 Ebbw Vale 14

Ebbw fought back from a 14-7 half time deficit to claim a 14-14 draw. Dan Haymond capitalised on great work by the lively Paul King to score a try on 23 minutes. Rhys Jones's touchline conversion closed the...

Dec 26th: Bedwas 17 Ebbw Vale 38

Ebbw Vale took 5 points from a convincing win over Bedwas at Bridge Field on Boxing Day. Carl Meyer scored two tries, Lloyd Evans scored one and there was a penalty try earned by the scrummaging power of the...

Jan 5th: Carmarthen 19 Ebbw Vale 20

Ebbw edged out the Quins in a tense, hard fought cup tie at Carmarthen Park. Rhys Jones’s early penalty was cancelled out by one from Aled Thomas, before Ebbw’s superior scrummaging earned a penalty try....

Jan 11th: Ebbw Vale 27 RGC 26

Ebbw won an excellent encounter at ECP on Friday night, beating RGC by 27 points to 26. Dan Haymond, Lloyd Evans and Cameron Regan scored tries which Rhys Jones converted. The outside half also nailed both his...

Jan 19th: Bridgend 10 Ebbw Vale 14

Ebbw extended their unbeaten run to 8 games with a hard won success over a Bridgend side fighting for their very existence in the Premiership. The wet weather and muddy pitch put paid to any hopes of a...

Jan 26th: Merthyr 10 Ebbw Vale 9

For the third successive season the gods of all cup draws pitted these two teams against each other and, for the third successive season, the Ironmen of Merthyr came out on top. On a wet and windy afternoon...

Feb 2nd: Ebbw Vale v Neath

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Feb 8th: Swansea 29 Ebbw Vale 15

Swansea were worthy winners, scoring 4 tries to claim a bonus point and boost their Premiership survival hopes considerably. Despite a valiant effort, Ebbw were uncharacteristically off the pace and struggled...

Feb 16th: Cross Keys 17 Ebbw Vale 48

Ebbw took five points from a game that was decided by half time, after four tries through Toby Fricker, Joe Franchi, Owen Young and Dai Jones. Rhys Jones, whose great break set up the supporting Owen Young for...

Mar 1st: Ebbw Vale 17 Pontypridd 16

Eugene Cross Park was the setting for another televised thriller on Friday evening as Ebbw and Pontypridd went head to head. The visitors, one place above Ebbw in 3rd, had the better of the first 10 minutes as...

Mar 8th: Merthyr 34 Ebbw Vale 26

This game turned on a storming 10 minute display early in the second half by the Merthyr pack that saw 3 Ebbw forwards dispatched to the sin bin, a penalty try and a series of destructive scrums and mauls that...

Mar 14th: Ebbw Vale 24 Llandovery 25

Squad v Llandovery: 15 Dan Haymond 14 Steff Thomas 13 Paul King 12 Dom Franchi 11 James Lewis; 10 Rhys Jones 9 Dai Jones; 1 Luke Garrett 2 Joe Franchi 3 Rob Sevenoaks; 4 Rhys Clarke 5 Ashley Sweet (capt); 6...

Mar 30th: Newport 29 Ebbw Vale 31

Rhys Jones landed a trademark drop goal to capture victory for Ebbw with the last kick of the match. The Steelmen had trailed throughout but tries from Paul King (2), Joe Franchi, 3 penalties and a conversion...

Apr 6th: Carmarthen 26 Ebbw Vale18

Despite leading 13-10 at half time, Ebbw went down 26-18 at Carmarthen, missing a losing bonus by the smallest of margins. Scores were tries for Dafydd Howells and Dai Jones, with Rhys Jones kicking the rest....

Apr 13th: Ebbw Vale 34 Bargoed 10

The Steelmen completed the season’s double over Bargoed with a 34-10 win at Eugene Cross Park. Although Bargoed took an early lead with a try, Ebbw fought back with scores from Lloyd Evans and Paul King,...

Apr 20th: Ebbw Vale 47 Bedwas 24

On a baking hot afternoon at Eugene Cross Park, older supporters were recalling Easter games with Abertillery that started in spring sunshine and ended in snow. It definitely happened once, in 1979. Didn’t...

Apr 27th: Ebbw Vale 74 Neath 7

Ebbw ran in 11 tries against relegated Neath in a largely one-sided encounter at blustery Eugene Cross Park. Scorers were Dafydd Howells (2), Dawid Rubasniak (3), Lloyd Evans (2), Stefan Thomas (2) and Rhys...

May 4th: Cardiff 75 Ebbw Vale 17

These two teams, lying in 2nd and 3rd place at the start of the match, shared 92 points in the sunshine at the Arms Park. Cardiff fought back bravely after falling behind to an early Rhys Jones penalty and had...

May 15th: Cross Keys 11 Ebbw Vale 15

Ebbw Vale pulled off another nail biting win, with tries from Ronny Kynes and Toby Fricker and a conversion and penalty from Dai Langdon. The victory guaranteed 6th spot for the Steelmen, a huge improvement...

May 12th: Cardiff 17 Ebbw Vale 20

Ebbw continued their Arms Park winning streak, cruising to a 20-3 lead and dominating the first hour, before a very spirited fightback saw Cardiff come within an Assistant Referee's call of winning the game...

May 9th: Ebbw Vale 14 Merthyr 17

Champions elect Merthyr came withn a whisker of receiving a major blow to their title pretensions, stealing victory deep in injury time with a Kyle Evans try that was the game’s final play. Ebbw started...

May 6th: Ebbw Vale 19 Bedwas 18

On a baking hot afternoon the players of Bedwas and Ebbw Vale served up a thoroughly entertaining and, ultimately, nail biting game that ended with Ebbw victorious by the smallest of margins. Lewis Dennett...

Apr 26th: Ebbw Vale 26 Aberavon 30

27-0 down after 30 minutes, Ebbw were staring down the barrel of a hammering... then the comeback began. Lewis Young scored on the stroke of half term and Lewis Dennett converted to make it 27-7 to Aberavon at...

Apr 21st: Ebbw Vale 26 RGC 25

For the second time this season, RGC came to Eugene Cross Park as firm favourites and, for the second time, came off second best to the reborn Steelmen. On a sunny Spring afternoon, it all started so well for...

Apr 14th: Bargoed 3 Ebbw Vale 15

The match was abandoned at half time, with Ebbw 15-3 up, after paramedics and the medical staff of both clubs treated a spectator who had been taken ill.The WRU announced (May 3rd) that the result would stand,...

Apr 7th: Ebbw Vale 6 Merthyr 10

Following a week of rain, the Cross Keys ground staff produced as good a surface as possible for the two Heads of the Valleys clubs to play out an intense, enthralling encounter that could easily have gone...

Apr 2nd: Ebbw Vale v Aberavon

This match has been postponed as the pitch is unplayable following heavy snow and rain overnight and this morning. Both clubs will work to rearrange the match later in the...

Mar 30th: Carmarthen 34 Ebbw Vale 23

A casual observer, wandering over from the Fun Day in Carmarthen Park for a cup of tea and pork roll with stuffing (absolutely stunning and highly recommended) would have glanced at the scoreboard, seen that...

Mar 24th: Ebbw Vale 43 Swansea 3

Ebbw recorded a comfortable bonus point win, scoring five tries against a Swansea side struggling badly to find form in the second half of the Premiership season. Lewis Dennett, in his first start at...

Mar 21st: Bargoed 3 Ebbw Vale 26

Ebbw ran out as comfortable winners of this tight, hard fought and physical quarter final at Bargoed Park, but it was far from easy! Bargoed took the lead with a Calum Jones penalty on their first excursion...

Mar 17th: Llandovery 17 Ebbw Vale 6

This was, to put it mildly, a game that was affected by the weather conditions. A biting gale from Eastern Europe brought regular horizontal snow showers that made kicking, passing and line out throwing...

Mar 10th: Ebbw Vale 22 Neath 6

Ebbw's good form in the Premiership's second stage continued with a scrappy but deserved win over struggling Neath. 24 hours before kick off, the pitch was covered in snow, so congratulations must go to the...

Mar 3rd: Bargoed v Ebbw Vale

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Feb 25th: Ebbw Vale v Merthyr

Match postponed because of a frozen...

Feb 17th: Bridgend 18 Ebbw Vale 21

The Ebbw team for tomorrow’s quick return to Bridgend is: Dan Haymond, Stefan Thomas, James Lewis, Dominic Franchi, Toby Fricker; Callum Hall, Dai Jones; Ross Jones, Joe Franchi, Rob Sevenoaks; Kristian...

Feb 13th: Bridgend 13 Ebbw Vale 33

Ebbw scorers: Penalty try Toby Fricker (2 tries) Dorian Jones (2 cons, 3 pens, drop goal) Team: Dan Haymond, Stefan Thomas, James Lewis, Dominic Franchi, Toby Fricker; Dorian Jones, Dai Jones;...

Feb 9th: Ebbw Vale 19 v Pontypridd 5

Ebbw's resurgence continued on a cold night at ECP with a superb defensive performance against second placed Pontypridd. Early scrum power gave Dorian Jones his first chance of the evening and he made no...

Feb 4th: Newport 18 Ebbw Vale 15

Despite building a 12-0 lead in the first quarter of an hour, with tries through Dai Langdon - a brilliant solo effort from his own half - and a Catch'n'Kynes, it was the 17th minute dismissal of Cameron Regan...

Jan 27th: Bridgend v Ebbw Vale

Ebbw Vale team to play at Bridgend on Saturday is: 15 Dan Haymond, 14 Stefan Thomas, 13 Dominic Franchi, 12 Dai Langdon, 11 Toby Fricker; 10 Dorian Jones, 9 Dai Jones; 1. Ross Jones, 2. Rhys Francis, 3. Rob...

Jan 6th: Ebbw Vale 16 RGC 14

The present Cup Champions and Premiership leaders, Rygbi Gogledd Cymru, exited this year’s National Cup competition as a resurgent Ebbw Vale won a pulsating tie, 16-14. It was a bitterly cold afternoon,...

30th Dec: Ebbw Vale 43 Llanelli 15

Ebbw got the second half of the Premiership season off to a tremendous start with a five point win over Llanelli at Eugene Cross Park on Saturday afternoon. After a close first half, in which Ebbw spurned a...

Dec 23rd: Ebbw Vale 33 Bedwas 17

Ebbw reserved their best performance of the season so far for the last game before the East and West come together. Their attacking intent was shown immediately when Carl Meyer's perfectly timed run split the...

Dec 1st: Merthyr 57 Ebbw Vale 7

No report is available for this match Ebbw Vale team v Merthyr A long list of injuries forces Head Coach Lee Davies into a number of changes for the tough visit to in form champions...

Nov 25th: Ebbw Vale 21 Cardiff 23

Ebbw had to settle for a losing bonus at the end of a game they could have won. A pre-match snowstorm welcomed the visitors who were keen to avenge a home defeat earlier in the season. The first ten minutes...

Nov 19th: Newport 42 Ebbw Vale 12

No report available for this match. Scorers Tries - Cameron Regan, Carl Lewis Con - Lewis Dennett 1. Joel Harries 2. Rhys Francis 3. Robert Sevenoaks 4. Lance Randall 5. Rhys Clarke 6. Ronny Kynes...

Nov 10th: Ebbw Vale 20 Cross Keys 34

Ebbw suffered another heavy defeat at ECP on Friday night as Cross Keys scored five tries to the Steelmen's three in a 34-20 win. Ebbw started poorly, missing several opportunities to relieve early Keys...

Nov 4th: Pontypridd 45 Ebbw Vale 12

When a team low on form and low on confidence comes up against another brimming with both qualities, there's only likely to be one outcome, and such was the scenario at Sardis Road on Saturday afternoon. The...

Oct 28th: Ebbw Vale 19 Bargoed 14

Ebbw completed the season's double over Bargoed in a scrappy but exciting contest. The win was built on an excellent forward performance that culminated in a penalty try as Bargoed buckled and infringed at a...

Oct 7th: Bedwas 54 Ebbw Vale 5

For the first time in 3 seasons, Ebbw Vale conceded a half century of points in a league game as Bedwas ran in 8 tries at the Bridge Field on Saturday afternoon. The home side had the bonus point in the bag...

Sept 30th: Ebbw Vale 20 Merthyr 33

If ever a scoreline failed to reflect a match, this was it. Although, arguably, Merthyr deserved to take the four points, they were only able to secure the victory when Ebbw Vale were reduced to 12 men as...

Sept 23rd: Cardiff 25 Ebbw Vale 30

Having not lost to Cardiff since returning to the Premiership, Ebbw arrived at the Arms Park hoping to maintain that proud record, but knowing that the hosts were in...

Sept 16th: Ebbw Vale 25 Newport 27

Ebbw's team v Newport: Dan Haymond, Will Holley, Tom Hoppe, Dom Franchi, Tobey Fricker; Callum Hall, Dai Jones; Joel Harries, Rhys Francis, Rob Sevenoaks; Kristian Parker, Lance Randall; Rhys Clarke, Ronny...

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