Sport

Youth defeated in friendly

Published

9 years ago

May 19, 2017

Haverfordwest County Youth XI 1

Swansea City XI 5

THIS end-of-season fixture, played in bright sunshine but a stiff breeze, was keenly but fairly contested and gave real pleasure to a large crowd on Saturday (May 12).

An accomplished Swans’ side totally deserved their win, but were pushed to the end by a determined and resilient Blues outfit.

The young Swans’ obvious class showed from the start. Their touch was good and they looked very well drilled.

The Blues dug in very well in defence and were always looking to break, but made little headway in the first half hour. Swans’ striker Brad Gibbons set up the first real chance to either side on the 17th minute when his shot rasped against the bar.

He then slipped in a brace of goals in the 22nd and 25th minutes after latching on to chances and scoring from close range, with keeper Jack Ackerman having no chance with either. Ackerman in fact had a good game, but surprising amount of his workload involved fielding a few back passes forced under pressure and he did this coolly and well.

From the half-hour mark onwards the Blues started to exert a little pressure of their own. Their first corner came in the 36th minute, but Fraser Findlay’s well-flighted in-swinger went just an inch or two over the angle of bar and post.

A neat flick-on by Jack Wilson saw Colin Fawcett caught just offside, and another fine Fawcett – Wilson link saw Jake Merry’s final shot being saved at the foot of the post.

Early in the second half, Fawcett, who was wearing 9 but was lying back in the centre of midfield and breaking from there, went on a 50-yard run from deep in his own half.

But in the next ten minutes the Swans were awarded two penalties, the first for what looked a rather innocuous challenge, with the second looking altogether harder. The first was hammered in by Swans’ keeper Scott Reid, the second by Will Rickard.

The Blues were now pressing really hard to get back into the game. The threat was coming often, but not always, down the right, with Fawcett linking well with sub right winger Dany Raicu.

In the 70th minute, a sweeping move instigated by these two ended with Ewan Payne shooting against the post. Two minutes later a similar move set up Jack Wilson who cracked in the consolation goal.

A neat Swans move sent in Evan Jones for their fifth but it was the Bluebirds (helped admittedly by several substitutions) who seemed to finish the stronger, and who were able to keep pushing their opponents to the final whistle.

County: Jack Ackermann; Jimmy Wilkes, Fraser Findlay, Alaric Jones, Morgan Richards, Matty Delaney, Jack Wilson, Jake Merry, Ben Fawcett, Joe Griffiths, Ewan Payne. Subs: Kieran Allen, Joe Pritchard, Dany Raicu.

Sport

South Pembrokeshire Short Mat Bowls: Week eight results and league table

Published

5 hours ago

November 17, 2025

Herald Sport

THE SOUTH Pembrokeshire Short Mat Bowls Association – known as the Friendly League – has released the latest results following week eight of the competition.

Last week’s matches saw:

East Williamston 8–2 Cosheston
Kilgetty 7–3 St Twynnells
Reynalton 5–5 St Johns
Llanteg 8–2 Lamphey

The fixture between Hundleton and Carew was postponed, while Badgers had a bye.

Updated league table – Week eight

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Shot Diff	Points
East Williamston	7	7	0	0	160	62
Reynalton	7	4	1	2	34	40
St Johns	7	3	1	3	-2	35
Cosheston	7	3	0	4	33	33
Badgers	7	3	0	4	-10	33
Llanteg	7	3	0	4	-39	33
Carew	6	3	0	3	-20	30
St Twynnells	7	3	0	4	-45	30
Hundleton	6	3	0	3	-8	29
Lamphey	8	3	0	5	-19	29
Kilgetty	7	3	0	4	-54	26

More fixtures are set to follow as the Friendly League moves into the second half of the season.

Sport

Haverfordwest County Women make it two wins from two in Phase 2

Published

8 hours ago

November 17, 2025

Herald Sport

HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY AFC Women continued their strong start to Phase 2 with an impressive 4–2 victory over a determined Morriston Town side on Sunday.

It was a superb all-round performance from the Bluebirds, combining sharp team play with some outstanding individual finishes. Striker Kayla Jones led the way with a well-taken brace, while Ella May Mumford and Tayla Gibbs also got on the scoresheet to secure all three points.

The win makes it back-to-back victories in Division A, further strengthening the squad’s momentum going into the next fixture.

Haverfordwest County now turn their attention to their next home match on Sunday 23rd, when they host Bonymaen Colts Ladies.

Squad: Rhian Jones, Freya Watkins Williams, Erin Frost, Katie Gibbins, Mollie Flanagan, Bethan Chapman, Tayla Gibbs, Ella May Mumford, Emma Smith, Ffion Kirk, Kayla Jones.

News

Sport Pembrokeshire Awards finalists announced

Published

2 days ago

November 15, 2025

Tom Sinclair

THE FINALISTS for this year’s Sport Pembrokeshire Awards have been revealed, with 39 individuals and clubs shortlisted for honours at the annual celebration of local sporting achievement.

Cllr Rhys Sinnett, Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services, said: “A big thank you to everyone who sent in nominations. The judging panel had an extremely tough task narrowing down such a strong field of candidates.

“Pembrokeshire continues to punch above its weight when it comes to sporting prowess, and I’m sure the awards will once again showcase both on-field success and the incredible efforts of the volunteers and coaches who make it all possible.”

The winners will be unveiled at a gala ceremony at Folly Farm on November 28, organised by Sport Pembrokeshire.

The event is sponsored by Valero, Folly Farm, and Pure West Radio, and will also see the presentation of three special accolades — the School Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Chairman’s Special Achievement Award.

The awards recognise those who have excelled in sport over the past year or dedicated their time to coaching, organising, and supporting grassroots sport across the county.