Glamorgan v Leicestershire, County Championship Division 1, Cardiff, 24/04/2026

Glamorgan made a solid start to their first fixture in Division One for 21 years after winning the toss and electing to bat on a bright, sunny morning at Sophia Gardens.

Opponents Leicestershire, also newly promoted, had the home side in early trouble at 91/4 but Glamorgan were indebted to captain Kiran Carlson with 95 and new recruit Sean Dickson, 90, who put on 126 for the fifth wicket.

There was further resistance down the order as Glamorgan ended the day on 334/7 with Timm van der Gugten unbeaten on 22 and Mason Crane likewise on 48 as the pair added an unbeaten 69 by the close of play.

Cricinfo has the match scorecard and day 1 report.

Ebbw Vale 10 RGC 18, Super Rygbi Cymru, 04/04/2026

It was another bitterly disappointing home display from the Steelmen as they fell to a second, successive home defeat against the visitors from North Wales.

After a brilliant first half of the season, Ebbw needed just a win to secure the top spot in the SRC, but were lacklustre and error-ridden throughout, and will need to improve in the play-offs.

Playing against the wind first half, Ebbw's kicking game was poor and RGC deservedly went into the break ahead 6-3.

After the interval, home supporters' nerves were eased when the trusted 'catch n drive' did the job, with top try scorer hooker Ieuan Morris crashing over with the extra two points added, making it 10-6.

Unfortunately, this was as good as it got for the home side. Ill discipline, poor tackling and a general lack of intent, led to the visitors scoring two good tries and heading back north with their first ever win at the Ciner Glass.

Ebbw Vale 17 Newport 44, Super Rygbi Cymru, 21/03/2026

Ebbw Vale meekly surrendered the SRC Challenger Shield to bitter rivals Newport under clear blue, early Spring skies.

Despite starting brightly, the Steelmen were handed a massive blow when hooker and captain Joe Franchi was stretchered off. Jonathan Evans then departed with a broken finger, and Ebbw never really got a grip on the game.

Frustration got the better of the home side, and two yellow cards followed by a red for Ethan Phillips meant that, in the end, the visitors from the city took the spoils and the Shield.

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Ebbw Vale 60 Cardiff 20, Super Rygbi Cymru, 27/09/2025

Ebbw Vale recorded a crushing 10-try victory over the visitors from Cardiff, thereby cementing the early top spot in the SRC table.

Following an early Dorian Jones penalty, the Black and Blues scored a converted try and penalty, which jolted the home side into action. A neat backs move move put Ethan Phillips into space to cross close to the posts, converted by Jones. They followed this up with the classic lineout catch'n'drive completed by captain Joe Franchi, again Jones added the extras.

Some good passing from Cardiff led to another try making it 17-15, but more Steelmen forward power led to a penalty try and a Cardiff prop sin-binned. Once again, Jones converted.

The half ended with yet more Vale pack power, but this time the ball was fed out with Morgan Richards crossing in the corner, once again converted by Jones to make it 31-15 at half time.

Ebbw continued the good work at the start of the second half, with replacement hooker crossing after forward pressure. Jones converted. Cardiff hit back with a try of their own, but after this it was all Ebbw.

Morris added another catch'n'drive, Ewan Bowden finished off a fine backs move.

As the game drew to a close, Ebbw were exploiting the space and a tiring Cardiff defence. More great handling saw Canadian international Sion Parry cross out wide, whilst another driving maul gave Morris his hattrick. Evan Lloyd added the extras for both tries to make it 60 points on the scoreboard and 6 points for the table, as Ebbw secured top spot.

Ebbw Vale 36 Aberavon 17, Super Rygbi Cymru, 13/09/25

The Steelmen opened their SRC campaign by successfully defending the Challenger Shield against the Wizards from Aberavon, and have now gone unbeaten at home in regular season for over a year.

On a sunny September afternoon interspersed with showers, Ebbw took a 22-10 lead at half time thanks to tries from Morgan Richards, Ewan Bowden (both converted by Evan Lloyd) and Dafydd Thomas. The teams had also exchanged penalties after Aberavon had levelled at 7-7.

The home side started the second half well and secured the first bonus point through a try from Curtis Gregory. Despite a raft of changes, Ebbw's pack power told, and a penalty try was awarded after 'Avon collapsed a rolling maul near their own line. Both tries were converted.

Despite a late Wizards score, the 19-point margin was enough to secure the 6 points for Ebbw Vale.

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