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Narberth and Goodwick progress

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6 years ago

December 22, 2014

Coelbren Athletic 1
Narberth 4

NARBERTH progressed to the last sixteen of the West Wales Cup after a comfortable victory against Neath side Coelbren Athletic last Saturday. Narberth started brightly as Matthew Price and Jordan Williams both forced early saves out of the home goalkeeper. However, it was half an hour before the visitors opened the scoring.

Morgan Preece released player/manager Price and he put Narberth ahead with a good finish. Ten minutes later, Coelbren were level as the home striker rounded Narberth keeper John Durbridge to score. The celebrations did not last long, as minutes later, Narberth were in front again. Marc Hughes met a Tony Evans corner to score at the far post with a tap in. Twenty minutes into the second half and Jordan Williams beat the offside trap to finish confidently and make it 3-1 to Narberth.

Matthew Price completed the scoring for the Bluebirds as he lifted the ball over the legs of the advancing keeper to make it 4-1 and put Narberth through to Round 4. Narberth have been drawn away to Treboeth United in the next round. Treboeth play in Division Three of the Swansea league. The tie will be played on February 7, 2015. On Saturday, Narberth visit Fishguard Sports in the Senior Cup Round 2. Narberth: John Durbridge, Dorian Davies, Iestyn Scourfield, Toby Lancaster, Justin Blewitt, Mark Hughes, Callum O’ Connell, Jordan Williams, Tony Evans, Matthew Price (Nigel Williams), Morgan Preece.

Goodwick United 6
Wales Tartan 2

Goodwick United also made it through to the last 16 of the West Wales Cup as they stunned Wales Tartan winning by six goals to two. Wales Tartan had knocked Milford United out in the last round but Goodwick were aware of the threat posed by the Swansea league division three side.

Goodwick have been drawn to play Evans & Williams away, on February 7, 2015, in the next round of the cup. They play in the Premier Division of the Carmarthenshire League and are unbeaten this season. Goodwick return to league action on Saturday as they face St Clears.

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Signed Wales shirts gifted to RNLI go up for auction

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2 days ago

February 25, 2021

James Hemingray

FOLLOWING a winning start to the Six Nations Tournament, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have scored a winning try for the RNLI, gifting six signed rugby shirts to help save lives at sea.

Each rugby shirt has been signed by the full WRU squad and are accompanied by a certificate of authentication – a winning prize for any Welsh rugby fan.

To avoid a ruck for the WRU shirts the charity has placed all six signed shirts on an online auction, ensuring a fair game for all who wish to win the golden prize. The auction will be live until Wednesday, March 31, which allows plenty of time for supporters to bid for the team in red.

Each signed shirt includes Wales Captain, Mumbles RNLI supporter and the most capped international player of all time Alun Wyn Jones; as well as Louis Rees-Zammit, the Man of the Match in the nail-biting Scotland v Wales game.

Nick Evans, RNLI Fundraising and Partnership Lead said: ‘On behalf of the charity I would like to say a big thank you to the Welsh Rugby Union for donating these fantastic prizes to the RNLI. RNLI volunteers are on call 24-7 and are often called away from important events such as family celebrations – or international rugby tournaments – to respond to the pager if someone is in trouble at sea.

‘Like all charities, 2020 was a challenging year for the RNLI when all traditional fundraising had to stop – all our shops were closed, there were no collections and all events had to be cancelled. This is why we at the RNLI are so grateful to all the team at WRU for their ongoing support. The auction is now live and we would like to encourage all Wales rugby supporters to throw the RNLI a lifeline and place their bid for the winning prize.’

To place a bid or find out more about the charity auction please visit https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/rnliwru.

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Five subs to be allowed for JD Cymru Premier clubs

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2 days ago

February 25, 2021

James Hemingray

THE FAW’s National Leagues Board has confirmed that JD Cymru Premier clubs will be permitted to make five substitutions in matches, in accordance with the Laws of the Game, until the end of the 2020-21 top-flight season.

FIFA extended the use of the rule, which was first introduced following the COVID-19 outbreak, citing “player welfare” as part of the reason for the temporary amendment to Law 3 of the Laws of the Game.

FIFA stated that “Some competitions which resumed in 2020 may have a shorter-than-usual recovery/preparation period before the start of their next season.”

“For many competitions, the 2020/21 season will involve matches being played in a condensed period due to a delayed start and the inability to end later than usual because of major international tournaments.”

With the JD Cymru Premier set to restart on March 2, the National Leagues Board has approved the use of the rule in the JD Cymru Premier until the end of the current campaign.