Tom Hollister Trio, Steelhouse, Ebbw Vale, 18/03/11

It was another packed (Steel)house at Ebbw Vale RFC last Friday night as the excellent Tom Hollister Trio went down a storm.

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Smothered in the spirit of Cream, heavily influenced by the Hendrix experience and flavoured with some of the funk of late 70s Glenn Hughes, the notion of the power trio seems very much alive and well in 2011.

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Check out the band here: Tom Hollister Trio

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The band

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Tom (bass and vocals)
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Chris Buck (guitar)
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...outstanding talent
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You tube clip

Ebbw Vale 62 Treorchy 12, 19/03/11

On a glorious early spring afternoon at Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale demolished Treorchy with an eight try hammering of the visitors from the top of the Rhondda Valley.

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Sam Collins, Wes Cunliffe, Nicky Coughlin, Ethan Matthews, Andrew Bevan and the outstanding Ashley Sweet were the individual scorers together with two penalty tries arising from collapsing the rolling maul, and this keeps Ebbw's Division One East title hopes alive (although news filtered through that Newbridge too had secured a bonus point victory over Blackwood).

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First half pics
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2nd half pics
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Ebbw win, and it's the Steelhouse this Friday

Super win for Ebbw Vale last night by 22-15 over league leaders Newbridge, avenging our defeat there back in September. Treorchy are next on Saturday afternoon, and the Steelmen will be looking for a third home win in a week, hopefully with a bonus point.

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Before then, I'll have to shake off a Saturday morning hangover as on Friday night the club hosts another Steelhouse night with the excellent Tom Hollister Trio being supported by local lads Before The Escape. More details are here.

Ebbw Vale 39 Gilfach Goch 10, 12/03/11

After some delay, at last a rugby match for me to report on!!
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Ebbw Vale secured a bonus point victory with a powerful win over top half opposition Gilfach Goch, and helped get the promotion campaign back on track following last week's disastrous home defeat to Bargoed.
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Ebbw were 17-7 up at half time with one try through Dan Ajuwa. A nervy start to the 2nd half was settled when the forwards got control and put in some superb driving mauls. Tries from Nicky Coughlin, Sam Collins and Charlie Simpson secured the five point win.
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First half pics
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Ashley Sweet


Damien Hudd
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2nd half pics
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Great lineout ball again
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Some clips are here, here and here.

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