Dale Ford wins Principality Player of the Month for January

Posted on Feb 17, 2010 in Rugby News

FORD STEAMS IN FOR FIRST PRINCIPALITY PREMIERSHIP PLAYER OF THE MONTH OF 2010

Llanelli full back and wing Dale Ford has won the Principality Premiership Player of the Month award for January.

Eighteen year old Ford has turned heads this season with nine tries in all competitions, including six in the last four games, and thirteen points with the boot.

Principality Premiership head coaches, WRU and Regional academy staff, and selected journalists select the winner who receives £100 from the Principality Building Society, title sponsors of the competition.

He said, “We have started to pull things together as a team at Llanelli. Where we were losing games by a few points before Christmas, we have recently been winning them by the same short margin and that has given me confidence to go out and express myself a bit more. We’ve been able to get the ball into the right areas of the park and luckily for me, I’ve been getting on the end of some tries.

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Principality Premiership Player of the Month

Posted on Dec 9, 2009 in Rugby News

Cardiff outside half Gareth Davies has won the Principality Premiership Player of the Month award for November.

Davies is currently with the Wales Sevens squad in Dubai having caught the eye of Paul John and the Wales Sevens management team.

Principality Premiership holders Cardiff are currently fifth in the table but only three points behind leaders Neath, and were the only Welsh side to win both their opening British and Irish Cup ties in November, beating Pontypridd 22-16 and Birmingham & Solihull 51-20. Davies has amassed 145 points already this season, already closing in on last year’s tally of 208.

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Rhys Downes: Principality Premiership Player of the Month

Posted on Nov 17, 2009 in Rugby News

Pontypridd scrum half Rhys Downes has won the Principality Premiership Player of the Month award for October.

Nathan Strong’s side are currently top of the Principality Premiership table, despite their last two games being called off, after winning their last six games on the trot, and nine of their 11 games to date. They won all five of their October games, beating Bedwas, the Wanderers and Cardiff away from home and Swansea and Newport at Sardis Road.

Downes played in four of those five October victories, scoring tries in the wins over Swansea and Newport.

Principality Premiership head coaches, WRU and Regional academy staff, and selected journalists select the winner who receives £100 from the Principality Building Society, title sponsors of the competition.

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S4C to ramp up Welsh Premiership coverage

Posted on Oct 19, 2009 in Rugby News

Following the broadcast by S4C of a hugely entertaining and exciting Principality Premiership clash between Pontypridd and Swansea on Saturday, viewers can enjoy five more Principality Premiership and SWALEC matches on the Welsh language channel before mid January.

Saturday’s clash, won by Pontypridd by 17 points to 11 and three tries to one, saw Paul John’s Pontypridd side replace the previously unbeaten Swansea at the top of the Principality Premiership table.

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